The Mafeking Cadets SIEGE OF MAFEKING Colonial District Fall Scout Camporee Gunston Hall, Lorton, VA October 18-20, 2019 Register at www.scoutingevent.com/082-Fall2019 1 CAMPOREE PROGRAM support the troops. Their duties included carrying messages, and to help in the hospital among other 1.1 Overview duties. This freed up men for military duties, and The Scouting Method provides the overall guidance kept the boys occupied. for the Colonial District’s approach to the Camporee program. In all instances the emphasis The cadets were given khaki uniforms, a wide- will be on youth leading and teaching others as the brimmed hat which they wore with one side turned Scouts participate in this exciting Camporee up and a Glengarry cap. The towns people often Program. commented on their smartness. 13-year-old Sergeant-Major Warner Goodyear was their The purpose of this Camporee is to provide a safe, leader.[4] fun-filled activity for the youth members of the Colonial District. The theme for this Camporee is The Mafeking Cadets are claimed to be one of the The Mafeking Cadets the Siege of Mafeking. The inspirations for the Boy Scouts Program focuses on the Cadets and the civic duties they performed and not on the Military Siege. One of the cadets' duties was to carry messages around the town and to outlying forts, sometimes as much as a mile away across open ground. At first To better understand the Camporee Program here is they used donkeys, but as the siege ran on, food a brief history of the Siege and the role the Cadets became scarce and the donkeys were killed and played in assisting Commander Baden Powell. eaten. From then on, the cadets used bicycles instead. 1.2 Mafeking Cadets History Another important duty was to act as lookouts, The Mafeking Cadet Corps was a group of boy mainly to warn the townspeople when the Boer cadets formed by Lord Edward Cecil shortly before siege guns were aimed and fired at different parts of the 217 day Siege of Mafeking in South Africa the town. during the Second Boer War in 1899-1900. Cecil, the son of the British prime minister, was the staff The town produced its own postage stamps, known officer and second-in-command of the garrison as "Mafeking Blues", for postage during the siege. under Baden Powell. The cadets consisted of One set depicted the cadet leader Warner Goodyear volunteer boys below fighting age and were used to seated on a bicycle. The Mafeking stamps were Colonial District-NCAC Fall 2019 Camporee Page 1 as of: 2019-09-09 unusual among the stamps of the British Empire at 1.4 Chairman’s Award that time, because they did not depict the monarch. The District Chairman will present the Chairman’s Award streamer at the closing ceremony to the most Frankie Brown, a 9-year-old boy, was killed by a outstanding troop at the Camporee. The Chairman shell during the siege, and is sometimes claimed as will make the selection based on an overall a cadet casualty, although it is unlikely that he was qualitative assessment of spirit, conduct, uniform a cadet. The youngest cadets on the nominal roll appearance, prospective new members attending were aged 11. with the unit and other factors, and the score the unit receives on its Commissioner’s Inspection. At the end of the siege, 24 cadets were awarded the Details of the award are explained in paragraphs Defense of Mafeking bar to the Queen's South 3.9. Africa Medal. 1.5 Program Robert Baden-Powell was the British commander The program for Saturday morning and afternoon will during the siege of Mafeking. He was impressed by consist of Patrol/Troop Mafeking Cadet focused the cadets and wrote of them in the opening pages challenges and activities. of his 1908 book, Scouting for Boys. Baden-Powell related the following conversation with one of the The challenges and activities will include: cadets: I said to one of these boys on one occasion, a. Signaling/Semaphore when he came in through rather a heavy fire: 'You b. Encrypting will get hit one of these days riding about like that c. Observing and Mapping when shells are flying'. And he replied 'I pedal so quick, Sir, they'd never catch me'. d. Field Measuring e. Way Finding At the end of the siege, 24 cadets were awarded the f. First Aid g. Mail Bag Cycle Challenge Defense of Mafeking bar to the Queen’s South h. Patrol Team Challenges. Africa Medal. The winning Patrols will receive the Defense of 1.3 Six Major Components Mafeking bar to pin to their Camporee Patch There will be seven major components to this Fall’s Camporee: There will also be a Gateway Competition. 1. Youth Led Skills Competitions Gateway Competition: 2. OA Brotherhood Walk Now is the time to rethink your Troop’s Camporee 3. Campfire Program Gateway. The Gateway competition for this camporee 4. Membership Promotion via Webelos has a Historical Theme Element. Each gateway must be the Scouts vision of the Gateway that may have Den Diner Invitation welcomed folks to the Village of Mafeking in 1899. 5. Adult Training (SST) Opportunity 6. Chairman’s Award Campfire: 7. JOTA Jamboree on the Air (Crew 80) The Saturday night Program will be the Camporee Campfire. Each troop should come prepared with their favorite skit. Skits with Historical Scouting Theme will nd Webelos Program: The Colonial District 2 year get priority. Webelos Arrow of Light Scouts are invited to visit the camporee on Saturday starting at 1:00PM. The 1.6 Religious Services Webelos will be conducting their Webelos Ree at A non-denominational Scouts own Religious Gunston the same weekend. They are also service will take place Sunday Morning and will encourage to visit the Troops. The Troops are start at 8:15 AM; it will be immediately followed by encouraged to invite a Webelos Den to diner the closing ceremony. Saturday evening. The Webelos are also invited to attend the Saturday evening campfire. Colonial District-NCAC Fall 2019 Camporee Page 2 as of: 2019-09-09 1.7 Order of the Arrow Activities Camporee Program Paul pem@balameta. Friday night: There will be an OA Chapter meeting Director MacDonald com at the headquarters area before the leaders’ meeting Camporee Logistic and Keith Colonialscouting at 9:00 PM. All OA members are welcome to Support Coordinator Gray @gmail.com Camporee Commissioner Sasha sashinka1 attend. Cracker barrel will be served — this is a Loftin @ gmail.com great opportunity to meet the Chapter officers and Camporee Campfire OA kiernan@ share in some evening fellowship. Vincent nasw.org Saturday night, the Order of the Arrow will host the Kiernen campfire program. Webelos Ree Program Joe Pallone joepallone@ Director verizon.net 1.8 When and Where Order of the Arrow Vincent kiernan@nasw. The Fall Camporee will be held at Gunston Hall, Kiernan org Gunston Rd, Lorton, VA. Quartermaster Staff Mess Dominick dscscouting@aol. Units should plan on arriving between 5:00 p.m. Caridi com and 8:30 p.m October 18th and departing by 11:00 Health & Safety Mike 202-669-0885 a.m. on Sunday the 20th. After checking in your Martin unit you will be directed to your site by a Unit Administration Linda commissioner for your district service Area. Please Hobbs do not just plop and drop in the closest camping area. Parking is at a premium and limited; four 4 2 GENERAL CAMPOREE spaces will be allocated to each unit. See section 2.2 INFORMATION for further information on parking. There will be a designated trailer parking area. 2.1 CHANGES and CANCELLATIONS The Camporee Program Director is the only 1.9 Leaders Meeting individual authorized to change or cancel a scheduled activity or event. Any necessary changes The leaders’ meeting begins at 10:00 p.m Friday, a will be made at the earliest possible time and posted Unit Adult Leader and the Unit SPL are required to in writing at Camporee Headquarters. be in attendance. The meeting will be at the Camporee HQ Tent. 2.2 Traffic Control And Parking All Camporee participants will be expected to follow the traffic and parking rules in effect at all 1.10 Registration & Fees times and follow directions from Camporee parking Fees include the ground fee, Scout insurance, a officials. There will be NO PARKING at or near the camporee patch, as well as Camporee supplies and campsites. Units will unload their gear in the materials. Registration and payments can only be parking/staging area and carry to the campsites. made on line at https://scoutingevent.com/082- Troops must carpool as much as possible and to Fall2019 cout/Scouter arrange to have as few cars as possible remain at the Camporee site. No cars will be allowed in the 1.11 Troop Prep-work camping areas. All cars remaining at the Camporee may park only in designated areas. In order to take full advantage of what this Camporee has to offer, Troops should research the In order to avoid problems, Scouters that arrive fundamentals for the various program activities early must move their cars to the designated parking especially semaphore and signaling. area as soon as possible in order to avoid later arrivals having to wait. Remember, a Scout is Courteous. If everyone remembers this, no matter 1.12 Camporee Leadership what the weather does, we will have no parking Principal Camporee staff members are listed below. problems! You can reach them during the evening hours at the email listed. Colonial District-NCAC Fall 2019 Camporee Page 3 as of: 2019-09-09 2.3 Two Deep Leadership and Youth recording.