Initial Ground-Breaking By Mr, E, S. Cunningham 'A large number of people were present-on Sunday in the grounds of the Community Church, $3 Avenue Pelain, when Mr. E. S."Cunningham, U.S, Consul-General, dug the " frst spudeful of earth on the site where the proposed new building for the: headquarters of the American Cubs and Boy Scouts of Shanghai will be erected.
The ceremony took place at the close of the morning service al the Community Church. The site of the! new building, which will look out on to Route Louis Dufour, was mark-out at the rear of the Church.
'Six spadefuls of earth were turned altogether and as each was dug the six Boy Scouts stepped forward turn and gave as a dedication two more of the scouts' oaths. Mr. W. C._ Cassels, Scout Commissioner, dug the second, spadeful, the dedication of the headquarters being to helpfulness
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