1st World Scout Jamboree glass-roofed hall. However, around 5,000 of the Scouts were encamped at the Old Deer Park in nearby Richmond. The Scouts rotated in and out of Olympia to give them all the opportunity to participate in the events there. The Thames flooded the campsite one night and Scouts had to be evacuated. Olympia hosted numerous exhibitions, pageants and contests during the Jamboree event. In order to honour Baden-Powell's role as the founder of Scouting, it was suggested by James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America that he be awarded the title of Great Indian Chief.
The Danish Scout Council The Danish Scout Council "The Danish Scout Council" (DSC, formerly "Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere", FDD) is the national Scouting federation of Denmark. Scouting was founded in Denmark in 1909 and among the charter members of WOSM in 1920. Denmark has 40,813 Scouts. In 1920, "Det Danske Spejderkorps" (DDS) was among the founding members of the Boy Scouts' International Conference. The "KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark" (KFUM-S) gained an independent title of membership in 1924. In 1961, the World Scout Conference changed the statutes of WOSM requesting only one member per country. Thus, DDS and KFUM-S founded the "Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere" which