New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
HOW BOY SCOUTS BEGAN
Baaen-PoWeII. at Dinner IN His
Honor. Tells the Story.
RESULT OF PROVED TESTS
Hero of Mafelng Glad Roosevelt
Is q Vice President Of the
Society in America.

He said he couldn't make ?. sTeech. did
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Stephenson
ssr1yth Baden Powell. X 9 e when called
or bv thc Boy Scouts o. America a. Tho
Waldorf last night
The nubfic has become accustomed -
srrisudins tho soldier who refers 10 his
inability 10 talk STANDING But before the
quests a. last nights dinner could do 50
General Baden Powell was gracefully AND
cnerEetically launched The Soy Scouts Of
Great Britain and 1he similar movement
,or7- months old IN this country offered
4usf the oprorrunity Toy the hero Of Maj
ekinS. uhe had also served his country with
distinction in India AfEhanistan, South
America and Ashanti
II viii nc recalled that General Baden
Powell is also tmH author Of Pig Sticking
o. Hog Hunting
The dinner last night was in his honor.
The general sat between Ernest Thompson
Scion and John d. Rockefeller, IT. Others
~ the guest table were Winthrop AldTich,
u. IaI,her T4slsey Csulick. Alexander g.
Humphreys. Mortimer L. Schiff. General
George " winEafe. Colonel ". r. Wake
-saId. Dan Beard the Rev Griffith w
Ruu " d II Washington. tho Rev.
Snas McBeo. George 4. Porter and Griffith
has lsssoed wild animals IN Africa and re-
leased them after taking their photographs.
was singled out ny the general and stood
while tho other guests applauded. J
-Al6en JorinE. OF ONeEo. " Y, who
with Theodore ROOSEVELT in Africa, and,
vitr Kermit. took pictures for the expedi-
zion. was also present.
Nir Roosevelt sent the following letter,
rezrortinE that he could not be present:
II believe in the movement with all ny
heart. The excessive development or city
life IN modern industrial civilization. which
has seen its climax here IN our country, Is
accompanied by very unhealthy atrophv-
1uE Of some Of the essential virtues. which
must be embodied in any man who is 10 be
good soldier. and which especially ought
80 nc embodied IN every man 10 be really
good citizen IL time OF peace
Your movement aims at counteractinE
these unhealthy tendencies. Your especial
IN Is 10 make boys good citizens in time
of peace and incidentally 10 fit them to be
come good soldiers n time OF war. although
The latter inevitably follows. being what
might be called a by--product OF the former.
'T heartily wish all success 70 the move
Tnent
General Bsden-Poven was greeted nv 8
do~f warvhoops. from the four hundred
man interested in the Boy Scouts OF Amer
1Ca- The boys were absent. but their moth
<-S and sisters filled the balconies
Nj Seton had said that TO Baden-Poweu
belonged the honor Of fathering the hoy
scout idea Raden-Powen said:
Nothing % the sort 7 may be one Of
The uncles OF the movement tried il first
OF my soldiers. 7 found they were young
fellows VINO had been led 10 expect a great
deal OF glamour and spiendor in military
service. When they found that il demand
ed Of rhcm that they muck out the stables
1non ride horse day after day. thcr- were
often sorrE they had enlisted-in plain
1crms riev would desert Ne used 10 have
great nunber Of deseruons. When 7 put
myself in the recrUits place quite agreed
with him that IL was very wise thing
10 desert
Then J tried giving them a little scout
lnE. little training in finding their way
nv the stars and such, and they looked on
rHcse things as games and found soldering
5ollz interesting.
> looked s.t what the bows in the United
States were doinE. read some Of your books
- rhe sarious plans that lou had under
way over here crihbed from them right
and loft and started The Boy Scouts Of
Grosi Britain"
The speaker Congratulated the orEauiz-
"-S of The movement IN the United States
and said ''Tou know how 70 handle big
propositions over here. You have combines
and trusts. and even converT those who
1iit at them. And now that You have Colo
mel Roosevelt for vice. president Of the Boy
Scouts. ] "a -ss you've got q trust that you
car depend On.
--We rry 10 teach character d.. con-
rinued. III hes boy Of any spirit II
ooes uo =ood 10 say TO him. BE good.
l5e is very apr To so right aUav and
hc bad say TO him, Come and play at
'ed Indians and you appeal 10 him.
Lee T. Hammer secretary o. The com
rnirtcc on organization Of The Bov Scouts
or America. called attention 10 the fact
that thar movement vas in no sense con-
rroc7eG with The American Boy Scouts,
of ~ 1ien William r Hearst Is president
General Rsdcn-PoTvel talked ste-dav
afternoon TO about three hundred mon IN
-he Nyr1lc Room OF the Waldorf on the
purpose and Organization OF the Pov Scouts
- America E5Ear NJ Robinson. member
~ tho national committee or organization.
ANNOUNCED thai Theodore Roosevelt had
consented 40 serve - first vice. president of
toe society in Arc-ics. and the mention n
~ Roosevelt usUc was sppIsuded for
several minute
A.. Robinson said rhar there were to-a1s
srour Haa hovz IN the United State who
sc sl-esdv enrolled - scouts IN onward
~ - 80 cities and towns i-7 fort,-three
=rsres - vel 90 Porto Rico and the
FaiIiprlnea
Other speaker were Ernest THOMPSON
seton. who hogan the work - W-ood--sft
movement sud "Tan-' Beard. head OF the
Sons Of DAME Boone. " e Wakefield
rnerber of Baden -PopeIfs staff. also spoke
t-iefv
Tho headoJz-terz Of she Po- Scouts are
SO 14 East osth street
EXPERT SAYS WILL Is FORGERY