Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-23
NATIONAL BOY
SCOUT MOVEMENT
Scope Of Project Formulated BY
Highway Protective Society.
SIMILAR TO ENGLISH BODY


City Bays OF the s.reess-sasie Idea
Is 20 Further the Interests Of Gees
ReadseMany Lads Anxieu. 20 Sc.
como Scouts.
To save boys who have tendency
TO fall into the delinquent class tie
National Highway Protective society
IL New York has formulated COM
pVehenSive plan to provide additional.
Fairgrounds for children and boys
scout organization similar to lhaI
which has proved 50 successful in
England The support OF Mayor Gay
nor % New York city Will be enlisted
by the society. and ~ appea. will IT,
made 10 every patriotic person FOR
contributions 10 the necessary fund 10
engineer the scheme. The project had
its Inception about i month a-o. Colo
uel Edmond s Cornell. secretary ot
the National Highway Protective So
plan said that the basic idea IF the
scouts organization IS 10 further tie
interests of suCd roads from coast 70
coast
How he asks. "cau an army move
unless it has proper roads
~ s recent meeting u representa-
,iveS OF chii-el'S aid societies 81 New
York city. az which Colonel Cornell
presided. 4 com ulirtee Of i've WAS an
pointed TO request Mayor Gaypor' :
help in having the city permit the use
o. its unused property and Of school
lots in summer IS Fairgrounds. The
advisability Of asking owners Of VS.
can't lots 10 lec them BE- used for ball
games. etc. was discussed \ X.
Wing. counsel for the New YORK
transportation company. will take
charge Of this man. The need Of quick
actton was emphasized bv the report
that the number ot chilireu killed IN
the streets WAS increasing with every
month
Bur the principal object ot the socse-
= IS n put On foot the scout move
cal.
IN every localicv. Il Is argued. theirs
are many boys III sumner who have
nothing 70 Do but rl1v 81 the streets
Many would te glad - d scner hing
worth while II = ru--s,Sei - take
these boys. ranging in years from
twelve 10 seventeen. ani c-ca ni-e them
into military companies.
S-,ce 9; Tre- F..5 Va
The t.l-> vii <-e-, rhe rs--e or-
doors mapping the rrlts. csrS5-uc-iu-
brid-es and performing other e.,
vcrk An ae-oplane department ",
furnish plenty % excitement AMI il
SIT, ZION in the I'm mental pvtrc iT'a-
II aviacicn- In short. cha some O'
vr-6 will encompass c1e li-e>c >cisu
-tic 5e,S:s. iuclud.a- wt-eless tsle--a
rhv Aside from Al Effort 90 build IT
chtra - such - viii mature into *
cs.lerc citizenship material. he boy:
will he taught - render the -'ve-r-
C,ar- Il direct service. / = believed
bv 81 ,rtllIy acquiring much desired
Information rhar would prove valuable
il -----a = var.
'rj-u1rIy the SCOUTS movement vd'
conceived by General Badsn-porre,l c-
Er-lf-d @ i-S-.u an stimulate 4 mill
tan. national patriotism. He evolved
the idea - combining SET sacrifice
set discipline and national service
with dash u attractive Amusement
n educactl- boys, The moral and 50
ctal influence his been very uarz=,i =
England. If Is claimed
CHEZ among the basic elements
appeal in che SCOUT movement * tie
tacc that il enables every boy 70 live
il I degree Lie q adventure and dis
c0very - dear 10 The r1artla heart
Colonel Peter s Bonus. { 5. \
retired. his been chosen 70 head the
ScouC movement il The United States.
HIS election as commander i chief
Seems 70 have been 3 happy choice. 70:
Colonel Bonus has a. attractive Per
sona,iry thar should appeal 70 rhe boys.
Furthermore, he has been AZ Indian
fighter and has seen service IN the
Philippines. Colonel Clifford Hurry Of
New York has beec appointed treas.
u-e- 0. the Organization
Many Wish - 5ees-s Sesa:s-
Al aro-- : now being made 10 en.
LIST the right kind q men il every
state i the Union 70 take barge O.
the movement II di-srel. localities.
! number o. applications have already
been received Do. the society Is tax
available state coCuanders- l, suE-
cten- funds are ottainei il tine the
scouts Will take the field this sumner.