The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
CITIZENSHIP IN BOY SCOUTS
GEN. BIDEN-POWELL AND OTH-
Ems EXPLAIN THEIR MISSION.
The hoy scouts Sr America Have NOTHING
To 10 With Nr. Hearsi'S American
BoS scouts Praise From Roosevelt
and seton Courtesy = WatehwOrd.

Lieut. Gen Sir Robert Stephenson
Smyth Baden Powell who barred the
Beers out Of Mafeking and who has ~
many titles II honor that the very initials
, of them ~ like the alphabet On dress
| parade. was the guest ~ honor N III"
! Waldorf Astoria last night 81 the How
Scouts % America II was BADEN Powell
who organized the hoy scouts movement
IA England after Ernest Thompson Seton.
the naturalist. and Dan Beard. the artist
and others IN this country had evolved
plan TO teach character and good citizen
/ ship To little men by means which appealed
tn the pupils
Tn. British General came 20 New York
To tell the leaders 81 the American move
ment what had been don" m his country
toward teaching boys patriotism. devo-
tion 10 duty and self -relianCe. and to
emphasize the idea that ~ IL not move
ment toward militarism. hut strictly for
the development ~ character and helpful
ness.
Among his hosts at the dinner last night
were Mr.. Thompson Seton, John ID Rocke-
Teller, Jr.. Luther Hal-ay Gulick. Alex
ander &. Humphreys Mortimer l.. Schth,
Gen George " Wingaie. cot W. W.
Wakefield. IN" Rev. Grlfith W BnlI
" u II Washington. Geurg" ID. Porter
and Silas McBee. Among the 'oo han
queters were many who had come from
other States To- hear the distinguished
British expert IN scouting There was
! Bufa Ia Jones. IN" hufalp man and lassn"r
/ of African Carnivnri ban bard. William
. G. church Charles n Flint. Edwin Gould
Prof | T. HasbTouCk. Prof Georg"
4 III. oil
u Pratt and John e Jaw. Jr
/ Mr. Thompson Seton in welcoming
} Baden-Po~ell said that u was unfor.
tInat~ that ther" were two bodles II
boV scouts IN America TODAY
They are widely different IA their
methods, although -pnsw hat similar IN
name he SAID The Boy Scouts ~
America m whose interests this meeting
has been called. Is headed NV col lh~p-
dorp Roosevelt. Gen Leonard Wood,
Ernr~' Thompson Seton and ban Beard
This ~ IN" original and authorized BODY,
with h"adVuarters AZ l2l Fast Twenty.
eighth street The other organization,
the American BOY scouts ~ under
the presidency 81 " Hearst With
thus latter organization IN" BOY scouts
of America has no connection whatever
& The naturalist read "a letter from col
Roosevelt. who -ald h" would HAY" h"en
delighted "a meet tr'n SIR BADEN Powell, I
bu, that he didn have IN" time Just nnw
tO TAX. part IA tn" festivities
Tn" excessive development ~ CIV
life m modern Industrial civilization,
which ha- -''en - climax h"r" in our own /
country. ~ ACCOMPANIED ~ 4 very IN
healthy atrophy;ng Vt SOM uf ~" e~~"r-
tial virtues WHICH must ls embodied 90 ,
any man who - to ~ good soldier ana .
which especially ought 20 W" eInbOd"f
IN every man 80 hs really = good CItIZ.n .
N TIM. - redC". wrote the Colonel +
Your movement AIMS 80 CurIutera 81 ing .
th"Sa unhealthy '"nd@nrIe~ Your especial /
am =" make m" boys good citizsn- .
90 UulT ~ T'saC" and 'p ~ them To- .
'"cuu" gooi soldiers N time e war.
although -" t''rr inevitably follows.
-i"g what might t." c,li-t 4 pvpr"duot
- 49,. former
I.... Hanrr-~ secretary 81 no o., ~
wl''"e o' rrgaul>atIpu outlined what has
t-'n dnn" ~ thi- country toward making
'rv- -.if.rcltut and Useful hv meats
vrlor h"'d their Ini"r--t IN" ann e
re movement ~ -ad IN ~" oath the
rov- take. To H. NV duty =" God ard
"uuutry O." belly other I""pl" az all tunes,
f.,..lIsy me scout law
VI Hammer warned against ~" Hearst
"rgtg'.tfuu. which 'alls r-sF IN"
Arp.rrf1r Hrv scouts Ne ~,It
Re, entity another nrgan'iii"n has
hecn started Nl'h william X Hearst a. ~
president Although the nam" - - ,
similar - our own - - cause som" con
fusion m the puhlrC mind that nrRaniza-
fior hp- absolutely no connection with :
the Roy scouts u AmeriSa for which 3
Gen SIR Radon Powell and those gentle" ,
mon stand
m" DEFENDER - M1fek,ng told Thorn =
that n" waSu'' much - . gpaaChuaker }
and that he considered himself only an
unc" not father ~ N" movement ,
He had fpInd m" plan which = now VS.-,
- interest and huili up bows good thing :
for r..~r7lf- n kept them from iesarting ,
In England he had discovered that 10 I
arr ,aclalI'y - m"ci"rn lie had deprived !.
bows II the ability ~ do for themselves ="
They w"r" getting ha' ch"s'"d and :
nervous art -hakv
What We want -aId the General -is
~ pat som" Il tn" wild man back into =
hem " seems q" ~. that American 4
lpvs are NOR" resourrafII and en.r yeilc !
ihsn English Youngsters. h"rItag" | !,
n from their pioneer grIndfathPrS. l.
Bat o. doesn't do ~ max" boys too @alf- / \
reliant II they get ton wild they lack =.
courtesy 80 mo ~ tho main purposes 81 "
Ihs movement - 10 teach courtesy and n
iefsr"nc" - the weak snd helpless We :;
,e.'k To Inculcaie a spirit ~ patriotism. To :.
mould character and To- teach prepa rod !,
NESS That's the idea IN IN "ur hahv ii
nation " Ianadn .
IL you Just tell hoy TO be- good he IL - !.
- apt - run N and h" lad AS anything
rild indian. and show hirn how 20 do
o' 81 useful things n playing ~ lid Indian q:
hat bov will he the better for the play ''
neither he knows he's better or not
We have a rule that every hoy scout
must do one good turn dav at least 20 "a
One pe' son or thing good turn done h
q a child counts most. done 20 a woman ii
omev hat more than 10 a man: done To n
nan somev hat more than 20 an animal; "a
,ut good action 20 some living thing
INST mark every day just before 7 -.
eft home ord Charles Pc. esiord told -
ne he had talked 70 a little chap ~
What was your good turn to-day
cout' said Lord Bore-ford ~
Ia fIn 4 4
Vol. how did YOU please hum H.
dressed up IN my full uniform. cir.
nd walked pat HIM
TIP m Canada the other day a boy
cont cpulint find a single opportunity
, d. . good turn He went "a bed con CT
rsnce stricken and lay awake worry ~
lE lbput VI DlatinR his oath Then he VI
etri n tiny EqueakIng N was mouse
7Vgh' IN trap He got up and reea sod W
\" nous" and gave ~ u the cat ds
We DOM teach the boys very much ~
iilitarv work Drills don't give The ~
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