The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-05
GOOD Turns
BY SCOUTS
Reports to Headquarters
Shows Good Influence.
Noted People Helping in the
Boy Scout
Work.

There are 100000 Boy Scouts in
America. That means that there are
500 900 good turns done daily by Amer
lean boys. while the boys are
taught TO get as much out OF the
woods as did "Huck" Fin and Tom
Sawyer. the idea of a daily service Is
impressed upon them. They are nrst
to be helpful to one another, court
eous to strangers and helpful to women
and children.
Hundreds of scout masters have
sent to national headquarters reports
telling of the good turns the boys
are doing. Recently in Twenty-third
street, New York,a half blind man
was walking along near where con-
strzlction work was done. Pieces OF
humber were being carried out of the
building. Three youngsters, Seeing
the old man making his way feeble
along,and fearing he might be hurt
rushed up to him and helped MIN
pass the dangerous spot. When a
lady asked them If they We're boy
scouts they said, Yes, indeed this
is the third good turn We have done
today Straightway they made
third knot in their neckites. William
Archibald, of 53S West One Hundred
and Forty-second street, scout mas
ter says that his youngsters have
volunteered to lead the blind boys
to and from the public schools.
Howard w Baldwin, Great Barring
ton, Conn, reports that hte boys are
hepling their fatherst business and
are assisting aged women to cross the
streets. Frank w. Barber, of Ames-
bury, Mass, has taught the boys to
pick up loose paper in the streets
and thus prevent run Always. E. Vic
tor Bigelow, of Lowell, Mass. has go'
the boys to replace signs in the stree
and to give up their seats in the stree
cars to women.
John X. Berge, of Bristol, Tenn, re
ports that the boys have done goo'
work in stopping forest fires. Rober
ID. Bussley, Centralia, Kans., write
that the boys are fond of doing tw'
things-namely, hunting possums an
doing little turns for the poor boys
home, Frederick II. Bowen, of Sprin
field, Ill, is proud that his boy
daily carry flowers to the sick il
hospitals. j. Harold Bowen, Putnam
Conn, has taught his boys to pro
tect dumb animals. Lester Braseflelt
Oakland, Cal, says his boys help PEG
DIE cross streats The scouts unde
T. j. Chipp of Philadelphia are help
ing their mothers with the housewor
The tenderfaet of Henry S. Dougla
New London, Conn, do not accap
any tips for courtesies 30 strangers
]. Herbert Darcy, Sioux City, Ia, sta
tioned his boys on Halloween L
protect window haystacks. The boy
under S. n. Foster, Lincoln, Neb.
wash dishes for their mothers.
Guy w. Gold. OF Sping Valley, NeV
York has charged his boys to protsc
trees planted by the Civic League
Reports from other Scout MASTER
show that the boys are doing man.
things willingly and smilingly 70
their parents since they becam
Scouts that they used TO do grudg
ingly before One boy set free a trap
ped dove; another made a specially
uncheckiLg horses, and gpeakiog b
drivers about the harm of high chocl
ing. W. II. Butler, Floresville, Tex
speaking of the daily good turn,
writes that the boys ara visiting tn
sick. doing littls acts of courtesy an
kindnass TO each other and home fol-
They tie horses for ladies, ara chari
table, thoughtful OF language. ru
arrands and help each other; sacri
flee some pleasure, perform dutie
more cheerfully, think of Others rati
er than self and are kind to animals
Edmond w. Fitz4Simon. The Rex
tory, Tuxedo, N. Y, writes about tn
daily good turn some of the boy
the first TO rise in tine morning an
Light the ftnss for their mothers. OF
ers again are quick to find oppoi
tunities OF being kindly and he'll
.fuI, giving strangers direstions or ca
rytng burdens for small children Q
ased persons"