Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-01
Lectures in Moody Hall
By Well known Authors.
Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief
OF Boy Scouts, Tells Interesting
Stories About the Scout Movement
demonstrates Its Usefulness.

Good viii Farm, Me, July 3i.-tspe-
ciaD The first game of baseball. in
in the 18th Good VIII Assembly was
PLAYED. Tuesday afternoon, on the
school diamond The game between a
Boy Scout nine and Good Will jun
ior nine resulted in a score of 4 to 2
in Good Wills favor.
A most interesting lecture was deliv-
cred, last evening, in Moody hall by
Dillon Wallace, author of THE Lure
of the Labrador Wild" In June, 1903.
Dillon Wallace, in company with Leo
onidas Hubbard. then assistant editor
of the outing Magazine started on a
tour Of exploration in the wilds of Lab-
raoor. The two men We're accompanied
only by an Indian, George The story
of the trip into the unknown wilds of
tie ncrth country in search of a great
lake in the northern part, the rise of
fateful winds which kept them off the
water on the last stages of their jour
ney SO long they We're in need of food
and obliged to take the home trail, the
giving out of all wholesome food and
the final terrible plight of the party
which resulted in the death of Huh
bard is well known. To have heard the
tale from the lips of Dillon Wallace
himself with pictures taken in the
course of the trip in and the dreadful
Quincy ont is to have listened to a
story Of courage and misfortune mixed
with remarkable religious faith unsur-
passed in the history of American ex-
ploration. Mr.. Wallace also told of his
later trip to the great lake with bet
ter equipped party and showed some
wonderful views of this little known
territory in the interior of Labrador.
The lecture continued to such late
hour that IL was necessary to give UP
the campfire that had been planned
Ernest Thompson Seton. author, lee
turer, artist. naturalist, Black Void of
the Seton Indians and chief scout of
the Boy Scouts of America. arrived at
Good Will on the 10 o'clock train. this
morning. He was met by two WE'LL
trained troops of Scouts which wera
drawn up in military formation to sa-
lutte Mr. Seton as he alighted from the
train. The troops escorted him as far
on the Quincy to his stopping place as
was possible. but this was not far. as
he was whisked away from them in an
automobile. About 40 members of Camn
kennehc, Salmon lake. arrived on this
train and with the others on the
grounds met in the big tent at 1890 70
give Mr.. Seton rousing welcome.
In opening his address Mr.. Seton
spoke for five minutes to the adults
present to explain precisely the rea-
son for the existence of the scout
movement. He explained carefully that
It's chief aim is to furnish something
for boys to do that is clean and
wholesome while being fitted for the
enjoyment of boys as well as for
some part of their education He in.
sisted that a boys eXuberance should
never be blocked; it must always be
deferred from possible evil paths into
wholesome pursuit. A boy is bound to
do, ne maintains and the scout move
inent furnishes action for him not only
wholesome and helpful, but fitted to
his pleasure. He stated that about
one in 1000 is born with a real tendency
to evil doing, but that 500 out of n