The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
BOY SCOUTS
Of AMERICA
Praise For Boy Scouts.


Miss Mabel Il. BOurdman. secretary
OF the American Red Cross association,
who sent message 10 the 100000 Boy
Scouts OF America. rejoices in the good
deeds that the boy scouts are doing.
She compares them with the knights
of King Arthur Of old.
The Vision Of King Arthur is the
title of Miss Boardman's article In
Boys Life. the boy scouts magazine.
Miss Bonrdman pictures the dying
King Arthur and says: Something
held his clear blue eyes-n3t glitterlng
armor or helmet with its tleor down
only boy In simple brown who stop
ped to lift little fallen child. And
there. Another guided blind man
through the dangers of the noisy street.
and yet another. with kindly mien and
friendly stroke. so0thed some poor be-
wildered dog. his master lost. Here
one took from her trembling hands the
heavy loud Of some old dame and bore
IL for her Another darted swiftly
through the town to call the doctor To
the aid Of some one who was i'll. Not
here, not there alone. but everywbe
through northern winter SHOWS and un-
der sunny southern skies the king be-
held these knights In brown. Bending
over some injured comrade clustered
an earnest group. With skilful fin.
gers the wound was dressed with arms
that were strong yet tender the boy
was carried home, and Oh the porch
from which the aid was given, behold,
cross Of red
Knights In Brown.
This Is u little story for your boy
scouts" continues Miss Boardman
You are the knights in brown. The
bold Sir Belvedere thought the true
! old times were dead. but you have
! brought them back to life again, for
every morning you are watching for
some noble chance to do some kindly
act. This is the true knights spirit
Every scout can be as brave, as true,
as noble. as was Sir Galahad. the best
| Of all the good knights, who sat about
King Arthur's famous round table
I'VE are proud of you. boy scouts.
The Red Cross is proud to have you
among its soldiers. ready to aid In its
fight against suffering Some Of you
have won its medal. upon which is the
knight kneelfng to help II sick and
wounded man. He was II brave knight,
a tender and a kindly knight in his old
armor, but ne did not know as much as
hundreds OF you boy scouts know about
first aid. DO you suppose that good
knight of long ago knew what you
know about carefully putting on an
antiseptic bandage, so as not to touch
a wound with, your. fingers lest It be-
come infected? Do you think, with his
rnttihg .arDor aud his ions spear. he
could have, made as comfortable a
stretcher Us you can make with your
brown coats and long stats?
| Prevention Better Than Cure.
"But then. boys, the HE'D Cross does
| not think this is enough Let us get
before the fall. before 1.-THE cut OH the
head or the broken bones Let us see
what can be done to prevent the acci.
dent. So
.The scout who takes the slippery
fruit skin from the sidewalk and SO
prevents the fall is even better than
the scout who gives first aid If the un'
moved skin provides the broken arm
or leg.
1.-THE scout who Is wise enough 70
guard himself and others against doing
dangerous things is a good scout in
deed-not TO run In front OF street
car or to 80 around behind one without
looking to see If something Is coming
on the other side. not TO change seats
i'm a small boat or to rock ii. not to
carry gun in a careless way or to
point 1t at any one else. Such scout
does not think it courageous to take
risks that may injure Others or even
himself unless by doing so he can be
Of help.
First. the Red Cross says prevent,
and then. when you cannot prevent
know how to help in the best way pos
sible.'"