The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-01
BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA
Boy Scouts Made Firemen.

have been appointed the official 'tre-
men" of lalding and four neighboring
hamlets.
II will be no mere make believe. the
!, fire fighting of the Yading scouts
The boys have been duly and solemnly
J appointed by the Yalding parish coun-
ell. and they mean to apply themselves
10 the business end of long hose pipe
as earnestly as any wearer OF the
brass helmet
The youngsters, who are from nine
10 sixteen years of age, will be just as
much officials" of the village AS the
! policeman or parish clerk. only they
will never receive any reward for put
| ting out fires. II will just be part OF
the good turn" which they have TO
do for somebody every day
How the first Yalding scouts-there
are just thirty-four boys-came TO be
appointed TO their present responsible
position Is something OF comedy.
Yalding has never had fire brigade OF
It's own. Although there are dozens OF
dry old farmhouses and barns In the
district. the people have had TO rely
on the Maidstone brigade. nearly sew
EN- miles away. in cases Of fire
On the last occasion when the Maid
stone brigade We're called out the ex-
hausted horses dropped down tired out
just by Yalding bridge.
w. c. Killick. scoutmaster. and Cap.
tain s. Reid. secretary, of the Yaldlng
scouts. then proposed TO the parish
council that the scouts should act as
voluntary fremen II the necessary hose
and apparatus were obtained for them.
The council agreed to this proposal.
Boy Scout Saves Comrade.
Theodore Millbury Of Oradell, n. j.,
while out In the woods with several
other boy scouts cut two veins In his
foot when his AK slipped in chopping
a tree. William King. twelve, one of
his companions. made IA tourniquet and
put 1t OH the boys leg. stopping the
flow of blood. The injured boy was
carried to DR.. s. A. Underwriters Of
fice, where the doctor said the lad
might have bled 70 death but for the
prompt action Of King. At the next
meeting Of the boy scouts 1t will be
proposed that William King be given
an honor medal for his action
Studying snowflakes.
A black velvet cloth Is a good thing
on which to catch snowtlakes for
study. Stretch this cloth in an open
place out of the wind when rather
light snow is falling and wait until
the cloth Is slightly sprinkled with
1t. Then carry 1t into a cold room
and examine the fakes with a small
lens or a reading glass. But you must
be careful not to breathe on them or
they will melt.
IL you like drawing you might make
a diagram Of the different kinds of
collection. Try it some day and see II
ii isn't lots Of fun. Besides. ii will In
crease your appreciation of the beau
ties of nature.
Boy Scouts at Inauguration.
A regiment OF Boy Scouts of America
will attend the Inauguration ceremo-
MES of President Woodrow Wilson In
Washington, the largest delegation go
ing from New York and others from
Boston, Buffalo. Pittsburgh. Philadel-
phia and probably IA company from
Chicago. They will be chiefly boys
who have won honor medals. They
will not take part I'm the inaugural pa
rade. but will be employed for messen-
ger service. signaling. first aid and the
ambulance corps. They will travel by
special train. and arrangements have
been made by Edgar s. Martin, scout
commissioner of Washington. for their
entertainment there. ,-e
Carnegie Compliments Scouts.
Andrew Carnegie. who has contrib
uted literally to the Boy Scouts or
America, has written to James Il. West,
chief scout executive. at 200 Fifth ave.
nue.. New York. complimenting the
boys on their work aside from mill
tarism." .1s .n ....u
II am greatly pleased to hear such
good accounts Of the boy scout move
ment.' wrote Mr. Carnegie. 'The
chief objections soiae of my friends
have to 1t is that 1t develops taste
for militarism. but this is disclaimed
by every one speaking with authority.
l believe the fear will soon pass away
Growth Of the Scouts.
A recent bulletin issued from the ma
tional headquarters gives the number
of scoutmasters as 6,7S2.
There are 200 assistant scoutmas-
ters and 307 scout commissioners. Four
hundred and sixty-two local councils
have been formed In various parts of
the country. An average Of 800 new
commissions for scoutmasters and as
sIstant scoutmasters are issued every
month. and the demand for second
class, first class and merit badges is
constantly Increasing. showing that the
scouts are actually doing the work.
1t was also announced at the ma
tional scout headquarters that I'm many
departments the membership. had
doubled In the last year.
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