The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-25

Jacob A Riis, the famous social
worker and lecturer, who has made
study Of the Scout movement, wrote
splendid article which was published
in the Outlook last October. In it, he
said:
Il have quoted from the Scout law
that the Scout is to be clean in body
and thought, stand fer clean speech,
clean sport, clean habits, and travel
with a clean crowd Clean sport puts
up the bars against gambling, which
goes hand in hand with all the mis-
chief Of the street, and opens the door
to every crime on the calendar. The
very spirit of the movement breathes
loyalty to authority. to law, a lesson
our boys need to learn. east, west,
north and south. Il this be the quail
Lty of its service to our day, what
greater could any one render"
Mr.. Riis further states:
1.-THE Scouts don't compete; they
are glad to join hands with whatever
organization offers the chance They
themselves rank as i movement rather
than as an organization. The ire
mendous impetus that in three brief
years has organized n army of more
than three hundred thousand boys with
seven thousand Scout masters, and
broken down every ina gjnary barrier
of sect and caste and the opposition
that once fell afouI of the mistaken no
ton that we had here to do with the
military spirit Of the young, is due to
the fact that Scouting gets under the
skin of q boy and mOdifes his life, fit
ting in with the program OF other or
CARNATIONS which are seeking to be
an influence for good"
The Boy Scout and Camp Fire bcne-
fit, which was held At the Bonita
theater last Friday. was very much Of
a success The Scout pictures were
enjoyed by all who saw them, tnd the
splendid performances by the Boy
Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, which
cons listed of demonstrations by the
boys of the method of carrying in
jured people, placing different kinds of
bandages. and Illustrating Scout games
and winding up with a song by the
Camp Fire Girls, the latter part of
which was Joined in by the boys,
were executed on the special hours
with extra ordinary ability, considering
that the space on the stage was linn
tied. It is thought possible that the
performance may be repeated ut some
later date.
The Scouts of Troop No. I had 4
most successful outing last Saturday.
They met at the Y. NJ. {. Y. and from
there hiNed to Camp Discovery, where
headquarters were established. and
around which activities centered. The
war scout game" was the first thing
to occupy the attention after. camp
had been established In this game
two boys were given a note. which was
to be delivered TO Scoutmastcr Lecch
who was surrounded by guards. Scouts
Long ard Watkins were selected as the
scouts while the picket was under
the direction Of Scout Matthews, who
had his men placed in ambush 100
feet from Scoutmaster Iecch. The
scouts lost. not being able TO get
through the line III the required time.
This game was repeated several times
The Spy" game was then announced
The boys were told that there was a
spy in camp and if he secured the
beloved and hOnored totem. the honor
of the troup was lost. No one knew
who was the spy. who was 10 have an
hour and a half in which to capture
the treasure. Developments revealed
the fact that Hobart Barrow was the
spy" who really succeeded in carry
ing away the totem.
Tests We're given in laying and light
ing a fire, using not more than TWO