Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

man. getting an hours fresh air in a COO
spot where there we're some trees. He
had lunched heartily, and was lying or
the grass sleeping. A crowd of scouts
were playing quite a wonderful game
and seeking each other in the hollowe
OF trees and the most unexpected places
What was the establishment. not to say
alarm. Of the grocer. as he rose from
his nap, to be accosted rather excitedly
by a young man about twelve who looked
all ready to defend the London bridge II
necessary. and asked II he had seen any
tigers" or "bears"-that they had given
him the slip. and couldn't be found.
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One statement that Baden-Powell made
must stick in the memory Of every one
who hears it: 1.-The Boy Scout movement
is great leveler: it has brought together
the son Of the duke and the coster." As
instance of this, there Is a well known
London editor whose country place and
extensive gardens are his joy. His gar
dener's son was ever wont to lift his
hat and greet the editors son as sir.
but now that the lowlier lad is at the
head of the village patrol Of scouts. editor
Junior salutes his chief respectfully and
sets about doing whatever he commands.
So the Boy Scouts OF Great Britain have
become on Of that nations great interests.
The movement Is hardly less seriously
taken. 1t seems, than the pushing Of en-
pire. The London Daily Telegraph about
four years ago undertook to raise some
thing over 100000 for the general fund
at headquarters, and not only did the isles
proper subscr be, but the colonies on the
other side of the world From Australia
came a goodly percentage Of this over
seas contribution. Some of it was from
the boys themselves, for 1t was not long
after the home land inaugurated the
movement until the smallest continent"
also had it.
In a review in Melbourne not long
the so Scouts Of VnsoT naa had
membership is more than 2.0oo,. but
the state or province of Victoria COW
cred too great distances for more to
ing Scottish High .anders. were in evil
dence, and one patrol T. ON q troop of
cripples. Fine log-cutting is spe-
ciaity Of the cripples. and when want
Scouts with REMEMBRANCE they have
more than once followed out a log.
smoothed and planed the space into the
shape of box. filled this with red
Of the bark removed. created no little
surprise for their friend. Another
thing about Melbourne's work is that
Nine. Melba, the prima donna, has a
troop of Boy Scouts named "Melba's
Own" and she often entertains them
in her home and gardens.
Last April. on the 26th. there was held
in Spain the first national assembly OF
Spanish Boy Scouts. 1t was in Maorid,
the royal capital, for Alfonso XIII is a
Boy Scout himself and delights in the or
Several hundred ads paraded
that day. and quite number of prizes
were offered In the usual contests of
archery. ambulance work and drills Like
most fete days Of the peninsua a, Sunday
had been chosen as the day for the ex-
e,cises and the king. dressed as a scout
not only then inaugurated the movement
in Sra,n as a national interest. but be-
slowed the crosses and medals himself,
with one exception. The queen presented
a book and medal to young Lucien Bas-
tardo. He had saved the children of q
certain school from rad dog. and the
book was a gift from the rescued The
medal was his according to scout law.
and the queen was particularly interest
ed because the boy. merely the appren-
tice to a carpenter. was trying to SUM-
port his mother and several sisters upon
his meager wares.
An ambulance stretcher has been in
vented by the Toledo Boy Scouts. To
every 100 of their 40 members in that
city of Spain SO filed with story and
tradition tales of Moors and mysteries.
there is the quite modern invention which
stands for more rapid pace and readily
answered needs. The strange picture Of