Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-29
By WALTER S. cow1Na

By WALTER S. CoWING
hrmer hold on its recognized plae,
az. an integral part of our city's institu.
tional life was realized by the Boy Scout
movement in Philadelphia during 1914.
Through the policy of expansion in
ausurated by DR.. Charles ID. Hart, chair
man OF the Executive Scout Council the
membership increased materially and the
Improvement In system through the APP
pointment of a Scout executive Is marked.
But dearer to the hearts of the men
whose lives are wrapped up in the move
ment is the repeated formal and informal
recognition, by public comment by the
press, by organizations and by the mu-
nicipality itself, of the value of Boy
Scout training in educating for manly.
moral citizenship
The Boy Scout Movement in Philadel-
phit celebrated its third anniversary with
a great rally in tho I'd Regiment Armory
last New Years Day. This was followed
by IL months of Scout activities which
make the year now closing golden
period In Scout annals, with Philadei-
phia, the leading city In the United
states, registering 2SOO Boy Scouts.
hrst-class hike to the PhiladeIpbla.
Country Club, where candidates for the
hrst-class Scout badge were examined,
was held January 81. and another such
hike was taken April %.
Public interest was aroused to n high
pitch by the treasure hunt along the
Wissahiokon on Washington's Birthday.
Following the discovery" of a crypto-
graphic canvas scroll in a corridor OF
City Hall. The mysterious writing baf-
ned the city detectives, but was solved
oy the Scouts, 500 OF whom followed the
uitheu't trails through binding snow
storm to the hiding place of the treasure
Several hundred Scouts attended the
lectures OF Doctor Gordon at the Uni
Versity Museum on "The North American
indian" on March IL ana 10. The Atb-
ietica and Phillles in their annual sprIpr
practice, designated April as BOY
Scout Day. at the Philadelphia baseball
park, 400 Scouts witnessing the game.
Tree warden badges were presented An
city Hall April II and "a to Scouts who
passed the test
on the invitation OF Rear Admiral
League Island Navy Yard, April is, TO be
snown over the ships there. On April
q DIR. r. TAFT Mckenzie lectured to sew
eral hundred Scouts in the University
gymnasium on How to Build Up
Boys Muscles" with Mike" Dorizas tba
intercollegiate heavyweight wrestling
apion' posing. FOrty-two troops of
sansported on the steamer Column
"a the dedication of the cabin al
fll' on the estate OF General
20 v. Morrell, near Torresdale,
The fourth annual encampment AT
Camp Fell, on the estate of John r.. Fell.
~ ~ tns WhtemArsh Valley, was held Nav
~ 30 and 81, 1900 Scouts taking part.
!, ihs Daushters or the American ReVolu-
ion presented American flags to o. troops
IN Independence Square on June i2 Ex-
Governor Edwin s. Stuart addressed the
.la ops After the heId-day events al
J.-zrnon Park, Germantown. on July 4. the
camp on Treasure Island, in the Della
ware was opened for the summer. ThA
maximum rollcall was more than 400.
The scouts who saw service at the
9ettysDurg encampment In July. 1919
formed the Gettysburg Boy Scout Service
CORPS at their frst annual dinner in
scottish Rite Hall on July H. Seven
troops with bands. participated IN the
annual Sunday school parade, septem,
her 2e
Reafly every troop was represented at
the Safety First Carnival In Convention
Hall September 2s TO October 3, inclusive,
as uAhers' orderlies ana messengers |
each session was opened by the scouts |
With salute 20 the flag, ana their |
demonstrations were features OF the pro- |
Eramz IN a unique service 500 scouts |
assembled In Independence Square sun
nsy' uetoper for peace SERVICE" /
LED by Rabbi krauskopf. the Rev. Or.
Floyd w. Tomkins and the Rev. John II. |
Flood
The Boy Scouts acted as ushers Al AN |
football games on Franklin Field this |
year, with the exception OF the Army |
Navy game, Invited by the UniversitvIs |
athletic Association. goo scouts attended |
The Mayhem game Ia a body October |
~ and went through a drill after the /
game.
The fourth annual held day was held
AZ the Philadelphia Baseball Park /
October 81. with II 900 school children and \
Tor the latter part Of the program was
held November on Belmont Plateau,
Troop % winning the trophy cup.
series OF anniversary celebrations was
inanguratsd November 20. when Troop IS
had as its guests Troops l. 81 s. q, 8 81,
s6 and ll4 The invitation 10 nearby
troops 70 attend Is essential 70 the eele-
nratlons
Vhe Boy scout Campaign for $4,000
vas successfully carried through on
December /. 2 ana 3 not q penny vas loat
q the collections by the Scouts The
second reunion of the Gettysburg ssFFica
sorps vas held az Wayne Leg Cabin De-
.enbsr s. DuriHg the fall the Philadsl-
lhla Boy scout hsRs was founded ~
ereral irn1ps. Throughout the year al
esular latervais the scontmastera
E0lad Fable H2s held - headquarters.
f1lz tae men rho are responsible for
- zfoalh 0f lha mqFemsnt assemble 10
lscass sceutiue and ta listen ~ lalkB
ezpezss ca farisus phases ol the work
Etl4 3 lhs rutlie record 81 BOZ scout
enfIt.sH durlHs 1914 "A e. bright {
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