The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
EI2VlCE FOR OTHERS WORKING WONDERS FOR BOY SCOUTS
10000 in the United
State Are Gaining
FRIEND by Their Rule
Of "Ono Good Turn
Every Day" --Their
Work and Fun

t.TI+t. ... week Just cnueu tne
.Y...' l;uN scouts Of America
,. .., 600 men who are
- ,,.. ..nut masters have cele-
.,.Ilh anniversary Of the
lI'.'" ... .... country Of one of the
r,mtg,lble organizations of
mos Inn. Throughout the length
rr,,dtn # the land these 3o".ooo
a." ,.riu,d into troops and patrols,
zach with l- leader
'" I'm ,l, national headquarters in
49, F,fth Avenue Building James T..
~, ,b.,f executive" scout, long ago
an S,.ut masters "a carefully ar
W rr.-rimmc for the anniversary
- TI, first thing after arising
,,,r,..,..-. for example. each scout
''',. urged %. do what is termed an in
W., i1noJ good turu. that is. to perform
. d,.rr.t, act of kindness or helpful
mat lc would not ordinarily do.
w., Sunday afternoon all scouts Of
con community were To do scout
,.,,rd,y -ood turn 10y visiting the sick
d., t,.,,,al- ard private homes. carrying
i.m ..pd ,hcer as well as taking
..,,,,. .I.l ,uc best wishes II the scout
uo,,mur'
r,,iN ,., IT this anniversary week
r, .,uuts made a special effort at the
,,J.,Ju.I -uud turn. and in addition
.,h .,u,r.uuu when school was over
,r,.-l,uimr provided for troop good
,.,r, lN which l. meant that the scouts
working to-rthcr as troops or patrols
,..,rI.d ust some effort for the COM
wurr, 49, Notwithstanding up and
bgrrms 'nc trash Of a certain i'll kept
N.t,I,t II the town or city: putting
.,roal IItNgruunds in order for the
,omn. spring. or doing any one of
score If helpful things needed in one
r,ehhurhupd or another. At the
various meetings no word was spoken
which suggested military prowess.
much less war; for the Boy Scouts of
America have nothing To do with such
matters except To discourage them.
IT.. .uud turn idea is feature Of the
or.s,.At!ou Thus IL was something
nor, than four years age that "A Chi
,aeu mlu found himself lost in the
street, II London one night. He was
.ol- o. dine at a private home in
,u,' r.l-hhurhood and when thick
FOX settled down hc became confused.
wandered this way and that and finally
stood ,'.,l on the pavement wondering
what 'u du next Then he saw some
on, coming toward him carrying "A
lantern Nearer and nearer came the
l-h, and soon the Chicago man per-
,,.,cd mat il was borne by lad wear
wg q uniform, who stopped, saluted
ard sand:
I h,- Your pardon, sir. but can I he
Cd. serve. Ia you?"
Indeed YOU can" the Chicago man
'yc,a.mrd and quickly explained his
rch,.
That's all right. sir" the lad re-
slcndDd. If you will step this way III
show You where you want To go. It's
only hort distance"
II, american thanked his young
guido I'trtily. and arriving at his des-
''na' ! to pay him for the trouble
h, .t. 'ln,r But the lad declined
'Ml,h obliged. sir" he said. bur
can't talk money for doing "A good turn.
That's what | am out for this foggy
evening
How do YOU mean" asked the Chi
cagoit". instantly interested and forget
.Gl of .dum
"Wly' the little fellow replied. its
NJ 60: m, dGt.os-ali Boy Scouts have
10 dc O. good turn To- somebody every
Gay II 'a,y don't they fail to keep the
scout, 'a'h and have to quit"
The Ca.,aEo man forgot his dinner
invitation and all else for the next few
minutes. 'nr At once he graspcd some
'.ns { 'hc possibilities latent in the
lea vf ringing up thousands If boys
20 perform some good turn, day after
'ay d3F.H- their most impressionable
}taFs WHAT might logically happen as
reSnf = mis- cumulative habit on the
iart ~ FORTY ur fifty thousand. lads in
me 60 COUNTRY almost stunned him.
u" '-.I .NrstIOn after question at