New Britain herald., 1915-06-12

Two hundred and fifty Scouts O this city were in attendance at tn, Scout Rally held last evening in tn, Grammar school auditorium to liste, to the address of Field Commissions, Herbert F. Shaffer of New York. MT Shaffer proved to be a speaker of no mean ability and he kept the Scouts highly enthused during his ad dress, the Scouts breaking out into applause several times. His speech proved to be educational as we'll as interesting. He had a heart to ,heart talk with the boys telling them why they should be good Scouts.
 Scout Master Stanley Sheldon in troduced A. F. Corbin, president ef the local Scout council. as the chair man of the evening. Mir. Corbin made a few short introductory remarks telling what excellent accomplish ments are being made for the boys the future citizens-by having the,f, affiliated with such an excellent organ as the Boy Scouts. Mir. Corbin gave a graphic description of conditions a. they existed when he was a boy and compared thend4 to present day condi- tions, telling why such movement as the Boy Scouts was necessity
 Mr. IT, E. Shaffer, from the Nation- al headauarters in New York city, was introduced by the chairman as the principal speaker of the evesing. Mir. Shaffer arose and made his way to the front of the platform where he gave the boys the Scout salute . the local Scouts reciprocating. . \ What the Boy Scouts Mean to the (s SExsroe |. .n fny, of Ii icr I T Int speaker gave the history of the Engiand> in 1907 up to the present day. The Boy Scou'as of America was in corporated in 1910. There are at present 10000 men in this coun- try working as Scout masters while movement. There are about 300, 900 Scouts enrolled in Am erica while there are about 2,o00,0e0 Scouts in the world. 5f ."
 Among the results of the Scouts is the Swat tl1e Fly campaign which was inaugurated by the organization and latter adopted by others
 !. 7Atsthe National Scout meeting held in the White House on February II, President Wilson said the following of the Scouts: V"
 There is one rule in the world and it applies to all professions! that is, that you are expected to make good. No excuses are allowed in this school of life. The only. way to make good is to keep awake. That is the req son I like the idea of the boy Scouts: it. gives them some notion of their sbsfSaE responsible to society. They are responsible to the people who live arounds them,@to help maintain the standards of order and fidelity which are the only things that hold q, com rnunity together
 s@J Tho Scout Plan.
 <. In part, MT. Shaffer'st address foi- lows: .s.sas
 si..'As a. Scout the hoy willingly adopts as real and vital the univer- sally accepted principles of life as set forth in the Scout oath and law. This effectively influences the boys na- ture and character so as better to pre- pare him for that work which the church can best do.
 ss"A Scotlr promises that upon his honor he will do his duty to God. his countryMand obey the Scout law that he will help other people at all times and that he will keep himself physi- only strong mentally awake, and nor ally straight sEZ .4s, C ''The Scout law, covering the twelve Fundamental principles, requires a ssScout first of all to be trustworthy. \ That means that he must not tell q lie, cheat, or deceive, but keep every trust sacred. A Scout is loyal to all whom loyalty is due, including his Scout leader, his home, his parents and his country. Furthermore, q Scout is helpful prepared at all times to save life, help injured persons. and do at least one good turn daily. 4 Scout is friendly to ala brother te every other Scout. A Scout is cour. l teous, especially to women, children and old people. and he must not take ! any pay for being courteous. 4 ! Scout is kind to animals and does no kill or hurt any living creature need l lessly. A Scout is obedient. Scou | is cheerful, even when facing hard l ship and drudgery A Scout j! l thrifty. He works faithfully, wastes l nothing and makes the best use D