Milford chronicle., 1915-12-31
d. A. r. PRESENTS
FLAG TO SCOUTS

; their patriotic purposes by the pres
, entation OF a large Americal flag to
each of the 60 Boy Scout troops or
ganized in that city during the past
year.
So successful was the occasion and
so provocative of the true American
spirit was the presentation of the
flags, that it has been suggested to
make OF it a nationwide custom in
the observance of Flag Dag, June IA.
The occasion referred to was GER
tainly an impressive one.
Fifteen hundred scouts were assem-
bled in the Square-the troops from
different city districts approaching
from three sides to the shrill music of
their flies and the metered rafting of
their drums. They gathered about
the entrance of the tower in which
the Liberty Bell once hung, and were
greeted by the mayor of Philadelphia,
President Hart of the Boy Scout Coun
Gil, Scout Commissioner Porter, Phil
adelphia's Director of Public Safety,
Scout Commissioner Cowing, and 9TH
er officials. A few minutes later Mrs.
Thomas Porter, Jr, Regent of the
Philadelphia Chapter Of the D. A. R.,
and the officers of four other chapters
arrived.
DIR. Hart Addresses Scouts.
DR.. Hart spoke first. He told of the
fine thing the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution had done in present
ing flags to the Scout troops in Phil
adelphia, the care and reverence with
which the flags presented to the
new troops of last year had been kept,
and of the eagerness with which the
new troops looked forward to the pos
session of the national emblem. He
introduced Mayor Blankenburg, who
said:
You boy scouts mean a great deal
to this country-more than some of /
you perhaps are aware. You are not
to promote war, but are an
to promote peace and
the general welfare of America, and
war should be the last thing for any
Of us to advocate. You are to help
preserve peace and that should be one
Of the greatest incentives in your car
9er.
There are some of you from many
parts of Europe and l care not from
what country in Europe you or your
parents come, you must be Americans
irst, last and all the time
All Working for One End.
Your movement is non-sectarian.
t is simply patriotic. You are told \
md you are taught to aid those in .
istress Immediately, without waiting -
or someone else to get in ahead of
ou.
I'VE have here, I understand, even
lind boys. They too, are interested
4 peace, in this great movement, and
can only congratulate you on the
reat assemblage of our citizens who
how their deep interest in the move
lent. High and Olw, rich and poor,
70 know no distinction. You are
Torking for one aim and one end.
Il will not detain you longer with
~ talk. l only want to reiterate, my
oys, when you remember this Occa-
on in after years, think of the old
ian who stood before you and made
le principal part of his address the |
ne point we should never fOrget-we
re citizens of the greatest republic
4 Gods earth; we enjoy the most
privileges of anyone in the
orld, and owe a great duty and re- h
'onsibility to our country. Then, 4
hatever may happen, remember the
eat flag, the Stars and Stripes, the o
,autiful emblem. 1t is the emblem,
all the people of all the world, of
)erty, union, progress and humanity.
It this be your WatchwOrd." 81
"MOdern Knights"
In introducing Mrs. Porter, DR.. Hart p
i'd: "A feature of the Golden Age f,
S returned, and our modern knights .,
10 set out to slay the giants of cor .
ption and the dragons of evil are S
ing presented with colors now Just
knights in the olden times"
Mrs. Porter told of the deep interest
the Daughters of the American Rev
ltion in the boy scouts, of their
gerness to improve the opportunity
ich patriotic organization like the
outs presented for installing clear
and stronger patriotism in the 4
nds of the boys. She said she and
'se associated with her were par
llarly pleased with the spirit to-
I'd their flags shown by the scouts VI
o received them last year; and she
PRESSED the hope not only that the
tom of this presentation would be
tinued in Philadelphia, but that it -
lld be taken up by Chapters of the -
A. r. in all parts of America.
VIII Repeat Ceremony June II. q.
resident Hart of the council said
II lue ceremonies JnaL ne wished
we're possible for scout officials all
r the country to know how much piete'
Sc flags meant to the scouts and terms
? fine it was to have a ceremony or W
the one of that day, pleasant and
ressive at the time and another -
nory to give the boy. He said that
course the most appropriate time
such a ceremony is Flag Day
e IA. It is expected that the next
sentation in Philadelphia will be
that day.
fter the services in Independence
are, the scouts went by special
ley to Tacony. a suburb, and par
)ated in the dedication of Camp 81
man." That is the name Of a very
cabin, 20x40 feet, with an i'm
Sc fireplace of brick and stone,
entirely by the boys of Troop
under the superintendent of the
ltmaster, John L. Taylor, and the
ers of the Tacony Scout Council.
cabin and the grounds, also well
d for, are a credit to the scout
ling which the boys Of Troop "a
received.
liladelphia expects that before an