Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Working NOW FOR
$4,000 Scout FUND
Money Will Be Spent in
Developing Movement
in Wilmington
BOYS HAVE DONE
A SPLENDID WORK
"she's hurtl"

"Shes hurt!"
The cry goes up from hundred
appalled, spectators. They have been
taking in the attractions and viewing
the exhibits at the Delaware State
Fair. Now their eyes are centered on
the blanched. sweet face Of a motherly
white haired lady in black
She has just been bitten by horse.
lndulging her love for pets she
stroked the nose of handsome stai-
lion Irritated by something else he
wreaked his vengeance on his kind
friend by giving her a nasty bite. The
wound was painful and blood was
drawn.
Who in the crowd of spectators
could give the aged victim attention.
It was morning No doctors were at
Wawaset Park at hat time. Sudden
" someone remembered that Scout
master Garrick Mallery, Jr., with a
small army corps Of first-aid Scouts
had a tent nearby But before any
one could call the Scouts got scent
Of trouble. Working their way
through the crowd. four of the boys
gently assisted the old lady to their
tent and got her to lie down on the
cot. Then they bandaged the wound.
In the meantime another Scout hunt
ed up and found a doctor With the
aid of the medical man the sweet
faced old lady got a grip on herself
again, smiled her gratitude at the
Scouts and with their aid was able to
board a trolley car to return to her
home.
It's nearer to the next State Fair
than the last but the story has a
point. The Scouts that day accom-
plished a good turn. which they strive
to do every day in the year.
Again, let the mind turn back sew
eral months to Belgian Relief Day
Publicity. inspired by leaders in VIII
mington philanthropic movements had
convinced hundreds that the Belgians
were i'm sore need Of nourishing food
and warm clothing No doubt existed
that the receipts would be large, but
who was to stand on the corners with
pals and collect money! Why didn't
we think of It before?-The Boy
Scouts. of course. No sooner said than
done for the Scouts are ever ready "a
do anything that they are called upon
to do in a good cause.
With their tin pals they stood al
the street intersections while numer.
Gus persons. attracted by the novelty
of seeing Boy Scouts in this line o.
service, dropped nickles. dimes, Quar
tors or even more into the pans Th'
net proceeds exceeded expectations.
Neither for their first-aid to the in
iured old lady nor for their assistance
to the Belgian cause were they finan
cially rewarded, simply because th'
Scout code doesn't permit any true
Scout to accept money for doing g
good turn.
Many have benefited by Scout kind
nesses and have yearned to recon-
pense the boys. A small contribution
TO the Boy Scout Subscription Cam
paign during the three subscription
days. March 2, and 4, will offer {
channel for returning thanks
AS has been announced campaign
Offices in this cause have been opened
subscription campaign are going ac
lively ahead Lewis Buddy III. Fielt
Commissioner from the Nationa
Headquarters. Boy Scouts of Amer
lea. in New York, who has been herr
only short time. has already estab
hshed his popularity as an earnes
and energetic campaign worker, ant
all with whom he is being thrown il
contact are giving him courteous at
tention and support From presen
indications the campaign will be a liv,
one as Mr.. Buddy has already made
extensive plans to get the whole cit.
interested.
Il is the aim OF the campaign to rais'
$4,000 for use entirely in develop
cent Of the Boy Scout movement il
Wilmington. Permanent headquar
ters are to be established here, a pait
executive officer will devote his entir
time to the office, and OF the tota
amount received, $2.10O will be ex
pended to conduct joint camp 70
all Boy Scouts of the city during tn
coming and in the following summe
at a suitable place near Wilmington
to be selected later. It will be tn
effort to increase the number o
Scouts in Wilmington from 200 t
1900, and thereby make the State o
Delaware first in this country as t
the number of Scouts in ratio 10 pop
ulation
Following is copy Of postal card tn
field commissioner received the da
after his Rotary Club speech, appear
cd in the Wilmington papers.
Bully for you. Here's wishing yo
al kinds of luck in your great under
taking. Send the boys around an
III wager you will soon possess tn
desired amount needed for permanen
headquarters. It is just what We nee
tC keep our boys OFF the streets. Ma
God bless you and make you success
ful. is the earnest wish OF grateful