Evening journal., 1916-02-22
SCOUT SUNDAY
N CITY churches
Many City Ministers Will
Make Reference TO
Movement on Feb. u
WANT $4,000 FOR
LOCAL TROOPS

Next Sunday will be Scout Sun
day" in the churches Of Wilmington
It viii appropriately lead up TO the
three-day campaign to be started on
Thursday March ?, Of the following
week. 10 raise $4,000 for the Boy
Scout movement in Wilmington.
Lewis Buddy, H., field commission
er for the National Headquarters Boy
Scouts Of America, who has Offices at
No. $40 Market street, TO conduct this
campaign. secured the cooperation Of
the ministers attending the meeting Of
the Wilmington NJ. T. Preachers As
sociation yesterday While IL will be
impossible TO see every minister per-
sonally. Mr.. Buddy wishes to ask
through the press that they all strive
20 have some special observance Of
the day II is desired that the clergy
men shall speak in their sermons OF
the benefits which the Scouts get from
heing members of that organization.
Mr. Buddy will gladly lend his aid
TO any OF the ministers who wish in
formation on the subject
AS an instance Of the way IN which
a community benefits from having
well organized Boy Scout troops in its
midst an educational movement
conducted quite recently in the ma
tional capital might be cited. This
was "Walk-Riten campaign. Pcdes-
trians were taught the proper method
on crossing intersections OF streets by
more than 1900 Boy Scouts, who turn
cd out for the campaign. The meth
ods OF the Scouts was to guide the pc
destrians along a direct line from
sidewalk to sidewalk. and prevent
an OhliQue crossing Squads OF eight
or ten boys were at each intersection.
Two were IN the middle Of the street
with banners bearing a warning TO
walk Rite. for Safety First follow
the arrow. move with the traffic" The
Scouts received their instruction az
to how to conduct this campaign from
lectures given the small boys by the
police department.
Commenting on the alert, quick way
i'm which the Scouts picked up the de-
'ails OF the campaign, the Washington
Herald said
Pedestrians can't be expected TO
learn in one lesson how to cross the
streets like Boy Scouts"
A far-reaching effect OF the boy
Scout movement is that ii teaches
them TO be thrifty. The present gem
GRAFTON of young men can scarcely be
called thrifty. A large percentage ia
spending more than il earns. In
order TO satisfy distorted sense OF
social values the youth Of our land is
going into debt Scouting calls
halt on such prodigality and teacher
es the habit of saving. Before boy
can become a first class Scout he
must earn and deposit at least two
lollars in bank.
Today, WashingtOns birthday ami
yersary, is being observed at the Y.
NJ. c. A. with rally Of all Scouts in
New Castle county. Several Scouts
spent a larger portion OF this morn
ing and early afternoon at the Chris
ian Association building to exchange
anecdotes OF their Scout experiences
and TO enjoy each others company.
This evening former Judge George
Gray will address the Scouts and there
viii be several contests. as we an
nounced yesterday. Lewis Buddy. H.,
field commissioner for the National
Headquarters, Boy Scouts of America.
who is in this city. at No. $40 Mar
het street. TO conduct the subscription
campaign. announced today that he
win give handsomely framed picture
OF a Boy Scout 10 the troop which
wins the most prizes in the contests
tonight
As an indication OF how the parents
OF the Boy Scouts have accepted the
announcement that $4,000 is 10 be
raised here. the following message
which was received by Mr.. Buddy af
ter he had addressed the Rotary Clul
last week. will be of interest:
"Bully for you. Here's wishing yol
all kinds of luck in your great under