Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-06
WHAT - GENTLEMAN MEANS.

WHAT - GENTLEMAN MEANS.
Judge George cray. ia an adasess
before the Boy Scouts OF Washington
few days ago, gave them some adj
vice. which Boy Scouts and all boy
everywhere should read over and over
again. Remembering aud being duly
mindful Of the eminent gentleman's
words would he Of mestinable value
70 BOYS and dll their days and years
With happiness and use the
world. The subject OF the address Nzs
What a Gentleman Means
AS look into the bright young ia
ces before me, no said = think Of my
own boyhood days. and ! wish hat
had my future ahead Of me now as YOU
boys have instead OF behind nae Yo'
nave The possibility of making yo1r life
pretty much what you would have ii
be. You can strive ana make a sue
ces scout OF it, you can make a failure
Of life Il all rests with you.
Nothng is harder to give and hard
-er 10 receive than advice, but am go
ns 70 present some things 10 yoa that
YOU might think about them. You are
banded together in these troops not
only to be disciplined as soldiers and
10 feel the touch OF the elbow as you
march aloag. but to gain the heights OF
life. 10 build and mould your likes
and character under competent in
struction along right lines
THE building OF character is some
thing which should be seriously con
sldered by All OF you 1t is character
which makes the mans reputation, it
makes him adore the things which are
right. noble and pure which makes the
evil repulsive to MIN. 1t is character
which makes him think there is some
thing in life beyond material things.
II gives courage TO takea definite stand
for the things which are right and il
encourages him to do theJright thing
and TO be ashamed 10 do the wrong
thing.
1T is easy to do the wrong thing
and hard to do the right thing in life
Habit is everything in this connection
1t is habit that leads us into 1oing the
things We would be ashamed to let the
world know we do. Habit binds US to
the links OF a chain or the bonds of
cord 1t is habit that makes US do
wrong. but when we break the habit
and start 10 10 the honorable thing
het habit viii become fixed, and it will
then be easy to do right
The habit 10 tell the truth is great
thing. You should have the habit of
telling the trush imbued in you to such
an extent that you would be ashamed
10 tell lie The habit OF truthfulness
is worth gold mine to he life OF boy
Punetuality is another good habit for
q boy TO possess.
"All of these tend to make character,
and when the character is built that
man VIII become respected by his COM
munity, aud his influence will carry
great weight This fact will douhIy
pay for an the effort cost Character
gives us the courage TO overcome dis
tress and 10 come cut triumphant.
an my own boyhood we had nothing
like the Boy Scouts of America. We
went around in gangs. led into doing
things of which we were ashamed later
We were never told. as you are that ii
was right TO be brave and courageous |
to do the upright and noble thing
that it was noble to.defend the rights
of others in distress and to demand re-
spect Tor womanhood and to take ex-
ception to inference or an Insult |
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