Evening journal., 1916-02-25
scout MOVEMENT
Wins ENDORSEMENT
Thomas M. Monaghan Tells
Philadelphia Boys to Get
Back OF Organization
NEED $4,000 TO
HELP THE CAUSE

The Boy Scout movement was high
" recommended as a desirable thing
for Catholic boys by Thomes NJ. Mon
aehan, former state senator. IN an
address at a dinner given in his honor
early this week at the Adelphia, Phila-
delphia, by the Cahill Club. composed
of graduates of the Boys Catholic
High School. Mr. Monaghan urged
the boys to foster the movement
among the Catholic boys OF Phila-
delphia. Following the dinner the
participants went to the Cahill club
house. No. III SAMSON street, Phila-
dclphia. where Mr.. Monaghan deliv-
cred an address on Washington,
During the dinner addresses were
also made along similar lines b. the
Rev. John +. Flood. assistant super
intendent OF parish schools; Profes-
sor Dennis O'Sulliyan. of the faculty
OF the school; John NJ. Walker II.
Lambert Baumgartner, Joseph B.
Reilly. Joseph L. Tummy and Thom-
as V Mohr. Joseph I. Breen was
POSTMASTER About Is members at
tended the banquet.
The fact that Mr. Monaghan spoke
on the Boy Scout movement in Phila-
delphia. recalls to mind that the BOY
Scout movement in the Cathollc
churches OF Philadelphia aNd New
York is very strong This movement
has been heartily endorsed by Cardi-
nal Farley and in New York is a troop
OF Boy Scouts known as "The Cardi-
nails Own Troop
.r n roef tn know
the high standing of this movement
at the present time when Wilmington
is about to enter into campaign 10
raise $4,000 to develop the Boy Scout
movement in this city. This campaign
will start next Thursday, March :,
and will continue three days. It viii
be short. sharp and decisive. and no
doubt will be crowned with success.
The campaign will be officially
launched al a dinner next Wednes-
dav evening. in Odd Fellows Hall,
when the captains and members OF the
various teams will receive insiruc-
tions as to how TO proceed in solici-
ting subscriptions. This Will be
known as obstruction Night Az
ter that the reapers will 90 out to
garner the harvest of funds which
will be used to make better citizens
OF the boys in Wilmington.
It has been learned that there are
few citizens of Wilmington who are
antagonisiic to the Boy Scout move
ment. in the belief that the trainins
which the boys in It will receive tends
to militarism To the occasional critic
who maintains that the military rae
tor is prominent the spirit Of th'
movement is not obvious. For the
sake OF efficiency organization IS
necessary. To hold the adolescen
bov the uniform is an asset. March
ing. signalling and camp routine are
safeguards I'm the matter of out-of
door life at any time. Scouts are cit
liens i'm uniform. that is all. II is
efficiency in civil life upon which
emphasis is laid. These accessorie!
arc physical and OF no material sig
niicanco since they fit merely int
that scnce Of chivalry and honor
which The young fronticrsman fel
between the ages Of II and Is.
David starr Jordan, OF the Lelan'
s anford. Jr.. University, says in TIM
connection:
I'VE want YOU, Boy Scouts, fo
braver things than war.
at is a soldiers business to hgh
and to kill II is a Boy Scouts Ausi
ness to help and save.
When this hideous war is over al
the nations will be filled with hate
for without hate there could be n
war 1t will be for you to try to over
come this spirit. to help us all Il
realize that men are men. whereve
they live. OF whatever language the
may speak