Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-02

Years upon years ago, when the
world was young, there appeared a
| tiny blond baby, over whom much
thought was given by the good spirits
that controlled mis- destiny For the
Manehnnes wagged their little heads
as they came out of their caves o.
nights and told each other that SOON
er or later this blond child would take
away from them all their poor little
knowledge. of trees and birds and
| things that crawl and things that
swim. They said to each other that
new order of the universe was COM
ing to pass, for they felt it in the at
mosphere. No longer were they, in
their secret hama hama, by the light
Of the kindly moon and the blinking
stars, TO hold alone the knowledge of
things in forest and stream.
A. wonderful change was about to
happen in the doings of the world,
whereby all boys were to be given
chance to camp in the open and
study the ways of the owl and of the
glow-worm and of the mosquito by
still waters AMI of the bear who
climbs Tor honey in hollow tree.
Witches flying on broomsticks
through the midnight air and sweep
ing cobwebs with long coconut fibers,
shouted to the Manehunes as they
passed, and said that something sure
~ was about to happen. And they
were right, for happen it did. 1t was
simply the formation OF the Boy
Scouts: but it happened with such a
bang and crash, taking this sleepy
old world by the shoulders and shak-
ing it so hard, that since then the
world has sat up and taken notice.
Now, in sweeping away their cob
webs, the witches carefully swept
clean a path ever which the blond
baby might climb, as he grew older
and stronger. The way was upward
ever upward; but he made it. He
climbed year by year until he got as
high as an eagles nest, and there he
stopped for a while. to look about
and have his picture taken, and think
of us all down below, who hadn't yet
climbed to quite such heights.
He was growing all the time, and al
thought at present he is quite ancient,
he isn't even yet an old bald eagle.
His first name iss A,atau. You shall
learn his last name after while, but
it's good to keep you guessing. Hav-
ing been brought into the order of
scouts by his brother Sam, in June,
1911, he passed his tenderfoot test
under d. Howard Hitchcock, at scout
headquarters in Judd street; then
joined Troop /. He didn't pass any
other tests for about two years
In September, 1915, he went to
Washington, Connecticut, and in the
same month also he joined Troop 153.
New York City, one of the best troops
in that large town. He was made pa
troll leader of the Lion patrol, in De-
cember. Then he put in applications
for lie saving, swimming, first aid,
public health, personal health, and
first aid to animals. He passed his
first merit badge ON December p
Soon ne had qualified for 10 badges,
and he became life and star scout
on April %, 1916, getting his badge
on April %.
While in the eastern states his |
uncle, Mr.. James A. Wilder, needing a |
scout IS Orderly at a Boston rally |
tat which he was an OFFICIALLY. got Ala |
tau to pass his second and first class |
tests. He finished his first class test |
on May 81. 1915. In June he went |
to this Boston rally as his uncle's or
DERBY. ard had a great time. meeting
scouts with as many as so merit |
badges.
Coming back TO Honolulu in June,
1a16,.'le was transferred to Troop
and maGe leader of Tire Tiki patrol
Then be heeaa passing some more
merit badges, and after qualifying for