Evening journal., 1916-02-23
BOY scouts HONOR
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Judge Gray in Address Tells
Youths "What a Gentle
man Means
TELLS HEARERS TO
BUILD CHARACTER

Boy Scouts throughout the country
observed Washington's Birthday yes
terday in an appropriate manner The
celebration here was held at ;he Y.
M. c. A. building. where open house
was kept In the evening about 800
boys from practically every troop In
the city and nearby towns gathered
at the building in full uniform. An
interesting program had been ar
ranged, over which General Charles
Bird presided. The principal address
was made by Judge George Gray.
The other guests were Lewis Buddy
field commissioner from the national
/ headquarters. who win manage the
campaign for the $4,000 fund. which
Will be inaugurated on next Thurs
day, George A. Elliott, a director and
chairman of the boys department Of
the Y. NJ c. A.: Garrick Mallery, Jr.,
special field Scout commissioner for
New Castle county; the Rev. l'reder-
! lex NJ. Kirkus. rector Of Trinity
Episcopal Church; the Rev Robert
Bell, vicar Of Old Swedos Church Le-
roy 5. Bishop, Office secretary Of the
| Philadelphia headquarters; Dr. John
Fisher. staff surgeon. and p. NJ. Col
bert. secretary of the Y NJ. c. A.
The exercises were opened by a
prayer. offered by Mr. Kirkus. An adj
dress of welcome TO the Scouts and
visitors was made by George A. El-
lott.
Commissioner Mallery presented the
badges Of merit 10 three OF the boys
present Tho awards made were an
nounced as exceedingly difficult TO Sc
cure and that previous to the pre-
scnting OF the ones OF last evening
only two members OF the order had
obtained the life and star" badges i'm
the entire State or Delaware Henry
lC. l.. Miller. Jr.. was awarded merit
badges for bird study first aid, cook
ing and athletics ri. Wendell Gray
received the first aid and pioneering
badges and Donald d. Stowe was
awarded the first aid. scholarship
carpentering first aid to animals and
athletic badges
Mr. Mallcry also had a like numbe
of merit badges TO present TO II. Ever
EFT Sidwon. but the scout was not pres
ent 10 receive them.
Judge Gray's talk TO the boys was es
pecially appropriate as his subject wa
"What n Gentleman Means"
Judge Gray selected passage fror
the Bible. quoting the 18th Psalm, an
|. in quoting thcrcfrom. he added; "No
4 long ago America kept its promise
following the advice Of President Wi
= SON in the Panama Canal controvers
J, when many others sought to take al
q other course The United States mat
l. treaty with England stating that J
D. discrimination should be made again
J. anv country in that c.nal zone. Son
thought that the canal built by Amer
i can money. and vim American lab,
I ought to have been a sufficient reasC
! why the vessels of America should pa
! through the canal at a less duty tina
Z foreign hoats.
srrhc question was defeated in u
senate of the United States and no di
elimination was allowed. Through th1
I act the name Of the United States
: written in bold letters in heaven b'
cause this country had sworn to u
own hurt and changed not
= "The FIRST aid course and featuI
l. of your work is verv interesting an
tonight is the first time I had hear
y tell OF It in connection with scot
d work. am glad Of IT, glad YOU al
(. mbued with that desire TO be OF Sc
il. vice for those among whom you live
H. "I was impressed with the way yC
carried the stars and stripes as y'
al marched through the streets. II sho'
ie ed you love the flag under which "
80 live 1t may be that YOU will be ca
10 ed upon 10 stand in defense OF that b
no loved flag and II you do, never let
m. touch the ground I do not think "
he will over be called upon to so out
IN. the country. but II you are called
". viii likely be in defense OF some Il
ril eign invader or 10 defend the rigl
er OF some American citizen. You mt
of be ready to fight and ready to die
co. defense Of that flag that your count
might live.
en- 1T requires effort to build char
er' ter. The only thing which goes wi