Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-11

busy lately trying to &c, our troop in
shape for next Saturday. You rcncm-
Der what said last week about being
prepared. No" am going 10 see how
many arc prepared for ucSr week All
scouts whose troo0s have not practiced
their parts pleas" hold UP their hands
My. fellows. that's bad, didn't think
] would see q single hand 20 up. Now
you hay" just ono week In which You
can do ii Don't nat off until the last
minute. Some OF you probably re-
member the demonstration We pulled
of in MAJ. 1913. We'll. the people ex-
poet US 10 pun off a larger and better
affair than that hu;. believe inc, YOU
will hav" 10 20 some to beat ii. Now
YOU back-sT;ders get busy and pull
off something worth while I'll tell
YOU what wc will do let's make 1t
in honor OF our local council and the
Scout commissioner. Shall We Good.
Don't forget the rehearsal this after
noon ~ oclocl: sharp at the Grays'
Armory.
Now. Scouts. just a word or two OF
warning. Remember that you arc
Scouts. remember tho oath you have
taken. and above all. remember that
mond's finest boys. Don't do anything
that viii reflect on the Scout move
mcnt.
just said something about keeping
Tho Scout oath. | wonder how many
Of YOU fellows know what the word
oath means. II means "a solemn decla-
ration OF truth-tclling with an appeal
10 Cod as witness Therefore YOU
have made a promise before God to
do certain things Did YOU realize this
when YOU stood up ana said ''On my
honor. / viii do my hest" etc or
did YOU think that YOU were just say
ing II becaus" YOU had 20 do it To join
tn" Scouts. II YOU did, guess that the
best thing for YOU 70 do is 10 get out
and join all over again. | ann afraid
some of our Scout masters do not real
. iZc how important this matter is. Now.
that you have taken this oath YOU arc
as much bound TO fulfll il as any oath
OF promise made In church. court or
any secret society.
NON. some one look up tho word
Honor" in the dictionary. Yes the
meaning ! want is reputation or re-
gard" Did YOU realize that YOU were
hasinG your reputation to carry out it's
three points? DO YOU know that when
YOU do not live UP TO the Scout laws
YOU arc setting your reputation at
naurht? You know that a good many
business men come 20 your Scout mas
t." for Information about your char
acter. II YOU continually break your
word of honor can he give YOU a good
recommends tioHn ! guess not Now
each week am going TO explain ono
"f the Scout laws. and | want YOU TO
SO" II YOU arc living up to your prom
isc.
ono moro thing and Then We arc
done for to-day. Last month Troop No
won tho monthly banner with over
twenty-five points. They certainly de-
serve good lusty cheer Lets give
fiftcen Rails with three Troop Four's
after IL
Rrsnimtion on Recommendations"
The following resolution was passed
by the National Headquarters. BOY
Scouts Of America:
Whereas the continued development
Of the Scout idea, the increasing mum !
her Of troops actively engaged in
scouting and the correspondence |
greater number OF Scouts trying to |
earn money for use by themselves or !
tor Scout purposes have increased the |
danger of misunderstanding as to the I,
real aims and purposes OF the Boy Scout |
movement; and.
Whereas, II would he most unfortu- |
nate II troops OF Scouts should become /
undulr interested in commercial pro- !
iccts and thereby lose sight OF the real |
movement. and neglect their regular
program of activities and opportunities |!
for community service:
Therefore. the executive board Of The |
National Council OF the Boy scouts 81
America, At regular meeting held !
this cath day OF January. 1916. after
careful consideration of the whole sub !
ject hereby adopts the following state
mcnt of policy, with a view Of best /
serving The cause Of scouting and pro-
tccting it from even a suspicion of
commcrcialisn. ana for the purpose OF
helping to inform and guide all con
ccrncd:
That IL is contrary to the best ia
forests of the Boy Scout movement
for any local council. troop OF Scouts !
of as.
into any contract or business relation /
ship with commercial or business |.
agency or corporation which might be ,
construed as using the BOY Scout move |
mcnt or organization for commercial |,
purposes. This. however. is not 10 he |
Interpreted as Interfering with any |
Scout Individually earning money fori