Evening journal., 1916-02-23
scouts need MORE
AND BETTER MASTERS
With $4,000 Fund Move
,ment Will Be in Position
TO Get Good Men
WILL GET NOTHING
FOR THEIR SERVICES

One of the important needs OF the
Bnv Scouts of Wilmington is more
aud better scoutmasters. Troops in
several instances in this city have dis
banded for lack OF them. When the
Scout movement has been placed on
a business basis and an executive Of
ficcr engaged. with the $4,000 which
IL is expected to raise here next week
in subscription campaign. II VIII be
easier TO obtain scoutmaster. Though
they receive nothing for their SER
vice under the new plan. il builds
their own character while they arc
building the characters of all the Doys
under their direction.
Friends OF the movement say not
every man can he scoutmaster lie
must be a mature person. He must
have social sense and he must be al
truistic in spirit. He no doubt comes
into more intimate relationship win
the boys than do the fathers. There
are many requirements essential TO ms
success and the scoutmaster who goes
on long walks into the country ana
leads in scouting stunts can DO az
most anything with a group of Scouts
from the viewpoint Of character build
ing and inspiring ideals. AS mat
ter OF fact the job Of q scoutmaster
is the Job for a man who has red
corpuscles in his blood. It is no place
for a man who has anemia. He must
be virile He must put all the person-
ality. strength and force he can mus
fer into the game. Half-hearted ser
vice will not 90.
A small boy with a pale face and
bright. eager eyes trotted round the
gymnasium OF the Y. NJ c. A. build
ing last evening. where Garrick Nal
lery. Jr.. special field scout commits
sioner. had charge Of the Scouts in
their Washington birthday anniver-
ssrv rally. Every time Mallery halted
the boy would click his heels. come
to attention. and salute with scrupu-
lous precision. But on none Of these
occasions did he speak.
Mailerv saw him. OF course. The
scout commissioner was conscious OF
the patient. silent way in which he
was being trailed. At last he turned
and saluted his pale, persistent
shadow.
well. brothcr?" said the scout
commissioner.
The small boy. taken by surprise,
nanted and clucked in his throat. A
flush of embarrassed color swept into
his white cheeks.
please" he stammered with
huge effort at self-control. ARE you
coming to our troop meeting Friday
uight?"
II am not coming because you can
have no meeting Of your troop. You
haven't got a scout master yet" Nal
lery replied.
"But we did have one, and we had
Bethany Baptist Church for our meet
ings. We are meeting now with
Troop ;. but il we could get scout
master. we could start our own meet
ings again.
That's true also" said the scout
commissioner. you have done well
SO far. but not well enough. You mus
vet find some young man who will ac'
as scoutmaster for your troop. Wher
YOU have done that, | will come ou'
to your meeting"
~That's the trouble Mallery ex
blamed. "Wc have about 200 Boy
Scouts in Wilmington now. We cal
get all the boys in the city. Wha
We need very badly is young men wh'
will give up some Of their evenings t
act as scoutmasters for the troops
When we get those volunteers it vii
be fine. And ! hope we viii get then
after we have raised this $4,000 ant
have a new executive here. The vii
mington boys have done wonders al
ready" and he pointed to the boy
busy then with the different contest
Of the evening