Evening journal., 1916-02-17
WANT $4,000 FOR
scout HEADQUARTERS
National Commissioner Out
lines Plan Before Rotary
Club Today
TO BEGIN THE
CAMPAIGN AT ONCE

It fell to the lot Of the members OF .
the Rotary Club. at the clubs mid
day luncheon today to receive =
the first formal announcement that a
campaign has been started in this city +
to raise $4,000 to establish in Wil-J
mington permanent Boy Scout head
quarters, TO secure a paid eXecuti'S n
to carry on the work here and to p'S J.
vide for the two coming summer
joint camp for all the Boy Scout S oil
Wilmington.
At today's luncheon Lewis sBud
dy. ILL.,. National Scout Co o mis-
sioner. who has established Of a. .es at
No. $40 Market street. to carr on the
campaign. addressed the mem b. srs and
outlined in some detail the u ,ans for
the work i'm this city The : luncheon
was held at the Hotel d. IF ont and
was well attended Mr.. B1 ddy said
Gentlemen. it is always a pleasure
and inspiration to spe q K before a
Rotary Club body bec ause have
found that il usually rl,presents the
livest interest in ts town. and
IS made up Of men vi - possess a de-
cided sense of civic epride and COM
munity interest | i 2 We come here to-
day to talk to you men of tae most
valuable asset thu 4 the city OF Will
mineton possessC refer to the
boy 1t is very true that the boy
of today is the citizen OF tomorrow
apd in proport ION TO the interest that
is taken in III r. and the mental, physl-
cal and NOR ~ guidance that is given
him Just IT that proportion will the
standard o f'your citizenship be raised.
This is o. a sentimental proposition,
it is sin ply a matter of economics, IN
the mo .al development of your city.
II smember. hearing, the governor
Of OF e OF our Western states, make
The statement. in a political campaign
sv years ago, that there are only
IL roe things in this world worth
gnting for, and those three things
nc men. women and children. be-
ii eve the statement Of this wise gov
ssrnor can he simpliiied to the extent
,of saying that there is only one thing
$50 far as humanity is concerned, In
this world. that is worth fighting for
and that is the boy ! bring from the
National Headquarters Of the Boy
Scouts OF America. a message regard
ing the work We are trying to do TOT
the boys OF the country. at the most
impressionable period Of their lives
the a.dulescent period.
"The Boy Scout program. that Is
tho work he is given TO do, is positive
aud affirmative. This characteristic
has always been great JOY to me
There is nothing negative in the Worl
,of a Scout-there are no 'donts
They are all dos You who have boy
will appreciate that this is bli
weakness in the program at home
VIC ERE the don'ts TO the children 81
-persistently that the dos are los
track OF almost entirely. The pro
gram for the children at home Is us
iually negative one.
IT wish every one OF you men Woul'
visit a Boy Scout troop. when 1t d
holding its meeting IN one OF th'
church buildings in this town, o.
better still. 90 on hike with them
II YOU want to renew your youth, ant
FORGET the cares and anXieties OF bus
mess. II you could go away with
bunch OF these fellows on Saturda
afternoon and work right with them
I believe you would start with you
work on Monday morning. feelln
about fifteen years younger. o
might be little sore in your bones
nut believe the most of you woul
nc ready to go the next Saturday, an
10 the same thing over again. Whe
YOU are out with these boys you re
alize the influence Of Scout work. an
what the Scout obligations mean I
she boys. You will hear nothing bu
ciean. wholesome talk, and you WI
see nothing but fair and square dea
angs on the part OF the boys to on
pnother through the whole day. Tn
Scout work does not make moll'
roddles or angels OF the boys, but
does make them clean and wholesom
Il does put a spirit into them that
other institution or organization ma
been able to inspire. IF you want al
other real experience drop in on
scout troop some night sit down
the circle. and hear the fellows theI
toll their good turns II is one OF ii
most moving things You can liste
10 unless your heart is not In n
right place I have heard Scouts te
,of good turns so noble and splend
that a grown-up could not believe
was possible.
zone of the Scout mOttOs is DO
,Good Turn Daily" Il seems TO n
That is about the best motto in life Il
.7nv Of US. II all you men made thi
an ODlSalloh dS 'ho oNou' NDN'' - ~
.millenium would surely come in Wi
mington. and it would begin TO loo
like a Little Bit OF Heaven" N
prime object is to get just as mar
men and women enthusiastic and i
terestel in the Boy Scout movement
7 possibly can and only for the goo
~ the future citizenship Of Wilmin
ton We have now more than a
Scouts in this city. You should ha'
1000 today. You must have 4,OC
1000 or 5000 OF Scout age az years
n this city today. and every one
hem should he in Scout troops. /
stead OF running around the streets
nights. as have seen them do sin
have been here. They are runnil
around the streets because they la