Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-08
The Astonishing Daring of Geraldine
Farrar in her Struggle for Life

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an urchih walking along. asked
him to show me the way to the city.
He jumped on the running board and
rode into town with rs. then offer
ed him half crown for his pains.
The lad was ragged, his toes were
peeping out Of his shoes, and it was
evident that the half a crown meant
good deal to him.
eBut after what was to him great
moral struggle as could be seen by
the varying expressions Of his fea-
lures, the lad stoutly replied: i can't
accept a tip. I'm d scout. Twas amaz-
ed and, turning TO my wife, said Did
You hear that: what does It mean?'
And then she f6id me what little she
had heard about the scouts. said
that II there was anything on earth
| that would do that for mere boy, /
was for it and for it strong, -
lss1 immediately got hold Of one OF
! those early Baden.P Powell red books.
and began studying. was filled with
| the spirit Of tie thing and very en-
thusiastic. And to this day ! cant
| lose those feelings. It's got a tremen-
/ dous hold on my life.
] scouting is the greatest moral
force in existence, and Will prove it.
self more and more as the years roll
on. I fegret that l have to return to
New York in a few days and be gone
for some six months. But, of course,
! I'll be active in the work while there.
Honolulu and Hawaii are doing big
| things ia the scout NOV ementfor it
4 is 3 movement and not merely an or
4 garlization- and headquarters are TAX
] ing notice of us. That big rally dur
\ ing Carnival and this Plattsburg
i camp for scoutmasters are both done
H on a scale that is the envy Of organi.
Il cations elsewhere. -. -
II Plans for Tomorrow. - s.
II All day tomorrow Saturday we
h will spend in a number of teh-minute
scout drills. Now these drills are
much more than marching. Marching
n is only one minor feature of scout
work. There are signalling, first aid
4 problems, firemen's lift, fire drill and
4 host Of others. Then Sunday we
viii engage in few scout games thai
require from a half hour to an hopl
and half to solve They are quiet
games, requiring much thought and
Ingenuity to solve. We won't be break
ing the Sabbath, for while we are out
here in this glorious open country
we have Superintendent Harris OF IA
kaako mission and about half the Y
NJ. C. A. staff to help US conduct reli
gious services among ourselves. Ant
then m the afternoon we'll pack VI
and return, and the men viii go ant
do likewise with their own troops
Mr.. Wilder stated that more thar
$500 had been raised since the frs
Of the year as direct result of hi
| ! talk at the Ad Club He Intends Il
raise this to $4,000 during the comm.
week so that the finances of the loca
council viii be amply provided for dur
ing his six months absence. Ye
scouting is a very low-costilfg outfi
when you measure the work done AM
the number of boys reached with TIT
email outlay
For instance. the total expenditure
of Honolulu area arc, only $500 sine
the first of. the year" -.
A truck will leave Sunday mornini
at Z O'Clock sharp from the Metropc
Titan Meat Market to take out any 3
the scoutmasters. their assistants o
any other scout officials or member
of the council who desire to go an
who couldn't got away Friday aftel
noon, s,.-. ~ I.
Mr. Wilder. is scheduled TO speak a
TIE Rotary Club on April ID. the tai
being announced as 1.-THE Eject Q
Jimmys. Hobby on Honoluius Pas
Present and Future, BY Himself"