Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
HOW ONE BOY SCOUT
WON A WAR EMBLEM

Austin, Lamont, of EngelwoOd. n. j.,
son OF Thomas w. Lamont, is among
the 7740 Boy Scouts OF America who
won the War Emblem by selling ten or
more Liberty Loan bonds in the last
campaign. He tells how he did it thus:
When the Liberty Loan came up our
Scoutmaster called a special meeting.
He read the Presidents Message and
told us all about the bonds. There
were some pamphlets distributed and
then he said that anyone getting 10
or moro subscriptions got a medal.
The next day we put on our uniforms
and went from house to house. There
were about $4,000 people in the town,
SO IL was quite a job. first tried
our maids, but they wouldn't listen.
but ! kept on talking and they began
TO listen. Then they said they didn't
have any money, that the rich were
going to do IL all, and why should they
take their money out of the bank. |
told them they could take one on the
instalHent plan. paying only little
every month. Then | said that the
rich we're subscribing all they coulG
but the others had to do a share. Then
they said they got per cent. interest
at the bank and that if they wanted
some money they could just draw 1t
out OF the bank whenever they wanted
to. replied that you get more in
terest in Liberty Bonds than in your
bank, and that there would always be
a market for the bonds, and that
people would be glad to get them.
The cook got one, but the others
didn't They said they didn't have the
money. Father offered to lend them
some and they could pay him back
when they wanted to, but still held
back. / told Them that il the loan
didn't go through. the Germans would
think that we weren't in earnest and
they would fight harder. and that the
war would be longer and most likely
their brothers and husbands would be
killed. The taxes would be higher and
take most OF their money, while the
income from Liberty Bonds wouldn't
be taxed; also i'm the hard times COM
ing their banks might bust, but to lose
their money in Liberty Bonds the
United States would have to bust.
One of them said the percentage
wasn't high enough. | answered that
when they got out more Liberty Bonds |
they would have a higher percentage, |
and that you could exchange IL |
per cent. bond for higher one when
they came out. They finally all took |
some. Then I went to other houses,
some with success and others |
couldn't get. Every house and every |
store was visited by the Boy Scouts,
and most of them subscribed. used
about the same arguments all the
time. and got IL subscriptions amount.
ing to about $4,000. I was far from
the top of the list of our troop. for
one boy got 4S subscriptions. There
were only 2 boys who got less than
10 in our whole troop. The best way
to do 1t is to be persistent and pick !
your arguments carefully and don't
miss a house. II there is one you cant
get to subscribe, tell your Patrol
Leader. May be he can get them to
subscribe. If you weaS pour uniform
and tell them you are not trying to get
any money out of il, just doing it for
the Government, they'll feel more
kindly to you because they're sort of
cross at having a boy come in asking
for money.
METAL BADGE ON FRONT OF HAT
With this end in view and in order
that the Boy Scouts of America may
be readily discovered and recognized
at any time in case they are needed
for service, il has been decided, FOR
the period of the war, at least, to ;e,
Quire all scouts to wear their badge
of rank at all times, either on tia
coat or shirt, or better still, wear a
mctal badge OF rank on the front Of
the nat. as has been the practise
among the English scouts since the
date OF their organization.
The tenderfoot pin and the new size
second and frst-class pins rot orly
raake very effective ornament Spt
classify The wearers as