Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-13
Annual Meeting Made Notable
BY Plans for Future; Prohi-
bition and ''vacant-lot Gar
dening" Among the Subjects
Taken Up; Officers Elected

Boy Scoutdom in Hawaii entered
into a bigger field of usefulness last
night with the firm backing of large
group of Honolulans when the annual
meeting Of the organization was held
in the sixth.floor dining room Of the
Young Hotel. .-
Here in brief are some Of the plans
for Boy Scouts, scoutmasters and
scout councillors outlined at the meet.
ing:
/. Retiring President John Guild OF
the local Scout council. in the course OF
an able and constructive address, de
clared strongly for prohibition In Ha
waii as a safeguard for the youths OF
the islands, and therefore a proper
matter for Scout officials to take up.
g. President Guild also pledged the
Scouts to stand by prepared" in case
they are needed by the military au.
thorities in war time, and declared
that the Scouts have developed far
enough to make their aid valuable. q
Gardening Plans Outlined
3. development of the "vacant-lot
garden" idea In Honolulu, with trained
scouts teaching how to raise garden
produce on scores of acres now use
less. Director j. NJ Westgate of. the
United States experiment station pro-
posed this. II was received enthus-
iastlcalIy and has been referred to
the Scout council to work out the de-
tails. The idea is for each Scout troop
to have charge Of its own section oil
the city and boost gardening there.
4. Maj Charles s. Lincoln, United
States army, strongly mdorsed the
Scout movement and told how the
Scouts can help in war tim lie
graphically depicte. now they can De
used as interpreters, as real scouts in
the hills and valleys of Oahu, in first
aid work, in giving valuable informa.
ton and carrying messages
Maj. Lincoln strongly urged the
Scout officials to adopt military drill
In the Scout troops, in order further
to develop discipline, obedience, abb
ity to work in masses. He declared
that this can be secured without any
loss of initiative.
8. Scout Commissioner Harry S.
Hayward's address outlined interest.
tngiy the development OF Scouting in
Hawaii and the glowing outlook Tor the
future. He and President Guild an,
Aoanced< plans for securing Roger
Durham, Harvard man, to. come
here as a permanent paid executive,
probably to develop Scout work
throughout the territory. Mr.. Burn
ham comes with the highest recon-
mendations and has made Scouting
his life work.
8. Plans were outlined for a jun
ior police force in Honolulu, as call
ed Tor recently in the Republican
county platform, and Sheriff Rose, one
of the guests, Endorsed the idea and
paid a tribute to the help the Scouts
have rendered the police, particularly
in handling Carnival crowds.
Z. Senator A. l.. Castle pointed to
the broad field of good citizenship as
a place for Scouts to be active, de.
claring that they have a great future
in developing clean politics and eff
cient government in Hawaii E
Strong Tin3e Of Patriotism
These we're only few OF the many
good features Of the first general get
together of the scout COUNCILLORS, The
occasion was eminently patriotic. A
great American flag swung its folds
across one end of the dining room an
the addresses we're largely patriotic
in nature. w. r.. Farrington's
theme was centered on patriotism,
which he declared to mean not only
the patriotism of commanding naval
squadron or leading an army but the
doing of everyday tasks well. of max
ing each day count .or community
welfare, and of standing loyalty by tho
best interests OF city. state and ma
ton. David Cary Peters, pastor of
the CHRISTIAN church, Endorsed the
scout movement and told OF starting
troop in his neighborhood; X. o.
Matheson read an eloquent paper on