Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-06-08
A RED LETTER DAY
FOR LUNA COUNTY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


,ry hand. which was stationed on th,
stage.
Led BY j. '. Schurtz, the audlenc,
rose and sang America" as il has
never before been rendered here. An
other selection .by the band was fol.
loved by a talk to the prospective
Row scouts by W + Holt. who SAID
IN part
ON the Scouts law, which every
nov must know by heart beforu he
cou become even tcnderfoo; the
Invest Grade of scout-hang the whole
olory of the scout idea.
The Scout Jaw IN its presea, Eng
lish form says
/ ! scouts honor is To be- trust
ed.
>. 4 scout - loyal To hls country.
ms officers. his parents an hl, IN
mover. lie must stick to :ncm ,hru
thick aud thin against anyone, who
+. their enemy. or even talk. badly
about them.
o. 4 scouts duty j. To be useful
and 10 help Others. He must ,ry 10
do d good turn 10 somebody every
day
, \ scout Is u friend to di,, and
4 brother 10 every other scout NJ mat
!er to what social ,lls' the other be-.
long \ scout mu' never lr G.
snob \ scout accepts the other man
a, lie hnds him and makes the best
Of him.
D. a scout Is courteous That IS.
he is polite TO all, but especially TO
women, children, old people, invalids,
and cripples. And he must not take
any reward from being helpful or
courteous.
q \ scout Is a friend To ANIMALS.
lie should save them as far as pos
,iblc from pam, and should not kill
any animal unnecessarily. Killing IN
animal for food l. allowable
T. \ scout obeys orders of his
parents, patrol leader, on scout mas
ter without question.
: 4 scout smiles and whistles
under all circumstances When he
yet an order he should obey cheer
fully and readily, not in slow hang
doc sort of way. The punis hment for
swearing or using bad language Is,
for each olteuse, a mug of cold wa
ter 10 be poured down the offender
sleeve by the other scouts. 1t was
the pun- hment invented by the old
scout Captain John Smith. three
hundred years ago.
.. \ scout Is thrifty, that j., hc
saves every penny he can and puts
It into the bank, SO that he may have
money Ia keep himself when ont Of
work, and thus not make hlm elf
burden To others; or that he may
have money to give away to others
when they need it.
And So that loyalty of the boy
which SO often goes to waste IS di-
rected INTO wholesome. helpful. chiv-
alrou~ channels.
The Scout Oath
Deeply impressed by the sense of
the responsibility Of hi -cout-maS
iership, the boy stands up. earnest
eyed ana solemn, to take his oath
On nay honor he begins lowiy.
y promise tina, viii do my best:
flrNl, To- Il" my duty To God and my
country. second, to help other people
at all time third, To obey the Scout
Law"
Another patriotic air bN the band
vas followed Nv an address of great
merit and logic by Rev. j v Tinnin
Among other good things Rev. Tinnin
said:
III accordance with customs taught
anu III .
ahce with these teachings, val con
'equenty divide my address into the
"'hodoy form of three points: I'm
por'ance Of Registration" Personal
'alnotlsm,' and, DO Your Bit"
l. Importance of Registration
oa'k IN the Legendary ages of Rome,
'"'h that ancient city wa. speedily
approaching H. historic summit. It Is
SAID that the citizens of he city were
sOfe'y eneyed one morning when they
'O"hd that during the night great
,ahloh' or chasm, many rods IN
Nu'h' and fathomless depth, was dis
.v'ered dividing the city. 1t stretch
" through the entire citadel, pcne-
railing the walls to both the north
qua south. The wise men met in
S""'u TO- II possible. find the cause
" ms catastrophe and to remedy
I "age situation. They realized
,le,r penlous condition, as they were
"'"ed' and divided they were doom