Arizona republican., 1917-08-04
MANLY LADS OF W0RK|NCC0RPS
 ROTARY GUESTS

Coming down the street like real sol diers-for they have proven themselves soldiers of the soil-the members of the Boys Working Reserve. who were the guests of the Rotary club at lunch con yesterday noon, made fine, manly appearance as they marched to the Rose Tree. They justified the state ment made by one of the speakers after the luncheon that the lads had worked through the term of the crops were the best type of boy, manly and reso- lute. none better anywhere"
 It was at a Rotary club meeting that ]. F. Collins, the government market ing expert first suggested the Boys Work Reserve and it was, therefore especially fitting that at a Rotary club meeting the men who had fathered the movement should give an account of their stewardship.
 President Charles B. Christy of the club presented Lin B. Orme, head of the reserve movement in the state, as the chairman of the meeting and MT 0rme was given unstinted praise for his part of the movement by each speaker. which culminated in the read ing of a telegram from Prof. C. D. Jones, himself head of division camp, Tn which Mir. Jones paid a tribute to Mir Orme's work
 President Christy of the Rotarians, read an interesting telegram which had been received by RGtarian D. B. Burtis from his son Walker Walker Burtis in this message announced that he had gone to serve his country by enlistine in the army.
 ~, <ls 4l,z agricultural department in the high school, was the first speaker introduced by Chairman Orme. He told of the edu cational value of the work the boys and done. He told what the physical train ing had done for them and of the il- illustration to them of the value of group effort.
 Prof. H. w. Stauffacher who ha6 |, charge of the commissary department tod how the boys had gotten out in the thickness of the morning, how they had never complained when a meal was | delayed and how even the most gently | trained of them had put up with hard work and roughly served food without complaint.
 Prof w. w. Carpenter told of tho actual work accomplished. figures fol which have already appeared in Int Republican while his presentation O. | the daily schedule which necessitate( getting the boys out at about 4:3t l o'clock in the morning so that they could be in the fields by 5:30 o'clocl made a decided impression. He saiC that in a few weeks a man who planned to keep 12 Mexicans in his workine force had actually had S3 men at worl at different times because they woul, not stick to the work whereas the boys 73 of them, had stuck through the worl season.
 Prof. J. R. Wilson told about tn pep of the organization and of tn way the boys had been kept amused He said that the wholesome fun ha inculcated in the lads a spirit of "ftn type of responsibility and then he re counted the various games and amuse ments eliminating when the Glendal girls came down upon the camp wit cake and ice cream.
 R. R. Boardman of the Y. M C. A told what the publicity had meant fo the valley. He told of the Pathe pie lures, of the Associated Press storie sent out and of the magazine article. He said that it had d-been publicity i the home papers which had gotten tn boys into the crops and had, in fac made the success of the movement pos sible
 IL A. Baxter was the last forma speaker. He told of the value of tn military training given, of the sys tenn which it had created. all culminat ing in the one word, service