Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
BOY SCOUTS TO
AID WAR DRIVE
Youngsters Will Contribute
$40 in Earned Money to
Y. M. C. A. Camp Fund

Harrisburg members of the Boy
Scouts of America have been asked
10 help in the raising of the thirty
five million dollar Y. NJ. c. \. War
Work Fund, the national campaign
of which will be held next week.
They are not asked to run tag
day or sell anything. They are
asked to sign up a pledge agreeing
to work enough to earn ten dollars
to give to the boys million dollars
OF the fund. Scout Executive J. II.
Slime is a member of the boys divi-
sion of the campaign. being an adult
leader of the council. lie has ar
ranged to have the cause of the SOL
dier boys explained at each scout
meeting held prior to the close of
the big drive" next week. 1t is the
opinion of men interested in scout
work that Boy Scouts will not be
found wanting in patriotic spirit
when the results of this campaign
have been tabulated
The unit is ten dollars. 1t is rec
ognized that this is n large amount.
1T is purposely large.
The boy may pay In cash or he
may pay $500 within thirty days,
$3.50 on January 1, and $3.50 on
April /, 1918. 1t is then clear thar
he has several months in which to
earn this money. The average boy
who wanted 20 earn that much
money for the purchase of some
greatly desired article-say Il BIZ
Cycle-would find ways to earn il.
The plan calls for real sacrifice on
the boys part; If he misses that ele-
lnent, the plan falls short of its
purpose.
The plan is one which appeals to
boys Is and 19 years of age, as well
as to the younger scouts. A boy
will earn the ten dollars. He will
expect to be paid only what he fairly
go rns-not a cent more. There Will
be no basis of charity in this. For a
boy to receive So for a days work
when it is only worth 81 would not
be fair to the boy nor to the cause
for which he is working. The boy
should work hard for the $40. There
are numerous ways in which he may
io this.
There are regular jobs. out of
school hours. for schoolboys, and in
evening hours for boys employed
during the day. There are many
special jobs that may be secured.
For individual boys there may be
the cleaning up of gardens TO set
them ready for winter, odd jobs
around the house, minor repair jobs
and cleaning of automobiles, and
scores OF other chores.
Each boy who pledges $40 of his
earnings Will wear an honor button,
siGnifying that he is one of the first
hundred thousand boys to agree to
earn $40 toward helping keep Y. NJ.
{. \. home cheer with the soldiers
in France. This campaign button
will be a badge Of honor.
There has been prepared a GER
tificate engraved and reproduced in
two colors which will be awarded
each boy when he has fully paid his
$40. This certificate will be life
long treasure to the boy who is Its
proud. pqssessoL 1t will have his
nanie neatly enerossed upon II, will
he signed by William Sloane,
John r. Mott and Edgar NJ. Robin
son, of New York, and by Arch II.
Dinsmore. district campaign direc-
tor for the Harrisburg district Of
Pennsylvania.
Scouts may secure pledge cards
from their school principal or from
Scout Executive J. II. Slime, at scout
headquarters, and cards may be re-
a button will be given to the signer
The Harrisburg War Work drive
is TO be held the first part of next
week. 1t is not too early for scouts
TO fill out their pledges to-day.