El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
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With this as the slogan Of the
- campaign. the Boy Scouts
viii on Sunday go over the top" in
launching their drive" for the sale Of
Liberty bonds. The patrols VIII dis
tribute blanks In all the churches
sunday during the services, and on
Monday viii inauEurate their whirI-
wind campaign 20 secure their quota
The Boy Scouts Of America sold
S25.5SS,250 worth Of the first issue Of
Donds, and OF this amount the FL PasO
patrols sold more than $4,000 worth
Parade Amid Cheers.
with approximately 200 scouts par
ucipaLng- the parade Of the Boy
Scouts left the chamber Of commerce
this afternoon at o'clock on a swim
through the streets Of the CITY. The
scouts and their masters rode in auto
mobiles They were commanded by
lvor G. Thomas. scout master, and
carried their troop banners through
great crowds.
Banners advertising the Liberty
bond issue were also carried. In
scrlbed on them were the words. Put
a Liberty Bond in Every Home" Buy
a Baby Bond for Baby" Save a Life
by Buying a Liberty Bond" He Also
Fights Who Helps Fighter" If You
cannot Go Across. Come Across. Buy
a Liberty Bond, Turn Your Dollars
other.
Maggie Sets the Pace.
The drive for the sale Of bonds
has already been started by Wesley
Nagle, Of troop T. Before 10 o'clock
Saturday morning he had sold $1,000
worth Of bonds. which is nearly half
the total amount sold by the scouts in
the first campaign The largest bond
Thomson
Liberty Bell Ringing.
me scouts distributed literature
through the business and residential
districts during the morning Scouts
were also stationed at the White
House. the Popular and other stores
A detail OF scouts was also stationed
during the day in the yard Of the
federal building, where the Liberty
bell was ringing
Honor Two Scouts.
Honors Were conferred upon two OF
the scouts at the rally held Friday
evening at the chamber Of commerce. /
This meeting was held for the pur-
pose OF hOnOrinE these two boys and
giving them a word Of encoura Ee-
ment and instruction in their campaign
for the sale OF Liberty bonds. The
meeting was attended by nearly geo
scouts and number Of their parents
and friends. c. A Martin, treasurer
Of the scout council, presided. Among
those who attended were H L. Stew
ems, president r. 3. Orndorff. Rev.
Charles l. Overstreet, Rev. Fuller
Swift Rev. Father C. C. Frund. Rob
ert hrakaUer, zach l. Cobb. collector
OF customs. and Edgar W. kayser.
who were al the speakers table
Gives Tom Hansen Medal.
Tom hansen. who in the first Lib
erty bond campaign sold $3.50 worth
Of bonds 10 10 different families, was
presented with bronze medal in rec
oEnlton Of his services. The preseu-
t1rlOn was made by Mr.. Cobb. as a
representative OF the treasury de-
partment who is presenting medals /
30 the SCOUTS who won them.
Scout Set for Richard Stevens.
Richard stevens was presented with 4
q scout set by IFor G. Thomas, scout .
executive, In recognition Of the fact
that he more than any other boy in
The patrols, is responsible for the
scouts Cf FL Paso being organ led and /
built Up TO so large a body. Mr.. Thorn I
IS also read DISTINCTIONS TO the scouts I
on their work for the coming week.
Pays for Scouts Singing.
Miss lia1el Mooney played a num- f.
Der OF selections on the piano and was
the accompauist for the scouts when
The auditorium was decorated with
the national colors while the scout
banners were uraped on the rear OF
the speakers rostrum. The scouts
marched IN, led by Mr.. Thomas, gave
their salutes and repeated their
notices
The invocation was pronounced BY
Rev Fl Fruud. pastor OF St Parick's
cathedral
B ys 10 Take Mems Places.
Mr. Martin pointed out TO the boys
the importance OF their part in the I
Liberty bond campaign 1t won't be
long until you BOYS viii be taking us T
older mems places" he said. 4 look ]
back and recall the days when I was /
like you boys ] can recall Edgar T
hayseT- now prominent banker, 1
when he was a carrier boy on the FL I
HaH d HHHH an1rHHH H.n OH raaH
time until you viii be taking our |
places.
Not War For Conquest.
We are not in this war for con- ]
quest We are facing much the same I
problem and situation that Washing (
ton faced during the fieht 10 throw I.
on the British yoke 81 we are to- .
day fighting AGAINST a more serious I
yoke than was the British one
Ar- Martin read a letter from sec
rotary William McAdoO TO c. Celin }
Livingston, president Of the Boy
Scouts Of America in which the secre-
Cary extended his thanks and apDre-
citation for the assistance and wonder
Iul work rendered in The inaugural f
Liberty bond campaign by the scouts
The secretary said the boys had soil
bonds amounting TO S23.38S,250 which
represented 139.65f BUYERS.
Cobb Recalls BOyhOOd Days.
Mr. Cobb said that he could recall
the days when as very young man
d ~ u
wrote them for The Herald with such
elaboration that IL "swelled" his
lCobb's) head.
we all like TO look back 70 our
oOyhood days, boys" the speaker said
Il don't think there is a man here
but who wishes he could go hack to
I've over his boyhOod days again
There is no a man who does not wish
he had chance when he was a boy
70 have been q Boy Scout
Boys, Be Manly and Clean.
somehow when I was a boy the
boys we're little too bashfuL They
were little ashamed 70 be seen with
a girl and they were a little ashamed
ottentmes 70 be as good as they
should and 10 DO the right thing. But
you are manly boys. and 10 IS through
the Boy Scouts largely that you are
manly and good You live for the
manly and good things OF life.
Boys, keep yourself clean and be
manly There is nothing so good IN
. boys life as proper companionshlp
and clean living We should all ass0-
ciate with good people. There is not
. citizen who Is a good citizen who
does not love God and live clean.
There is not a man who is a good
citizen unless he loves his God We
should associate our thoughts with
God in our daily life.
Kaiser Got Wrong Start.
IF when the kaiser was a little
boy he had associated with the right
kind OF people he would have learned
the right ideas Of Cod If he had the
right kind Of associates when a boy
he would not have torn Belgium into
g hleadfum starving country with D