New Britain herald., 1918-04-25
BOY SCOUT CANVASS
BEGINS SATURDAY
House to House Campaign for
Third Liberty Loan

The 324, 4&9 boys and 1000 mon
leaders of the Boy Scouts of America
will begin their house to house Lib
erty Loan canvass on Saturday in ac-
cordance with agreement with the
Treasury Department.
The President has requested that
they be CLEANERS after The reapers,"
and for the eight days at the very
end of the regular campaign the
Scouts will so into every house 10
urge additional subscriptions and to
get the signatures of those who had
been overlooked or who had not SUBJ
Scribed for some other reason.
Some cities in their anxiety to go
as far as possible over their quota
have asked that the Scouts turn loose
their persuasive powers at once, but
while this "organized boy power of
the nation is giving every help to
other organizations and aiding the
Liberty Loan drive in every way pos
sible, the distinct canvass of the Boy
Scouts of America will not begin UNI
til April q.
Instructions to Scouts.
How to win the War Service En-
blem:
Saturday, April 27-Your Scout
master will give you circulars and
tell you what street to cover. Leave
circular Wits every family, giving it
personally to the lady of the house.
Tell her that you will call again later
for the application. Be faithful,
covering your entire route. Take
few extra circulars home for Mon
day. If you have a lot Of extras turn
them back to the Scoutmaster
Sunday. April 28-Study up on the
bond. Get promises on the tele-
phone. Make up lists of people to
see after your own route is can
vassed. Plan to win.
Monday, April 20 to Saturday, May
4-Wear uniform if you have one. Be
neat. You are the Presidents mes
senger. Have a soft pencil, also ex-
ira circulars. You are q bond sales
man, ask for the man of the house
by name, get the name from the
nameplate on the door. Tell them
about the bond, make a sale. Take no
money, tell them to go to the bank
and make the first payment You
take the application and hand them
to the Scoutmaster each night at
P. M. and he will send q bicycle mes
senger to the Scout Office with them
at that time. All applications will be
listed and credited to you and dis
tributed to the different banks early
next morning. Be sure the buyer
knows he must go to the bank and
make the first payment. He must go
to the same bank he lists on the ap-
plication.
If the circular is lost show them
another and make g, sale. Be courte-
Gus. IF you cannot make a sale be
cheerful and polite. Finish your own
lot ftar-
your own section is covered you can
sell to anybody.
Remember we are out to beat our
previous record of $37, 10000.
Prize.
To the Scout who secures the great
est number of subscriptions a Bronze
Medal will be awarded by the New
Britain Council, E. S. A.
For further information inquire at
the Scout Headquarters, 166 Main ST.,
Phone 1862.
President Wilson's specific request
is that we muster the full strength Of
the Boy Scouts Of America for CO.
operation with the Treasury Depart
ment in securing subscriptions for the
third Liberty Loan. If we are to do
this every Scout and every troop of
Scouts and every Scout Official will
plan to definitely take part in Liber-
ty Loan No. 3.
Our drive takes place April 81 to
May 4, both inclusive.
The New Britain Campaign rs
planned is as follows:
Saturday, April 27-Meet at your
troop Headquarters for a city-wide
distribution Of printed material.
Sunday April 28--Tall1 Liberty
Loan. Make up lists of people to
see. Study the instruction book about
the bond. Plan to beat our previous
record
Monday, April 20 to Saturday, May
4, both inclusivez-Keep in touch with
your troop. Have the boys turn over
all application blanks to you each
night. See that some definite location
is made where the Scouts will report
to you at a specified time. If you can
not be there, put some Patrol Leader
in charge. The Scout Headquarters
will be open until P. M. each night
during the campaign and all reports
together with the applications should
be in by that time. The applications
will be listed and distributed to the
different banks early the next m orn-
ing.
Out of town troops should report
by telephone each night and turn In
the applications to the Scout Head
quarters the following day
Awards.
National War Service Emblem to
each Scout actually selling ten or
more different families or independ-
ent individual purchasers. Relatives
in the same or different houses who
buy q bond independently with their
own money count as more than one
sale. If the medal is already held