Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
WILLING YOUTHS
SHOW STAMINA
Scouts Have Initiative and
Pluck in Accomplishing
Their Duty

Troop 20 was certainly glad of the
opportunity afforded the Scouts OF
Harrisburg on the Fourth to do some
real Scout work by serving Ice
water and keeping the intersections
open. What is true in our troop
is also the same throughout the city.
The Scouts in charge of ice water
stations were worked to the limit
and the individual drinking cups
soon gave out and then tumblers
and cups were used instead. The re-
ports from the various stations
show that an average of about six
tubs of ice water per station, was
served to the paraders
More difficult still was the job or
keeping the streets open in case OF
fire or other emergency. Several
indignant chauffeurs were very
skeptical about moving their autos
when asked to do so by a Scout.
They soon realized that the Scout
meant business however, when a
state policeman rode up and ordered
them off the street. This being the
first opportunity for the Scouts of
this city to help the police, quite
few people doubted the Scouts au-
thority in several cases until a mem
ber of the state police would ap-
proach, and then the parties would
leave in a hurry.
How Scouts Work
In one case, in another part OF the
city, a Scout, following his lnstruc-
tions from the police requested
man to move his car from the street
IN question and upon his refusal
motorcycle officer was called. but
still the man refused to move. IL
was then that the motorcycle officer
blew his whistle which brought an
other policeman to his assistance
The officer jumped in beside the
chauffeur and escorted the man and
his family to the police station
where the question was settled. That
is just one instance which shows
that the police are back of the
to help out. The people will soon
realize that a Scout means business
when he is on duty.
After the parade several Scouts
assisted the police by directing the
traffic in the congested districts and
in many other ways. With the con-
fidence gained with the first expert
ence of this nature, Troop 20 is all
the more confident, ready for duty,
and welcomes the calls for service
to be made in the future.
People who think that Scouts only
do things when in their uniform and
assigned to their posts are very
much mistaken. A Scout must do
at least one good turn every day.
Following is given two good turns
which are not of the ordinary
The other day a member of our
troor was going swimming with
friend, and as they were passing
down a certain street they heard
loud explosion which was followed
by piercing screams. A few seconds
later a colored woman emerged
from the house not very far away;
her clothing all afiame, saturated
with kerosene. The Scout, using
his bathing suit and the woman's
husbands coat with the help of the
Scouts friend soon had the fire
smothered
While the others stayed to do
anything they could for the woman
who was in agony, the Scout went
to a nearby telephone and. after
wasting about 80 perfectly good sec
onds, finally convinced two women
who were using the line at the time.
that the ambulance call was more
important than their conversation,
and the ambulance was summoned
at cnce. No, the Scout did not have
to hunt in the telephone book for
the number-he knew it-he was
prepared for any emergency and did
not waste time unnecessarily.
While waiting for the ambulance,
fpnnd fhat tho XpnnDnntG
had suffered the most and these
were burned very badly. Nothing
could be done in the line of First
Aid for by the time the material
was procured and the wounds ban
daged, the ambulance would be
there and then they would all have
to come off again at the hospital
which would cause unnecessary suf-
fering. The ambulance arrived in
q few minutes and the lady was
soon on her way to the hospital.
In another instance n Scout was
going to his work one morning
lately, and using his power of OBJ
servation, as a Scout is taught, he
discovered a hole in the street about
a yard in diameter. Upon close eX-
animation he found that n water
pipe had burst and that the hole
extended far under the street.
what dld he do then? 60 ABOUT
his business or perhaps say to him
self Let Charlie do it, No sir.
Hurrying to a blacksmith shop
which was near at hand he pro-
cured a nail keg and put it near the
hole to warn vehicles while he
called the mayors office. In a
short time the Water Department
was busy, and thus was averted the
danger of some vehicle perhaps a
fire engine. hurrying to it's destina-
ton, from plunging into the hole,
probably killing several persons.
These are but two instances in
which a Scout did real service. Yet
Scouts are on the job all. the time,
always ready to give assistance and
be of service to some one.
G.. P. WEAVER,
Assistant Scoutmaster.