Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-03-21

met at DR.. Brooks office and from
there marched to the Park hotel.
George Dawson, who just returned
from Camp Cody, was present, and
under his command the boys march
ed like real soldiers.
After a three course dinner was
served to which every one did JUS
tice, Dr. A. l.. Brooks acted as toast
master and in that happy and pleas
ant way of his entertained the boys
a few moments before calling on
Supt. M. M. Mcfntire. Supt. Nc
Intire gave a splendid talk to the
boys and instructed them as we'll as
entertained them.
LaVerne Hansen was then called
upon and he gave good talk on the
work of the Boy Scouts. He gave
the parents much information con-
corning their work. DR.. Brooks
then called upon George Dawson,
the splendid young soldier who vol
unteered early in the war. He told
the Boy Scouts what they ought to
do. They comprehended all he said
and from the expressions on their
faces one could see that they were
determined to follow his good ad-
wise.
E. Reed. who has a son with the
Rainbow division in France ana
who in all probability was engaged in
the fierce battle last week when so
many of their number were killed,
was asked to tell what he thought.
He told how proud he was of his
son, and how proud the son was to
! fight for his country. Mr.. Reed was
also proud of his younger son who
was a loyal Boy Scout and would
soon take the place of the son in
France. Mr.. Reed was vigorously
applauded.
Dan Kerwin, who is home on q
furlough from the U. S. Naval
Training Station, was urged by DR..
Brooks to make talk. He told how
he enjoyed the navy service and
what a splendid thing it was for the
young men. He wore his uniform
and made delightful appearance
among the Boy Scouts. who were
also in uniform. Will Wright was
another one of the Boy Scouts who
responded to the call of DR.. Brooks.
Will is a manly young fellow and he
told mighty interesting little
story about the Boy Scouts.
Sooutmaster G.. w. Proctor was
then called upon for the address OF
the evening. He is always full Of
life and enthusiasm and he injected
! much of his enthusiasm into his
talk. He has just returned from
Camp Dodge and he gave the boys
and their parents an instructive
half hours talk. Among the things
he said was that he had made ar
rangements, or had asked permits
sion to take the. Audubon Boy
Scouts to Camp Dodge and to give
them a weeks training under an
army officer. The head officers told
Rev. Proctor that they would he glad
to have the boys come and they
would be shown every courtesy pos
Sible.
Mr.. Proctor presented the matter
to the parents in such way that
action on the suggestion was taken.
1t was decided to send the boys to
Camp Dodge the Monday following
the close of school. This will be
great treat for the Boy Scouts to
look forward to. ~
He also presented the idea of pur-
chasing drums so that the Scouts
could have a drum corps. After he
finished his talk SAP was raised for
the purpose which was turned over
to E. F. Bilharz and as soon as the
drums can be purchased the boys
will be out with their drum corps.
They have the musicians but here
tofOre have been lacking in the in
strumer.c.
A. j. Shupe then gave a splendid
talk. He said he was the only
Hay Seed" in the crowd and could
easily see why the fathers were
anxious to get rid of their boys for
a week. But he could see it was a
good thing for the boys so he felt
like Joining the city dads and want
ed his boy to go too.
This brought to a close an even
ing of great pleasure to the Boy
Scouts. 1t is an event. they will re-
member as long as they live.
There can be no doubt that every
Boy Scout realizes that the war
against Germany and her allies is a
war for the Boy Scouts and boys
who are not Scouts. and for their
sisters and mothers. too. 1t is a
war for the freedom of all the peo-
pies of the world. the peoples Of all
nations. small as well as large, and
for the freedom Of the boys and
girls OF every land.
What would the Boy Scouts OF
America be doing now II they were
old enough? There is no doubt in
the minds of our people that the
Scouts would be in that "far-flung
battle line" fighting again the bat
ties that their fathers fought and
for the same holy cause of human
freedom.
But though they are not old
enough to take their pltces In the
trenches, the Boy Scouts can and do
work % important for the cause OF