The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-04
SCOUTS HOLD
Bic SESSION
SCOUT HEADS URGE STRONGER Ar
CURRENTS II SELLING OF BONDS
MATCH THE PRESIDENT.
Two Bonds Sold by Each Scout VIII
Raise Their Quota and Fl IL
over tho Top"

NJ rousirG meeting Of tue b"!
Scout trnUps Of the Wheeling u'StE''I'
held las, evening in tho Rotary c'uo
rooms OF the Commercial associa''ol'
tho scouts were ur=cd ny heads ~ IN"
rXccutINc comm 60" |" put pep ny"
their work and 10 either sell tw" bonus
to-day or t. Ur:ali their ncckS III Ihe
attempt
TIE principal talk Of the evening was
The statement mail hy W. L. slcWar'
that "Ii every Boy Scout soils tW" E"'
bonds to-day the quota will =" over INC
TOP" Every Toy pledged himself -
sell AT least two bonds to-day.
H. u. Pnrtz local Srou, executive act
iug ms chairman. told "f tho purpose VI
thu. meeting. which WAS /" stimulate III
,cr"st in the campaign which they arr
engaged in ami IT, make plans WHEREBY
they would so over the top III lhclF
drive to-day.
Holm Davis was introduced by Mt
rurtZ and gave The lads an interesting
; and enthusiastic talk. He SAID. h"ES'
, ruihln:, has sd cnthuSrd me as IN" Efeil
work that you have done since you
were frs, organized in this city. SIX
! months ago th"r" were only SIXTY scouts
! IN this city: at h" prcScni Time 'herr
! are more than COO
Mr.. Davis gave some very good SuE-
! rcStions for arguments that the scouts
| car use IN approaching n person I" sell
Vim n bond II" also said that IN" poyS
mus, hclp one another in their efforts,
! 10 not br selfish.
Go - the work with pep. do not De
: discouraged If some one tells you th'i
! he or she has already bought Il pond
/ tell him 10 buy another. aS IN" rnonrE
! will not hr of any use after hc has paid
! the pricc that the kaiser will ask II n"
| wins tho war. Another thing l advise
! YOU To use Gcntlcmnnly tactics. do h"'
| call the person Stacker OF = pro-G"r'
! man If he does not show you II badge
! nr a Liberty flag. rs there arc man"
/ reasons"
! The bond issue closes at o'clock this
| evening WAS Il statement made by Scout
| Executive PORTE. and all are rcqu"Sted
! to have ihcir bonds bought at ;hc hanks
| before $50 o'clock.
George H. House. chairman of the cX-
! .cutivc council Of the Roy Scouts Of
j the Wheeling distr!c:. gave short talk
! which was fun Of encouragement for
I the scouts and made many boy decide
to do much better than he had done
! heretofore.
! W. l.. Stewart, who was the last
} speaker % tn" evening. gave IN" scouts
/ Il talk on the work done in other cities
and told nj the presidents recent Match
, tho President" scheme by. buying Il SIn
! bond after having taken rs tuany as he
thought tina; hr could afford. He sent
tho following message Ia tn" ASSorh'"d
: Press II Pittsburgh. which will be pub
lishod in many III the newspapers III
tn" country:
"A$srcialcd Errss. Pittsburgh. IA:
Scouts! are y"u game" Troop No. !,
. Wheeling. ". Va. subscribed fer Il
/ Match tho President $50 bond Of tn
: third Liberty loan. I" b" pa:i from he
, troop treasury on the dollar Week
plan. - your troop game 10 match
! President Wilson's purchase Of m extra
, $50 bond and uhliCat" yourselves 10 pay
for 1t on tho same plan? Will your
troop own L Match the President So
bond.
w P. STEWART.
'ScoutmRs'rr. Troop No. l."
Tho meeting was adjourned with thI
singing OF "hm"rica.' followed by :
rouSine scout yell. Help the scouts buy
/ bonds"