The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
SPEAKERS T6EILL CROWD WITH
FINAL PLEA TO HELP SCOUTS
IN LOAN DRIVE.
Newcome-stown, Ohio, Scout Bant
Makes Big Hit-Loan Is Gong
Over the Top.

Over the Top.
Whccl!n. Boy Scouts Gi1 themselves
: credit ut tho mammoth patriotic mass
meeting in the big market auditorium
. Yesterday Afternoon. Fully live hun
drcd were present and showed thc'r
, loyalty ami patriotism and not "ni!
we're the SCOUTS IN evidence but the Gil
, izcns were present III !arg" numbers.
! Hon. II. {. ogden presided aS chair
, man and the principal speaker WAS cN-
Senator w T.. Chiffon. bishop FRANK :
> lin Hamilton OF Pittsburgh. hiShnp o.
! the Pittsburgh district. Methodist triS-
, vupal churches, Offered the lhN"colI"'
! and Rev. Arthur l,a&ruhy pronounced
the bcncdiciIon. Mrs. Elsa GundiIns-
DuE;l accompanied by Miss hcrth'
Srhrndrr, sang several beautiful solos
: Every road leading Ia tho city YES
,crriay WAS hllrd by troops 81 scouts
marching 70 the auditorium. ana II
locked az if 4 great army Of IIi'ir SOL
dicrs WIS being modified. AS thct
came u the principal streets several
troops consolidated at a tim" anu h'-
fore the meeting WAS calico 10 nFucf
/ practically every scat had been filled.
I ON. nf the features OF the big meet
1
service medals Ia srout$ VIII" nude good
i'm the other drives and reached the'r
quota OF ten bombs sold. There wcro
,hIrtv-siX awarded this honor "hlrh
: was done hv Senator Chiffon.
I The program was opened with pa
/ trintir selection hy the Ncwc"mcrstown
Scout band. which mad" a big hi 'at
the parad" Saturday night. This was
. followed hy the invocation and then Ml.
! Ogden gave l bri"f Introductory talk.
: He reviewed tho war /" the present
! moment and made 4 plea for All :"
p help tn" scouts.
Following Mr.. ogden. Mrs. GundllnS-
: nuCa sang several selections. which was
followed hv Mr.. Ogden introducing Ken
Moth Hutchinson. IL Wheeling scout for
mcrlv 81 Martins Ferry. who sold more
bonds the last time than any other scout
in this vicinity.
Senator Chilton's Talk.
MIR. Ogden next introduced MT. NIL
ton. Addressing tho Eny scouts. Scna-
TOR Chiffon said: The 10y Scouts Of
! America" is an organization which Is Il
manifestation of tn" spirit Of tn"
tinted states. The organization is pos
Slhlc hrcauS" Of This spirit. 1t Is dHdi-
ca:rd - service and SacrIiicc ana every
member IS ruthnS"d with lhr purpose
nf doing and daring for his r"lnirAS h'-
Tense and his nci=hh"rs welfare. TIL"
organization did not create this spirit
the spirit made the organization. II
was necessary Ia have. first. tho manly
lualili" shorn in the boy; then that buy
could not restrain the impulse 10 COM
lime his humane and patriotic mental
powers and his huSk! physical powers.
with the same qualities IN others. (uur
desire and ability |" S"rr" your tcllo"
man and To defend American institutions
took concrete form whom this nrGanlza.
ton WAS made. such an organization
dodi cated as it is to the highest pur'
pose outside If the story Of Calvary
that can illuminate tn" soul or steel lhE
sin"ws. yuu hav" made AMI perfected
and arc now using. for gcnuin" service
T." your f"llowmnn and for practical de-
fcns'. nf ynlir country.
doubt if there is another country OF
Garth whose history. traditions and in
situations so fit int" tho physical ant
mental makeup al ;hc people. ST. as Il
permit such ar organization L" s"rN'
In" purpose which it DOES here. YOU
high mission is not hn@nlrd by youI
written prcccpts. because language car
NOT describe tho aspirations &C III
. heart. nor E"n portray tho details I"
bro, h"rlr h"lpfulnrSs. Here our law!
. end In$:itu; ions and T." mental am
physical CHARACTERISTICS "f our people
arc unru" IL furnishing the material
the need and IN" fi"!h for such an "r
ganizttion.
The speaker then !nld "f IN" many
. qualities nf tho American youth. How
,hcy ar" OF IN" French. Irish. Polish
> Italian. Scotch ana "v"n German d."
:,r"nd"n's. hut American true :" HI
| core. II" told how we. tho American
, people. hny. h""mlr" 'r"" and then N
: touched upon IN" need Of such an or
, ganixL,ion as III" Scouts COR 'hc ynitl
nf tn" country.
: Mr.. Chiffon told &C IN" many invcn
, tinns which this rnunrrI. CAV" IN" wrrlc
and how the other nations hav" pros
pr-"d by them. How Napoleon had n:
r tempted Ia conquer IT." world aud nov
. ;hr kaiSrr'S attempt was vIvidIy told ~
and hc then impressed tho hnyS with III
"n"rmunSiiy Of their par: az the task il
! helping win.
II" told tho hnys how they should al
dress n man To lll% bond and told how
/ L. impress all with Tho seriousness u
IN" work on hand. Each buyer become
a soldier when Il" buys Il hnnd' hr said
And "" should all hc in the service n
. tho pr,rcnt moment" II" branded nj
who failed "a buy 4 bond aS Il sIrcEr
l AMI asked wh" ran h. n Stacker at thi
time: vino can afford 30 II" q Stacker
or VIII" wants 10 l." 4 Stacker" III
word slacl,r should Il" uttered with
! hiss 90 show the Gi&rrspcri for such
person.
2 ! In conclusion Mr.. Clifton said: "Th
: wnrd fail Describes hui tl" passing "
; fortunes in ON "ffnri, TO The .tn"ri
cans il * hui h, sign most Of 1,nuk