El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
BOY SCOUTS Of E PAS0 PROVE
TOBE PRACTICAL WAR WORKERS
Local Council Raises More Than It's Allotment in the
Liberty Bond Campaign; Hundred Million Dollars
Raised by Nations Scouts; Great Credit Due to
Citizens Who Made Council Possible Here.

- Ne hundred and one millions Of
dollars is very practical look
- ing aid-that IS the amount
raised By the Boy Scouts Of America
p the Liberty loan bond campaign.
The scouts Of FL Paso raised $37.050
or this amount Nearly all this sum
was raised by the home boys in the
second campaign. they having been
away on a vacation during the time
o. the first sale OF Liberty bonds.
While this a big thing it is but a
small part OF the practical work OF
the BOY Scouts Several years ago
many said the move was a very nice
thins but not practical Their labors
IN z PasO have been decidedly prac-
teal. such as assistance in Red Cross
work. sanitary survey OF the city,
serving at times under city police, as
Eistlng in educational moves and pub
lie undertakings such as chautauquas
and IN general assisting the enter
rrisiue business men and citizens who
are members OF the local council
over a year ago A. Z. Rowlands
returned from a Rotary club conyen-
fion and among the things he related
10 local members at a meeting OF the
Eo-ary was what he had seen accom-
'pliEhed By the Boy Scouts Of America
Shortly afterWard Lieut. Merritt
LAND OF -lAeAGEpls A4AlAA-H Aa TUNA
committeeman from Michigan OF the
BOY Scouts OF America. came to this
city with Michigan troops Richard
stevens. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. H l.
Stevens, who had been interested IN
scout work through q former organi-
ration under the leadership Of Chas.
Brown. boys work director Of the To-
cal =. II c A. read in The Herald OF
Lieut.. Lambs arrival at Camp Cotton.
Has Its start in FL PasO.
50 anxious was young stevens TO
get 70 Lamb about local organization
shat ne could not wait until the next
.dav but started at once, padding
about Camp Cotton IN the rain and
iuul Ike an Indian runner duck, and
never stopped until he had found the
scout worker. So insistsnt was he
about the organization Of a local com
pany, that the way was opened for
lieut. Lamb 10 make an address be-
tore the Rotary. with the result that
scouting had its birth with the Ro-
rasT as sponsor.
Il council OF business men. headed
b. .. J. BinfOrd. was organized These
zen employed Chas. D. Flagle, who
hzd been connected with Y. II c A.
work here. as scout executive. Mr..
Eiagle shortly afterwards resigned
being succeeded by lVOr g. Thomas,
who returned here after being mus
tered out Of federal service at Detroit,
l1lch-. and took Up his work as scout
Executive Feb 1. 1917
Grows to 21I Members.
At that time IS boys had become
members OF this organization. Up TO
date FL have registered, gain OF
over 2O0.14 percent IN less than II
months. These have taken the scout
oath. which reads: "On my honor, ]
vii DO ny best TO do my duty to God
ard my country, and 10 obey the scout
law. 70 help other people at all times,
- keep myself physically strong, mem
tally awake and morally straight
These scouts also learned that section
u tie scout law following: "A scout
r. Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friend
u. courteous. kind. obedient, cheerful
thrifty brave, clean and reverent"
ne motto is Re prepared" but It is