The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-30
A PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT
WILSON.

The Boy Scouts OF America have
rendered notable service to the ma
ton during the world war. They
have done effective work in the Lib
erty Loan and War Savings cam
paigns, in discovering and reporting
upon the black walnut supply. in
cooperating with the Red Cross and
other war work agencies, in acting
as dispatch bearers for the Commit
tee on Public Information, and in
other important fields. The Boy
Scouts have not only demonstrated
their worth to the nation, but have
also materially contributed to a
deeper appreciation by the American
people of the higher conception of
patriotism and good citizenship.
The Boy Scout movement should
not only be preserved, but strength
ened 1t deserves the support of all
public-spirited citizens. The availa-
BILE means for the Boy Scout move
ment have thus far sufficed for the
organization and training of only a
small proportion of the boys of the
county. There are approximately
100000 boys in the United States
between the ages of twelve and
twenty-one. Of these only $4,000
are enrolled as members of the Boy
Scouts Of America.
America cannot acquit herself
commensurately with her power and
influence in the great period now
facing her and the world unless the
boys of America are given better op-
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pare themselves for the responsible
ties of citizenship.
Every nation depends for it's flu
ture upon the proper training and
development of it's youth. The
American boy must have the best
training and discipline our great de-
mocracy can provide if America is to
maintain her ideals, her standards
and her influence in the world.
The plan, therefore, for a Boy
Scout week during which universal
appeal will be made to all Americans
to supply the means to put the Boy
Scouts of America in a position to
carry forward effectively and contin-
uously the splendid work they are
doing for the youth of America,
should have the unreserved support
of the Nation.
Therefore, l, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby recommend that
the period beginning Sunday, June
8, to Flag Day, June IA, be observ-
ed as Boy Scout Week through the
| United States for the purpose of
strengthening the work of the Boy
Scouts of America.
| l earnestly recommend that, in
every community, Citizens Com
mittee under the leadership of a
National Citizens Committee, be or
ganized to cooperate in carrying out
a program for a definite recognition
of the effective services rendered by
the Boy Scouts of America; for a
survey of the facts relating to the
boyhood of each community, in order
that with the cooperation of church
es, schools and other organizations
definitely engaged in work for boys,
adequate provision may be made for
extending the Boy Scout program to
a larger proportion of America boy
hood.
The Boy Scout movement offers
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service. 1t needs men to act as
| committeeman and as leaders of
groups of boys. 1 hope that all who
can will enlist for such personal SER
vice, enroll as associate members and
give all possible financial assistance
to this worthy organization of Amer
lean boyhood. Anything that is done
to increase the effectiveness of the
Boy Scouts of America will be a gen.
uine contribution to the welfare Of
the nation.
In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed
Done this first day of May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen, and of the
independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty
third.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President:
ROBERT LANSING,
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