The sun., 1919-05-13
BOYS WAR HEROES,
SAYS BADEN POWELL
English Scouts Freed 10000
Men for Combat and
Trapped U-boats.
GIRLS DID GREAT WORK
English Leader, Greeted Here,
Tells How Young Folks
Helped to Win.
GIRLS DID GREAT WORK

American boys Of all ages, from Dan
Beard up and down, are due to be
thrilled when Lieut.-Gen. Sir Robert
Baden Powell finds time to tell them, as
ne probably will do before he leaves
here, how the Boy Scouts of Great Brit
ain figured In the war. Sir Robert. de-
fender of Mafeking and head of the
British Boy Scouts, wanted to 20 to the
front in 1914 but his Government wisely
put him to organising boyhood instead,
while Lady Baden-Powell lined up the
Girl Guides, which Is British for Girl
Scouts.
As Sir Robert was hurried after his
arrival in New York yesterday he could
DO no more than hint, In talk with
reporters, at the story he has up his
sleeve. He said that as soon as war
vas declared 10000 Boy Scouts went
On coast guard duty. freeing 10000 men
for combat On the shore and on ship
board they worked magnificently. Re
Gently 1000 OF these knickerbockered
veterans were reviewed on a vessel OF
the Grand Fleet and heard Admiral Sir
David Beattie tell them their services
had been invaluable. They watched for
submarines. scurried here and there as
messengers, did their trick on mine
sweepers-''did about all a man could do
except Tight" says their chief.
Lads Proved Worth.
Groups of them in the coast guard
gave the Admiralty information leading
to the capture Of four U-boats. for which
each boy received 25 pounds sterling
(s124) reward, though money was no
object.
Meanwhile the Girl Guides were carry
ing messages for the Government, type
writing. washing Stops. cooking. helping
in hospitals making bandages for the
Red Cross-doing everything a girl could
do except highland apparently ready
for that too IL need be.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell. who has
visited the United States several times.
is here now with his wife, as he said.
TO see how the Girl Scouts are getting
on They were impartially greeted by
boys and girls in Scout clothes at the
Grand Central Station.
The boys were from Manhattan Trooy
$50 all Eagle Scouts. meaning of highest
ettainments. The girls gave a bouquet
Of flowers to Lady Baden-Powell. Also
visible were Colin II. Livingstone. presi-
dent Of the Boy Scouts of America
James Z. West. national scout execu-
tive; Daniel Carter Beard of Flushing
sioner. and Mrs. Juliette Low. who or
ganized the American Girl Scouts after
visiting the Baden-Powelis in England
in 1910, and Is now their president.
The visitors, before entering upon a
round Of engagements that will test their
endurance, went to Girl Scout headquar-
ters, ESQ Madison avenue. There Sir
Robert said. 1t was not true, as an
nounced by the organization recently.
hot u lie -s -
worldwide Boy Scout committee b..
NO need of that" he said. The or
sanizstion Is already international.
Nearly all the civilized nations have Boy
Scouts now. In fact II Is easier to
name those where none exist. Most OF
the southern countries of Europe have
not taken readily to the idea. but It is
strong In South America, particularly IN
Brazil. Argentine and Chile. 1t is the
who can be counted on to put the soul
into the League Of Nations"
League of Nations Praised.
You ask me what the League of Ma
tons means. I do not know yet, but
! believe that this movement well con-
Quoted will help to bring about that
complete understanding among the ma
tons which We all desire. Get the minds
OF the young in accord and in the fu-
ture the world will grow closer to-
gether Think what 1t means to have
widely separated Boy Scouts writing to
one another constantly. as they are do
ing in the United States, England
Japan. China and other countries. The
other day the Queen of Rumania was
in England to get our aid in rejuvenst-
Ing the movement in her country. Now
that the German element is eliminated
there Is good reason to expect a re-
vival.
Il shall be in the United States until
May 20 and will see as many Scout
organizations as possible, particularly
of the girls The boys, as you know
are we'll organized and do not need my
afIice"
Somebody asked Sir Robert what the
boys and girls of England thought ought
to be done with the Kaiser. He laughed
and replied that he had heard the sug-
gestion that Wilhelm should be locked
up for the rest of his life and be COM
PEELED to study caricatures of himself
every day.
Twenty thousand Boy Scouts Of
America will be modified in honor OF
Sir Robert Baden-Powell in the Cen
trail Park Sheep Meadow at p. NJ
Saturday and those entitled to honor
medals and badges will receive then
from his hands. He will speak in Car
negie Hall on Sunday.
Gen. Sir Robert and Lady Baden
Powell were entertained at dinner las
night by Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Ham
mond of 9 West Ninety-first street
Among the guests were representative
OF the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts o.
America, the Camp Fire Girls. the New
York State Woman's Land Army, thu
Woodcraft League OF America and othel
children's organizations.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
charles E. Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thus o. Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg'
Pratt, Mrs. V. Everit Macy, Mrs. Jul
cite Low, president of the Girl Scouts
Mr. West president of the Boy Scouts
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Train. Mrs. H
Showden Marshall. Mrs. Josephine Das
kam' Miss Lleyellyn Parsons. Mr.. ant
MRS. Howard Dawson, Mrs. Theodore
Price, Charles d. Norton, DIR. James 4
russell. Lewis b. Cavity, Francis r
Dodge and Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Cut