The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-12
BOY SCOUTS 0F
.AMERICA" \" CAMP AICN

This is Boy Scout Week beginning,
June 9Th and closing June 14th, 1919.
The Boy Scouts of America are put
ting on d nation wide campaign for
1 100000 associate members. Below
is, given the appeal Of Hon. w. G.. Me-
Adoo, chairman Of the Citizens Ma
tional Committee.
To The Mothers and Fathers Of Ameri-
can Boys: @
The Congress Of the United States,
recognizing the value Of proper train
ing Of American boyhood, granted q
special charter for the organization Of
the Boy Scouts of America. This or
ganization now embraces 375, 900
splendid American boys; but this is "a
very small proportion Of the 100000
600 American boys between the ages
of twelve and twenty-one who ought
to be given the benefit of Boy Scout
discipline, training and practice.
The future of the nation depends, Of
course, upon it's youth. The fathers
and mothers Of American boys will be
gravely derelict in parental duty and
in national obligation if they fail to
give their hearty support, moral and
financial, to this great American Boy
Scout movement. Not only is every
Boy Scout given useful knowledge and
training whic hequips him better for
the battle of life itself, but there are
inculcated in him the duties, obliga-
tions, ideals and higher conceptions Of
American citizenship.
Each year the Boy Scout movement
turning out thousands Of better boys
and creating the finest types Of future
American patriots. No cause should
appeal more strongly to the mothers
and fathers Of America than the Boy
Scout cause. 58.
The Boy Scouts raised several hun
dred million dollars in the Liberty
Loan and War Savings Stamps cam
paigns. They did splendid work for the
Red Cross in it's several national cam
paigns. They served the government
| in many other effective ways during
the great world war. It is an organi-
zation Of gallant patriots and deserves
| the couragement and support OF the
nation.
Il The week beginning June s and end
| ing June Ia has been set apart as Boy
Scout week for the purpose Of enlarg-
| ing and strengthening the Boy Scout
organization. Associate membership
| in the Boy Scout organization will be
! offered to the mothers and fathers 2t
American boys and to other adult
American citizens. This, if successful,
will provide supporting adult organ
ization to. the Boy scouts Of America
which will assure the enlarged useful
ness and effectiveness Of the Boy
scout movement. Surely there are
lave nii,iiii6n American men apd women
who are willing to help the boys OF
lAmerica to become the best Of all
4 American citizens. Surely there are
millions Of other American citizens
who are willing to contribute small
sum to put the Boy Scout organiza tion
on a strong and permanent basis which
will assure the continuous training Of
the youth of America in the finer
ideals. and conceptions OF citizenship
in the greatest democracy on earth
/ This worthy cause sands alongside
the Red Cross and other humanitarian
organizations which have had the gen.
erous support of the American peo-
! pie. In the name of America 3 best boy
hood, beg Americas manhood and
womanhood to help.
M w. G. McADOO,
BY j. H. SEYMOUR,
Chairman, Barnes County.