The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-21
What to DO With a BOV

ms question Is being asked
everywhere today, and thank God il
is being answered in practical
way as never before in the world {
history.
| Every red blooded boy is so full
of potential energy that he must be
kept busy by some means-so
among the great men Of today
there is unanimous agreement the
Boy Scouts is a mighty good place
to put him.
Our great general 'Black jack
Pershing certainly knows boys and
in his message to the Boy Scouts Of
America the other day he said "1o
the splendid army Of $4,000
American Boy Scouts. the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces sends
greetings and appreciation for all
you are doing for our great cause.
Upon you will soon fall the burden
Of our civilization. Every act and
thought Of yours in keeping with
the scout law, will help to make
good citizens and good soldiers.
Obey it in letter and spirit and all
the older scouts who are igting for
you and all we hold dear will shake
hands with you as comrades who
helped them win the war. Three
cheers for the Boy Scouts of
America. | call that great and
we certainly agree that every nor
NAL boy has a right to march.
range and camp, for it satisfies
deep old instinct in him, and we
want to build up and never tear
down a boys or a girls instincts.
TO accomplish this we must have
men and money. Plenty of money
and men-men who count boys and
gills better than dollars as dollars
only of value as they may be invest
ed in character and life. We need
men in our city who will concen-
trate, organize and sacrifice Ter this
specific purpose. The opportunity
is mere as the Boy Scouts and Camp
Fire girls are welt organized ana
splend5dly led by most capable lead
ers. The community will be pleas
ed at once to provide the means,
remodel and equip a center for
their use. This will require con-
siderable amQunt Of money, bat Oh
the returns on such an investment
Let the men and woman of our
communitv back this movement up
with their dollars and la the years
to come there will be 10 such COM
plants heard as we hear SO univer-
sal'v among Us at present time,
What am ! to do with my boy.
with NY girl?" Let every parent
in Milbank look into the eyes Of
their sreci ous boys and girls SO
sweet and pure and good and then
give until they feel it, to keep them
clean and wholesome. Better all
that any of US have done in the past
to save their bodies had never been
done than to have them grow up to
live worthless. impure and unchaste
lives. No doubt a very carefully
committee will be created
to canvas the whole matter Of the
need and equipment and amount of
funds necessary to meet it and very
apportion the amount to
the citizens Of Milbank. 1t will
not mean heavy financial burden
to any one if all do their part.
There aught not to be one link in
the chain of asking missing when
the giving has been counted up.
Our great war for democracy has
given US an unusual opportunity
here in Milbank and we all should
be glad to help realize it.
Let us each and every one do our
"bit" and so keep the Home Fires
Burning" for clean world where
our boys and girls will have fair
chance to grow up to an unstained
manhood and womanhood. For the
boys and girls Of the homes Of our
America we will do our best, we
will give our best.
William John Calfee
Pastor Of the M. E. Church
Milbank. South Dakota.