The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09

America. Through almost a year OF
service he had preserved that card as
cherished possession"
Father Duffy said that what was
needed was an organization and train
ing that would give TO men the physical
and spiritual benefits that war brings
out without the fearful price that war
takes. The scout law and training, he
said, gave the results, and he asked the
audience to get into the movement and
givo II the support OF the average men
and women.
McAdoo Il Cheered.
Mr.. McAdoo received an ovation when
he was introduced by the chairman. 1t
was hard to tell whether he got more
and louder cheers than Miss Mae Peter
sen, who preceded him, or Elsie Janis,
who came next on the programme, but
anyway he got reception that would
have meant his nomination by acclama-
ton IL the 1000 or 5000 present had
been delegates to a political convention
instead of just plain folks who wanted
to help the former Secretary of the
Treasury put the scout campaign
through like a Liberty bond issue.
MIR. McAdoo said that years ago II
was the custom to describe certain ambi-
tious politicians as boy scout statesmen.
THAT was not intended to be compli-
mentary description" Mr.. McAdoo said
but II we could make the politicians 9
little more like the Boy Scouts what a
great thing 1t would be for the country
The scout movement, he said. is one
| Of the most potential agencies we have
| in the work of Americanization, thor
oughly Democratic movement, makinl
! for the obllteration of all the lines anc
| Iloti u-h ChnTaCtpTtZAC
| America heretofore.
Every Boy Scout he said, "take'
an oath to 90 his best: to do his duty
to his God and to his country; to hell
other people at all times; to keep him
| self physically strong, mentally awake
and morally straight. They are laugh
to practice and to live UP to this oath
No man VIII ohas had this boy scou
training and education could ever be al
anarchist or ever hurl bomb. NJ
greater service can be rendered to sue
cessive generations than to extend DO!
scout training and education to the ranl
and file OF American boyhood every
where"
Elsie Janis Leads BAND.
And then Elsie Janis appeared anc
| explained that she was really at thu
Lambs Gambol. but that she jus
couldn't resist dropping in for a few
moments. she took command of thu
Police Band. which was dispensing
marches at misunderstanding a ban'
was one OF the things she learned II
France. Miss Janis said-and che le'
that band as It has never been led be
fore, did some OF her choicest dance
and even turned a somersault withou
losing a beat of the leaders baton.
Mae Petersen sang Garry Me BAG
TO Ole Virginny" and other popular air
and ended by singing Comm Thru
the Rye" for the special benefit OF tn
} Police Glee Club lined up before tn
! back drop.
After the speaking and the stunt
were over Ed Wynne collected S63,00'
Among the laryer subscriptions wer
$4,000 from the Rockefeller Pounds
ton. $4,000 from George D. Pratt
$4,000 each from Mortimer l.. Schi
and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. $3.50
from George W. Perkins, Charles Y
Hayden and George F. Baker, Jr.. 50, 90
from Guggenheim Bros. $1,000 eac
from Sigmund Fisher, Mr.. and MFR
Martin Vogel. Collin H. Livingston,
Baron G. Collier and the Scottish Rite
Masons and $3.50 from Charles B. Di
lingham.
Mr. McAdoo paid 5000 in cash 70
membership and Mr.. Edwards got hi
for 500. Twenty-Five members OF tn
Police Glee Club took memberships a
a dollar apiece and $4,000 more wa