Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-13
BOY SCOUT WEEK PROCLA-
NATION
By the President of the United States
A PROCLAMATION


The Boy SCOUTS of America have
rendered notable service to the Nation
during the world war. They have
done effective work in the Liberty
Loan and War Savings campaigns, in
discovering and reporting upon the
black walnut supply, in cooperating
work agencies. in acting as despatch
bearers for tue Committee on Public
| Information. aud in other important
! fields. The Boy Scouts have not only
| demonstrated their worth to the Ma
| ton. but have also materially con-
| tributed to a deeper appreciation by
the American pople of the higher con-
option of patriotism and good citizen
ship
The Boy Scout movement should
not only be- preserved, but strengthen
ed. 1t deserves the support of alt
public-spirited citizens. The availa-
BILE means for the Boy Scout move
ment have thus far suffieed for the
organization and training of only a
small proportion of the boys. of the
country. There are approximately
! 10000, 900 boys in the United States
/ between the ages of twelve and TWEEN
! ty-one. Of these only $4,000 are
! enrolled as members of the Boy
| Scouts of America.
America cannot aequit herself com
mensurately with her power and M
| fiuence In the great period now facing
her and the world unless the boys of
America are given better opportuni-
ties than heretofore to prepare them
selves for the responsibilities of cit
izenship
Every nation depends for its flu
ture upon the proper training and de-
velopment of its youth The Ameri-
can boy must have the best training
and discipline our great democracy
can provide if America is to MAINTAIN
her ideals, her standards and her in
fuence in the world.
The plan, therefore, for 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 contln-
uously the splendid work they are do
ing for the youth of America, should
have the unreserved Support of the
Nation.
Therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States OF
America, do hereby recommend that
the period beginning Sunday. June
8th. to Flag Day, June 18th, be OBJ
served as Boy Scout Week through
thte United States for the purpose OF
strengthening the work of the Boy
Scouts of America.
earnestly recommend that, in ev-
cry community, a Citizens Committee
under the leadership of National
Citizens Committee, be organized to
cooperate in carrying out a program
for n definite recognition of the ef-
fectiye 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 churches, schools
and other organizations definitely en-
Gagged in work for boys, adequate pro
v;sion NAV be made for extending the
Bow Scout program to larger pro-
norton of American boyhood.
The Bow Scout movement offers
unusual opportunity for volunteer
service. 1t needs men to act as COM
mitteemen and as leaders of groups
of boys. hope that all who can will
enlist for such personal service, enroll
as associate members and give all
possible financial assistance to tins
worthy organization of American
boyhood. Anything that is done to
increase the effectiveness OF the Boy
Scouts of America will be genuine
contribution TO the welfare of the Ma
ton.