Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
DEMONSTRATION
BY BOY SCOUTS
Crowd Watches Mass Meeting
at Camp on Madison
Avenue

Just as the evening DUSK was
changing into twilight, with roar
ing camp fire in the foreground leap
Ing nearly forty feet into the air, some
200 Boy Scouts of America, the total
personnel of scout organizations in
this city, held a mass meeting and sing
at their demonstration camp, Madison
avenue and Gordon street, Saturday
night, to which were attracted crowd
of nearly 200 passersby who Joined
heartily with the boys into the spirit
OF the occasion, participating with
them In the singing. This scout rally
was preceded by a parade of all
scouts, which started from City Hall
Park at 1880 o'clock, and headed 10y
the Westminster Cadet Fire and Drum
Corps. wound through the principal
streets of the city.
The Scouts grouped themselves IN
a circle around box upon which
Laurance A. Ballou stood while lead
ing the singing. Mr.. Ballou asked
what scouting meant and the answer
was "a hundred per cent. American"
Then Mr.. Ballou declared that the
boys belonged to the best organiza-
tion, with the best council in the best
city, the best state and the best coun-
try in the world. Mr.. Ballou, assist
lead the boys in singing America.
following which came several popu-
lar songs.
John Pfeiffer, a member of the
council who has supervision of the
court of honor, spoke to the boys and
said that the Boy Scouts of America
and the world are not living to find
the trail of the Indians or to fish and
hunt, but by their good examples ex-
hibit to other youths the necessity OF
leading clean and manly lives that
count for something.
Mr.. Pfeiffer then praised the coun-
try. saying the place of the United
States was in the sun and position
of peace and honor that we might
demonstrate to future nations what
is meant by freedom and Justice. He
also declared that the people or this
city are loyal to scouting and proud
of the boys who belong to the great
Boy Scout movement. In conclusion
he congratulated them on their sue
cess, their fine appearance and their
number and said he hoped they
would expand until every lad OF
scouting age in the city would be in
cluded in their group.
Thomas Hanson, scout commits
sioner who acts as big brother SUI
pervisor to the boys, next was called
on to speak and he declared that he
was here to work with the boys and
in making the organization in Perth
Amboy second to none throughout
the state.
Following Mr.. Hanson's talk sing
ing was again in order and such
songs as Pack Up Your Troubles"
and TITS a Long. Long Trail rent
the air.
Judge C. C. Hommann. another
council member. presented to the
Scouts who earned them the awards
and medals given by the government
for services in the Liberty Loan
drives and War Savings Stamp cam
paigns. This list was published re-
Gently. Then. in an impressive man
ner, the Scouts standing facing Old
Glory at salute sang the Star Span
gled Banner. which concluded the
rally
Only $50 was received over the
week lend toward the $4,000 quota to
be raised here so that scouting may
be conducted efficiently. This amount
was made up of two $25 donations.
one from j. A. Foster and the other
from Henry Maurer e. Son. Efforts
of the convaSsers are being concen-
trated this week in the endeavor to
secure the full amount.
Adrian Lyon, chairman OF the local
citizens committee, sent out letter
to all captains Saturday urging them
to try their hardest to collect the
necessary funds. He also gave out
the information that the districts
bounds had all been lifted and teams
might solicit donations anywhere in
the city.