Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-26
FIVE THOUSAND BOYS
N SERVICE N THE
old PINE TREE STATE

Another specialist has been added
state reconstruction. James y.
Barnes Of boys and students work
. fame. IS the new State secretary Of
that department, lin Dig ami snll
ing, IS the honest 70 goodness friend
Of capitalists. ,aboFers. ministers.
doctors, lawyers. scnool teachers.
! newspaper editors. stray logs and I'll
he boys u the world
Back n January. 1913. jim GOT MAD
, with the Germans, anu enlisted He
went % the Columbus. Chic, AVIATION
school. and then 20 Scott Field IN
Illinois. He learned 20 fy. took the
course through accobaucs. knew In
meiranns' and loops and tail Owes
and side slips and al those technical
! little things. But when The young
aviator vas picking OUT his overseas
equipment fer trort-Iine service he
received orders from MAJOR General
| kenley 20 come az once 70 Washing
ton and be head OF the department
OF Accident Investigation for he d.
vision OF Military -Aeronaut.cS. And
"a lin great disgust Llere : where
, hey held am 20 The end OF he var.
How does that make nm a special
Isl n boys work? Il doesrt. our II
gives him a standing With boys; ITS
been an invaluable raining for lead
| eTSnip--e vas L squadron command
e. with 100 men al Scott FielG-acd
. that. hitched Up with MS natural ut
ness ana a remarka bic college record.
al Harvard. as i boys and students
worker with the : II. g A. rather
/ qualities ann.
; SOM tine tributes ara written una
wares. For example. III the $3.50. 600
buGget for he coming campaign call
ing for seven State. four district and
IS county secretaries. ana The en-
la-gemenI Of the state farm and camp
10 the extent OF ST., 500. the require
nen,s are stated for each State sec
rotary. Over The sunElary OF the
duties Of -!Ie secretary Of boys ana
students work vas written n par
ent.leses. James 9. Barnes or his
eQ1a.. And The Maine leaders were
after the best men n he country
I IL. Barnes began i..s BOYS work n
-e98 a. Aston. Mass. AS athletic ii
rector Of the camp school there. Dur
ing his Sophomore yea. Al Harvard
he vas volunteer leader Of the boys
. club d, the Boston. Z. il. {. a. IN
/ 1912 ne was assistant superintendent
Of me big camp a. Friendship.
Name. He organized 40 Boston
boys INTO 4 clean sport LEAN speech
ana clean wing ASSOCIATION ana vas
: Mass2cAaseI.s director OF he Fed
. Triangle campaign n 1911. During
/ Billy Sundays campaign n Boston.
Barnes vas a member Of me execu-
tive committee and chairman Of the
boys and girls work committee. He
was member Of the Massachusetts
committee Of public. safety. ana IN
spectOr Of the state farm camps. he
s a recognized sxper- on nc amer
.caa Standard Program OF c.a-::og
boys. Hi 7" work ard Find Your
SELF campaigns. a2d he aas Z yer"
definite program for the Name boys.
I'm after a.! the boys n Name ne
declares; not only Harry and Jack
IN Portland but Tom ana Charlie n
Fort kenr. don't want hem YET.
want ieaders first, ready % be real
organizers ard teachers If the BOYS
when The hoEs enlist
The rcys -rsJ zeal meetings with
Barnes VII rnre A. TIC students
Conference a. Brunswick. Fen. IS and
March : and :. anu the state Bows
Conference n lie mlrdle Of March q.
Bangor A -hese meetings he ex
poets 10 4nd nUch good material for
the anna gn ana o carry cut his
: RECONSTRUCTION program.
! Al the county .orvent!ors The dele
gates WI 10 signed ID for various
dut.cs. especially Cor tic am pa.g1.
n this canpa .gn work he secretary
says he will ind many OF his icaders
and secure new IDEAS for community
groups and COUNTY t-ater7!t.es. Four
minute speakers MI oe l:losen rom
.lese ranks o address school sessions.
mems and women : Cubs. ":lIrch and
other gatherings. Boys G-oups. n
com pet!r.cn Will solicit contributions.
Five thousand Boys IN service. IS
one Ct dr. Barnes slogans. Boy
Builders The appropriate title Of lis
organization