Evening journal., 1920-02-12
BOY SCOUTS
outline WORK
Give Pleasing Demonstration
Before Public in New
Century Club
TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Is CELEBRATED

as TO what constitutes the Boy Scout
prosgam, or what the Boy scouts are
doDg. who attended the tenth amir
versary celebration and meeting at the
New Century Club last night are no
longer Ia doubt The program which
hed been planned by Slate Scout
Executive Greenhawk showed several
OF the most important angles or scout
ing. Colin H. Livingstone, national
president Of she b. s A. also spoke.
Mr.. Livingstone said there are $780,
000 boys in the United States. but there
Were bu, i0OoO0 Boy Scouts. Iic em-
rhaslzedyihe need for more members
Of the organization
The scouts arc now celebrating their
tenth anniversary, he said. Ten
years seems a short time to us old folks.
bat il constitutes the larger portion Of
me lives OF most Of the boys present
Why have we organized? What arc
wo doingg
We have organized 90 give the hoy
better time. We have formed .his
organization TO make our boys tier
n.en We are giving our boys a chance
we never had.
%lhe biggest word IN our vocabulary
Is service. Tho rlpest. richest fruit
grows on the tree Of service.
The cost Of The recovery Of bad boys 2
IS immense We should avert these
boyish propensilies for evil-d0ing from
az economic Il from 70 other view
point
The speaker then told several Incl
dents IN which the scouts had been ]
Sciiye in doing good !
Thea Turning from The subject Of \
The scout to the scouimaster he said II
There are at present 1900 scoue- !
masiers and 1900 assistant scout
nisslcfs in the United States. Many /
m0le, however, arc needed There Is
no reward for this service save the
feeling Of duty done. Here is an op- !
periunlty for every mad to benefit his
community and be Of the greatest
service TO his country.
'The boy loves nature lie loves 70
get Out into tho county and 10 prop
erly do this adequate leadership IS re-
CURED"
The speaker concluded his remarks
by dwelling upon The responsibility OF Z
the scout uniform "Therc Is an opp0r- >
iunity,n he said for every man.
woman and child 10 help this move Y
ment" d
lhe ilrst number on the program was =
the sounding Of assembly on the bugle, q
the notes OF the Instrument bringing 3
IS picked scouts OF the city troops on az
the stage Following this, the scouts
saluted the nag and pledged allegiance 4
after which the meaning OF the scout II
emblem was explained by two Of the a
scouts Y
sThe second number included knot Z
tying OF six Of the most useful knots. y
The audience, however. seemed to be
most Interested in the bandaging Of o
The wounded" and the transportation o.
Ct the same injured boys from the q
stage. An kinds and varieties of Vi
1andaee for leg, arm and head were il
shown, following which two Of the
scouts came TO a prearranged collision ra
ln bicycle. This feature caplvated th
HE crowd. which was the scouts from "a
hen on. Deputy Commissioner Frank III
Heal directed the handaging ur
transportation OF wounded was the 20
aeyt event, both improyised and gov lii
-fnment stretchers being used Deputy Di
Bicking directed this ed
work. Of
The Life Saving Corps Of Camp to
geasar Rodney next took part in a life
saving drill, several Of the principal Is
methods Of resusitation being shown IN
snd methods Of breaking drowning On,
iirangle holds being demonstrated by th,
ne scouts
The demonstration Of sea scouting no
)y The older boys, eligible 20 enter this ter
branch Of scouting, was very interest mr.
ng and had a very salty flavor. The ma
,oys were directed by Scout Executive
and Scout Milliken. ,,s
The next section Of Tie program in raj
luded the various methods Of signaling. ise
he semaphore. wireless, blnker and ~,
Horse systems being used ,' ,'
The lnal number Of The program.
the building Of the council l..
Ire, proved among the most interest 81
ng on the program The auditorium ul'
vas gradually darkencd while a skilled us'
lre-krdler piled his sticks 20 produce "
he necessary FIRE. Very dramatically, 'e'
be tinder caught the spark, lamed and
vas followed by salv0s OF applause ~
rom the Spectators cas-
Tic remainder Of The program in un
luded retreat, the call to council flre ON
he singing Of several camp songs and lilf
taps" the
The committee responsible for The lai
xcslicnt showing OF the Wilmington rea
couis included Frank A. Grsenhawk. be
tate scout executive: Garrck Mallory,
cout commissioner John + Quinn. a
resident Of the seoutmssters' Associa- prt
ion, and Frank Mcln,ire, who was IN sh(
barge Of the program arrangement fai