The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-11
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
OF THE BOY SCOUTS
SCOUTMASTER HAWLEY HAS A
CONFERENCE WITH CHIEF
SCOUT EXECUTIVE WEST

This week is the tenth annivers-
ary of the organization of the Boy
Scouts of America and National
Good Turn week. Many of the big
magazines are giving space to the
Scout Good Turn and with them we
are urging that everybody do at least
one good turn to some one else this
week. .
The Moscow Boy Scouts have been
delayed in their anniversary week
plans on account Of the influenza
but as far as conditions will allow
they intend to carry out the program.
Scoutmaster F. D. Hawley was in
Spokane Monday to meet with the
chief scout executive, James E. West
who is making tour of the country
in the interests of scouting. Mr..
West, in speaking to men interested
in scouting at the Davenport Monday
noon, stated that scouting has become
one of the most important single
agencies for the teaching of Ameri-
canism in the country. He said that
in the United States there were 10
million aliens with 21 million de-
pendents, total of 81 million of peo-
pie who must be reached by Ameri-
canizing. influences if this country is
to become unit in loyalty to Ameri-
can ideals and institutions. He went
on to say that while the schools were
doing splendid work that in New
York state alone there were but no.
900 out of 100000 boys over 16 who
went to any kind of school and that
nearly half the boys had quit school
before the were twelve; the
churches did not reach a great per
cent of them with patriotic teachings
and that the boy scouts offered a
great opportunity for this service in
The nation. He said that scouting
lad at present influenced about one
,enth of the boys, and that at pres
INT there were 375,000 registered
scouts and 100000 men in scouting. |
The Field Scout Commissioner for
he western district, Mr.. Miller,
spoke encouragingly regarding a
commissioner for the northwest with |
at Portland. This will (
rive scouting more expert advice and |
in this section.
One of the most interesting dem
of practical scouting was
,iven by the Spokane scout firemen.
here are some 150 scout firemen in
spokane, and they are trained to
liminate all danger of fire in their
wn homes and in those of the neigh
ors. Each scout is given district
0 cover and the Spokane fire chief
aid that owing directly to the watch
ulness of these scouts, the number
false alarm turned in had been re-
uced from II in January year ago
. last January. The scouts gave
ONE fine short talks of firemanship
Or Mr.. Vests benefit and displayed
n excellent training in modern fire
ontrol training.
Moscow scouts have just completed ]
heir second years work and are
tanning on a public jinks as soon
$ possible. There will be room in
lie troop for seven or eight more
oys as Mr.. Hawley wishes to or t
anize two new patrols who will take s
. the beginnings of scouting under +
S personal guidance. The older t
'ys are getting together equipment /
r. advanced scouting under the Pine a
rec system, and will be trained in l
lis work by Assistant Scout Master a
. M. Piper, who was trained in this t
ork by Chief Scout Master Wilder. S
ny boys twelve years old who d
ish to take up scouting should ap- S
y to MIR. Hawley at once.