The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-10
ROTAR|ANS
BOOST SCOUTS
PRESIDENT OF TOLEDO ROTARY
CLUB MAKES STATEMENT
FOR MOVEMENT.
Moro Testimonials Come FOR Local
Movement-Campa1gn on Today

, The following is a statement from Al.
4 bert Z. Koch. president Of the Rotary
club Of Toledo:
= The ideals oC the Boy Scout Of Amer
lea, are "Fricndship formed by aSSocIa.
ton and in helping the other fellow:
and the Rotary club and the Boy Scouts
can easily work hand in hand. as the
3 Rotary idea is service to the commune
, AS the active generation OF the COM
munity, Rotnrians are interested in the
next generation, which has the power tn
reinforce OF To destroy what they are
now building. They are interested III
scout work also from the standpoint
of a fathers interest in his sons, thrnuSh
the broad frcndlincss which Is their
mutivating spirit. ,,,
Since our boys are our future citizens;
work with them is the most fruitful
work possible. The ideals OF youth per-
sist, inevitably. and It Is the problem
Of the parents and the community u
make those Ideals high and useful:
The Boy Scout organization has tru"
value, 1t IS wholesome and practical.
II has much Influence. boys achltF,.
mcnts as scout are worth whlle;s II
the scouts can see real evidence or IN
tercst and respect for them and their
organization from the business men or
the community. whom they Know 20 DE
men of high type and a keen VISION.
they Will enter into scouting win lnat
much more enthusiasm, and the move
mcnt will be that much more success
FuI The average boy knows. either
from observation, or listcning TO nus
father what the real mon think or Harl-
Gus events and activities. He Will he
quick to sense the serious interest," ~
the men whom he respects and to react
to it. ,,,
cvcry association in the country mas
been devoting its attention primarily
TO war work The activities which We're
normal in peace times were not aoS9-
lutcly essential and We're pushed aslde
for the main Job. Now We are revlvins
: tho qualifications of civil service ~hicn
he has then projected IT IS the time
of times to make this work OF Rotarians
and scouts together part or civil ne,
The following testimonials have oren
received from prominent men IN this
Community endorsing scout work.
Curtis S. Bcrry--The Roy Scout move
ment has no rival in history along IN, ,he
community can be gagged accordingly.
w. ]. Lukcns-The American boy
should be taught purity and manhoon'
The future Of our country drrla'u ,rs,c ,f
cannot he done fOr the hoy Of today;
A. F.. Elrich-lt has n wonderful IN
fluence on the boy. therefore, cannot
help but mako him a better boy ,o-
Harold o. ,i ES-l NAYS nHys a and h Ig
ideals since the Boy Scout movement.
I heartily endorse 1t ana wish you lnck;
c. T.. Githcns--A Boy Scout true ~
tho requirements of tho organization
win ind that he has added To his men,
tall his physical and his spiritua!
statue. xo.
Geo. W. Lutz,-In reply TO your favor,
Personally. ! think the Boy Scout
grand and great movement and person
allv n subscriber to their welfare, Every
announcement should BE- given them so
the next generation will have patriotic
and loyal Americans in "vCcry sense ~
tho work The slogan should be Amer
leans only for America"
George \. Railry-Your letter Ieceiv-
cd Undoubtedly Wheeling needs the
Row Scout movement. In no other way
can the boys of this community ne
brought in touch with the things that
make n boy. a clean. manly follow. The
influence mf good scoutmaster apply
Ing Roy Scout principles cannot be over
estimated. .L
I sherwood Fcr-T believe that thn
Roy Scout movement is very henehcia!
IN the welfare Of our community, ~
kccrs the boys interested In an activity
which Will help develop them h"th nhE-
sicaliv and mentally. 1t has h""n prov
en- that sclf-rcliart and insttlls m MN
the desire of rendering service.