Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
BoX SCOUT WORK DISCUSSED
 AT ROTARY IgSeHE0s

council will do for the boys of Norwich wAS. clearly outlined al the weekly noon Gay iancheon of the Norwich Rotary club ~6n "Wednesday at the Wauregan ho- tel by those intsFes.ed in furtherins this mevefnsht in Norwich. | !, the Christmas Seal drive Is now on m this city part of the meeting on We'd nesday was devoted to the explaining of the purpose of this work which is largely for the prevention of sthe white plaguei in Norwich. Df. Hugh B. CaPipUell. sV- peEintendent or the Norwich Sta.e Tuber- caiosis Sanatoriur, was the only speaker oH the subject |
 Following the lcheon, dur:ng which | there was chorus singing and a duel by Aueiiis Briggs and Louis E. Porteotis; Dr. Campbell took over the meeting ard In | speaking on the Christmas seal drive | said that as Norwich had male s.icn an | excellent record last year '.hat he Hoped | lhat Norwich would equal Ina: record | Last year Norwich led the state In the sale of seals with something over 5000. | go per cent of which remained ia Nci- wich and the remaining E per cent go- inS to the state commission. Among the things that resulted from th- sale Of seals was the installing of tuberculosis nurse In the. town, to care for these %ho needed attention. The establishing of summer camp for the children ,sub- feet to tuberculosis the establishing Of several free beds at the sanatorium and other things. To continue this work Nor wtcfl will need at least 33500. There are three things wish to point | oub said Dr. CanFpbell. First I want everyone to understand that the work IS hot connected with the state tubercu-
 lesis sana torium. Second, that the funds
 raised will materially help the wage I Ss3 ri.a- f. T.a disease. Third, the prevention of tuber-
 eulosis also prevents other ccnlrnunicabis diseases and therefore not only benefits the health of Norwich in one way but I'm many.
 pr. Carnpbell-tlien referred to the Scout drive for s5,000 and introduced Ar I thur L. Peale. president of the local Boy 1 Secdt council MT. Peale said that for | the past ten years Norwich has done very little for its boys and the Boy Scout movement had been supported only iiii a meagre sort of way. New London has done ntcn for the local Boy Scouts by extending the courtesies of the camp | at Gardner Lake to the local boys. Nor I NTich is one of the few cities in New En- gland that has not pushed scouting Scouting is one of the great. factors in the Americanization plan and with 15,- I 100000 foreigners ready to flock to
 
 Iwhich instiils tr.e principles of Ameri- ] eantsm ia the heart of the boy.
 | Nathan A. Gibbs, associated with Boy
 Scout work for the past ten years, spoke len the work, saying that the same spirlt that is symbolic of Rotary is the same spirit found in. scouting-Service to Your
 Feilowman. The Boy Scouts are the I Junior Rotarians ana the Rotary club 1 should be the big brother in this work l INA httfe1% rf s. +- ireuleate reverence for the Deity, service
 to mankind and adherence to duty in ] the heart of the growng boy. Ths is
 done unawares for boys don't like to bs
 taught and if you can work in things
 that appeal 10 the gang spirit of the boy then your work s much easier and the
 aim accomplished.
 Believe me, $5,o0o is well spent in a
 movement like the Boy Scouts," said
 Mayor H. N. Lerou, speaking on the
 subject Of Boy Scout work. A Boy Scout certificate in my opinion Is a certificate
 of good character. For ten years have seen how the Boy Scouts have helped in
 a civic way and l for one want Nor 1 wich to have as good a. Boy Scout or ganization as any city in the country l think it is the duty of every one of the
 Veople of Norwich to get in back of this movement that means so much 10 tn, n;oiding of the character of the you'll Of our city. F. E, Burdicis, scout executive of New , London, spoke on the work and told how } that city had put scouting on a work ing basis there. He said that before :, the recent drive in that city the Boy Scout work was practically the same a. it is in Norwich. The people Of New London came to the realization that if : tnaHiInum good was to be done they |, | -f with. Several of the prominent men O New London interested themselves in tn. work ana shortly the Whole city was en thusiastic and when the dr.ve was pu on there was no difficulty in raising $21,00 for q three-year programme. No ! 1 only did they raise their quota but a man contributed s3,000 for the purchas
 Iof the site of the camp at Gardner Lake
 Why is scouting worth while? Becaus
 Lit breaks up the street corner gang ant
 organizes them into troop with a deh : Iaits object in view, the building of char &eter. Scouting recognizes. no creel O
 color, it simply sees the boy and tries tt | -itfrnake of him a thoroughly Anierica:i cit -- Eizens In th,s drive you can sell scuutili 8 because 1t IS 6 character building pro {. grarime for the boy of your city. II James La Crawford spoke nriefy ol g Ethe subject and named the following a
 |
 which Mir. Crawford is campaign direc z totl:r
 'f Special Committee-Mayor H. M Le u rcu, Howard L. Stanton and George " T Carroll !eI MT. Crawford has appointei the fol IS lbTfing persons to handle the campaig sel if tlieir respective districts.
 10 west Side-Samuei Goldberg Cbarle . s r: Wells, JoseP9 W. Curtis and J. VI Norwich Town and Yahtc -tsev. Mel -e Goldie, Father Brennan and Charles ! ,e Saxton.
 q GreeneYille-Father Keefe. Rev. .. I r Rlcketts and John Mckinley.
 e The team captains incil Id in th 2, Central district follow:
 0i Joseph c. Worth, Harry M. C.latl ,i James C. Macphersorp James L. Gas ,o Allyn L. Brown, Louis R. Porteous. Cl.1 s- ton E. Lane. T. c. Murphy, Tgayer Bris 2 COG, Charles I. Smith, l. n& Crahdal ia R. H. Montgomery. Eben Learned. Josep ~ N Weymouth, Richard l.. Tarrant, 4
 Jr., Adelard Morin, Charles J. Twis ? and Lucius Briggs
 s.i There were about 50 present at th ', W meeting. including about ten guest President J. c. Worth announced that a ,d effort to organize club in -willifnanl .d had been made with good. results. Fran .. H. Foss Is to be the organizing agene
 there. It is arranged to have numb,
 Of Willimantic men here as guests at
 lufcheon on Dec. Is.
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