The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-30


OF praise or reward. simply and sincerely render
ed 'or sheer good Wills sake. scout is helpful.
Nearly every individual Institution and organ
izafion In this country has become accustomed by
this time to seeing khaki-cad boy scouts bustng
about lending hand here and there and every
where. wherever and whenever there is
thing TO be done The latter day version of the
adage; If you want thing well done you must
do Vt yourself seems TO be "If you thing
done we'll get the hoy scouts to do it,
What scouts have done towards winning the
world war and their usefulness generally in times
OF peace is now fully realized by the American
people. No agency caesl into service by the
government In wars emergency responded with
more enthusiasm with greater efficiency than
did the army OF almost half million boys who
constitute the Boy Scouts of Amercn.
Ia the five Liberty loan campaigns. boy scouts
acting always cleaners nfter the renpers and
working solicitors only In the last few days of
each drive secured 2.32S3OS separate subscrIp
tions amounting 1852, ,975 Reducing this
total to an average for each scout. 1t
sale of $3.50 worth OF bonds boy.
The treasury department has recognized this
service by awarding to scouts e6914 war service
emblems nnd 2S.407 bronze bars making teal
of 95.411 awards to scouts for distinguished serv-
ice In Liberty loan work.
Soliciting Liberty loan subscriptions a pa
triot!c service done at definite. stated times But
throughout the war-and they are still hard ut
it--these hoys sold 2.1S9.417 War Savings stamps
to the total amount Of $43.O22044 For excep-
tionnl work In the sale of stamps the treasury
department has given %, III achievement buttons,
each button representing sales made in % different
homes. and 1921 medals for sales totaling
$3.50.
But 1t is only small part of scout service
that be measured In terms of money. In the
solicitine of funds for Liberty loans scouts
only used as "Moppers Up" and while their
fulness and achievements In this respect are
things Of which scouts are proud. they are proud
est of their other work that was more individual
s(N,~l n.,r
There is much that is included in the term
scout service but analysis of individual good
turns as applied to the community or nation re-
duces It simply the job to be done next. AS
rule thereswere many jobs that there was no
next-they all had to be done Mt once, and what
ia more-they were In connection with Uncle
Sam's loans there was great deal of publicity for
the scouts to spread broadcast. Between local
Headquarters. scout messengers strengthened the
lines OF communication; scout messengers helped
ont the banks and made lighter the work of city
and federal officials Those posters on the wind
sheld Of practically every automobile In the land
were put there by scouts
Ar the loan rallies and other big patriotic meet
spgs in every community In the land, II wns
hoy scout that ushered you In. boy scout that
saye YOU the subscription blank. n boy scout that
acted as orderly for the speaker; 1t was boy
scout band very often that played and 1t
boy scouts who formed corps OF assistants to
the police.
Scouts at the outdoor rallies attracted the at
tention of passers-by with scout demonstrations
or loan speakers and everywhere served In any
capacity In which the scout uniform and what 1t
stands for gave prestige TO the occasion and
helped sell bonds
Another big item in war service was scout gar
dens No plot too large or too small for
the efforts OF the scouts whose slogan Every
scout to feed a soldier and one other" In cities
scouts made vegetable gardens grow in back yards
that used to be of unkept grass and
weeds Boys who have back yards asked
owners of vacant lots TO let them cultivate the
land and then paid rental with some OF their
choicest products. Country scouts planted war
gardens on iarge scale. and had the advantage