The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-03-18
.LYNDEN WILL HAVE
TROOP OF BOY SCOUTS
Organization Meeting Called For
Friday Night; All Boys Invited To
Join

Lynden will again have an active
company of Boy Scouts. following a
meeting for organization scheduled
for Friday evening at o'clock. Any
boy of the entire district over twelve
years is eligible to membership.
A nucleus of twelve boys have al
ready signed up. and an exception
ally strong compny is expected this
season as interest in the Scouts and
their work is keen.
Rev. w. o. Benadom has been ell
ected Scout Master this year. and he
invites all boys to attend the opening
meeting on Friday night.
The meeting will be held at the
NJ. f. Church Friday night. as the
high school gymnasium was occup-
led on that night. All other meetings
will be held at the high school.
"All parents should be interested
in the Boy Scouts" said Rev. Bena-
dom today. They should encourage
their boys to become Scouts. They
will then be members OF the greatest
BOYS club in the world-pledged to
keep themselves physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
The membership card will admit
them to the meetings OF any troop OF
Boy Scouts in any town or city in
the United States. They have only
to show their cards TO another scout
or a scoutmaster and they will have
clean companions.
What the organization stands for
is best shown in the following Laws
of the Scouts:
/. A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY.
A Scouts honor is to be trusted. II
he were to violate his honor by tell
ing a lie, or by cheating. or by not
doing exactly a given task, when
trusted on his honor, he may be di-
rected to hand over his Scout badge.
2. A SCOUT IS LOYAL. He is
loyal to all to whom loyalty is due;
his Scout leader. his home. and par
ents and country.
8. A SCOUT is HELPFUL. He
must be prepared at any time to save
life, help injured persons. and share
the home duties. He must do at
least one good turn to somebody
every day.
4. A SCOUT is FRIENDLY. He
is a friend to all and brother to
every other Scout.
S. A SCOUT Is COURTEOUS. He
is polite to all, especially to women
children, old people. and the weak
and helpless. He must not take pay
for being helpful or courteous.
6. A SCOUT is KIND. He is a
friend to animals. He will not Kill
nor hurt any living creature need
lessly. but will strive to save and
protect all harmless life.
:. A SCOUT IS OBEDIENT. He
obeys his parents. scout master, pa
troll leader, and all other duly con-
stituted authorities.
s. A SCOUT is CHEERFUL. He
smiles whenever he can. His ooed-
fence to orders is prompt and CHEEKY
He never shirks nor grdmbles at
hardships.
9. A SCOUT is THRIFTY. He
does not wantonly destroy property.
He works faithfully. wastes nothihs'
and makes the best OF his oppor-
tunities. He saves his money SO that
he may pay his own way. be generous
to those in need. and helpful to wor'
thy objects. He may work for pay
but must not receive tips for courte-
sizes or good turns.
10. A SCOUT is BRAVE. He has
the courage to face danger in spite
of fear and to stand up for the right
against the coaxings Of friends OF
the jeers or threats of enemies, and
defeat does not down him.
u. A SCOUT is CLEAN. He keeps
clean in body and thought. stands for
clean speech, clean sport. clean hao'
its. and travels with clean crowd.
1e. A SCOUT is REvERENT, He
"a reyerent toward God. He is faith
full in his religious duties and respects
the convictions of others in matters
of custom and religion.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lund, plan te
NOVA to their house on 9th and Ed