The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-08-27
FOR BOY SCOUTS
 OF AMERICA
Editor of Influential Paper Feels Honorcd When Invited to
 Talk Go Scouts

uniform ol Boy Scouts were s.md- inr on Che brow Of a hul some hm- dreds ot yards away They wero waving tbcir amG 0ars w.th a grace aud assurance taat spoke of confidence and experience much moro experience in act chan th@ had ever had,
 On Che lawn in front O. our house were grouped Che rest O. Troop No grouped around tNo of the.r number ono with sigma. flags and Che other with pencil and pad wr.t me down Che asuaucd message. -w-E w--L-L BE K--N-p TO
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 Tho boy with Che pad read Che massage oF and turned to me.
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 "Ycs ar that's fuc.- replied
 You see. had been aenaIy hon. ored. Men sometimes feel houored when Che governor or m.ybo just tb. mayor comes Go sec thcm OF when they receive a letter from their United States senator with h.s mys- ,e-us legend i1 one corner oi Che envelope and Che government frank n Che other corner Hut while such things are on very u.cc. and give a fellow that Important feeling which makes him feel rather sorry for Dts more common brethren. thrs are mcro chlI when compared 'o the honor ] had received. because t was multiplied by uueuty-two' There orc tueu,y-tVo Scouts m rrouD No. it. and Che troop had called on mc Wuu s.ruea. p.u. and uat,y new uniforms laoy went through tbc.r lrla demonstrated bauiarue ol broken heads and arms buut her human maHHe tower .hrce Scouts h.ea sang
 America land repeated Che Scouts oath and pledge ol allegiance.
 If ucrc Us any value in Che power ot suggestion. ttIs uue story H worth telling. 10 may suggest a way for other men Go win the same high horou which ! hav. re.o.Fcl And bc-c .s Che way ol it.
 It just happens uud ! teu it be- cause It Is Iuc.loua. to Che rest ol Che story and responsible for .t as wcn. chat One writer Is urn.ei, much as Inc mcs Go insert aa m- pleasant act .u au otherwise p.oas- ant reaui ho has been confined .o d vhceI-cbar tor Che pas, ton ycau and moro due Co au accident which s not part of th.s story And he .s editor Of The Croston N.Ws One weekly newspaper so tacre, we bayo made an Che admissions we OK poet to make iu tbat connection
 Troop No. ii was organized only six months ago. It happens .nr ! am % firm believer In boss and in Boy Scouts particularly and it was natural that ] should write uumer- ous "Boy Scout editorials and also raat should give Q leV hours Of my umc most enjoyable hours too. to encouraging and helping Che new troop.
 When Ono boys ot Troop No. i6 gave banquet in Che school aud.- tor.um of District No. 6 tor Scouts and thcir fathers only. except hat of course Che scoumastor and his assistants were included. ] was urged to attend. as a sort Of associate mcm- Der. OF cx oFicio member Of the or- ean.tauou. And when resrc.u'Iy declined a plot was matched mp at that banquet and as a result of chat plot Che Troop called on me and gave au exhibition of its s.2-mouths-o.d prowcss
 Huce. when thc s.sua.meu asked me to give thom confidential mes sage Go signal "Wo win bc kind to animals" was Che message ] wrote and that they sieuaIod faithfully And thcy wIll too,
 "Wherc does Che power Of arecs- uou come In. "you aske Why oi- itors of weekly or daily paptu night by helping and encouraging Boy Scouts. win similar houors, And what Is swcoter chan Che tr.end- ship. rust and confidence ot % bunch Of fine boys and. perhaps @ good dor9 What Is lhere Go mako ufo more worth uv'uee But thorc lisa grave responsibility attached. Goo. Those boys expect you Go 1.-Two up to what tbcy thiuk-you are, And you must do -Chas n. Maeenut iu Crcston News Grand Rapids Mich