Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-21
A4I1OYA
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the Boy
Scouts OF America.)
HOW LEGION CAN COOPERATE

II Is a source Of satisfaction to the
Boy Scouts Of America to know that
the American Legion not only official
ly indorses the scout movement but
Is willing and anxious to cooperate
with scouts in their various cOmmu-
nifty undertakings throughout the ma
tion. Our boys look with the great
est respect and hero worship to those
other just little older boys who held
the front-llne trenches so heroically
while the younger lads at home
worked CALAMITY at selling Liberty
bonds and raising war gardens both
for the same great cause and in the
same high spirit. rr
Now that the war Is over II is most
fitting that the same fine energy and
devotion to the nation which was
shown both by the Legion and boy
scouts should 60 on in other forms
Of service, and there is literally no
limit to what the two organizations,
working together, could accomplish by
way Of community and national &C.
tivity.
Our patriotic holidays, such as
Memorial day, Flag day, Fourth Of
July, Constitution day, Columbus day,
Armlstice day, etc, all offer fine OPP
portunities for the Legion to cooper
ate with their younger but no less
loyal scout brothers in holding pa
triotic meetings and making public re-
dedication to the service of our great
country with its ideals of liberty and
justice for all as well as the renewal
OF acknowledgment Of the debt we
all owe to those who gave their lives
that the nation might win its battle
for the right.
Americanization wOrk--not only Of
foreigners but of our own people, in
laying stress upon loyal service to
The nation the flag and all 1t stands
for-also offers opportunity for CO.
operation. Last year thousands of for
eign-born men and women were in
1uced through scouts to enter citizen
ship classes in preparation for OBJ
tanning naturalization papers, and the
Legion could materially assist in car
wing out this important work on an
wen greater scale, using newspaper
md other publicity.
1t Is difficult to suggest in general
lrticle specific ways by which the two
organizations, working together, may
accomplish worthwhile results. Local
and needs will govern the
selection of the object sought. Com
nunity swimming pools and play
founding beds In hospitals,
ldopting war orphans, conducting
lome-service bureaus, taking part In
ocal campaigns, such as safety-f1rst,
Ire prevention, city clean-ups ETC., may
III be undertaken with good effect
wherever there is local scout head
quarters. The executive In charge
viii gladly offer suggestions and ideas
S to the best and most practical
.inds of cooperative service and will
lace his groups of trained boys at
he LegiOn's call wherever possible.
readiness to help is boy scouts
hlef Characteristic. II you haven't
ested this fact out for yourself, try
and see what happens. Nothing
ould make scout happier or proud
r than to help a member Of the Le-
ion, or Legion post, whether the
God turn required is great or small.
Finally. perhaps, the very biggest
ppOrtunity for service TO the com.
,ualty is the opportunity offered to
he Legion to go in for active scout
leadership. No one is better fitted
han a veteran of the World war to
ecome scoutmaster or an instruc-
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