The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-29
HOW LEGION CAN COOPERATE

II Is 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 mo-
tion. Our boys look with the great
est respect and hero worship to those
other just a little older boys who held
the front-llne trenches so herolcally
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.
Now that the war Is over It is most
fitting that the same fine energy and
devotion to the nation which was
shown both by the Legion and boy
scouts should go 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
uvlty.
Our patriotic holidays, such as
Memorial day, Flag day, Fourth OF
July, Constitution day, Columbus day,
Armistlce day, etc, all offer fine OPP
portunltles for the Legion TO cooper
ate with their younger but no less
loyal scout brothers I'm holding pa
triotlc 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.
Amerlcanlzation work--not only OF
foreigners but of our own people, In
laying stress upon loyal service TO
the nation, the flag and all It stands
for-also offers opportunity for CO.
operation. Last year thousands Of for
eign-bon men and women were In
duced through scouts to enter citizen
ship classes in preparation for OBJ
tanning naturalization papers, and the
Legion could materially assist In car
rylng out this important work on an
even greater scale, using newspaper
and other publicity.
1t is difficult to suggest in a general
article specific ways by which the two
organizations, working together, may
accomplish worthwhile results. Local
conditions and needs will govern the
selection of the object sought. Com
munity swimming pools and play
grounds, founding beds in hospitals,
adopting war orphans, conducting
home-service bureaus, taking part In
local campaigns, such as safety-first
fire prevention, city clean-ups, ETC., may
all be undertaken with good effect
wherever there Is a local scout head
, quarters. The executive In charg,
, will gladly offer suggestions and idea
, as TO the best and most practica
kinds of cooperative service and vii
: place his groups OF trained boys a
! the LegIon's call wherever possible
Readiness TO help Is boy scouts
chief characteristic. II you haven
tested this fact out for yourself, tr.
II and see what happens. Nothing
could make scout happier or proud
, er than to help a member Of the lie
gion, or a Legion post, whether tn,
good turn required Is great or small
Finally, perhaps, the very bIgges
opportunity for service 10 the com
munlty is the opportunity offered 4
the Legion to go In for active scou
leadership. No one is better fitte'
than a veteran Of the World war /
become scoutmaster or an instruC
tor.