Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-28
VALLEY SCOUT
TROOPS WILL
: have LEADER
P. M. Lamberton Announces
Expert in Scoutlore is
Soon to be Employed

That the Valley Council of Boy
Scouts is making plans to secure the
service of scout executive by fall
was announced by Scout Commits
sioner p. Nj. Lamberton who present
ed the Boys Scouts with their much
coveted certificates of membership,
at the special meeting of Troop /
held at the Central Christian Church
at 7:30 last night.
This scout executive, it is under
stood, is one who is familiar with
the work. He will be paid a salary,
and it will be his business to see
that the troops in the various cities
Of the Valley are kept up-to-date and
in good shape.
Following the presentation of GER
tificates, Mr.. Lamberton told the
boys, who had lined up in military
formation, the history and the pur-
pose of the Boy Scouts. He told
them how the Boy Scouts originated
in the Boer War, when the English
General Baden Powell seeing how
few men could take care Of them
selves in the field, starts an organi-
zation to teach boys the beginnings
of scouting.
Scouting, said Mr.. Lamberton,
stends to make a man of the boy. II
teaches. if properly applied, boy
to take care of himself, mentally,
morally, and physically"
That the Boy Scouts Of Browns
vile would soon have two or more
+roops was predicted by Lawrence
Olmsted, one of the Commissioners.
'The companionship acquired while
member of this boys organization
said Mr. Qlustead." viii mean great
deal later"
The shaping Of character, as ac-
quired through scouting, is one of
the principal benefits derived from
the work, the boys were told by
Sherwood Bishop. commissioner.
Value of scouting in whatever pre-
fession boy follows was explained
by j. j. Bishop, member of the Bov
Scouts Troop Committee. "Ac.ion"
Rev. s. Dixon told the boys, is syno-
nymous with Boy Scouts"
Difference in the quality of TIE
water Brownsville will have after
the new filter plant is connected.
was gone into by City Manage
George Grupe. who told the boys the
passing" nen are pawn. the way
for the rising generation, and it is
their duty to carry on all of the
work started for their good.
'Watcr is our most important
food since there is more of it in our
bodies than any other one food. and
therefore we cannot be too careful
with what kind Of water we drink"
ID. Morey, water expert from Dallas
told the scouts. He explained TO them
how to make water safe for drinking
while out in camp. Fifteen minutes
of boiling, he said, will remove the
harmful substances from any water.
DIR. w. Z. Spivey, recently appoint
ed city health officer, urged the boys
to work hard in the campaign as Il
will mean great deal 10 the city
to have il rid of mosquitoes.
Brownsville as metropolitan city
of 100000 with cargoes. passing
through il, and several of the largest
railroads centered here. was pictured
by Rev. w. Howard Frame, Scout
master, in telling the boys of the
special train which ID. A. O'Brien.
president o fthe Rio Grande rail
road, has promised to loan the boys
for two-days camp next week. One
cf the old wood-burning engines,
Rev. Frame said. would be used in
making what would probably be the
last trip Of an engine Of that type.
The Scouts then started their par
of the program with =. Alamaia Civ
ing the scout law and oath, follow
ing which Abe Plenn told of tbs
significance Of the scout badge The
composition and history of the Anne
rican flag was gone into in detail by
Richard Spencer. John Vivier tied
different kinds of knots, and ex
planned to the visitors their differ
ent uses. The different points of the
compass were explained by Wintor
Lane.
With the close of the regular pro
gram came what Rev. Frame termed
the most important speech of all'',
when Miss Betty Hopper said MAKE
yourselves at home. and ae'll pass
the ice cream and cake". This was
accepted with great joy on the part
of the bows, and during the serving
Of the refreshments, the boys be-
came acquainted with their scout
commissioners. Soda water next
game into abundance.
The scouts were then told by Rev.
Frame the equipment which would
be necessary to have on the hike
which they are planning.