The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
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Mothers and their SONS became
better acquainted with scouting lite
and scouting ideals when troops 3
and g last evening entertained
their mothers at . banquet party
at st. Joseph's school. Over -
boys and mothers were present q
the party and program OF talks tn
which the speakers pledged CO.
operation to the troops vas given.
Scoutmaster Steve Miller was toast
master o>the evening.
Cooperation of st. Joseph's
church and full support from the
rectory was promised the boys In
q talk made by Father P. H. Dur
kin. He commended the boys ON
their splendid record and the scout
master in his support IN bringing
about such results.
Assistant Scoutmaster Roy Mil
Ter praised the mothers of tho
Scouts who aided the boys In their
scout work and got them to come
to meetings.
The principles and raj IDEALS Of
citizenship training and. character
building which is promoted through
scouting were brought out BY Faith
er William Cleary Of East Moline.
who is a scoutmaster OF an East
Moline troop. e
Scouting is an asset to the some,
school and church." Father Cleary
said. lin that it helps to promote
the ideals Of all three. Boys can
only be true Scouts by living up to
their obligations in all thrive Of
these places"
Mrs. E. C. Berry, commissioner
OF the girl scout council. gave a
brief talk. setting forth the needs
Of the girl scout movement in the
city, and urged that the parish get
solidly back of the movement and
give the same support that has
been given the boys.
| Scout Walter Green was then
called upon to make few remarks
in behalf of the Scout troop. He
thanked the mothers for their CO.
operation in seeing that the boys
were always in attendance at Scout
meetings and gave them to under
stand that they would never have
| cause to regret that their boys
we're members Of these troops.
Mothers Ideals.
Scout Executive d. B. Bergquist
was called upon and warmly COM
mended the scoutmaster and the
troop committee and the parish as
a body for the splendid support
that had always been accorded to
their Scouts. He brought out clear
ly that all mothers considered their
boys as ideals and that every Scout
should strive to do that which he
knew his mother thought him to be.
He also announced that Scoutmas-
ter Steve Miller had been appoint
ed a deputy commissioner Of the
local council to have special juris-
diction over the organization of
! additional Catholic troops in the
city. This honor was conferred
upon him upon the recommends
ton of the executive committee.
| ]. F. Murphy. vice president Of
the local council and also men,
Der of the committee of troops %
and %, gave a short talk in behalf
of the troop committee and pledged
his continued support to the Boy
Scouts.
Mrs. Walter Russ gave splen-
did reading during the program Of
talks.
Troop g Meets. q
Troop No. q of the Evangelical
Church of Peace will meet Thurs
day evening at the church instead
of tonight. inasmuch as there Is
another big meeting on at the
church. Scoutmaster f. Fl. Mich
aelis of this troop urges the boys
to be present, as special work will
be put on in getting ready for the
demonstration which is to be given
for the parents in the near future.
Does a woman who won't have
children deserve her husband
Read what Frederic Arnold Kum-
mer says in Anril COSmODOlitan