The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Journey had begun. Bugle blowing,
flags waving, friends and parents
waving a last farewell, boys yelling
and everybody making all the noise
possible last farewell, boys yelling
portant indeed.
Stories usually begin by saying
that the first days travel was un-
eventful. We can't start that way
this time, for our first day was event
full in kindly receptions we received
from the citizens of Elkhart and La
mar. At Elkhart we were stopped
and taken into their drug stores, and
every body treated to a dish of ice
cream. And as we drove into La
mar, Colorado, a half dozen men
came out into the street and stopped
US. Took US to a camp ground on
their school ground which they had
prepared, gave us a. free swim in
their fine swimming pool, and that
evening about forty of their own
Scouts took us to the show. We
shall not soon forget these fine fell
lows, nor any of their kind who met
us at so many places, with hearty
greetings and tokens of fellowship.
It was a real pleasure to have met
them and known them, even for
few brief minutes. They are regu-
lar fellows, may their tribe increase.
The next day little before noon
the Scout. Executive of La Junta,
met us"at the edge of the city and
said that we just must stop long
enough for a swim in their pool.
1t was about this time that we began
hear such remarks as eve wish
Liberal had a good swimming pool"
Md truly we were in so many nice
arge pools, we feel that the time
come for the people of Liberal
o begin to work for a large up-to-
date swimming pool
Boy Scouts Trip
Before leaving Liberal we had
promised to stop one hour with the
Scouts at Fowler. They were await
ing us, showed first their new swim
ming pool now under construction,
then took us to their fine City park
where they filled us up with lemon
ade, after few talks we resumed
cur journey. AS we swung down
across the bridge into the busy streets
of Pueblo, ONE of our scouts saw
street cars for the first time. Our
lusty yells of "Who Are? Who Are i?
Who Are We? Liberal Boy Scouts
Can't You See." Soon let the peo-
ple know that we were in town and
where we were from. Again we
we're met by scout executive, who
offered every assistance, and free
swim in the Y. M. C. A. swimming
pool, but as evening was coming on
we decided to go on into camp and
get a good rest as we were to go
the mountains the next day.
might be well to say here that in
every city and town, we let them
know that we were there and Liberal
was our town. A good many ques-
tons were asked about Liberal, as
/ to Its location, size and other points
Of interest You may rest assured
these questions were answered
in glowing terms by loyal Liberal
ties. In far away Cheyenne, a
gentleman said to the writer, liberal
ill be known by a good many peo-
lie who never heard of it before"
Many stated Liberal must be quite
city to send out so many First
lass Scouts"
Vednesday morning on our way
to Canon City, while driving through
the streets of Florence with no in
tention of stopping, big burly man
stepped out in front of us, stopped
US and said. 81 have orders to arrest
the Liberal Boy Scouts" We began
to imagine that maybe we had a
Judas among US who might have
stolen chickens, or something at our
last camp. We were all taken to the
ity Hall, and without trial were
sentenced to eat one ice cream cone
paid for by the City of Florence.