South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-03
CITY RENDERS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO SCOUT
DEAD IN MEMORIAL
Support to Perpetuate Boy
Scout Movement FeTvently
Pledged at Meeting.
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gave the fun measure OF their de
vouon. These are the three things
for which they lived and for which
they died.
"It has been well said that I'm
every life worth while there is a
ruling passion. The ruling passion
Of 10 TAYLOR was his love for boys.
lie looked az O. boy and immediate
IS fell in love with him. He lOnged
TO serve boys. I do not wonder that
with such q ruling passion he be-
came "a Boy Scout Executive. as he
saw that in this capacity he would
have a fine opportunity 90 crafty
his holy desire 20 serve the boys
whom he loved
such men as Taylor and his
brave Scout assistants who perishe:
with him. may go down TO their
graves. but they viii not be forgot
ten 'Reing dead they yet speak for
they have learned the Masters les
son that 20 be great one must serve
his fellows
and now L wish 20 bring 10 this
grief stricken audience and TO this
sorrowing city a word Of hope and
cheer. for L am sure If Mr.. Taylor
and his brave comrades had their
way, they would make this service
not one OF gloom and sadness but
rather one Of comfort and inspira
/ ton
MY word Of cheer is this-these
men and boys have. IL is true been
taken suddenly and tragically from
us. nevertheless, the great cause,
which they represented and for
which they gave their lives shall go
on with greater strength In ever
i'm the history of the Boy Scout
I Movement"
Mayor Praises Movement.
Mayor Eli +. Seebirt speaking in
I behalf of the people lauded the Coy
Scout movement and said it was Of
great benefit 90 the city.
cit is a great privilege, said the
mayor ito pay tribute to the men
and boys who became victims OF
+ the waters and the winds of a week
ago. If they were here today TO give
us their last message II would be
Z the gospel Of service in which they
/ were engaged when they died. Ser
/ vice to the Boy Scout movement.
And 7 say TO you today that il
we would make this nation truly
+ great we must pay more attention 10
the boys between the ages of eleven
and twenty.
/ Because Of the sacrifice of 10
\ Taylor and his assistants and scouts,
/ they have performed "A greater as
sistance 10 the welfare of the city
+ than any captains Of industry. They
have taught us the value of service
Messages of sympathy.
Messages of sympathy and COndol-
/ cncc from the national headquarters
Of the Boy Scouts of America were
+ brought by Judson =. Freeman,
member of the National Council and
. +. j.. Bradley, of the National Camp
ing committee and the Chicago
council.
"12o thousand scouts in the
United States have suffered a loss
because of your loss" said Mr.. Free
man, "aud TO this great number you
can add four Scout Masters. 1t
is i'm behalf of these men and boys
that I extend sympthay 10 friends
and relatives"
These men and boys were repre-
seutatives of the National Camping
committee, of which l am a mem
ber". said +. l.. Bradley. "and al
tho very moment of their death they
werc engaged I'm camping work
From this sadness viii come the
GOOD of experience and more safety
I'm pioneering viii result in the
future We know they have beer
and died good scouts"
Adopt Resolution.
Before Rev. Albert +. Monger
pastor Of the First Methodist Epis-
copaI church. presented a resolu-
ton of sympathy w W. Borden
superintendent of tho local schools
declared that the Boy Scout organi-
zaton was the greatest aid to the
public schools I'm tho training OF
boys now existing. The resolution
. which was presented and unani-
, mousiy adopted. follows.
Whereas. This city has been
grievously shocked and thorough
lv aroused by tho tragic death OF
Scout Executive 10 w. Taylor and
of his son James Taylor. OF Scout
uo-,cr Verne c. Murphy. Assistant
. Scoutmaster Judson Taylor. and
J Scouts Phillip Neitzel, Clinton
Matthews. Kenneth Borough and
William Kingsley.
Therefore BE It Resolved. That
we who are here assembled this
second day of April. 1922. express
20 tho families. relatives and
friends of these whom we mourn.
our sincere sympathy i'm their great
erlef And. while we would re-
mind them that we share with
them the burden OF sorrow. we
ask 90 be permitted to also share
with them the exalted pride which
wc know they must feel in that
when the supreme test came these
loved ones acquitted themselves
p like men whose life principles
4 were LOYALTY. courage. honesty and
e love for God and their fellow
& men
D VIC cannot forget the motives
3 which dominated these lives now
z gone and we here dedicate our
selves anew 10 the making of our
lives cleaner: our interests less
: selfish. our courage more stead
/ fast. our loyalty 20 country less
! waverinE. our love for God and
/ fellowman moro earnest We do
/ this because we arc convinced
/ that only by so doing can be rob
! death Of It's stins and the grave OF
! its victory.
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