South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-06
S0UTHBEND SHOWS
ITS GREAT FAITH
In ORGANIZATION
Speakers Stress Value Of
Movement Underwater by
200 Men at Luncheon.


To was g-eat demonstration OF
the city's faith a. the movement and
JOB less than am hours time. a little
Jess than $4,000 had been pledged,
adequate funds TO carry on the
scout work in the city for the next
year The luncheon was held at the
oliver hotel
The meeting. characterized in the
language OF the Rev. John Cava-
naugh. O. s. g.. as that which no
other city could do-assemble a
group Of business men when an
u0unced before hand that they
would be asked % dig down in their
oCkets.-revealed the spontaneous
interest IN the success Of the move
Inent. Leaders Hkened 10 as a per-
petual memorial TO those who per-
lshed at Magician lake
Following the eloquent appeals OF
Or. James Ia Gardner and DIT. Cav
anaugh. two $1,000 subscriptions
were received. The one on behalf
or tho Studebaker corporation and
the other for j. u. oliver. James OIL
YER III and JOSEPH d. Oliver. were
the largest pledges made. A. r. Err
skine. I'm addition 20 subscribing
81 900 I'm behalf OF the corporation
made an additional personal pledge
OF $500. as did the Indiana Michigan
Electric Co.
Many $3.50 Pledges.
The number Of $3.50 pledges fol-
lowed en- overwhelming numbers
Merchants business and professional
men gave willingly I'm proportionate
amounts to their means that the
youth OF the city might have the
opportunity OF the scout training.
Carry on the work already start
ed. was the keynote OF DR.. Gard
ner's address. ct am reminded OF
the scripture. Tie being dead. vet
speaketh 10 Taylor today speaks
70 us and his MESA &c IL Garry on
the work which because Of our early
EoinE we could not finish" DE-
Gardner said.
Dr. Cavauaugh I'm his address
stressed the idea OF developing the
right ideal I'm the boy. The boy is
an idealist as long "a ne remains
real boy. or until corruption vitiates
his vision. until he becomes too So
phs;iCatcd and lacking the fine
training he decays A boy is the
most interesting thing I'm the world.
and his first instinct is 20 get into
a gang.
The gang is as natural as join
ing a lodge. a club or an organiza- /
tion. The gang is the grown spirit
Of the club. What kind Of a gang
he gets into is a matter that, weigh
ed I'm dollars and cents. is something
which the business man would not
consider T he knows that the scout
movement viii counteract much OF
the evil influence OF the gang.
Religion is the service and wor-
ship OF Cod. Any Influence for
good isl by-product OF religion
The scout movement is an organiza-
tion which wise men have organized
i'm terms of the boy mind. a move
meut which for boyhoOd stands as a
universal education
Much TO do With Youth.
cribs movement has much 90 do
with adolescent youth. THAT is the
time when God is changing the boy
over into a man. storing away in his
bosom the home building tendencies
Ideals are being fixed. 10 is the
emotional era of life as religious
instructors know that the truths
planted u emotion never die"
pr Cavauaugh characterized the
EanE as "a natural form Of gregari-
BUSINESS. often under the influence OF
bully who by reason or physical
strength was able 90 lead others
weaker into a misconCepton Of
proper ideals On the other hand.
De said. the scout movement teaches
self reliance. and the boy develops
iuto Wen balanced and we'll round
Cd ont man.
Tie theu asked the business men
now much HE salvation and sancti-
fcation of boyhood was worth Then
the subscriptions began TO pour in.
Besides those who pledged AT the
luncheon yesterday. number OF
men guaranteed to obtain subscrip-
ttous from friends and business men
unable to Dee present Those names
VIII be printed from time 20 time
The list Of subscribers 90 the scout
cause yesterday follows:
O. u. AhIboru. Frederick d. An
derson Paul Anderson. James J.
Armour T. j. Arnold. AuIt Camera
Shoo IL TX. Austin. W w Austin
d. S. Ba1e-. otto O.. Bastiau, c.. "
Ee.-tIc - u a. E a. r. Beyrer,
p Dr. Rerd8 r. ST. Boone. w w
Borden Thomas IT Brandon. Brod-
beck Brothers. r. A. Bryan. O.. Sel-
mcur Bullock. Floyd L. Bunch +.
j. Burch ~ IT, BurriU DR.. c. r.
Busard Camp Fire Girls. John r
Campbell Marvin Campbell, W p
Cass. Rev. John CavauauEh. r G
Cha FAINT ~ T. Chambers. i. ''red
Christmas IT, O.. Christmau. "a O.
Christmau Company Stanley A.
Clark. Charles w Cole. Otto NJ
KrobIock. W. g. Crabiu. r. w
Grouse. n. r. Dalton. w ". Dan
ne-. Jr.. w q. Davies. N r Deni-
son 4 B. Dufendach A. Frank
Ebv. u. r. Eldredge. Electric Ser
Vice Company, A r. Erskine. Q
Fas.nacht II. z Fassnacht. W. O
Ta-=uacht Walter 1 Fegan. John
Ferguson. r. r. Fish IT, W Fox a
A. Frederick. Fulton HarwOod
Brass Works 3. J. Gafu. James L
Gardiner. Claude T. Geyer. DR.. J.
~ Gordon. II. r Gross and Sons
Frank J. Green. d. L. Guilfoyle,
John p. Haberle. Harvey T.. Hager
J. n H8mmerschmidt T. p Hardy
George a. Harrop John r. laugh
ton John j. Hayes. Heller and Son.
Herr and Herr Co. Hibberd Print
irg CO.. Walter HHdebrand. Orville
7 Hill. Forest Hitler. ID. A. Hines.
oIlingsworth-T Turner Co, ID. T..
Holloweu. Hotel LaSalie. A. L. Hub
bard. L. Q. Humble. r. NJ. Hutch
inson. Hyde Lumber Co.. Ind. and