Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-18
Structure to Be- Erected at
Cost Of $4,000 to ST.
OOO-Lions and Ro-
tary Take Lead.

The Paragould Rotary and Lions
clubs met in a joint dinner-session
at the Vandervoort hotel last eve
ming at seven O'Clock, the object
of the get-together gathering having
been arranged for the purpose OF
promoting thorough organization
of the Boy Scout movement i'll Para
gould, arranging for the building OF
a hut, equipping the quarters with
la library, gymnasium and otherwise
put into effect plans for bringing
the young men of the community
into closer comradeship that will
result in surrounding them with a
wholesome influence in line with the
teachings and principles Of that ma
tional organization OF young fellows.
The session and dinner event was
participated in by a large majority
OF the membership Of both the
Rotary and Lions.
The session was attended by a
display Of much interest that devel-
Oped into manifestation of real en-
thusiasm before the assemblage was
dismissed after series OF discussions
of the subject that extended over
period of two hours. The hut
is going to be built, gymnasium
provided, equipped with library,
assembly room and otherwise con-
form to the ideas of the Boy Scout
movement as carried on at other
places. The hut will be located
upon the three residence lots of the
Paragould Brick Company, donated
by that company, and situated just
across the street and north from the
High School. The hut will be APP
proximately ID by sc feet, substan-
TALLY built of lumber and Will cost
between $4,000 and 81 ,000-maybe
more, if ample funds may become
available for the undertaking.
e. ~ Beisel was chairman of the
meeting last night, representing the
Rotary club, on behalf of the gen.
eral plan of the enterprise in hand.
He set forth the object of the get
together session of the two local So
cieties and was followed by Ralph
Jones. of the Lions organization, who
delivered an extensive talk upon the
subject of the Boy Scout movement
in which he very interestingly and
instructively set out the good in
fluences that were to be had for
the young men identified with an
active and properly directed Boy
Scout organization. He wildly por-
trayed the life of the young fellows
as they entered into manhood, with
and without the good influences that
eminate from the Boy Scout plan of
absorbing or influencing the idle
hours of the youngsters. He re-
lated an illustra ton of a local ex-
perience where a certain number
of boys had banded themselves into
the Boy Scout movement here a few
years ago. One half of those boys
remained with the organization, pur-
sued the teachings of the order,
swayed by the pledge taken by the
youngsters, the other half abandoned
the organization and went their way
into the varied avenues of life.
The illustration, so aptly put,
opened the eyes OF the members
of the two clubs who listened at
tentively to all that Mr.. Jones said.
The one-half of that initial organiza-
ton, a few years ago, developed
into substantial types of manhood
some of whom became advanced in
important pursuits, all of whom
displayed the possession of ambition.
The other half, as pictured by Mr..
Jones, presented pathetic picture;
a majority of them became street.
corner loafers in four instances,
the retired members of the Scout
organization became more or less
successful in their respective lines
of work, but four of them either
were in the state pententiary or
the state reiormatory or had served
sentences in those institutions. The
loss of good influences in their
lives proved disastrous. The Illus
tration unQuestonably showed the
strength and extent of the good in
fluences that play a most impor-
tant part in shaping the lives of the
young men who are fortunate enough
to enjoy the eomradeship of their
fellow Scouts in a properly directed
organization.
Mr.. Jones talk was one that
caused much thought among his
hearers He pointed out that the
Scout plan meant that the young
men would be thrown with proper
influences, that their idle time
would be under the care and d.
rection of those who realize ana
appreciate the importance OF giving
intelligent training to the young
sters while passing through the most
critical period of their lives, when
their entire future is being vitality
concerned. The training and influ-
ences thus thrown around them
during that period of life would be
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