South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-22
HaWaiian Scouts
Organized; Lady
Sponsored "Idea'

South Bend boys may not have
heard OF them before. but there are
boy scouts At the Kalihi Leper Re
Ceiv.ng Station. Honolulu. News OF
them. according to the New York
Times. has recently been received
an National Headquarters from Exc
cutive s ". Robley OF Honolulu who
is now in this country. He made the
trip 20 represent his territory al the
recent conference OF Scout execu-
tives in Blue Ridge y. c.
Every one of the 90 boys there
will in time be paroled from the sta
tion-cured. said Mr. Robley. The
troop is COMPOSED OF 10 Hawaiians
and one japanese boy. The scout
master. Enoch Aku. is a young Ha-
waiiaD. % years old. OF the highest
type Last summer. on the dav the
annual Boy Scout camp opened.
Enoch Aku was paroled from the
station. After the vacation period
was over ne declared his intention
OF spending his time among the boys
at Kahhi
= nee the formation OF the troop.
scoutmasters from Honolulu take
turns coming every week 10 the sta
tion TO give instruction in the var
ious branches of scouting. netting
is stretched between the visiting
scoutmaster and the boys. but il is
simple matter for them 10 follow
instructions in spite of this barrier"
When asked what good turns the
leper boys performed, Mr. Robley
said, they keep the grounds OF the
station I'm excellent condition. There
are several acres well laid out. The
boys help to care for one another,
and perform many acts of thought
full service"
The idea of forming this troop or
iginated with Mrs. Bessie Clinton, su-
perintendent Of the station Scout
ing has performed a miracle in the
settlement" she said. ut has cult
waited a spirit Of cheerfulness and a
desire TO be helpful II has given the
boys something worth while to do,
and proved wonderful course or
entertainment TO the men and wOm-
en- besides.
scouting has made these boys
thrifty Many OF them used TO spend
their money as fast as they could on
tr1hes which peddlers left at the
gate. Now they are saving it 70 buy
their uniforms"
Through the kindness OF the Hon
olulu Elks financial support OF the
troop was taken up by them. Maurice
Dietches of New York who was
present, asked the privilege or max
ing the first donation, and promised
70 support the troop during his life.
The boys petitioned Executive Rob-
ley TO be called the Maurice Dietches
Troop -.
Under the Honolulu % Council.
said Mr. Robley there are 500
scouts. 144 are Japanese. 124 white,
so Hawaiian. 50 part Hawaiian. -
Chinese. 40 Korean. five Porto Rcan.
four Filipino and one is listed ~
Others" We don't know under
which race 20 classify this last-men-
toned scout. and he doesn't know
from which he came He is not
white. nor is ne Oriental. but he is
one good 100 percent. All the boys
speak English well. and "A brOtherly
spirit prevails In Honolulu the
scouts furnish % Percent Of all the
volunteer unpa I'd civic service on the
island We have no inter-troOp COM
petition. but once a year all combine
i'm big entertainment called the
Makahiki. This year more than s.
600 persons were present, including :
Governor OF the Territory. an Ad-
miral the commanding General Of
the Hawaiian Division and his staff, !
the mayor Of Honolulu and the sec
rotary of the treasury"