South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-06
APPROVAL OF BOY
SCOUT WORK GIVEN
AT c. OF C. LUNCH
Scout Executive Barnes and
Frank ]. Green Address
Chamber on Work.

y resolution presented by j. y.
SCHNEIDER. In which Is was proposed
that the local Chamber Of Commerce
give the Boy Scout movement in
Mishawaka their hearty support.
was unanimously adopted By mem
Uers OF that organization present at
their regular bi-weekly luncheon
held in the Mlshawaka Hotel, at
which =. c. Emmons presided Tues
day noon.
Tho resolution was passed in lieu
OF a definite program which will be
presented later. after the Chamber
had been addressed by Scout Exec
utive g. II. Barnes OF South Bend,
and Frank J. Green, secretary treas
urer Of the South Bend Chamber of
Commerce on various phases Of Boy
Scout work.
A brief history Of the Boy Scout
movement was given by Mr.. Barnes,
who traced Il from the time Of its
inception in the mind OF d British
general, Sir Batten-P Powell, at the
siege of Lady-Smith during the
Dutch insurrection in South Africa,
the first Boy Scout troop in London,
and the meeting of the first Boy
Scout council in the United States,
held in New York City. at which w.
ID. Boyce, the father of the Boy
Scout movement in America, pre-
sided.
Scouting" said Mr.. Barnes. sis
the greatest contribution TO educa-
tion made in the last so years. as it
enables the youths of our country to
choose a career with greater certain
" at an early age. Many men are
said TO have died before their jobs
were finished" and added. lit is be-
cause they do not start in time"
The maximum opportunity for
aiding a community with a min
imUm expenditure of effort and time
and money. is in Boy Scout work.
where numbers Of men could find
agreeable relaxation, acting as Scout
masters and aides. declared Mr..
Barnes.
The advantages gained by a boy
in Scout work are innumerable, the
most prominent being the teaching
of unselfishness. The usual boys
games are selfish, said Mr.. Barnes,
but the association with the Boy
Scout ideals and principles leads
youths toward thinking in terms of
the other fellow first instead of him
self
Mr.. Barnes closed his talk with
an appeal to members OF the Cham
d
alton. saying that when the time
came for them to retire from active
business life. they could Let the next
generation step in, with the assur-
ance that their work would be car
ried forward based on the proper
principles.
Eliminating Difficulties.
How South Bend surmOunted the
difficulties OF starting a Scout organ
ization in that city, was Mr.. Green's
subject. lie stated that the South
Bend Chamb of Commerce regard
ed the Boy Scout movement from a
selfish point of view. I'VE are inter-
ested in the Boy Scout movement,
primarily as an investment, because
the boys Of today will be the leaders
of tomorrow" he said, and on that
basis the South Bend Chamber of
Commerce got behind the Scout
movement, giving them a building in
which TO house their activities, and
inaugurating a campaign to get them
on their feet, financially.
According to Mr.. Green. meeting
of all the civic organizations in the
city was called. at which $4,000
was raised which Will be sufficient
to keep the South Bend Scouts going
for the next two years.
Mr.. Green suggested either raising
budget in the local Chamber OF
Commerce or sponsoring such a
move and starting a campaign, for
which the local Chamber would be
responsible until the Scouts were
firmly on their feet.
George r. Anderson, who hae
been identified with the local Boy
Scout movement for the past year.
was the last speaker introduced.
lie presented the immediate needs
OF the local organization, which has
grown considerably in the last few
months.
According 20 NJ. Anderson, Mish-
awake Scouts VIII be in need OF al
least 10 more Scout Masters. and as
many commissioners. The morel
Scout Masters that identify them
selves with loc9l troops. the more
boys can be handled successfully.
Mr. Anderson said.
The ucn mo~c needed 20 become