The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-20
SCOUT CABIN IS
DEDICATED WITH
SERVICES SUNDAY
First Building Of chlokasha Boy
Scout Camp al Lucille Presented
by Rotary Club to Scouts
and Council.
GIFT IS ACCEPTED BY
BAILEY FOR BOYS HERE
owsiey Makes Presentation Speech;
seouts and Rotarlans Serve
"Welnles" and Coffee TO
Crowd OF Scout Fans.

present. the Boy Scouts cabin. bull
aud donated to the Boy Scouts o
chickasha by the Rotary club II thI
city. was dedicated 10 Scoutd6m an,
presented to the local Scouts at III
ting ceremonies held at the caml
yesterday afternoon.
The ceremonies were short. bu
impressive. consisting Of the pre-
sentation by Rotarian John owsle,
and the acceptance by Judge Franz
VI. Bailey, president Of the Scout
council. the affair beiag ended by q
delightful "weinie" roast.
Scouts Co Into Camp.
A number OF Chickasha Scouts left
here Saturday morning and hiked
10 the camp at Lucille. These were
joined by others during the day. In
Charge OF Rotarian Earl Coffey
scout executive. the scouts spent
Saturday night at the camp and had
the camp and grounds "policed up
IN good shape when the visitors ar
rived Sunday afternoon for the .serv.
ices. There we're 30 Scouts In the
party.
Rotarlan Ed ID. Foster. vicepresl-
dent OF the club opened the exer-
cises with a short talk in which 'ae
introduced Rotarian John Owsley
who made the presentation address.
Mr.. Owsley outlined the steps which
had been taken by the Rotary club
in building the cabin. the purpose
behind the move and expressed the
pleasure of the entire club In being
able to do this much toward furth-
enlrg the Scout movement in Chick
asha
Part international PROGRAM.
ut was called to the attention OF
the Rotary club, that the Boy Scouts
OF Chickasha were homeless said
Rotarian Owbley. "That Is, they
were homeless as concerns the or
ganizatlon. There was no place. no
camp that the Scouts could truly
call their own. This matter was
placed before the club by Rotarian
Coffey, the scout executive.
"The Rotary club promptly took
the matter up. with the result that
YOU see here today. The little cabin
which we have built, is not palatial,
il does not represent a very great
amount Of money, but it Is a start
and we feel that it is start in tle
right direction. The building OF
this cabin and the interest the Ro-
tary club is taking in the boys OF
Chickasha, Is a part OF the program
mapped for the activities OF all CLUBS
by International Rotary. II, through
the erection of this little cabin, we
can Gain the interest Of one or more
ooys in the scout movement and IL
tae Scout movement helps him, as
It is sure to do, to become a better
man. a better citizen, ,ti.en we shall
feel that our efforts have not been
in vain. While this cabin is only
start, we intend to do more for
the bows and to make our efforts in
their behalf larger and broader and
if the boys of the Chickasha Scouts
get half as much pleasure out OF the
camp as the Rotarians did in build
ing tae cabin for them, then we are
content"
Cabin Is Accepted.
Al the close of Mr.. Owsley's talk,
Judge Frank NJ. Bailey, president OF
the Chickasha Scout council, ac-
cepted the cabin on behalf Of the
council
"Rotarian Owsley has said that
this cabin is not palatial, that it is
only start but in my humble opin'
ion. the Rotarians of Chickasha nave
builded better than they knew said
Judge Bailey. "In the boys who are
here today and those who are to use
this cabin, there are future gov
ernors, senator's, statesmen, heads
Of big business concerns OF the fu'
ture. This cabin is theirs, they VIII
take "a better, bigger interest IN
Scoutdom now that they have
cabin and camp Of their own.
"While ! wish to express the
thanks Of the Scout council to the
Rotary club for this cabin and to
the people who have come here to-
day to witness these simple cere-
monies, l desire also express the
sincere thanks of the council ana
the public in general to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Stacey on whose land
this cabin is built. When the Ro-
tarians started the movement to
build this cabin, the need Of suit
able location became apparent. The
council and membsrs Of the Rotary
club search for suitable location.
Mr. and Mrs. Stacey volunteered the
use of their land here. 1t is an
ideal spot. It is probable that one
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