Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-02-09
SCOUTS MAKE
A BIG HIT
OVER $50 MEN AND BOYS AT THE
FATHER AND son. BANQUET
WEDNESDAY EVENING
SEE SCOUT FILM AT THE AMAZON
Good Banquet and Program Thorough
ly Enjoyed BY All.

Bonners Ferry's first father and
son" banquet, held last night at the
l. o. o. F., hall was a huge success
and was enjoyed by company of over
250 men and boys.
The affair was carried out under
the auspices of the Boundary county
Boy Scouts with Frank Edmonds, Jos.
Jacoby and Jack Mcnamara in charge
OF the arrangements, assisted by the
various scoutmasters and troop COM
mitteemen.
The supper was served by the mem
bers of the Union church Ladies' Aid
society. The meal was we'll cooked
and was served quickly. Later in the
evening at the suggestion of Scout
Executive Dayton, the ladies were
thanked in an appropriate manner for
their efforts towards making the ban
quet success. A vote of thanks was
also extended to the committee in
charge, the scoutmasters and scout
committeeman.
During the evening a number of
lively selections were rendered by the
Bush orchestra Community singing
was feature OF the evening program
and under the leadership of James C.
Bush, the crowd of men and boys
about raised the roof, singing patriotic
songs and scout songs to the tune of
old popular favorites.
L. S. Kerr was toastmaster and un-
der his guidance the program of the
evening was carried out with no de-
lays or bitches. Mess call was sounded
Dy Sidney Walden, then followed the
invocation by Major Walker.
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first aid demonstration given by bows
OF Troop No. 5, of which George r.
Causton is scoutmaster. In a very few
minutes, boy supposed to have a
broken leg, broken arm and a severe
cut on his head, was given first aid
ana stretcher was rigged up up upon
which to carry him to the doctor.
Scout Glen Jacoby told "The Kind of
a Scout Dad Ought To Be-" His talk
was right to the point and contained
a message that must have lodged deem
In the hearts of the dads" present
Scout Harold Reid told of his ex-
periences at the Boy Scout summer
camp. It was an interesting narrative
and gave the boys and their fathers
better idea of the kind of training the
boys are getting in the Bow Scout
movement. F. T. Stamm responded
to the toast, "The Kind of a Scout NV
Boy Ought To Be" and in an impress
sfve manner he gave his idea of the
perfect American youth. DIR. E. e. Fry
gave a brief talk on Social Hygiene"
which contained warning as to con-
sequences following abuses of physical
energies. o. G. Wilson told of the
financial responsibilities involved in
Boy Scout work, the amount of money
required in Boundary and Bonner
counties, what the money is to be used
Tor. He stated that drive would be
made soon to raise an additional $500
with which to carry on the Boy Scout
program for this year. I
The principal address of the evening
was given by G. X. Warne, of Spo-
kane, regional scout executive for Ida
no, Montana, Washington and Oregon.
His talk was illustrated throughout
by interesting and touching incidents
of Boy Scout life. He laid particular
stress upon the object being worked
for in the Boy Scout movement, saying
that the first and prime object was /,
character development; second citi-
zenship; third, physical development |
One Of the features of the evening
was the boxing contests. Scouts Mac |
namara and Jacoby put on bout, out
of the ordinary. The boys were blind
folded and tied with ropes so they