The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
SCOUTS FLOCK
 CORPORATION .OF NEW EAGLE:
Dr. Stuart Holds Up Light of Fine Ideals and Character As Foundations of All True Development and
 Progress in Life

Dwelling upon the importance of
 character building and honesty, Dr.
 George R. Stuart preached an in- teresting and instructive sermon to the Boy Scouts of America, leaders,
 members of the executive board
 and court of honor of the Birming-
 ham council, Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist church in ob-
 servance of the thirteenth ami
 versary of the scout movement and
 the annual church service of the or ganization.
 Approximately 800 Boy Scouts in full uniform, their parents and
 friends filled the auditorium and
 presented colorful picture with all of the youngsters in their bandan-
 mas, troop and patrol colors. They
 made an eager crowd of young Americans and listened intently to
 every word from Dr. Stuart and
 other speakers. They displayed en-
 thusiasm during all of the talks by
 loud and hearty applause and many
 laughs trickled from bright and
 cheery faces at the amusing anec-
 dotes and stories used to illustrate the sermons.
 Apepals to Character
 nr scouts that the time was never more opportune for them to go forward | and make something in life than now i; to begin with the determination to build a character that would put
 them on the top rung of the ladder while they were young. Ambition to become somebody was emphasized by
 the preacher and he urged that it be started with desire for a good edu- cation, which should go linked with honesty and truthfulness. He used many illustrations tending to show
 how hard it was to keep a good man down.
 c. A. Moffett, newly elected scout commissioner of the Birmingham council, was introduced to the scouts by Dan Dimick, president of the Bir-
 mingham council, and received a hearty welcome from them. He spoke few words on the plans for | the year and introduced W. E. Mitchell, new deputy commissioner. Members of the district commission were introduced by MT. Mitchell. Scout Harold Peace, Troop H. was presented with the highest award of scoutdonl, the eagle badge. L. L. Doty, president of the court of honor I presented the badge to the scout and explained that it required q merit
 badges to be qualified. These badges
 are given for proficiency in many | lines, md he pointed out that in the 1,400 scouts in the Birmingham dis trict, there were only seven scouts
 to receive the coveted reward. Eagle Scouts Frank Holley, Troop 6; Leon Franklin, Troop 1; Woodson Burch | field, Nat Mcconnell. Troop II. with Scoutmaster pr. E. G. Burchfield, were called to the rostrum. where | they saluted the newly made eagle l scout. At the conclusion of the pre- sentation all scouts stood at atten- ton and saluted the eagle scout Dr. Burchfield has three eagle scouts in his troop of the seven in the Bir- 1 mingham council, and fitting trib- ute was paid him by MT. Doty or his work.
 The scouts assembled at Woodrow Wilson rark at 2:3O o'clock, and, fol- 1 lowing their distribution to the dif- ferent sections of the park, were in- spected by the president and com missioner of the council, and the | honor Of leading the march to the church was bestowed upon Troop g.. This honor was distinctive, as there were approximately eight hundred l scouts in line, and it was the first l assemblage of the entire organiza- | tion during the year.
 During the program Scout Execu- tive k. L. Shine spoke on the annual
 jamboree which will take place at 1 the fairgrounds during May in place l of November. He also made several
 reports on the activities of the dif ferent troops in contests now being | staged throughout the council. Following the sermon of Dr. Stuart
 the entire assemblage sang America,
 and the scouts stood at attention and repeated the allegiance to the flag. l WSY, the broadcasting station of | the Alabama Power company, had A
 special wire installed in the pulpit of the church an dthe entire program of the afternoon was carried all over l the United States, as many cities had been notified of the program and
 were expected to listen in.