Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-01
SAVE AMERICA FROM
"ISMS," IS PLEA HERE
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Prior to the speaking and during
the intermission between addresses.
community singing was enjoyed un-
der the leadership or II. w. kimsey
OF New York city. Mr.. Kimsey IA
vored the audience with two solos.
Music was furnished by the Boy
Scout orchestra under the direction
Of Maxwell MacMichael.
Following out the order of the
program, Mayor Wilson was the first
speaker. He welcomed the audi
ence and declared that they We're
present to show that they love the
land in which they live and that as
long as the spirit shown at the
meeting was maintained there is no
need to worry about the government
being overthrow. After speaking
briefly on the benefits to be obtained
excused himself in order to attend
IN important meeting at the city
hall.
Holger Holm, speaking for the
American Legion declared that the
Legion believes the American
government to be the best govern
ment there is and that although the
Legion is sometimes mentioned as
fostering the aims of the ex-service
men, in reality the organization
stands behind everything that is
American. He urged everyone TO
support the Boy Scout movement as
a means of training the young men
of tomorrow in Americanism and
love of country. In closing Mr..
Holm declared that the radicals had
not obtained a foothold in this city
as yet.
1.-TWO Americans was the subject
of a short address given by DR.. #.
Abegg. DIR. Abegg told of the aims
and training of the Boy Scouts, how
upon joining a corps the boy prom
Uses. upon his honor to do his best
and duty to God and country. The
boys of today, DR.. Abegg declared.
are the Americans OF tomorrow and
the scout movement is working to
develop Americanism in the boys.
He stated that evil influence is
knocking at the door, and held that
it is impossible to expect boys to be
good citizens, il they are not taught
Americanism and told what a good
citizen Is.
He told how many boys who de-
sire to join the scouts have to be
turned away, because there are not
enough leaders to start new troops
and held that this sad state of af-
fairs cannot be remedied until
leaders will come forward. He made
an urgent appeal for leaders to join
the ranks of the scouts in order that
more boys may reap the benefits of
this wonderful organization.
A stirring address on American
ISM was delivered by w. w. Giles.
Mr.. Giles address was o about
a little red book, which he declared
he always carried and read and
which contained the constitution of
the United States. Before driving
home the cold facts of an argument
on the constitution that has no an
swer, MI. Giles, told a number of
humorous stories which completely
put the audience in the right mood
they could absorb the facts
brought out in his address.
Mr.. Giles declared that the peo-
pie of today are living in an age of
In order to contrast the pres
ent times with the past, Mr.. Giles
said that he was born in 1860 and
graduated in 1881, the books read in
those days were tame along side of
those read today. Some idea of the
vast change in the books read then
and today was given by Mr.. Giles, in
quoting several titles. In 1881 the
popular booFs were. tale of Two
Cities;" David Copper Field;'
"Oliver Twist" Vanity FAIR mill
the Floss" etc, today we reqd
The Sheik;" Brass 'Simon Call