Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-10
BOY SCOUTING GIVEN
BIG BOOST At RALLY HERE
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Mr.. Pickersgili then told the boys
that when he was asked to serve on
the committee for the drive he at
first objected, but when he realized
the need of doing something for
boys he accepted joyfully, because
I realize the need Of the educating
Of citizenship in our community, and
the one time to educate citizenship
into a community Is Just when boys
become eligible to become Boy
Scouts" he said.
Mr.. PickersgilI then spoke in re-
gard to the support given the drive
by the B. p. o. Elks. saying: THE
Elks are just Offering themselves as
the means OF conducting the drive.
They are not asking for anything for
themselves, or anything that will
benefit them, but the Boy Scouts r
speaking through us to the people OF
Perth Amboy to assist them and do
something for the boys"
The judge continued by saying
that the citizens of the city do not
realize the enthusiasm put into an
organization OF this kind by the boys.
He said that one boy was brought
before him at the police station for
breaking into a coal office some time
ago, and when asked why he picked
| on q coal office, where there would
probably be little money. he said:
II didn't need a great deal. Just
Eenough to Join the Boy Scouts"
This" the Judge stated, 'is the
feeling of every boy in the COM
munity." They r anxious to get
into the organization and learn the
principles. the ways and pitfalls OF
boyhood." Are you going to deprive
them of this opportunity and keep
them away from a body that will
sap boyhod from coming to man
hood?" he asked.
Mr.. Pickersgill concluded by say
ing that the Elks had started
the movement and e going on
this week without a stop. He urged
that every unce of support be given
them to enable the scouts to double
their present quota.
Henry Mccullough welcomed the
gathering in behalf Of the Boy
Scouts in the early part of the eve
ming, and reminded those present
that the meeting was held under the
auspices of the Elks. He further
stated that that organization az well
as the Boy Scout organization was
little understood by people. He
said that it is the idea Of most peo-
pie that the Elks' organization is
formed for nothing but to have q
good time, while the organization at
all times Is working hard for the
support of vocational hospitals, Grip
pied kiddies, vocational schools and
the Salvation Army.
With reference TO the miSunder-
standing Of the Boy Scout organiza-
ton, he stated that IL people thor
oughly understood its odds and ends
the high school auditorium would be
much too small to mold the immense
gathering that would attend last
nights meeting.
He further said that II a boy be
taught the scout oath between the
ages of twelve and fifteen, there
would be ne such thing as bolshe-
yism and l~awbreakers. as is prev
alent in all large cities today.
At the close of last nights meet
ing DR.. Abegg gave a short talk. in
which he urged the enlistment Of
more scoutmasters.
Subscription cards were given out
to all present to be filed out and
sent to Henry Mccullough, treas
urer, with the amount of the sub
scription indicated. If the $4,000
needed to continue scout work Is not
realized in this way a house-to-house
canvass win be started, 1t was said
at the meeting.