River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-15
Boy Scouts Entertain

pared the feed-it was regular feed
and the boys served it. Chicken
pie, escalloped corn, and potatoes,
with apple pie, dill pickles and coffee
or cocoa, put everyone in fine spirits
for the program which the Scouts
and their leader had prepared.
The Scout Master, Arthur Johnson,
told the dads that February was the
birthday of the. Scout organization in
the United States, and that at 8:15
the Scouts throughout the nation
were renewing their pledge.
About $40 the boys lined up in or
der, and at 8:15 sharp, they saluted
and repeated the Scout oath: "On my
honor, will do my best to do my duty
to God and my country and to obey
the Scout Law, and to help other peo-
pie at all times; to keep myself phys
ically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight"
After the banquet Mr.. johnson told
the dads about some of the needs of
the organization, and his assistants,
Mr.. Ingle and Mr.. Taylor, gave talks,
reviewing the history of the Boy
Scout movement, and the history of
the organization in River Falls.
They pointed out, among other things,
that one of the greatest difficulties
they had was the frequent changes of
leadership.
Professor Davee, Chairman of the
Scout committee, gave very inter-
esting talk in which he told of the
many useful things the Boy Scouts
have done, and he mentioned few
that the Boy Scouts are now doing.
1t was met with hearty applause.
Professor Lloyd Goble and Princi-
pal Mason also gave short talks.
Later in the evening the boys show
ed their dads how to wigwag signals
with flags,) and how to start fire by
rubbing sticks of dry wood together.
They also showed some of the work
in bandaging.
Many dads who were present had
not been in the school house for many
years, and it was the first time many
of them had met the young men who
are entrusted with the work of MAX
ing the boys into good Scouts.
Everyone had good time, and it
was hard to tell who was having the
best time, the boys or their dads.
The Scouts are planning to go on a
camping trip next summer and to
make this trip what it ought to be,
they are in need of some equipment.
1t was also expressed as their SEN
timent that they would like to raise
necessary money without soliciting
from the business men of River Falls.
Although is was made very plain to
the leaders that if they wished to So
licit, they were assured of the back
ing of the dads.
The boys sare planning to put on
several entertainments this spring.
The first one of these that will be put
on in about month, is to be a moving
picture called 1.-THE Knights of the
Square Table" 1t is very highly re-
commended. 1t is story of street
waits in New York, and shows how
they are helped by Scouting. 1t is
said that the picture is very interest
ing; that it has a good plot and plen-
ty of action.
The boys believe that if they raise
the money for their camping trip
through their own efforts that they
will get more out of it; that they will
come nearer to living up to true Scout
standards. If they do not succeed in
raising enough money by the means
of these entertainments it may be
necessary to solicit little help, but
the Scout leaders hope that the boys
will be able to put it across.
The boys wish to thank all those
who have helped the Scouts, and es-
pecially the mothers who prepared
the feed.
Following is list of the members
of the organization:
Cation Campbell, Alfred 7. Goble,
Gordon Grimm, Burton Karges, Bert
rum Finn, Herman Hagestad, Tom
Hill, William Hunt, James Hooking,
Warren Knowles, Jr., Leroy Luberg,
Glenn Lund, Phillip Merrill, Roy Ne
bel, Marshall Norseng, Fred Pomeroy,
Trumon Powers, Harold Segerstrom,
Charles Shepard, Robert Smith, Don
aid Smith, Robert Sutherland, Irwin
Taylor, Raymond Wiger, Horace Mer-
rill, Wayne Bailey, Glenn Campbell,
Bertrum Smith, Carl johnson, Glen
Lunger, Richard Bennett, Devere
Finn, Archie Hill, Walter Hagestad,
Edward Windlick and Lawrence
Stock.
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