Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-10
SHOW VALUE
Of SCOUTING
Speakers at Rally Held Here
Show Benefits to be Derlv-
ed From Organizations
MUCH WORK is NEEDED
Men Can Help Boys by Giving
& Both Time and Money, it
is Shown
MUCH WORK is NEEDED

That the boys of Perth Amboy
shall not ask in vain for the little
support they need to make their or.
ganizatio what it should be, but
that every citizen of this city will
lend a helping hand to Boy Scouts,
who are the backbone and the
sinews of our great land in their
present drive for membership, was
decided last night by every citizen
who attended the Big Boy Scout
rally, under the auspices of he B.
P. o. E1ks. held in the local high
school auditorium.
Those who spoke at the rally last
night were DIR. George j. Fisher, of
New York City; Mayor William C.
Wilson, Judge Harold E. PlckersSil,
Past Exalted Ruler Henry McCul-
Tough of Perth Amboy Lodge, No.
TS4, Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks, who presided Il. the
meeting, and DR.. A. A. Abeg.,, scout
master.
DR.. Fisher, of New York City,
was the principal speaker of the eve
ming, and was introduced by the
chairman as a man making scouting
his lifework. In his very interesting
talk he told the boys of the great
work done by them since tleir or
Eanization, and urged strongly the
support of the people and the organ
ization OF scoutmasters.
THE greatest need of the Amer
h. lean boy today is the assistance Of
a. wise adult advisor" DIR. Fisher
said in regard to the great need of
scoutmasters. He continued further
along these lines by telling the boys
Al. sek -ta0 rI1.o ~
he leaves the earth and rises higher
and higher to the sky, the last
sound that is heard by the occupant
Of the balloon is the voices of chill
dren.
would that the voices of these
leaderless children could reach and
touch the hearts of some of our cit
izens and make them feel the need
of this grand work." Mr. Fisher
urged.
The speaker then told of the plain
everyday, tasks and the adventure
needed by the average boy to keep
his interest in the organization that
will bring about his character de-
velopment, efficiency, chivalry, 10y
atty, patriotism and good citizen
ship. He brought out the need of
adventure by asking that the local
scoutmasters would keep the "out"
IN scouting.
DIR. Fisher then warned the scout
masters about doing too much for
the boys of his troop by saying
Don't do too much for the boys,
but give them an opportunity OF do
ing for themselves, and the oppor-
tunity to develop their minds. and
in that way you are developing the
plant that will grow to be the MAX
ings of the nation and the men who
will run it."
In concluding Mr.. Fisher asked
that the movement of the Boy Scout
campaign be met with enthusiasm
from every family in the city, and
the need of scoutmasters and leaders
be realized by tlss' citizens, in order
that Perth Amboy might come to the
front in scouting.
Mayor Wilson spoke to the boys
in q. very short. but interesting talk
in which he told them that Perth
An1boy would not fail this organiza-
the scouts, would come to the fore
and lend that helping hand that is
so badly needed at this time, the
mayor declared.
The city executive then told the
boys of the great help afforded the
city by their organization. and said
that he knew, through the support
of the local people, the boy scouts
would realize a double quota in their
organization during the present
drive,
The next speaker OF the evening
was Recorder Harold e. Pickersgin,
chairman of the Elks campaign VINO
started his talk by saying that the
bows need not to be discouraged by
the small gathering who turned out
for the meeting last night put salo
,t,at Il was only a warning to the
narents and adult citizens of the
eitv. % He stated that If the gathering
indicated the spirit that the LEGAL
citizens have in the movement ef the
Bov Scouts he pitied the coming
generation of Perth Amboy.
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