The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-11
ANNIVERSARY
/. OF BOY SCOUTS
Is CELEBRATED
Boy Scout Week Opens
Throughout Country-Bis.
marck Scout Movement
Reviewed
HISTORY IS GIVEN

today.
Bismarck Boy Scouts and others
interested in the Scout movement
are celebrating the week, and are en-
deavoring to bring before the public
the work being done in the organiza-
ton.
Boy Scout Week was endorsed by
Governor Ncstos in a letter to S. o.
LeBarron, Scout Master, Bismarck.
The following history of the Boy
Scout organization in Bismarck was
written by George E. Wallace of
Washington, d. c., Scout Master Of
Troop 40:
"On February 9Th, 1910 the organ
ization known as the Boy Scouts Of
America was Incorporated. Hence
We have had Ii years Of scouting and
sufficient time has now elapsed for
us to judge the worth of the move
ment. The enrolment began in a
very modest way but from year to
year increased tremendously until
now on this 14th anniversary there
are approximately six hundred thou
sand in the organization.
"A boy is eligible to join the scouts
when he has reached the age of
twelve years and after service until
his 18th birthday is then elegibl. to
fill the position as Assistant Scout
master, and at 81 he may become a
scoutmaster and be at the head of a
troop Of his own.
"The scouts rendered valuable as
sistance. to the Nation during the
World War. Literature of various
kinds needed to be distributed and
displayed. The scouts delivered" sc
million pieces.
"They located over 20 million
board feet of standing walnut tim.
Der to be used in aeroplanc construc-
| ton.
"They gathered over one hundred
car loads of fruit pits to be used in
making gas masks.
! "The scouts worked thousands OF
war gardens.
"They sold $27S,744,650 worth OF
liberty bonds. One in every twenty
liberty bonds bought in the United
States was sold by scouts.
Bismarck Boys Get Medals
"In Bismarck several scouts wer,
awarded medals by the federal gov
eminent for sales of bonds and still
others won recognition for sales o.
war saving stamps.
"The first troop to be established
in Bismarck was organized by Rev
Bruce f. Jackson at the .Baptis
church and is now verile organiza
ton and one of the very best in tn
state. Among it's members can. b
found the ranking eagle scout in tn,
state. Other efficient troops hav
been built up in Bismarck sire
then, and now function strongly an,
do a good turn daily
! ."The influence Of scouting i
greatly felt in the Bismarck church
es, schools and Sunday schools; ais
on the athletic field and in the home
/ Offers Program
Scouting offers program to
boy different from that offered b.
the church because it places him o.
his honor to do certain specifi
things found in the scout oath an
; law. Yet scouting and the churc
work hand in hand. No city in tn
state has better boys than thos
found in Bismarck. This is in par
due to the teaching of the scout or
ganization. 1t is the greatest build
. er of character and leadership in OK
| istance. The public is awake to tn
positive advantages of the movement
If the scout oath and law were fol
lowed by everybody, the jails an
prisons would shortly be empty an
the criminal courts would have Blu
little to do, and American woma,
hood would have protector in ever
man and boy"