Evening star., 1925-07-19

took hold of his arm and finally pulled
him into the shallow water and then
to shore. He was black in the face
and unconscious. His mother and
another lady worked on him. and he
| finally came to-"
The following fine tribute to the
heroiSm and skill of the 14-year-ola lad
boy. w. j. Graham Of Detroit
My Dear Bill: Inclosed you will find
a check for $25. This is not compen-
Sation for your having saved Franks S
life, such service could not be paid for
in money, but l thought when you get
back home, you might want to buy
pair of red socks, or buy your girl
double banana split or get your hair
cut with a girlish bob, or something of
that sort. and this change might come
in handy for one of these purposes.
Seriously speaking, / have thought
a great many times of your service
and of how differently our Summer
might have ended had you not been
at Camp Delight this Summer: / know
an cid man, now over 10, who was
once saved from drowning by a man
named Hannabel Miller, but he never
found him. He says, so I'll have to
wait till I get to Heaven to thank
him for having saved my life We're
all glad Bill, we know who and where
! you are, and it will be a great many
years before we forget the name OF
Bill OKeefe. There are a great many
ways of helping people save their
lives, Bill, and l hope you may grow
up TO be good man, and that the IN
fiuence of your life may be such that
you'll never influence any one to go
wrong in their life, but that you'll al
ways be helping them to go straight,
and thereby not only save their
lives, but their souls as well. God
bless you, Bill, and help you to grow
up to be a noble man.
Sincerely and gratefully,
Your friend"
More Eagle Scout trails will be
built this Summer. The first of these
trails, five miles long, was laid last
year in Yellowstone National Park by
80 scouts This trail included two
bridges and was built under the super
vision of the park authorities, who de-
clared the experiment a success from
every point of view and recommended
it TO all national parks.
That made the diligent 81 feel very
proud. They are planning to add
more miles TO the trail this August.
Only Eagle Scouts from Montana,
Oregon, Washington and Idaho are
eligible to become trailmakers, and
only those who have demonstrated
conspicuous ability are chosen. These
bows will be the Government guests
for two weeks, beginning August 10.
The trail will be continued from Star
Point, on the Grand Canyon, to Tower
Falls.
Mount Spokane and Mount Kit Car
son were two points joined by Scouts
last month. Work on an Eagle Trail
was started on June 20, and finished
by the official opening of the Mount
Spokane touring season on June u.
In Glacier Park a trail will be built
by 25 Scouts from Rockwell Pass to
Two Medicine Pass. Camp Will be
established near Lake Cobalt on
August II. L. l.. Mcdonald, National
Camp director, will inspect this camp
and that of the Scouts in Yellowstone
Park.
Another trail is to be started in Mt.
Rainier Park, Wash, by west
ern Washington Scouts who cannot
make either the Yellowstone or Glacier
trip. Park authorities in Rainier re-
quested the Scouts to build this trail
after inspecting the splendid work in
Yellowstone last Summer.
Troops of Scouts from Dawson,
Mimi; Akron, Ohio, and Pittsburgh,
Pa, came to Washington last week
to pay a visit to the Nations Capital.