Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-17
LEGION ACTIVE IN
BOYS

Work with boys Is n of the prin-
cipal activities in the nationwide
community service movement being
carried out by the American Legion,
according to reports received at ma
tional headquarters of the Legion at
indianapolis. Through guiding the
younger generation in its development
hundreds of Legion posts are execut-
ing their part of the mandate Of the
last national convention at Philadel-
phia which pledged every Il of the
Legion's 10000 posts to accomplish
some work for the benefit of their
communities during 1927.
1.-The boys of today naturally look
to the veterans of the World wal for
guidance and leadership" said How
ard P. Savage, national commander OF
the Legion. in working with these
boys and teaching them the things
the men of the Legion have n of
their biggest opportunities for peace
time service to the nation"
The work which the Legion posts
are doing with boys is taking a num-
Der Of forms. Many posts are spon-
soring boy scout troops and boy scout
activities. Others are conducting sum
mer camps for boys, sponsoring boy
athletics, encouraging boys in their
school work through presentation Of
medals, escorting groups of boys
through industrial plants and business
places, supporting agricultural clubs,
and assisting in the enrolment for the
Citizens Military Training camps.
The Legion posts are engaging in
boy scout work this year on a larger
scale than ever before, reports indi-
cate. Fully 1000 posts are sponsor
ing troops, and with % boys in the
average troop, $4,000 boys are being
influenced by Legionnaires through
this activity alone.
An example of the work being done
for the scouts by the L~egionnaires is
furnished by the Legion of Chico,
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a log cabin for the scout troops of its
city on an island neal the city. The
men of the post cut down the trees,
shaped the logs and erected the cabin
in their spare hours. They also fur
nished material with which the diff
ferent troops built shelters around the
cabin, making a camp which is used
by the boys for overnight hikes, scout
tests and other activities.
The Garrett Cochran post of Will
Transport, Pa, sponsors a boy scout
troop composed entirely of boys of
foreign %parentage. Panama Canal post
No. l has erected a clubhouse 30 by 60
feet for boy scouts at Balboa Heights,
Canal Zone. The Palm Beach (Fla.)
post contributed $1,000 to boy scout
work. Mahool-Potts post of Baltimore
sponsors a large scout troop which
maintains a permanent camp in the
Patapsco state forest reserve. Alfred
Wilson post Of Flatbush, N. Y, main
tains a workshop for the scout troop
it sponsors.
Other work done by Legion posts for
boys outside Of scout activities covers
q wide field. AS an example, Leonard
Dalton post of Eastnampton, Mass,
has organized a cadet corps of 1876
boys, giving them the rudiments of
military training. The Providence Or.
ID post has established a summer
camp for children of sick or needy
~ex-service men which it conducts at a
cost of $1,000 a year. Vincent L. Giant
valley post Of Minneapolis, Mimi, or
ganized and conducted q six-team bas.
ket ball league, a four-team hockey
league, two four-team diamond bal
leagues and a four-team baseball
league.