Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
BOY SCOUTS URGED
TO Do GOOD TURNS
Dawes Lauds Organization
and Asks Furthering
of Its Principles.

Charles G. Dawes, Vice President Of
| the United States, told 100 Boy Scouts
and their friends at the seventeenth
birthday celebration of the Boy
Scouts of America. given By the Dis
trict of Columbia Council last night
in the Central High School Audi
forum, that you are making your
selves little bit different than other
boys. You are the selected feW-the
thoroughbreds You must develop
your powers. You do not know what
you can do until you do it,"
THAT which differentiates the boys
who get on in the world Is character.
initiative and courage he said.
The thoroughbred is not satisfied to
do anything half way, Step out of
your way to do a good turn.
Mr.. Dawes characterized Abraham
Lincoln as a great example to the
youth of today. Mr.. Dawes said
When mentioning the kindness and
the charity of Abraham Lincoln people
forgot his strength. Lincoln never.
under any circumstances. recognized
any superior He had the spirit to
conquer in the cause of the right
Scout Training Lauded.
l.. A. Snead, president of the Dis
Scouts. said 1T is impossible to esti
mate the value of the training the
boys receive in Scout organizations"
Huston Thompson, honorary presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Council spoke on Lincoln. He said,
Charity was the motto Of the man in
everything he did
DR.. Paul Bartsch. vice president of
the District council. said Scouting,
as practiced by the Boy Scouts OF
America, is the mots perfect train
ing course in the country for young
men. 1t aims first at building q
sound body. Contact with boys of
every race and religion teaches the
Boys Scouts tolerance"
Barry Mohun, Scout commissioner,
entertained the boys with a few
jokes and stories.
Rev. William S. Abernethy said the
invocation, followed by the repeat
ing of the Scout oath by the entire
council. Several songs were sung
by George Fl. O'Connor, accompanied
by Matt Horne. Besides the Scout
song, sung by all the Scouts, and
display OF ability by the Troop AZ
Drum and Bugle Corps, the Marine
Band furnished music during the
evening.
Eagle Badges Presented.
Eagles badges We're presented by
Brig. Gen. Lloyd NJ Brett to Richard
Buddeke, Robert Burke, James BOs-
well, Ronald Brown, William Blum,
Burdge II. Cation, William Cochran,
Arthur l.. Conn, William Dix. Albert
Harmed. Edmund Fakes, Fred Eds
ness, Everett Lark, Russell Lamp
son, Waggoner Lawder, Robert Nc
Miilen, David 8. Miller, Hallock
Smell, Benjamin j. Stone. Richard
Tedrow, NARROW Perry, William Ket-
tier.
Arthur J. May presented life
badges to the following: Robert Bau-
man, Vernon Bateman, Murray Barn
hardt, David Caldwell. Carter Enlow,
Robert coffman, Gaines Cough, Jack
Hahn. Noble Hunter, Lawrence
Julihn. stafford Kelley, DAILY Mulvey,
Fred Schaeffer, Lamont Sexton, John
Taylor, Keenon Taylor, Alfred
Toombs, Jack Messner, r.. c. Older
shaw.
Those Scouts serving as aides dur
ing the program were: William Acker.
man, Troop 10: Ben Morgan, Troop
~; Richard Sergeant. Troop ~. and
Fred Marshall, aide to Vice President
Dawes. Troop 100.
Over 1900 Boy Scouts from New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut,
who yesterday spent the day In sight
seeing trips about Washington, left
last night on the $50 train for their
homes, after visit to the Congress
sionai Library and two Houses of
Congress, and the places of interest in
the Capital city. The boys were re-
ceived by President Coolidge at the
White House.