Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-11

Lynn Palmer, member cf the exc
cutive committee for the Douglag
district, made a very impressive ad-
dress. He said that the finance
campaign for money for the moves
ment for the coming year Is pro-
crossing very successfully. lie told
the boys that the men are doing
their part, in supplying leaders ana
funds and asked the boys to do
their part in bringing in rev mem
bers for their troops. The sincere
frank manner in which Palmer made
his plea impressed the boys and
remarks were heard about the Ions
table about plans to bring in many
new boys.
Three scouts from Bisbee repre-
sented that city at the meeting.
Their spokesman, Leonard Palmer.
an eagle scout belonging to that
small fraternity of boys who have
real achieveme MT behind them in
that they have mastered the work
necessary to the securing of twenty
merit badges, spoke, emphasizing
that Bisbee scouts are ready at ali
times to work with Douglas scouts.
He recommended to all scouts that
they so to the summer camp at
Victorio in the Chiricahuas and told
them that this camp offered the
great opportunity for uninterrupted
scout work.
he scout orchestra brought the
entire audience to their feet With
the re ndition of a patriotic medley
which was soul stirring.
j. E. Carlson, principal of the
Douglas high school and superin~
tendent- elect of the Douglas city
schools, the principal speaker of the
evening, talked of scouting, it's great
accomplishments of the past and its
vast opportunities for the future
and wove into his sincere frankly
delivered remarks, bits from the
life of Abraham Lincoln whom he
said had every quality that goes to
the making of first class scout.
Carlson told that during the great
war figures prove that the boy
scouts were active in assisting ever
department Of the government and
every organization that did war
work. He quoted figures that
brought out clearly that the work
done by scouts during the war was
OI IHGSIlIidul0 Nd1uS.
The speaker said that of all the
great men this nation has produced
Lincoln stands by himself as the
one man who was greatest IN great
qualities. He named some of these
as bravery, loyalty, determine tion
g nd moral courage. He told of the
great obstacles that Lincoln sur
mounted and of high physical cour
age and strength. He brought out
that while Lincoln was a man of
sorrow he was yet hurorist al
ways ready to tell funny story
and to smile and say kind word
even when his heart was ready to
break
Following this address the scouts
formed in ranks near the entrance
and led by Scout Master Cunning.
ham ,cheered their different lead
e~s. They named each as they gave
the scout yells for him. The hon
ored men were: j. E. Carlson, r. E
Scuers, Lynn Palmer, c. d. Bart
lett and Dad" Following this one
f the scuts suddenly stepped from1
the line and asked his comrades to
cheer Cunningham. The response
was deafening.
There was one other cheer. This
one was not as roughly given as the
others but there was a note of deep
sincerity in the ringing tones as thu
young voices cheered for Mother
There were a number of songs in
which everyone joined
The final event of the we'll ar
ranged program was the sounding
of "Taps" the words of which were
sung after which Reverend E. w.
Simonson delivered a benedIction anc.
prayer addressed to "Our Great /