The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-19
BOY scouts GUESTS
: OF ROTARY CLUB AT
TODAy'S~ LUNCHEON
Judge Christensen Speaks on
History Of Organization,
Fulton on Work

The Rotary club devoted its lunch
con, today. to entertaining boy
scOutmasters and their assistants.
Judge Adolph Christensen made
an address on the scout movement
from the time it originated as an
idea in the siege of Mafeking. South
Africa. during the Boar war. and was
given the form of organization by
General Baden Powell in England
afterWard.
William G. Fulton. city scoutmaster,
spoke on the work being done here.
Judge Christensen said the idea
came to America about the time Dan
Beard had the Sons of Daniel Boone
under way and Ernest Thompson-Se-
ton was building up the Woodcraft
Indians. The two recognized the
value of the English movement and
adopted it and turned their own or
CARNATIONS into it. Later monu-
ment was dedicated to the unknown
boy scout who sowed the seed of the
organization on this side.
The scouts now exist in 81 coun-
tries with 81 per cent of the popula-
ton of the world said Judge Chris
Hanson, and number 100000 Rec
ords of the students at Harvard uni
versity, said the judge. in 1906 showed
40 per cent of the under graduates
had been scouts; in Washington and
jefferson, the percentage was g.; at
the naval academy, so: at West
Point. 48; and at Ann Arbor. "A. He
said the records Of police courts fail
to show that such an organization eX-
lists. He pleaded for support for the
scouts.
200 Scouts In Bismarck
ScOutmaSter Fulton said there were
10 troops in Bismarck with 200 boys
of the potential 600 boys Of scout age
in the city enrolled He said the
scoutmasters had a busy time and
encountered many problems, but the
influence of the scouts oath was
strong in its disciplinary effect.
Judge Nuessle, chairman of the
program, called by troop ON the
scoutmasters and assistants present
to rise. For Troop 2, Methodist
church. Wesley Sherwin Albert Cord
ner, Ray McGettigan and Paul He'd
strom responded. and for Troop 3, of
the same church. Bill Smith, Lor-
raine Thornton and Lamont Hoskin
were present.
The Evangelical church troop, No.
4, was represented by Christ Delzer
and Ruell Rieff; the Presbyterian
church by Kelly Simonson and Dave
Hollingsworth.
Troop Z, Knights of Columbus. was
not represented, but its mate troop
No. s, was there in Ray Schriener, as
Sistant ScOutmaster
Troop 9, American Legion, was
represented by John Karasiewicz and
James Mcdonald. while Troop 10, the
Lions, had Frank Walbert present.
Receive Brown Photo
A large photograph of Lieutenant
Colonel T. w. Brown. former COM
mander at Fort Lincoln, was received
to be added to the gallery of Rotary
| members.
A congratulatory message from
Governor George Sheridan, of Ro-
chester, Mimi, head of District 9,
was read. conveying Christmas and
New Year greetings.
Leonard Bell won first prize, dia-
mond ring, for the prize caption to a
kodak snapshot of the secretary in
his covered hunting wagon. The cap
ton was Omar up to date" with
verses on wat constituted happiness
in the wilderness. Jason Wait and
G. L. Young received honorable men,
ton with "A bird Of paradise waiting
fer swallow" and "Vacuity," re-
spectively
Visitors in addition to the scout
guests were Bob Nuessle, w. M. Smith,
H. W. Gray. Wilton, Robert Constans,
Occur d'Alene Roy Baird, Christ
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