The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-11
FATHER, SON DINNER BIG
 KIDS EVENT
Youngsters Eat, Play and Are Given Tokens for
 Ability at Event

Small boys and big boys, nearly 200 of them, damned the Moose Hall Saturday for the big occasion of the Annual Father and Son Din- ner. It was the boys night. There was the dinner, with ice cream in quantities that would satisfy any youngsters beyond his widest dreams; there was the presentation of the Boy Scout merit badges and talks on each badge subject by men who were especially adapted to tell the youngsters the fine thing s about the striving for and winning the privilege of the merit. The first dinner sitting was 6 o'clock. Fifty boys and 50 men were at the tables. While the sec- ond sitting was in progress, the small tots, who were first at the feed, enjoyed themselves at games and loud fun in the auditorium.
 The program started with the presentation, by Scout Master H. l.. Redlingshafer, of the Scout Regis tration cards. Robert Simpson spoke briefly on the Scout, move ment and it's growth in Juneau. He mentioned the Scout bacin and stated that about $200 more was needed to build the structure.
 First Merit Award
 Gov. George A. Parks made the first Merit award. Before making the presentation he spoke of visit ing on his recent trip to the East, Walter H. Head, President of the Boy Scouts of America. He brought from him a message to the Juneau Scouts. Gov. Parks presented to John Stewart the Merit Badge for aviation.
 J. F. Mullen awarded the badge for Art to Donald G. Williams. His talk was short and dealt with the seriousness of the achievement that merited the wearing of the badge. The merit for bugling went to Tom Redlingshafer. The presen- tation was made by Major D. H. Gillette.
 Senator A. J. Dimond gave to John Stewart the merit for Handi- craft. He told of the value of be- ing able to accomplish things with the hands. He said that. being able to do things with the hands was second in importance only to the possession of a great mind.
 J. P Williams, himself a marks man of real ability, presented the award for that accomplishment to Earl Logergren.
 | A little spice was at this time presented as part of the pro- gram, when J. s. Raven played on the piano a French war time com position with an arrangement of his own
 Tom Stewart, for his accomplish ment in music, was presented by Mir. Redlingshafer with the badge of merit for his ability in that line. Before making, the award for Swimming, Harry Sperling spoke of the significance of the merit and speaking to the youngsters alone, said that swimming was not only a mighty fine sport. but was also more than often the means of one being able to save lives. John Stewart and Earl Logregren were presented with the Swimming Mer- its.
 Charles Hawkesworth made the presentation for the accomplish ment in Scholarship, to John Stew art. He talked of the vast inn portance of learning when young, and stressed to the lads the i'm portance of becoming near 100 per cent instead of "just enough to pass the tests"
 After the last award, taps were blown on the bugle by Troop Bug Ter Tom Redlingshafer after which the big boys accompanied the small boys home and on the way they probably talked of it being another year until the Father and Son Din- ner.
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