The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-01-16
GROWN UpS BECOME
KIDS FOR A NIGHT
Sank Centre Business Men
Become Identified With
Boy Scouts
WORTHWHILE PROJECT
First of Series of Meetings
Held at Com. Club Rooms
Thursday Night

Thursday evening of last week
about 80 of Sank Centres business
and professional men enjoyed O
very unique evening.
The dinner at the Community
Club at $3.50 was sponsored by the
Sank Centre Rotary Club.
The primary purpose of the gath
ering was to actively interest a
number of the business men of
the city in the Boy Scout move
ment.
A. w. Armstrong, st. Cloud Dis
trict Area Leader, took charge of
affairs following the dinner. Thurs
day evenings meeting was the
first of series of four which will
be conducted in the city weekly on
Thursday evenings. The next
meeting will not be held until Jan.
%, however.
At each of these meetings the
men will be instructed in some of
the phases of Scout work. Thurs
day evening Mr.. Armstrong ex-
planned that any boy IL years old
or older was eligible for member
ship. After questioning all those
present qualified as to age and were
mustered into the troop committee
and patrols.
The troop committee consists of
v. L. Burgess, transportation; Asa
M. Wallace, reading and journal.
ism; J. A. Schmidt, community
service; H. A. Falk. Scribe, r. B.
Kowalke.
Five patrols were organized as
follows:
Patrol No. Leader, Sigurd
Holme; assistant leader, H. G. Ven
newitz; Dick Bergman, Clarence
Eckberg, Julian Bunny Mark
son.
Patrol No. 2-Leader, Roy Scott;
assistant leader, Clyde Thomas; D.
B. Caughren; s. Dickson, George
Fish.
Patrol Three-Leader, v. G..
Wedge; assistant leader. Bob
Schwalen; Henry Borgmanp, Louis
Lovick, George Berggreen.
Patrol Four-Leader, VIM. Otto;
assistant leader, DR.. ]. F. Dubois;
L. L. Kells, DR.. A. A. Gales, Geo.
Conkey.
Patrol Five-Leader-Dr. P. G.
Peterson; assistant leader, Mike
Wernig, J. A. Schoenhoff; II. w.
Bishop George Bergman.
DR.. F. c. Vandesteeg, came in
late and after investigation as to
his age it was found that he was
IL years. IL months and five weeks
old, and naturally he was too
young to join the real Scouts but
was eligible for Club membership.
The doctor is rather sizeable for
his age but upon being closely
questioned broke down and admit
ted that he was trying to join UNI
der false pretenses.
Each patrol selected name and
a yell. The Scott-Thomas patrol,
the Disciples, appeared to think
that their yell was the best. It
was nothing to brag about at that.
Experience should improve them as
any change is bound to be an i'm
provement.
After the troops were organized
Mr.. Armstrong took the kids in
hand and talked to them like a
father, impressing upon them the
privilege and responsibility which
was theirs as Boy Scouts. He ex-
planned the Scout law and a few of
the phases Of Scouting. Before the
series Of meetings are over he ex-
poets to cover the entire field.
Incidentally this series of meet
ings was suggested by Area Execu-
tive Member L. L. Kells, Of this
city. If the plan works out as
successful as it has started Mr..
Armstrong will use the plan in
other cities Of his area.
j. A. Schmidt was instructed to
take the patrol leaders and the as
sistants into : the rear room and
teach them how to tie a square
knot. After dilligent and patient la
Dor he partially succeeded and the
delegates returned to their seats.
Mr.. Armstrong asked if any lead
er could stand before the group
and tie the knot. With becoming
modesty Sigurd Hoime arose. He
was asked is he could tie the knot.
He repliew: Positively; there's
nothing to it," He was given his
place in the sun. After a lapse of
time that seemed like hours, with
beads of Precipitation standing out
on his manly brow and-with the
assistance Of Mr.. Armstrong, the
knot was tied.
while the grown-ups got quite a
kick trying to kid themselves they
were boys again, they got better
insight into the Boy Scout move
ment than they had ever had be-
fore.
Each Scout present last Thurs
day evening promised to bring at
least one new recruit with him at
the next meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Skoglund, of
Carlos, came to this city Thursday
of last week, and visited their son.
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