Evening star., 1934-02-10
President Makes Radio Ap.
peal to Million Boys
Throughout Country.
1000 MOBILIZE HERE
TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Garments Collected in Washing
ton Are Turned Over to Com
munity Chest.

movement in the United States, Presi-
dent Roosevelt today urged every
Scout in the country to join in ma
tional good turn" by helping to COL
lect clothing and household furnish
ings for the needy during the re-
mainder of this month.
The presidential message was wildly
cheered at the Washington Audito-
rum, filled almost to capacity by 1000
land and sea Scouts, cubs and leaders
assembled from Washington and
nearby sections of Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The Scouts shook the big auditorium
when called upon to give three cheers
for the President shortly prior to the
address.
Garments Presented.
Another feature of the local mobil-
1zation was the presentation to the
Community Chest for distribution to
needy school children of thousands of
garments collected by the Scouts as
their anniversary celebration good
turn"
The clothing was accepted by JOSH
ia Evans, jr, chairman of the Chest
Budget Committee, who said the ar
ticles would be distributed in the pub
tic schools by the District Parent
Teacher Associations
The presidential message. relayed
to the Washington Auditorium over
a special wire connected with the
public-addreSs system there. went out
over coast-to-coast network to
Scouts mobilized in every city, town
village and troop headquarters in the
United States. The program from the
White House included selections by
the Marine Band.
Text of Message.
The text of the Presidents message
follows
Fellow Scouts:
I am happy to participate in the
gath anniversary celebration of our
organization, the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea. Nearly million of us are mobil-
lied at this time in all parts of the
country as part of the program for
this week of celebration. Home and
farm patrols and troops of farm bows
are joining with their brother Scouts
IN the big cities
In front of the City Hall in Sar
Francisco-and it Is o'clock in tbs
morning there-thousands of Scouts
Join with other thousands in the Hip.
podrome in New York in carving or
the cause of worldwide brotherhood
in Scouting.
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been one of my active interests for
many years. I have visited hundreds
OF troops in their home towns and
IN their camps. I know, therefore
from personal experience. the things
we do and stand for as Scouts. We
have ideals. We are a growing Or
ganlzation. We believe that we are
accomplishing fine American results,
not only for our own membership, but
also for our families, our communities
and our Nation.
Building Citizenship.
Summed up in one sentence. the
aim of scouting is to build up better
citizenship. believe that we are con-
tributing greatly to that objective.
Il am especially happy today to
extend personal greetings and con-
gratulations to the Scouts and leaders
who have earned the President s
award for progress in the year 1893
as part of the ten-year program.
1t is appropriate that we are planning
for the celebration of our silver Jubilee,
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Boy Scouts of America, which will
culminate in a great national JAM
boree here in the Nations Capital in
the Summer of 1885. OF course, it
would be physically impossible for us
to have the whole membership of the
Boy Scouts of America, a million
strong, come to Washington at one
time, but I much hope that it will be
possible to have every nook and
Granny of our Nation represented.
AS a preliminary to our silver
jubilee and in line with the emphasis
of service for others which we have
always stressed, suggest to you that
it is time once more for us to do a
national good turn.
AS many of you know, we are do
ing everything possible in this emerg-
ency to help suffering humanity.
called upon the Federal emergency
relief administrator, MIR. Harry L.
Hopkins. to tell me what kind of a
national good turn would be of the
greatest service. He has recommended
that during the balance of the month
OF February every troop and every
scout do everything possible in their
separate localities to collect such
household furnishings, beddings and
clothes, as people may be able to share
as gifts to those who greatly need
them.
Confident of Support.
Therefore. I ask you, under the
direction of your own local officers,
and in conference with the represent
atives of the Federal Relief Admin
istration, and other local social
agencies, to gather up such of this
material as may be available for dis
tribution.
Il am confident that the American
people will generously cooperate and
respond. Indeed. l am hoping that in
many cases they will telephone or send
letters to the local Scout Offices to
offer their help to carry through this
national good turn.
Already I have received offers of
cooperation from Governors of States
from mayors and other community
leaders. May you carry out this new
service and rededicate yourselves to
the Scout oath.
Il ask you to join with me and the
Eagle Scouts and our president and
chief Scout executives, who are here
with me in the White House in giving
the Scout oath:
"Au stand!
Give the Scout sign!
Repeat with me the Scout oathl
"'On my honor I will do my best;
ITO do my duty to God and my
country and to obey the Scout law;
ITO help other people at all times
"'To keep myself physically strong;
Mentally awake and morally