Evening star., 1935-02-09
LAUDS
SCOUT MOVEMENT
Honorary President Invites
Boys of Nation Here
for Jamboree.
BY the Associated Press.

nearQ LIelE OIBdilIldtIOll C"VoACu Ac''S
night by President Roosevelt as val
uahle adjunct to Government.
Speaking over a Nationwide radio
hook-up, Mr.. Roosevelt, who also is
honorary president of the Boy Scouts
Of America, chose the twenty fifth an
niverSary Of the organization to stress
its voluntary character and added:
I'VE as q Nation are proud OF the
fact that in addition to our splendid
system of education and other services
made available through funds secured
by taxation, there are in each commu-
nifty so many we'll organized and eff
ciently administered agencies which
supplement the work OF government
and make available additional oppor-
tunities which strengthen the best OBJ
jectives Of the home. the church and
the school"
Invited to JambOree.
The President formally invited the
Scouts to Washington to attend their
first national jamboree next August,
saying that arrangements had been
made to care for the 10000 honor
Scouts expected to attend
Just before 10000 boys in khaki as
sembled in st. Louis repeated their
oath over the same radio hook-up, the
Chief Executive, in closing his short
address, said:
II hope that the people who are
listening to my voice will give care
full heed to this Scout oath. It is
the basis of good citizenship; it is the
basis of good government: it is the
basis OF orderly progress for our coun.
try in the years to come"
Earlier. Representative McSwain
Democrat of South Carolina, chairman
of the House Military Committee, hao
described the Scout organization in g
House speech as one in keeping with
the spirit Of American pioneers anc
expressed the hope that it would never
be subsidized.
Text Of Presidents Address.
The text of President Roosevelt.
address follows:
The year 1885 marks the 25th birth
day celebration of the Boy Scouts ot
America. During these years the
value Of our organization in building
character and in training for citizen
ship has made itself a vital factor il
the life Of America. That is why moi
only the Boy Scouts Of today, but the
millions of men and boys who have
graduated through scouting, will bt
joined by millions OF other American,
in the proper marking and celebra-
ton Of our anniversary.
AS review the record of these 2s
years of scouting in America, I am
impressed with the extent of the
volunteer service we have rendered
We as Nation are proud of the fact
that in addition to our splendid sys-
tenn Of education and of other services
made available through funds secured
by taxation. there are in each COM
| munity SO many well organized ano
efficiently administered agencies which
supplement the work of government
and make available additional op.
portunities which strengthen the best
objectives Of the home, the church
and the school,
All Strive for Good.
Every Scout seeks to do a good turn
daily-every troop seeks to accomplish
some community benefit: and occa.
sionally as last year, Scouts every.
where unite to do good turn ma.
tionally. A year ago. as your honorary
president. started the national Scou
effort to collect household furnishing.
and clothing and other supplies fol
those in need; and the results were
truly amazing Hundreds of thousand,
Of families were helped by the Boy
Scouts.
The program for this year, embrac-
ing as it does over 100000 boys
lasts throughout the year In MAJ
there will be a gathering of the leaders
Of Scouting at the twenty-f1fth annua
meeting of the National Council.
But the outstanding event will bs
Americas first national jamboree, Il
be held here in the City of Wash.
ington from August 81 to August 80
I hope to attend 1t in person. Since
I extended the invitation a year ago
definite plans have crystallized. With
the cooperation of various official!
here in Washington fine camp site
has been made available and will bt
all ready to receive 10000 boys wher
the meeting starts. am glad to know
that the selection of these boys L
being made on the basis of merit and
Furthermore, that in many cases thess
boys will come to Washington at tht
expense of the troop and not merely
because the boys economic situation
in life is such as to make it possible
for his parents to send him.
To Be Representative Group.
Thirty thousand Scouts brought
together under such conditions will
mean the most thoroughly representa-
tive group Of American boys ever mo-
bilized for purpose of this character
We hope, too, that other countries
will send at least small delegations to