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Published Weekly by National Headquarters, Boy Scouts of America,
for Scout Officials and others interested in the Boy Scout Movement.
SECRETARY GLASS PINS
AWARDS ON SCOUTS
His Address to Washington
Loan Workers
" Boys, if I could speak with one-half
of the facility and eloquence manifested
by you boys as you yell, I would be some
speaker. I am from Virginia. (Ap-
plause). And I am going to tell you boys
the honest truth, that if there is anything
on earth that I love more than I love
boys, it is girls. And I venture to say
that if I were to take a vote here you
would be perfectly honest and ratify that
statement.
" I hope that my friend, Congressman
Reed, from New York, is a married man.
If he is not, after that statement he made
tonight (similar to the opening state-
ment regarding girls, here made) he
never will be,
" It has been a long, long time since I
was a boy. But I believe that I can en-
ter into the spirit of this occasion and feel
somewhat as you feel. Mr. Thompson
need not thank me for coming here this
evening. I regard it as a privilege. I re-
gard it as distinctly a great compliment
to be asked to come here to greet young
Americans, to greet that association with
which my predecessor, Mr. McAdoo, was
so prominently and usefully identified.
" While I do not know a great deal
about the Boy Scouts, I do know one
thing—that it is an institution which is
antagonistic to nothing that is good and
hostile to everything that is bad, and it is
an honor for any man, whatever his dis-
tinction in life, to come and greet an as-
sociation of that sort.
" If the Boy Scouts of America had
done nothing more than they did in the
five Liberty Loan Campaigns, they would
have earned distinction enough to entitle
them to the respect and affection of all
the American people. And as Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States, I
want tonight to give attestation to the
great patriotism manifested by the Boy
Press Illustrating Service
HON. CARTER H. GLASS
Secretary of the Treasury
Scouts. I want to personally thank them
for the splendid service they_ rendered
their country and for the effective way in
which they aided the Treasury Depart-
ment in putting over this Loan.
"It was said that it would be impossible
to put over the Victory Liberty Loan. It
was said that there was a reactionary
feeling throughout the country; that the
war was ended. I was told in the initial
stages of the campaign that it was im-
possible again to appeal to the patriotism
of the American people. But I never
have for one instant believed that; I felt
sure that we could again appeal to the
patriotism of the American people;—that
you boys could appeal to the American
people, and I did, and you did,—and the
result showed the glorious triumph of the
patriotism of the American people. It
was an easy thing. I went out from
Washington on a three-weeks' campaign,
expecting a heavy and arduous task, and
so far from having any difficulty, I simply
went out to witness a memorable triumph
of American patriotism everywhere; and
the same spirit was exhibited then as was
exhibited by you here tonight, by you boys
that put the Loan, not only over the top,
but WAY OVER the top.
"And you had a conspicuous part in the
campaign, and again I want to thank you
for the patriotism you manifested in that
campaign.
" Now, my young friends, I know you
don't want to hear me talk; I know you
don't want, this hot evening, to listen to
speech-making,—I know you want nn6 to
do what I consented to do—to pin on
some 400 and odd boys the trophies of
the last Victory Loan.
"I feel it a high honor to have been
selected for that service, and will do it
with great cheerfulness, if you boys will
now come forward."
Certificates Are Being Mailed
The number of associate membership
certificates to be prepared is so large that
necessarily some time will elapse before
all are sent out.
Scout leaders are asked to be patient
and to spread the word that certificates
will be sent as soon as possible to all as-
sociate members who joined during the
recent drive.
What Do You'Want Most?
The last few issues of Scouting have
been arranged by a scoutmaster fresh
from troop leadership in the Middle
West. They have carried Driftwood,
Bridge Building, Camp Suggestions, Talks
to Boys and Patrol Leaders, technical
outdoors papers, and a wealth of pictures.
A weekly program and training course is
in preparation. Does this magazine type
of Scouting serve the man with the
troop? What subjects do you want
Scouting to deal with this Fall? The
paper is yours. How can it be of the
most use to you?
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND
EXECUTIV1 BOAED
Honorary President: Woodrow Wilson.
Honorary Vice-President: William H. Taft.
Honorary Vice-President: Daniel C. Beard.
President: Colin H. Livingstone, Washington.
K&t'l Scout Commissioner: Daniel C. Beard.
Treasurer: George D. Pratt, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Chief Scout Executive: James E. West, N. Y. C.
NATIONAL FIELD SCOUT COMMISSIONEBS
H- D. Cross, 1100 Mutual Savings Bank Bldg.,
San Francisco; Judson P. Freeman, 37 South
Wabash Ave., Chicago; R. N. Berry, 902 Dexter
Bldg., Boston, Mass.; H. M. Butler, 206 Calder
Bldg., Harrisburg, Pa.; Stanley A. Harris, Cen-
tral State Bank Bldg., Memphis, Tenn.; John
R. Boardman, 200 Fifth Ave., New York City.
July 10, 1919
VOL. VII NO. 28
CLARK E. SCHURMAN,
Managing Editor
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
JAMES E. WEST
Chief Scout Executive
LORNE W. BARCLAY
Director, Educational Dept.
FRANKLIN K. MATHIEWS
Director, Library Dept.
W. A. PERRY
Office of Publication:
200 Fifth Avenue. New York City
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Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act
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