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SCOUTING.
eral pounds of suet at the time of the heavy SCOUT SANTA CLAUSES BRING JOY TO
snows. We also built bird houses.—F. R.
Knapp, Clarion, Pa. THOUSANDS OF POOR ON CHRISTMAS
Reports From the Field Show Varied and Extensive Relief Activities
Police-work Memorial Day on South
Common, for which my boys were com-
mended by the Chief. The stopping of a
serious forest fire in State White Pine
Reservation, for which our troop was com-
mended by State Superintendent in writing
and also in the Clinton newspapers. My
troop did numerous small good turns to
farmers, for which we are privileged to
use their land. Troop assisted ladies on
October 3 in Red Cross Tag Day as mes-
sengers and assistants.—Luther W. Faulk-
ner, Lowell, Mass.
Number of Scouts and officers present
on the following occasions:
Jan. 31, 1914—Search for lost girl 13
Nov. 23, 24, 25, 1914—Church Fair,
messengers, police and fire depart-
ments 31
June 28, 1914—Salem fire, relief work
and street patrol 17
June 29, 30 and July 1, 1914—Salem fire,
collecting clothes for sufferers 20
July 4, 1914—Assisted at city celebration,
fireworks, etc 60
July 7, 8, 1914—Young People's Chris-
tian Union Convention, guides and
messengers 6
Sept. 1 and 3, 1914—Assisting relief
committee, meeting boats from Europe 2
—Winthrop Alexander, Roxbury, Mass.
minneapolis scouts taking provisions to THE needy
Thousands of children
and poor families in the
United States enjoyed a
Merry Christmas as the re-
sult of the generous and un-
tiring service by Boy Scout
Troops.
It is impossible for Scout-
ing to devote space to all of
the reports of Christmas ac-
tivities which have been re-
ceived—to do so would re-
quire a whole issue — but
enough are given below to in-
dicate the nature and extent
of the work performed by
the Scouts.
At Richmond, Va., several
hundred Scouts distributed
more than 900 stockings to poor children Bridgeport, Connecticut, Scouts co-oper-
in that city. ated in providing Christmas presents to five
The Boy Scouts of Mattoon, 111., worked hundred children. At South Bridge, Mass.,
in co-operation with other relief organiza- the Scouts supplied one hundred families
tions. So far as could be determined, there with baskets of provisions, etc.
was not a person in the city who did not At Scranton, Pennsylvania, Boy Scouts
have good meals on Christmas. sold sprigs of evergreen to raise funds for
At Nacogdoches, Tex., the Boy Scouts the community Christmas tree. They suc-
delivered gifts to 130 families, mailed or ceeded in collecting $400.
delivered 298 Christmas packages, filled 360 The Boy Scouts of Pittsburgh Pa., aided
stockings for children, sent 20 baskets of in distributing supplies to nine hundred per-
groceries and provisions to needy families, sons.
and delivered five loads of wood to widows. At Indianapolis, Indiana, Seoul s assisted
At Minneapolis, Minn., fifty Boy Scouts women shoppers with their bundles, helped
assisted the Salvation Army in distributing them on and off of cars, etc.
500 baskets of provisions. The Baltimore, Maryland, Scouts assisted
Placed three Christmas trees in poor At Portsmouth, O., a picked squad of the _ Empty Stocking Club in Wringing
families' homes with tovs clothes stork- Scouts delivered more than 230 baskets Christmas things to 3,000 children and in
ings and dinner of provisions. sending out supplies to poor families. One
Aided a helpless old couple several times.
Also cleaned the streets.—Alfred Hall,
Falmouth, Ind.
and supplies for several days.—H. Shoe-
maker, Buffalo, N. Y.
The boys have assisted in helping to
create a sentiment for clean streets, as
well as helping to do the work at different
A novel method of raising funds for the troop in which each member had saved
Red Cross Society was employed at the $5.00 contributed $2.50 of this amount to
holiday season by the Boy Scouts of Troop the Belgian Relief Fund. Later, when an
1, Westbrook, Me. These Scouts sold a appeal came for poor families, the Scouts
great many Christmas wreaths and ever- unanimously voted to give the remaining
greens as we^ as Christmas trees. The $2.50 to help in this work.
times Several of the bovs are tjikinp* an sum of $20 was cleared, all of which has These are only a few of the reports
interest in First Aid work Three or four been sent to the Red Cross for relief work which have come to Headquarters, but they
in Europe. u . show how extensive was the holiday work
plate mills and are making good. Citizens , T Troop 25, of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent their of the Scouts.
tell me the organization has almost stopped ?^ew, ar s£ j ^ 7 taking supplies to
profanity among the boys on the streets. ? wer^at the™™^ of^tSS* Paciflc Coa8t Headquarters Established
-J. W. Stewart, New Cumberland, W. Va. children who were at the point of starva- , c „ TT ^
tion. I he Scouts found the family with Word has been received from Mr. H. D.
Scout Frank Gould saved grandfather's Poetically no fuel or food. Cross, the new National Field Scout Com-
life at fire. Troop was on Salem fire duty t11^ s^a®?n ?? j* c? Po^cemen were missioner for the Pacific Coast district, that
and hunting lost Arlin girl of Brookline. •e, Jie Madison Square Municipal he has established offices for the Pacific
Our troop has had everything against them, Christmas Tree celebration. The Boy Coast district at 1206 Baker-Dewiler Build-
as we have had no good meeting place Scouts were on the job to help preserve ing at 412 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles,
and no support from the citizens. The order* California.
Mothers' Club gave some money for First —
Aid supplies. We have tents to accommo- 11 c * j jii.rn* 11 l ^ , r „
date eighteen boys. U. S. Army stretchers °nce ,Sat.urday and the following week less by fire; turn out of Bugle Corps at
and U. S. First Aid pouch and various i!6^?00 ma cl™P campaign. Had Firemen s Fair -R. L. Clay pool, Jr., Col-
camping supplies.-G^rey W. Talbot, . MakinS °,f a Seoul film shown one day —'
Tufts College, Mass. Marge crowds attending. Boys cleared about
$25-
and
We are maintaining a park called "Scout . ■ \ ■ £
Park," near the depot, which was formerly ST rcamPai^n °r „10
grown up to weeds and uncared for. All Joseph McCreary, Farrell, Pa.
the benches in city parks are looked after.
Special good turns consist of taking car-
Ay e divided the town in four sections The boys took care of two cases of pto-
advertised a Go to Church (non- maine poisoning at the lake very success-
iour weeks. fully. During the two weeks of holiday
vacation I had a tent and floor put up in
central portion of the city, heated with oil
o __ o Hunted for lost girl on the mountain and stoves, also had a phone in the tent and had
nations to the sick and aged of the town, traced her to the next town, where she was banners strung alongside of it, "Parcel
and, on one occasion, picking rocks from found. Fought forest fire. Removed tent Free Delivery," and made them up in vari-
the roads.—Lewis M. Thurber, Chatfield, caterpillar nests from public highways.— ous details for separate days under Patrol
Minn. Herbert W. Dean, Cheshire, Mass. Leaders, and the boys were kept busy all
week. The citizens donated them $54, but
Erected flagpoles for large flag for Hurst The Bugle Corps turned out with the they never refused a call, nor was a parcel
Post, G. A. R. Put up ice last winter and Church Brotherhood and Sunday school in i°st or missed. I am going to repeat it
sold ice through the summer. We also sold parades. The Bugle Corps also attended again this year.—David S. Linvill, Colum-
ice cream on Saturday evenings during the the various Scout parades, etc.; entertain- &ia City, Ind.
summer.—W. J. Randle, Camptown, Pa. ments for benefit of newly organized
. troops; assisted other troops in entertain- Our troop helped build a new Sunday
We held the first memorial service ever ment. Troop donated to relief fund insti- school building.—R. A. Garrison, Broomall,
held in Farrell on May 30, 1914. Worked tuted for benefit of family rendered home- Pa.
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