Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-18 | Page 37 | General Pershing Praises Local Boy

GENERAL GEl PERSE IN G PRAISES LOCAL BOY BOYAn An timer old-timer as far as personal mention from Gen John J J. Pershing ia is concerned is la a n little Salt Lake Bo Boy BoyScout Scout George Georgo Albert Smith Jr a n member of Sc ut Troop No o. o 2 For Tor Master Smith can remember the tho time timo last last fall when fall when ho nn and 1 the general were guests at the same simo banquet and tho the general Introduced 1 him to the as assembled assembled as- as guests as ns a typical American Boy Bo Scout Last Last fall George Albert Smith and his liis son Aon George Albert Jr were present present pres pres- ent nt In London at nt a dinner which General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing alt also o attended The bo boy wore tho the uniform of ot the time scouts and was decorated with t lilt an Aco Ace medal me for tor each c-ach Liberty Libert loan drive and war savings savings sav sav- ings stamp Issue showing that he had gone eone over o tho top each time General General Gen Gen- en eral erat P Pershing Pershing- congratulated him on his hit achievements as ns a 3 t typical American Ameri Ameri- can bO boy