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Show RUISJIH scourapiii Movement - Launched to Raise Annual Fund The annual campaign of "celling" the Boy Scout movement to Salt Lakers waa launched with a program and speeches by members of tha Bait Lake council at today's meeting of tha Rotary Ro-tary flub held at tha Hotel Utah. Lester Les-ter Freed, president of tha Salt Lake council, also a. member of tha club, presided. Several members of local troops presented pre-sented a little sketch written to show the service scouting Is rendering to the nation. Oscar Klrkham, chief field ex-excutlve ex-excutlve of Hat Lake .council. In an addrese, said scoltitlng waa now being recognized and practiced In fifty-seven nations of the world, reaching mora than 90 percent of the civilised Inhabitants. Inhabi-tants. The movement la recognised by the governments of the countries where It la active aa a pro ram of character building and clllzenahlp training. "Approximately liO.OOO men In Amer-lea Amer-lea are giving themselvea voluntarily to boydom through thla work." Klrkham Klrk-ham said. "During the season now ending end-ing tha local council took from the streets of Salt Lake 1200 boys who passed altogether more than 10 days In the mountains. This movement has wrapped up In it tha element for touching touch-ing tha hearta of boya. It puta new Ideals In the gang spirit. Here where you can build a city yea, an empire," declared the speaker. Mr. Freed said there were ?t4 scouts In the local council. Tha average for' maintaining scouts through tha country Is 111 per scout, while the average In the lowest troop of tha local council wm 13 last year. Tha campaign Just launched will have for Ita purpose the raising of S for each Boy Scout In tha council. |