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Show 30Y SCOUT WEEK COMMENCES SUNDAY Commencing Sunday, the flmpanog. os Council of Doy Scouts, which in. eludes Utah County and Tlntlc tils, trlct, will enjoy n Scout Week, mark, ed by special addresses, meetings, ac. tivltlcs, etc. It tins been suggested that special talks bo mado along this lino at tho Sunday school meetings, In the at. ternoon at tho regular Union meeting In tho Stako Tabernacle horc, a speaker will givo & talk along this lino and tho Court of Honor will con. fcr tho rank of Kagle Scouts upon those made eligible at tho last Court of Honor meeting, and will also award the merit badges. During the week tho various troops of the Council will engage In actlvi. ties of their own planning. Tho scout movement Is finding ad. ded favor and as local endorsement of tho movement tho members of tho Presidency of tho Alpine Stake say: "I do not know of ony movement that fills tho requirements of tho say. ing of tho Savior, 'Ovorcomo evil with good,' than tho Boy Scout move, ment as pertaining to boys. Keep them busy doing good and they will not have time to do evil. S. L. Chip, man, President Alpine Stake." "Tho training of the Boy Scouts Is of the very hlghost order, that which will make better men and better cltl. zens. I wish that every boy In tho community could become n well train, cd Scout. The citizenship of tho next generation would then bo Immcnsur. ably raised above the present stand, ard. James H. Clarke. American Fork." "In the beginning of tho Boy Scout movement I was not very eothuslns. tic, but since I havo found out its truo moaning, I am for it heart and soul, far as I believe, it will do more for our boys In forming character and good citizenship than any other one thing that I know ot Abel J. Ev. ans, Lehl." |