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Show I " GOLDEN BOOK OF BOY SCOUTS H Doy scout h of Philadelphia aro to H have a unique record of tiled itchlcve- H v MH'iilH. The local council, tit the hub- H ,' taction of Dr. Charles D. Hart, have 1 i had a hook made of golden parchment, H i In which are to ho recorded the names H I nnd deeds of hoy xcoiitH who have ilono m particularly heroic norvice. The hook H contain llrst of till, the names of the I 1!) of the -407 Philadelphia scouts, who m paid the supreme sucrlflce for their B country In the World war. Next fol H lows a permanent record of die names B Mtid deeds of all those boy scouts of M Philadelphia who, having risked their M lives for others, have earned the nied- M ale of honor grunted Ity the National M court of honor, Ho far, there are six B names In this second group, us fol fl lows m Unitize medal Scout Lex Newman, M who on June, 1010, saved a comrade B from drowning In a stone quarry. m Ilronzo nicdnl Scout Fred Langc, M who, In February, 11)20, saved n four 1 year-old child from burning to death. m lli'onze medal Scout William J. Cub- B sells, who, In June, 1010, saved n feU M low scout from death by drowning. M Bronze medal Scout Thomas Mur- M ray, June, 10-0, for striking water res- M cue at scout camp. M Silver medal Scout Walter Frlek, P June. 1020, for saving another boy M f-om drowning. H Sliver medal Scout Albert Grow, H June, 1020, for rescuing another boy M from drowning In the Munuyunk canal, M the second feat of the kind performed fl by him in the same canal. H An Impressive service of Investiture B took place In connection with tho dedl M cation of the Golden Hook, In which M tho six living young heroes pnrtlcl- B paten. All scouts present stood at At- B tendon while the names of Uie reclpl- B ents of the honor were read off, with M tho olllclal recital of the deed of cour- M age. for which each was to receive B recognition. Each scout, ho honored B was summoned by bugle blast and BB stood while his name was being en B rolled In the Hook of Heroes, and ro- B colved IiIh medal from the chairman B of the council. After this ceremony BB Was completed, each scout, In turn, B cifter three blasts of the bugle, retraced B his steps through the archway of col- BB ors. The ceremonial followed Is slml-fl slml-fl i Inr to that of the bestowal of the B Victoria Cross or the Croix de Guerre. |