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Show BOY SCOUT LEADERS GIVE BANQUET TO POWELL NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Leaders of the boy scout mocment gave a dinner tonight in honor of Lieutenant General Robert S. Banden-Powell, loader of tho movement In England. The dinner din-ner was attended by more than 600 men and women from all parts of tho country Glfford Plnchot, the toastmapter, Introduced the British officer aa one who had put together a concrete and workable plan for guiding the activity of boys. Into proper channels. "Wc are suffering from ovor-clvil-izatlon,' " said the lloutonant general. "Wo need to give moro attention to having our boys devolop physically and in that way to gel manliness In them to a greator extent than possible ' through our schools, great as they arc. One thing wc aim for In the organization organiza-tion ot boy scouts Is to put charactor Into the lads by means of which they win enjoy to learn for themselves." |