| Show to the boy scouts of uintah basin by congressman abe M murdoch As you know the president of ithe the united states has invited the boy scouts ot of america to hold the national jamboree in washington D C august 21 to 30 As your representative I 1 extend my greetings to you and request that you make full use of my during your celebration of tho the twenty fifth anniversary of the great boy scout move movement mien L if it is possible I 1 shall be here to welcome you to the capitol and do everything I 1 can to make your visit a pleasant one I 1 sincerely hope that every bo boy ad who possibly can will take advantage of this opportunity to visit washington every american an boy I 1 know is interested in learning all about ills his government and tho the history ot of his country and no city in america affords so many opportunities in this respect as the nations capitol here you may see the capitol where congress meets evua and passes the iza laws w which llie i govern our citizens th the IV white it e house where the president president lives and works the supreme court building where our ill hest court determines the constitutionality of our laws the executive e u live department the washington vashu 1 eig 0 n mon ament the alie smithsonian institute where you will find Lill fillds ds plane the spirit of st louis the library ot of congress with its 4 million bound volumes where you can see the ovi original ginal declaration of independence the lincoln memorial which is recognized by everyone as one ot of the finest monuments on earth and museums art galleries bo tanni tan caI gardens and zoological parks galore nearby Is 13 annapolis the site ot of the naval academy mount vernon the home of our beloved washington Ar Arlin kinglon glon cenie cemetery tery where the unknown soldier is buried and other american shrines too numerous to mention I 1 know that all of 0 you who are able to antei attend the jiin j boree will thoroughly enjoy every minute of your stay in washington Ing ington toll if I 1 a boy scout I 1 would be mighty envious ot of you lucky boys and I 1 believe that thai as soon as I 1 could I 1 would make arrangements range ments to join my neighborhood troop I 1 have watched tho the boy scout movement for many years and I 1 know that it is the kind of organization which will bring out the best qualities in a boy and help him become a good nan man and a tine fine citizen and if I 1 were a scout I 1 would try my darn dest to attend the jamboree and remember scouts those ot of you who do come that my office is no house ors building and that my clerk clerics and I 1 will be mighty glad to help make your visit here the time of your young lives |
