The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 16, 1918, Page 4

4 “ GHE SEATTLE STAR—MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1918. NTION! SEATTLE FOLKS Read This About the BOY SCOUTS They need $20,000 a year for three years. They need it so they can grow in number. They need it so they can be better trained and equipped. They need it so they can turn out more and better men. They need it so they can da more and more of important war work. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES Orricg. beh dy? COMMANOER-IN-CHIEP “Prance, July. 2541918. ; Colin H* Livingstone,” President, Boy, Scouts of Amerios, L Washingtm, D.C. TWOLETTERSTO YOU Dear_Mr.{ Livingstone:’ fo the splendid army of four hundred end forty-two thousand American Boy Scouts the American Expeditionary Forces send greetings and sppreciation for all you are Going for our great cause. Upon you) will soon fall the burden of our civilization. Every act and thought of yours, in keeping with the scout law, will help to make good citizens and good soldiers. Obey it in letter and spirit and all the older scouts who are fighting for you and all we hold dear will shake hands with you as comrades who helped them win the war. Three cheers for the Boy Scouts of _America:. “Sincerely your: Hin Porro Loyal Citizens of Seattle We bring this appeal to you with knowledge that the call is just. The Boy Scouts themselves, and the splendid work that they do, must be known to most of you. We want to see this work extended and intensified. We therefore urge you to contribute liberally during the Boy Scout War Fund Drive, September 17-18-19. OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL REGINALD H. PARSONS A. I. ELLSWORTH President DR. ARTHUR JORDAN Recording Secretary Veg renner J. V..A. SMITH O. J. C. DUTTON Chairman Finance Committee Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Officers of the Council —and— GORDON C, CORBALEY ALVIN F. BAILEY H. A. SCHOENFELD FRED H. BAXTER WILLIAM J. SMITH LAURENCE S. BOOTH B. C, BECK ARCHIE TAFT Chairman Court of Honor C. E. BOGARDUS W. A. WICKS FRANK WATERHOUSE CECIL H. BACON Vice-President RAYMOND R. FRAZIER Vice-President SEATTLE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SEATTLE, WASHINGTON The Boy Scouts. of America Are Authorized This Drive for Funds Sanctioned by the State Council of Defense and Chartered by ni 8 Headquarters: 443-444 Henry Building Elliott 4713 John H. Piper, Scout Executive THE wuire House _WwasmimoTon 16 January, 1918 ‘ My dear Ur Livingstone: The fine efficiency of the Bey Scouts of Anerica’ in serving the country sust, of course, be maintained. The ‘Aruy and Navy have dram heavily upon its renks for 4 who have gone forth very gladly to make, if need be, the supreme sacrifice... Men are needed as a consequence @s Scout Masters and leaders to take thoir places, Uoney is needed, morecses? 5 byild this efficient unit of the national service up to full strength. i hope that all who can make gifts to the organi- ei ce Serve as Scout Masters will feel it their duty me help to organize the hundreds of thousands of boys yA need the leadership and the impulee of the Boy Scouts in order that the mation may have their intelli-. cent sorvice. Anything thet is done or given to increase the war efficiency of the Boy Scouts of America will be a real contribution to the nation and will help win the war. Sincerely yours, Ir. Colin B. rivbaehiaads President, National Couno: Boy Scouts of America. Partial Record of Boy Scout Activities Done for You, the Nation and the City During the Past Year Sold 9,575 Liberty Bonds, amounting to $1,464,850. Sold over $140,000 in Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Distributed 100,000 pieces of Liberty Bond literature. Sold nearly 2,000 Red Cross Christmas memberships. Raised hundreds of War Gardens, and helped other families with their gardens whose men folks were in the U. S service. Collected clothing for destitute French and Belgians. Collected thousands of magazines and books for soldiers and sailors. Collected phonograph records for soldiers and sailors. Rendered service to the Seattle Girls’ War Relief Bazaar. Rendered service to the Liberty Carnival. Rendered service and also furnished Drum and Bugle Corps to the Girls’ Honor Guard. penser service to the Society for Relief of Belgium orphai @articipated i in all Liberty Loan, Red Cross and other patri- otic parades. Furnished and delivered many baskets of food at Christmas time to needy families. Co-operated with Seattle Police force at Fourth of July celebrations. Seattle Boy Scouts rendered First Aid on numerous occa- sions. By prompt assistance the lives of three were saved. Seattle Boy Scouts have been appointed Junior Game Wardens,