THE BOY SCOUTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1915, Page 4

THE BOY SCOUTS.

A gentleman who recently took a trip round the world was asked what struck him as being the most remarkable thing he saw during his travels. After a moment's pause he said: "Well, I think most undoubtedly it was the Boy Scouts. Go where I would, the smart, eager khaki-clad figure and Baden-Powell hat were conspicuous. Each boy seemed to have a mission, and to bo bent on doing it. I rarely saw one loitering on the street or on the highways. If an accident occurred they seemed to spring from the earth and take possession in quiet confidence, and, strange to say, the crowds in most places gave way to them as readily as they did to the police. If a ,fire occurred in a city they were amongst the first on the spot, holding back the crowds with those wonderful poles of theirs, guarding goods, and in some cases I have seen them tearing down a street with a small engine of their own and at the fire manipulating it like veteran firemen. If a horse ran away a Boy Scout sprang from somewhere and collared him. If a motor car broke down in some country road a Boy Scout seemed to be waiting for it, and offering his services, was soon under and over it in search of the cause. lam sure that we stay-at-home people do not realise what a power we have for good in this new and wonderful movement."