Anonymous

“ Before leaving Birmingham at the close of the Boy Scout Exhibition. I should like to say to the people of Birmingham how grateful I am for the very kindly support which they, each in their degree, accorded to the Scouts; from the free-spoken mechanic who, in summing up the Exhibition, said, 'There doesn't seem to be a ——— thing that these kids can't do,' to those who so generously allowed the boys to camp in their grounds—all seem to have shown the kindliest sympathy towards us. ”

“ Men are coming into our brotherhood by hundreds elsewhere, but in Birmingham they are a little behindhand at the moment. I have, however, every hope, after this exhibition of what the boys can do for themselves, the men of Birmingham will come forward to help them. ”

“ It only means a little sacrifice of time, which would otherwise be thrown away on golf, or watching cricket or football, to do a grand work for one's country, and the future generation in a way that is full of attraction and interest the moment it is taken up. ”