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hands. When that is done yon can say that 

 it is now in order to adopt a constitution and 

 by-laws, as they are given in Recreation, and 

 you must have a copy of Recreation with the 

 constitution and by-laws for the boys to read 

 and see what they are joining. 



The next thing in order will be the election 

 of a temporary secretary to take the notes of 

 the business of the meeting. After you have 

 gone thus far you can then state that it is 

 now time to elect the officers of the fort, and 

 you can elect them one at a time in the order 

 in which they stand. 



Of course, you must 

 have some boy there 

 to propose your name 

 as Daniel Boone. 



Other things being 

 equal, the organizer 

 of the fort should be 

 entitled to serve as 

 Daniel Boone for t 1 

 first year. After you 

 have elected Daniel 

 Boone and the other 

 officers, the club is 

 formed. 



Then write to Rec- 

 reation and tell us 

 what you have done. 



Give us the names 

 and addresses of the 

 members and we will 

 send them each a 

 Daniel Boone pin, 

 and we will also send 

 you a typewritten 

 copy of the constitu- 

 tion and by-laws, 

 which each member 

 may sign and leave in 

 the hands of Audu- 

 bon, who is the sec- 

 retary of the club. 



If you are in doubt 

 as to how to run the 

 meeting, seek the aid 

 of some older person 

 and let him attend the 

 meeting and give you 

 points ; but it is an 



easy matter to conduct one of these meetings 

 after you have once caught the knack of the 

 thing. 



The principal thing for the chairman to 

 keep in mind is not to allow more than one 

 boy to speak at a time. 



One boy can speak and give his ideas, and 

 after he is through the next can follow. 



TWO BABY PR0NGH0RNS 



BOYS: ATTENTION. 



The writer of the following letter is Col. 

 Ewing, Inspector General of the National 

 Guard, State of Delaware. Don't skip a 

 word of it. 



Editor Recreation : 



In the body .of your most interesting maga- 

 zine, as you are aware, I have contributed a 

 brief article on the coming National Match, 

 which I consider a most important matter, to 

 be fostered and encouraged by every true and 

 loyal citizen of the United Slate.]. I feel, 

 however, that I would not be doing justice to 

 myself or to the cause of rifle shooting unless 

 I said some few words to the Sons of Dan- 

 iel Boone, for these Sons are the coming bul- 

 wark of our great nation, and later on must 



decide our welfare. 

 Personally, I would 

 like to be classed 

 among the Sons my- 

 self. I sympathize 

 with them in every 

 fibre of my body, for 

 their aim and object 

 is the true principle 

 of building up strong, 

 c 1 e a r-e y e d, right- 

 thinking men. With 

 your permission, 

 therefore, I would 

 like to make the fol- 

 lowing speech to 

 them : 



Sons of Daniel Boone: 

 Whether consciously or 

 otherwise, you are build- 

 ing up in your camps a 

 great power. As you mul- 

 tiply and prosper you 

 will be able to influence, 

 to a large extent, the 

 thought and action of 

 this country. On you, 

 later, will rest the re- 

 sponsibility of framing 

 laws for this great na- 

 tion, and seeing them en- 

 forced. You would not 

 be sons of Daniel Boone 

 unless you believed in 

 nature; in unpolluted 

 streams; in preserving 

 our forests; in protecting 

 the game and in getting 

 away now and then from 

 the crowded, noisy towns 

 and cities to where you 

 can breathe pure ozone 

 and have a chance to 

 stretch. You also believe 

 in the use of firearms 

 and have that innate de- 

 sire to avail yourself of the inalienable right of 

 every American citizen; the right to bear arms. 



In the days of Daniel Boone rifle shooting was 

 a necessity, not only for the means of subsistence, 

 but for wresting this country from savage beasts 

 and still more savage men. Now all that is changed. 

 Our country has become so populous and game so 

 scarce that it is almost , impossible to acquire skill 

 in rifle shooting unless by a trip to the wilds at 

 great expense. I believe in the use and handling 

 of firearms; but under certain conditions which 

 will ensure safety to the handler and to all others 

 in his vicinity. Therefore I would propose a 

 course of instruction, under state or government 

 supervision, to every schoolboy between the ages 

 of fourteen and eighteen. I would have every 

 Wednesday and Saturday afternoon set aside for 

 rifle practice at the nearest state range. I would 

 have the state or general government furnish com- 



