of every kind of supporter—some in most unlooked-for quarters.
"In Birmingham we have between 3,000 and 4,000 Boy Scouts; we ought to have twice that number, and could easily have them to-morrow—the boys are eager to join—if only we had the men to organise them. That is our present need. 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.
"I should indeed be glad to hear from those who care to join us through the Commissioner for Birmingham, Lord Hampton (Waresley Court, Kidderminster).
"Robert Baden-Powell.
"Birmingham. July 9."
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