They said: “The newsboys’ band and cadets made the hit of the day, in the parade, and made thousands of friends throughout the United States * * * President Roosevelt was immensely pleased with the newsboys and could not say enough of the remarkable appearance they made. The Newsboys’ Band and Cadets, sixty-five in all, which led the third brigade of the civic grand division, are the first newsboys in America to be recognized in an inaugural parade. The band thirty-eight pieces, is uniformed in red with black trimmings; the cadets, twenty, with red and white trimmings. The cadets march under the leadership of Drum-Major Francis McGarry, the youngest drum-major in the world, and a little fellow who has to take a hitch-step every other step in order to keep up with the procession. The general appearance and manly conduct of the young gentlemen elicited many favorable comments. They were an object lesson of a very remarkable character, which is calculated to arouse in them a higher degree of patriotism and love for their country.” _PART THIRD_ [Illustration: “I AM AN OFFICER OF THE SELLERS’ AUXILIARY; GET BUSY.”] [Illustration: “LADY, I AM SORRY I RUN AWAY WID DE MONEY.” _See Page 68_ ] CHAPTER XII. The reader will observe that when Boyville was well organized no boys were admitted to membership except those who sold newspapers or shined shoes. But later, after many years of work, incident after incident came to the president of the wrong-doings of the carriers who occasionally sold extras. Those boys came from the best families and much was expected from them by the sellers. But some of them proved to be very bad boys. The following is one of a number of incidents that induced the president to include the carriers in the association. A very kind lady, living in the heart of the city, and who was a subscriber to one of the dailies, reported to the president; “a boy who carried my paper and whom I owed eighteen cents, has skipped with a dollar. He did not have the change and asked permission to cross the street to get it. I saw him run down the street as fast as his little legs would carry him. I knew he was running away and would not return. It is not so much on account of the money, that I call your attention to this, as it is to correct the boy, and save him from future wrong doing.” She was asked to describe the boy. As it was dark this was difficult. “But I did notice,” she said, “that he had on a very bright pink necktie.” This was the first instance she knew of the boy being dishonest. He had always delivered the paper promptly, never missing a day. “But, a big new dollar was too much for him.” Immediately upon the receipt of this information the president called his best officer and repeated the story. “A pink necktie,” he said. “Let me see, there is a pretty lively little fellow that comes down town occasionally and poses on the corners. I know him. He always wears that necktie.”