Scouting, Volume 2, Number 12, October 15, 1914 Page: 2
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SCOUTING,
see the men who have been recommended
by Governors and various other responsi-
ble organizations as being most likely to
give expert advice in carrying out the field
program.
" It is planned to have Mr. Moffat and
Mr. Dale devote themselves exclusively to
this for the winter months. It is believed
their efforts will meet with success.
" Much difficulty has been experienced in
securing the proper man for the Pacific
Coast, in spite of the fact that the money
has been available for this position. This
has been due to the fact that two desirable
men who seriously took the matter under
consideration, giving us reason to believe
that they would give us a favorable an-
swer, have both declined. Other men are
now under consideration. It is hoped that
this matter may be settled and actually
started before the next Board meeting.
" Mr. Moffat, the Senior Field Commis-
sioner, recommends that consideration be
given to the offers from several men who
are willing to take up limited territory upon
conditions that they raise their own budget.
The importance of this matter is such that
it warrants a careful analysis and consid-
eration by some special committee. This
is recommended."
Future Prospects Bright.
Mr. West's report was extremely op-
timistic as to the prospects of the future.
He predicts a substantial growth for the
coming year.
Following the presentation of the Chief
Scout Executive's report, the reports of
several committees were read. Mr. Will-
iam D. Murray, chairman of the Editorial
Bqard, reported that Boys' Life has been
making steady progress. The 'October
number carried twenty-five per cent, more
advertising than the number for the same
month of the preceding year. It has also
been found necessary to increase the issue
to 65,000 copies. He reported also that the
new Merit badge book which is being pre-
pared under the personal direction of Na-
tional Field Commissioner S. A. Moffat,
containing instructions as to how to pass
various tests for Merit badges and for Ten-
derfoot, Second Class and First Class Scout
degrees, will soon be available in book
form at a price not to exceed fifty cents a
copy.
Troop Takes l,100=MiIe Trip.
Scoutmaster A. C. France, of Vander-
grift, Pa., has sent in an account of a trip
recently taken by his troop covering 1,100
miles. Three hundred miles of the trip
was covered by hiking, 104 miles by boat,
108 miles by trolley and 498 miles by steam
and electric railroads. Mr. France reports
that the trip was a complete success in
every respect. He also states that he will
be glad to help any other Scoutmaster who
is planning a similar expedition.
COPY THIS FOR YOUR PAPER.
Do Your Part to Protect Merchants Against Swindlers in the
Name of Boy Scouts.
This is a copy of a notice sent recently to the Associated Press. Every Scout
official should .take or send it to the editors of newspapers in his city and urge
its publication.
Reports which have Taeen received at the National Headquarters of the Boy
Scouts of America show that a gang of daring swindlers are at work in various
sections of the country, victimizing merchants by means of a fake advertising
scheme.
The swindlers pose as representatives of the Boy Scouts of America, and pre-
sent an engraved contract on which appears the forged signatures of officers
the National Organization. Their plan is a voting contest to he conducted m co-
operation with a local motion picture theater.
It is estimated that these swindlers have already obtained several thousand
dollars from merchants in the East and Middle West.
"The national or local organizations of the Boy Scouts of America have no
connection whatever with any such so-called advertising project as these men
present," said James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive, to-day. The police
of several cities are looking for them and will welcome information."
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Scouts Continue to Aid Refugees.
The work of the Boy Scouts' Boat Re-
lief Volunteers, in co-operation with the
Mayor's Relief Committee in New York,
has been going on continuously since Sep-
tember 15. The Scouts have been meeting
all of the principal ships arriving from
European ports with refugees from the
war. On an average eight Scouts met each
ship and have rendered whatever assist-
ance they could to the incoming passengers.
The first annual rally of the Jersey City,
N. J., Boy Scouts was held at the Hudson
County Park, of that city, on October 10.
PLAN CO-OPERATION WITH
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.
Joint Committee of This Organization
and Boy Scouts to Work Out a
Plan.
Plans for definite co-operation between
the Boy Scouts of America and the Na-
tional Safety Council are now under way.
On September 25 the Chief Scout Execu-
tive, James E. West, had a conference with
Mr. L. R. Palmer, a representative of the
National Safety Council, and as a result
of this conference it was agreed that a joint
committee representing the Boy Scouts of
America and the Safety Council be author-
ized to work out a plan of co-operation.
Mr. West reported the results of this
conference to the Executive Board of the
Boy Scouts of America and the plan was
approved. The Executive Board decided to
request the following men to act as repre-
sentatives of the Boy Scouts of America
on this joint committee: Samuel Kea,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; Charles P. Neill director,
American Smelting Refining Company,
George D. Porter director of Public
Safety, Philadelphia; Dr. Lee K. Frankel,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
and John L. Alexander, of Chicago as a
representative of the practical side of
Scouting. _ ... .
The National Safety Council will desig-
nate an equal number of men to serve on
this committee, and the executive officers
of the council will take the initiative in
developing a plan to be submitted to the
committee for approval and recommenda-
tion to the Boy Scouts of America as well
as to their own organization.
The object of the plan is to encourage
all Scouts to take an active interest m
measures for the promotion of Safety hirst.
It is probable that a standard requirement
for knowledge on Safety First methods,
and some definite achievement as a result
of this knowledge, may be made the foun-
dation of recognition to those Scouts who
meet these requirements.
PARTICIPATE IN PEACE SERVICE.
Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts of America,
known as "The Cardinal's Troop, at-
tended in a body the High Mass at St.
Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday, October 4.
In recognition of President Wilson's desig-
nation of Sunday, October 4, as Peace
Sunday, a general order was sent out to
all Scout troops to attend services in their
respective churches, as the Boy Scouts are
essentially a peace organization.—The
Catholic News.
Assistant Scoutmaster Killed.
Assistant Scoutmaster Howard Snider,
of Dongola, 111., lost his life on August 13
in a fire which destroyed one of the prin-
cipal business houses in Dongola. Mr.
Snider was caught by a falling wall while
trying to save goods from his father's
store. He had been interested in Scout
work for some time, and had taken the
boys on hiking and camping trips. The
Boy Scouts of Dongola attended the
funeral in a body, and Scout services were
read at the grave.
Newark, N. J., Rally Oct. 17.
The first annual Scout rally of Newark,
N. J., will be held October 17 at Weequahic
Park. The program includes a number of
field events as well as Scout contests such
as wall scaling, first aid, etc. All troops
interested should communicate with Mr
Edward A. Everett, Scout Executive, 109
Halsey street, Newark, N. J.
GREETINGS FROM ENGLAND.
Mr. Frits V. Holm Brings Message from
Baden=PowelI.
Special Field Scout Commissioner, Mr.
Frits V. Holm, returned to New York on
October 4 from a two weeks' stay in Lon-
don While in England Mr. Holm had an
interview with Sir Robert Baden-Powell,
Chief Scout of England.
Mr. Baden-Powell sends through Mr.
Holm to all Scout officials in the United
States the cordial greetings of the English
organization. He requested Mr. Holm to
inform the Scouts of America that the Boy
Scouts of Great Britain are doing splendid
work during the period of national stress,
and that the peace training of the boys has
proved an invaluable asset during the pres-
ent struggles.
Mr. Holm has lectured to a great many
Scouts on his experiences as an explorer
in China. Scouting is glad to announce
that Mr. Holm is willing to continue these
lectures to the Boy Scouts of America dur-
ing the coming season.
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The Boy Scouts of Miami, Fla., have
raised $200/which will be used to purchase
a town clock.
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