Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-03
BOY SCOUTS TO
Be ORGANIZED
IN JERSEY CITIES
Movement, Successful in Eng
land, Will Be Launched Here
to Help Youngsters.

Ihe boy scout movement, which took
England by storm, and In the last two
and one-half years enrolled 400, 900 boy
scouts, has invaded America, and judg-
ing by the sudden interest the public
and press have taken In 1t, there will
be thousands of boys in the American
patrols within a few months.
While In England the plan is fostered
by Lieutenant General Sir r. 8. S.
~Baden-Powell, some of the most attrao.
tive features were contributed by
Ernest Thomson Seton, the American
expert in Indian law and woodcraft,
who has always taken a prominent
part in this country in devising new
outdoor pastimes for toys.
Tit first general move in carrying
out these plans in America was made
last night at a melting held in New
York city when representatives from
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and several other States
were present.
The New Jersey delegation was
headed by Charles r. Scott, the State
secretary for boys work, who intro
duced some of the scouting plans in
camp during the last year or two. The
tiC hiC III dlIcIludIlCt lTOIn NtWdIh
We're: H.. c. Buckelew, Janis Jiannine.
w. H. Ward, Philip Romick, Leslie
Pagan, Everard Schopper and Charles
Buckley.
Trenton was represented by G. II.
Roehrig and Edwin w. Arnold; F. O..
Van Ness. Paterson; NJ. w. Ludden.
RidgewooG; T. j. M. Van Duyne, Eliza
beth; Archer Brown, Lakewood; Seth
Terry and DR.. Lloyd B. Wright, Mont
lclair.
George Hamilton Dean, of New York,
presided, and w. e. Wakefield, honor
able secretary of the scout movement
Of England, delivered an address, telling
of the growth, plan, pledges and prin-
ciples of the movement. and Ernest
Thompson Seton also addressed the
delegates IN the need OF similar work
in this country. Edgar M. Robinson.
the international secretary, spoke and
that ]. l.. Alexander would
be the secretary for the American
movement.
Among the first organizations effected
in this country was the Rattlesnake
Patrol, connected with the Paterson as
ISOLATION and conducted by Frank o.
Van Ness, the secretary OF boys work.
Newark soon followed under Ivan P.
Floods leadership, and many other
cities and towns of the State are or
ganizing patrols.
The rules of the Scout Organization
are simple, vet they contain much hat
appeals to the schoolboys' code of
honor. The nine points of the law are
as follows.
l. A scouts honor is to be trusted.
2. A scout is loyal to his officers, to
his country and to his employers.
3. A scouts duty is to be useful and
to help others.
4. A scout is a friend to all and a
brother to every other scout, no matter
to what social class the other belongs.
5. A scout is courteous.
6. Ascout is a friend of animals.
Z. A scout obeys orders of his patrol
leader or scout master without ques-
ton.
s. A scout smiles and whistles under
all circumstances.
9. A scout is thrifty.
The pledge that the boy scout takes
is: II will do my duty to God and my
country. l will do my best to help
others, whatever it costs me. I know
the scout law, and will obey it,"
w. B. Wakefield, of England, will
attend a special meeting of the New
Jersey State Council of Boys Work,
to be held at the Orange Young Mems
Christian Association tomorrow morn
ing, when special plans will be made
for in~augurating In active campaign
in this State.
Mr.. Scott, the State secretary, Is in
hearty sympathy with the entire move
ment, and, as a representative of the
State committee, is preparing to CO.
operate with all organizations inter-
ested in organizing patrols.