The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1911-04-08
DICKINSON ] I 7
BOY SCOUTS
About 40 Business Men of Dick
inson Form Council. Fi,st
Boy Scout: Counsel in Al
J. Western North Dakota.

Oeys oCCout; Sounsel IN ~ r
Western North Dakota.
The meeting Sunday afternoon a, th.
Commercial Club rooms to consider ;nI
act upon the organization of a isol
Scout Council was attended by aLo, t
thirty representative men of the city,
including DOCTORS lawyers. merchants.
bankers, people from all the walks of
life. Rev. John Dignam. A. c. Hacke,
j. S. Brayfield and F. L. Watkins. Rev.
Eugne Ali was out of town in the morn
ing and had church service in the after
noon.
The committee, appointed week be-
fore to canvass the situation. reported in
favor of such. an, organization and ex-
pressed the belief that the several
churches of the city would probably
follow the lead of the Congregational
church and organize scout squads.
Several citizens, among them J. V.
Jessen, W. L. Richards, and L. P.
Brenner, expressed themselves as
heartily in sympathy with the move
ment. just from their observation of
what Mr.. Hacke's work had done for
their own sons in few months.
1t was unanimously decided to form the
Dickinson Council of Boy Scouts of
America and the following citizens were
reported by the committee as an advi-
sorry council, which may be increased,
from time to lime as desired:
Rev. Eugne Ali, Dr.. H. Anderson. NJ
t. Ayers, R. L. Baird, Edward Bartik,
Supt. P. S. Berg, DR.. r. H. Beach. Dr.
W. j. Bowen, Rev. J. S. Brayfeld. J.
F. Brodie. w. F. Burnett. Roy Butler.
B. H. Crawford W. C. Crawford, Fred
Deiters, G. H. Dickinson. Rev. John
Dignam. Roy Dodd, w. r. Everett, Rev.
A. C. Hacke, Ralph d. Heaton, F. C.
Heffron, Ed. Hughes. J. V. Jessen. D.
, D: Mars, Fred Maser. T. F. Murtha,
William Nogele, John Orchard. DR.. G..
A. Perkins, Thos. H. Pugh, F. G. Reed.
W. L. Richards, E. J. Scharf, DR.. V. H.
, Stickney, Arthur Tollefson, Rev. F. l..
Watkins and Oliver Whaley.
DR.. Stickney moved that the oragniza-
tion be completed by election OF officers,
3 which motion prevailed, and the follow
, ing we're chosen:
President, Supt. p. S. Berg; vice
) president, Ed. Hughes; secretary, D. D.
Mars; treasurer, Edward Bartih; scout
commissioner, Rev. A. C. Hacke.
The five officers were made the execu-
tive committee with power to draft BY
laws. call meetings of the Council and
, transact all necessary business when the
council is not in session. this committe
being given virtually the general man
agement of the council.
The secretary was instructed to notify
: : the gentlemen named above of their
election. as members of the council and
upon their acceptance, to enroll them.
This Mr.. Bartik has done, all accepting.
!, There are no hard and fast rules for
| the government and work of Boy Scout
Councils. The main object is to CO.
I operate with local scout masters and 10
| form center for recommending desir
able leaders for the work in other places.
Dickinson, from its central location
,, as we'll as from being first 10 start the
! scout work. is naturally the center of
the movement in the west Missouri
country. Letters are already coming in
from the smaller towns asking what
must be done to form Scout squads.
Every scout master must be commits
stoned from the national headquarters
in New York, the commission costing
twenty-five cents, and before this is
{ issued, he must be recommended by some
one recognized at headquarters as COM
fpetent to judge Of his fitness.
It will be part Of the work of the Dick
: inson council TO-, recommend as scout
. masters men who have first been recom-
: mended to them by worthy persons in
D their own community or church. For
instance. if a,sqRad is to be formed in
the Episcopal chaliIch. Rev. J. s. Bray
field will probably recommend to the
/. council some one for scout master and
the council will fecommend this GENTLE
man to headquarters. It is not neces-
sary that chnsehee statt the work. it often
originates in scfiools Five dollars was
/, donated by$ W. ii, Richards to be used
Il for literature and postage to assist the
seceftaU and .scont. commissioners in ex-
tending the Organization of Boy Scouts