The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-08
BOY SCOUTS
FOR COUNTY
Organization Covering Whole of
Yakima Valley Being Pushed
by Leaders Among Boys
EVERY CHURCH AND
SCHOOL HAVE PATROL
Representative Men Take Work in
Hand and Expect to Have Be-
tween Two and Three Hundred
Uniformed Scouts by Labor Day

The organization of the Boy Scouts
of America is to be extended through
out Yakima county and it is tho in
tention of the central committee that
every church and school in the coun-
ty shall have its patrol. 1t is hoped
by Labor Day to have between two
and three hundred boys in line, fully
uniformed and equipped.
First Meeting Committee .
The first meeting of the officers OF
the county organization and the men,
bers of the central committee. rep
resenting every portion of the Yakima
valley was a most enthusiastic gath
ering w. l.. Lemon. the president,
presided. and there were present,
among others, Vice President w. N.
Nelson, Secretary Treasurer Fred l..
Janeck and the following members OF
the central COMMITTEES: James Court
right Yakima City: r. w. Cornue,
Naches City: II. F. Burgess Sunny
side;S S. Bush, Zillah Harold Spinner.
Toppenish; John Monroe, Grandview;
Chas. r. Bailey, Granger; David Ev-
erett. Topenish; l.. Elliott, Wapato:
n Nelson, William Mckinney, W. o.
Bradbury, w. b. Dudley, J. II. WeiSel.
W. Il. Newcomb, w. l.. Lemon. Fred
l.. sJaneck. d. A. Gillett. l.. o. Meigs,
G. p Cresap, w. w. Robertson and
George Tuesey.
To Organize Schools
$. s. Bush of Zillah, who is county
superintendent of schools, was enthus-
iastic over tho organization and
spoke of the possibilities of the drill
and experience for the boys. He
stated that about the first of April
he expected to have a gathering in
North Yakima of the school princl-
I-pay throughout the county and said
no fhtended to bring before them then
the question of organizing the boys
Of every school who were old enough
to belong to tho organization. Twelve
years Is the minimum age at which
boy may join. Mr.. Bush thinks well
enough of the organization to push 4
in every school within his jurlsdic-
ton.
The other members of the county
committee will push the organization
In their respective localities as fast as
possible, among the churches as well
as the schools Everyone present felt
the necessity for putting the best men
possible at the head of the organiza-
ton wherever possible and this Will
be carried out to the best of their
ability.
Bylaws were adopted by the central
committee. which appointed an exc
cutive committee. composed IF the
three officers and w. b. Dudley and
w. b. Newcomb, which will meet once
a month to transact any business nee
essary.
The organization in the city Is pro-
crossing rapidly. There are two pa
trolls at the Y. M. G.. A. and others
are being got together in various parts
of the city. 1t Is the intention OF
County Superintendent of Schools Bush
to have the two patrols already or
ganized give an exhibition drill for
his principals at their meeting about
April 1, to show them what the boys
are accomplishing. The uniforms I IA
the two patrols have been received
and soon the boys will appear in
them.
Two Patrols Organized
The two patrols are made up 70
follows: George Beardsley, patrol
leader, Lawrence Hagler. eoporal.
Reilly Freidline. Milton Pitcher. PAX
Rankin. Stanley Warner. Paul Bugg
and Kenneth Coonse. This was the
first patrol organized in Norta YAK
ina The other is composed or young
er boys-Elmer Dingle, patrol leader
Robert Nelson. corporal. Marke Stee l.
son. John Tongue, Roland Janeck,
Bradley Emery, Edward Thompson
and Henry Wiley.
G.. b. Frantz is scout commissioner
of Yakima county and to him all re-
quests for Information should be ad-
dressed He may be found at the
Y M. c. A. building. which Is the
headquarters for the county organl-
zation The honorary president IL
United States Senator w. l.. Jones,
and the honorary vice presidents or
tho county. Hon. Walker M"ren ana
Judge r. Il. Preblc.