Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-09-20
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT
WINS GENERAL FAVOR
Representative Citizens al State
House Meeting.
THE GOVERNOR PRESIDED.
And Executive Committee With Rev.
DR.. Bell, Chairman is Named to
Further Project.

Plans looking to the organization
in Annapolis Of a branch Of the Boy
Scouts of America. assumed more
definite shape at the meeting held
last night in the hall of the House of
Deiegates at the Sta,e House, large
ly attended by representative citi-
zens Of the towh and some three dozen
or more youths were present and
heard the objects and requirements
of the projected organization outlined
to them in general way
Governor Goldsborough presided
over the meeting and delivered a
brief address, in the course of which
he heartily endorsed the plans. and
while practically everyone present
entertained feeling of favor toward
the Boy Scout movement. the remarks
of the Executive seemed to furnish
the fouddation for the even greater
enthusiasm that was manifest through
the evening.
1t was the general opinion that
active steps looking to organizations
should be taken at once and to this
end an executive committee of six
was appointed to shape up the de-
tails. The committee il composed
of Rev. George S. Bell, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church; Rev. Jos.
p. McComas, rector of st. Anne's p.
E. Church: Rev. Thomas C. Bird,
pastor of College Avenue Baptist
Church; Messrs. Harry j. Hopkins,
DR.. w. O. Claude and Hugh r. Riley.
After a brief conference held in
an ante-room of the House, at the
suggestion of the Governor, the Cover
nor selected DR.. Bell as chairman,
and reported that meeting would be
held at an early date upon call of the
chairman. While this conference
was under way, the Governor invited
remarks from any of those present
desiring to speak. Among those who
added strong endorsement to the
movement were Mayor Strange, Presi-
dent Fell, of st. Johns College, Rev.
James l.. Smiley and Commodore
Beehler, of the Navy, (retired.)
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by Mr.. H. Lawrence
Eddy, superintendent of che Boy Scouts
movement, who explained in minute
detail of the objects, and what has
already been achieved by such organ
izations of boys in Baltimore and
other places. He told the audience
that they are for the general uplift-
ing of the youth of the land, to bring
them up to be strong men mentally
and physically, the result of getting
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and stream through the fact that
me st of their work is done out of
doors.
The organization, he said, teaches
bows to help others as well as Them
selves. and develop ia them. courage
self reliance and other good traits.
He explained the classes of the Boy
Scout. When one joins, he said, he
is known as tenderfoot. That is
the first degree, and the lad must ac-
complish certain things before being
moved up to the second class. The
highest rating, he said, is that of
first-class scout. The organizations,
he said, comprise what is termed
patrols. Eight members comprise a
patrol, and three patrols make up a
troop, and thai each of the patrols has
certain work cut out for its members
to perform.
The work of the boys is. generally
under the direction of an instructor,
who gives over his time to the train
ing of the boys. Incidentally, Mr..
E. S. Krantz, one of the corps of
physical instructors at the Naval
Academy. has taken a keen interest
in the local movement, and was large
~ instrumental in getting the group
of boys together, who were present
at the meeting last night.
In the course of the meeting, Mr..
George Burlingame, well known An
napolitan, now visiting here after an
absence of several years, arose and
made the point that one thing that
was made conspicuous by the absence
IF any remarks thereon, was tae
question of temperance, or total alb
stainence among the members of such
organizations, and, in reply to this,
Commissioner Eddy assured his audi
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