The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-27
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II. Funston and w. D. Crenshaw.
Court of Honor-Dr. Paul w.
Howle, w. ]. Todd, F.. w. Duke, w. r.
Dabney and Admiral Harry Webster,
and D. w. Durett, ex-officio.
Scout Commissioner-D w. Durett.
The executive committee will be
composed of the officers of the coun-
Gil.
Choose Executive Later.
The most important officer Of the
list-the scout executive--will not be
chosen until later date and by vote
of the meeting the choice of a man
for this post was referred back to the
nominating committee which is COM
posed Of o. J. Sands, Thos. P. Ryan
and G. B. Williams. The other two
members of the committee presented
the name of Mr.. Williams last night,
but he declined to serve. This Off
cial will maintain permanent head
quarters and will be placed on salary,
and it is possible that the council will
go outside of Richmond to find a man
with some experience in boy scout
activities.
The constitution and bylaws of the
council. which were formally adopted
last night, provide for semi-annual
meetings-the third Tuesday in May
and the third Tuesday in October, at
the first of which shall take place the
annual election of officers. Member
ship Is limited to one hundred and
the following scale of membership
fees is arranged: Contributing mem
Der, 81 a year: social member, 10;
sustaining member, IS: patron. SIS.
and life member, s100. The finance
Z to hn nj
of soliciting these members
There are now fifteen troops of the
boy scouts in Richmond, each in COM
mand and in charge of a scoutmaster
and these scoutmasters have club.
which will be entitled to one represen-
tative in the council with vote. The
scout commissioner will be the gen
eral in charge of local activities and
the scout executive the second in
command. To the court of honor Is
referred all matters of dispute, and
before them must appear the boy
scouts for examination in their gradu-
alton from "tenderfeet" to the higher
degrees Of the organization
Not Training Soldiers.
L. S. Dale, the national scout COM
missioner. who assisted In the organ
ization of the council last night, en-
phasized to the newly formed council
the Importance of advertising the fact
that the BOY Scouts of America Is
not a militant organization, but one
of service. I'VE are striving to
| make" he said. mot soldiers but
men. and we are teaching peace and
not militarism.' Mr.. Dale stated that
at the outset the American Fedora
ton of Labor had bitterly opposed the
organization because Its members be-
lieved the promoters OF the scout
movement were training boys to be-
come miliatiaQen. but two years ago,
having found out the real purpose
of the organization. the union men
had heartily endorsed the movement.
The act presented in Richmond in the
Buffalo Bill show Saturday he de-
clared, did not represent the Boy
Scouts of America, but an organiza-
ton known as American Boy Scouts,
which is fathered by Vincent Aston
and his millions. They carry guns
and ape militarism. Very soon, he
said, his organization is expected to
secure a national charter, and then
they would prohibit the other organ
ization from using the name hoy
scouts" which confused so many.
In lieu OF resolution to this ef-
feet, the council adopted Mr.. Dale's
remarks as a public expression of
the anti militarism standing of the
organization. and also rendered him
a vote of thanks for his services in
establishing the organization perma-
nently in Richmond.
Fifteen Troops Now.
The fifteen local troops. number
ing ESQ members, together with the
names of their scoutmasters and the
congregations from which they were
oraginized. follow:
c. b. williams. Tabernacle Baptist
church.
f. w. Conway, Y. M. G. A.
H. c. sliced. Ginter Park.
Earle D.. Curtis. Church of the
Covenant.
r. NJ. Booth. St. Andrews institu-
ton.
w. A. Pearman, ST. Paups Epis-
copal church.
John Haw. Barton Heights.
william F. Metcalf, Monumental
church.
H. D. Maclachlan, Seventh Street
Christian church.
r.. r. Peyton. Jr. Holy Trinity
church.
w. p. Lorraine. First Presbyterian
church.
o. b. Hinnant. South Richmond.
Ashby Pyle. Grace-Street Baptist
church.
John Simpson. St. James Metho-
dist church.
II. d. McKeige, Second Baptist
church.
Aubrey Hawkins. Calvary Baptist
church.
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