Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
hoy SCOUT COUNCIL
WANTS FUND OF $4,000
Campaign Launched to Finance Big
Work for Boys in Rich
mOnd.
PROMINENT MEN TAKE PART
Teams Will Start Out Tuesday on
Three-Day Canvass-IIeadqua
to BE Opened in Main Street Store
Room.

For the purpose of financing the Boy
Scouts work in Richmond during the
next two vars. Il fund of $4,000 is to
be raised next week. Scout headuuar-
terS Tor the campaign will be opened
At go East Main street on Monday
morning. and number OF WE'LL known
men Will act on the teams which Will
conduct the soliciting
~ large number of those interested
IN the movement met last night I'm the
auditorium OF the Chamber of Com
merce. Plans Of the Richmond Council
Boy Scouts of America. were fully out
lined, and the definite method of cam
paiSn agreed upon.
! John Stewart Bryan was elected per-
manent chairman of the campaign, and
Neil d. Sills, temporary chairman of
the meeting.
PROMINENT MEN AGREE
TO SERVE on TEAMS
The following teams were selected
Tor the work of the Campai2n:
Team Neil ID. Sills, n T. Bryan.
= w. Duke. i: B. Thomson. s. G. Fair
banks, II. W. jackson. II. s. Bins
'ner. d. w. Durrett, r S. Winston. II.
S. Crump; +: D. Bcv%idse.
Team DIR. L. w. IIowle. Milton
Cone. G l.. Beardsley. G. Jeter Jones. A.
| Levy.
Team t-wnliam Todd. A. Hawkins
John I.andstreet. T.. w. Farley. John
Hirschberg. Roy G. Plat.
Team w. r. rizzini. Morgan r.
Mills. j. c. 1Iagan G. G. Dula.
! Team I'll. u. Echclbcrrer G. II
Clarke, Owslcy Sanders. y. l.. Hawsc. L.
:. Hume, r. II. Bruce.
Team "A. r. Pyle, w. c. Tucker. j
! Wtldt, III. G. SledG, Lewis Adair. Fair
! fax Jones.
Team S-Mr. McCracken. John IT.
! L w
Robert Iecl<y. Jr, w. r. Augustine
! Team 9--W. S. Drcwry Charles A.
! Rose i. Il. Noting. George u. Morgan,
Professor T. L. Smith.
Woman's Committee-Mrs. r. NJ
! Blankenship, Mrs. Morgan, Miss Scott,
Mrs Cook, Mrs. Adkins
Active solicitation for funds will be-
! gin on Tuesday morning, and will con-
tinue for three days. Tuesday. Wedncs-
day and Thursday. Campaign head
quarters in charge of Scout Executive
! w. j. B. HouSman, will be open during
| that period for the purpose Of giving
J information and aiding in the work
! MIR. liousman will have active charge
OF tho arrangements. and with an able
corps of assistants will act as secretary
| of the campaign committee.
! WORKERS TO HOLD GENERAL.
: MEETING ON MONDAY
! A general meeting of all those will
| ing to take part I'm the work of the
/ canvassing teams will he held ut head
| quarters on Monday afternoon at 4:3O
| o'clock.
! The object OF the campaign is to
| finance the Boy Scout movement in
Richmond for 1915 and 1916. Gifts will
be made payable over a space OF two
I years
Complete Information as to details
| can he secured on Monday morning
| from Scout Executive Housman at tenn
| porary campaign headquarters, go East
| Main Street.
Last night In the Grace Street Bap-
| fist Church, y. r. Pyle. scoutmastur OF
| Troop No. IL with thirty-odd scouts
| demonstrated the practicahilty of the
scout program. With a demonstration
| that has not been cqualed in the city
| before 1t proved TO the spectators as
| we'll as many Boy Scouts that scouting
| Is doing much for the boy life OF the
city.
| This afternoon at 2:30 over COO Boy
Scouts will hike on the Three Chopt
! Road TO Il suitable field to demonstrate
their efficiency I'm signaling. Scout
| commissioner Durrctt ard William
Todd will have charge OF arrange
inent.