Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
BOY SCOUTS WILL BEGIN
CAMPAIGN THIS MORNING
Prominent Citizens VIII Aid Youths
in Raising Money for
Work.
PLAN TO RAISE $4,000 FUND
Campaign Organization Perfected
Yesterday Afternoon at Enthusias-
tic Meeting in Headquarters.
Movement Means Much to Youths.

Yesterday Afternoon at Enthusias-
tic Meeting in Headquarters.
Movement Means Much to Youths.
Bright and early this morning Boy
Scouts will launch their campaign to
raise fund OF $4,000 to finance the
organization for two years. Final de-
tails of tho movement we're completed
yesterday afternoon at meeting held
Mt campaign headquarters. go East
Main Street The meeting was we'll
attended. and considerable enthusia SIN
was shown.
To secure greater efficiency In the
various departments, the Boy Scout
headquarters divided the city into Ave
distr.cts-central. eastern, western.
northern and southern. These districts
will DO under the supervision OF Scout
masters Pyle. Walford. Williams, Sledd
and Rist. The commissioners will re-
oeivc tho MD OF assistant commits
sioners and secretaries. and Will work
in conjunction with the Scout commits
sioners and Scout executive.
>EII. ID. SILLS is MADE
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
Neil u. Sills at the meeting ycstcr-
day afternoon was made permanent
chairman lie will take the place
which was TO have been filled by John
stewart bryan. who Is prevented from
on account OF illness.
The active solicitation for funds will
begin this morning. and will last three
iays-Tucsdny, Wednesday and Thurs
day Headquarters will be open dur
ing tho campaign in charge OF ". ]. II.
I!ousmnn, who. with the aid of his as
sistants. VIII give any desired infor
nation regarding the work
Beginning this morning at O. IT,
Bcrrys, rrcop 81 will give demon
stra,!on of scouting in all OF its
branches. under the direction of Scout
raster Waitcrd and Assistant Scout
master rarater. The program ar
ranged FOR the event Is unusually in.
tercsting. "nd promises TO prove b"-h
Instructive and entertaining. Many
in the program.
SEEK SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR TWO YEARS
The teams will go ont with pledge
cards and subscription cards to secure
subscriptions for two years. money sub
scribcd to he patd in four equal pay
mcnts, April ! and October of each
year. Persons throughout the city who
desire to aid the teams will greatly
assist them I'm making pledges or sub
scr!ptions direct at headquarters. Lit
"rature and statements regarding the
various phases OF the movement may be
secured ut headquarters. and will also
Since headquarters have been opened
on Main street, many boys have
come. desiring TO affiliate themselves
with the movement 1t is pointed out
that the campaign will not only have
tho effect Of raising money to finance
the scheme, but will be the means OF
reaching boys I'm practically every sec
ton OF the city
THOSE TAKING PART
IN WORK OF CANVASS
This morning promptly at 9 O'Clock
Tie following teams and chairrnen will
begin tho campaign 10 raise $4,000
for tho Boy Scouts of Richmond
Team 1--Chairman Neil D. SiiIs.
Thomas =. Bryan. t. w. Duke. r. r.
Thomason, 5. q. Fairbanks. II. w Jack
son, II. S. Binswanser.
Team chairman Waller Holiday
y. +. Wilmer u. ". Durrctt. T. S
Winston. Il. s. Crump. T.. y. Beveridge
Team 3-Chairman DIR. p. W. IIowIc
Milton Cone, 6. l.. Beardslcy, G. Jetcr
Jones.
Team +--Chairman William Todd. A.
Hawkins. John I.andstrcet. T. w. Far
ley. John lIirschbcrg. Roy q. Plat
Team 5-Chairman ". l.. Pizzini
Morgan X. Mills. j. c. Hagan, G. c.
Dula, Joseph NJ Kahn.
Team 6-Chairman II. d. EIchel-
berger. G, H. Clarke. Owslcy Sanders.
~ L. iia"Sc' II. =. hume, TX. II. BruCe.
Team chairman y. Il. Pyle. w c.
Tucker. ]. Wildt. II. c. Sledd. Lewis
Adair. Fairfax Jones. X. T. McCracken
Team S-Chairman John T. Wilson.
+. l.. Conquest, IT. W. -. Duke. Robert
l.ecky. Jr., w. j.. Augustine. H. +. It'd
we'll. Charles Strauss.
Team s--Chairman w. S. Drewry.
Charles A. Rose. T.. Il. Noting. George
ID. Morgan.
Southside team-Chairman f. f.
Smith, T. r. Dunford
Woman's team-Mrs. Blankenship.
chairman
The team chairmen, as well as the
members. arc enthusiastic over the pro-
jcct. AT the headquarters, go East
Main Street, the teams will meet each
day AT 40 for lunch. and then make
their reports as to the standing OF
their individual teams. Thermometers
have been placed in several windows
around town showing the growth OF
the fund
Governor Stuart yesterday gave out
tho following letter in reference to 10y
Scout work
March Is. 1915.
John Stewart Bryan, President
Richmond Council, Boy Scouts
Of America. Richmond. Va:
Ny dear Sir.-I have observed with
great satisfaction the growth OF the
Roy scout movement. MY interest IN
this excellent organization is Increased
by tho fact that II offers to the city
boys many opportunities for the de-
veloDmcnt of initiative, resourcefulness
and bodily strength. and while the boys
are acquiring muscle and activity, they
are being given the far more important
training In courtesy. courage and honor
The hoy Scout movement makes for
good citizenship I'm the hoy and better
citizenship | thnfpfOre =
daily commend to the people OF Rich
mond and Of Virginia the efforts that
the Richmond Council. Boy Scouts Of
America. Is now making to raise tho
funds necessary to maintain it's work
for 1915 and 1916.