The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-14
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR SCOUT CAMPAIGN
To Raise $4,000 to Garry On Scout
Work In Richmond For Next
Three Years.
CITY is MAPPED OUT.
Prominent Richmond BUSINESS Men
Will Give Movement Their Hearty
Support-Teams VIII Compete In
Great Effort.

Final plans and arrangements for
the whirlwind campaign beginning this
morning to raise 5000 to carry on
tho work of the Boy Scouts In Rich
mond for three years were completed
at a special meeting and banquet held
last night In the campaign headQuar-
ters, s2s East Main Street. The cam
paign will last through Thursday and
1t IL confidently expected by the scout
will be raised today.
Captains Of each Of the teams re-
ported TO John Stewart Bryan. presi-
dent Of the Richmond Council Of
Scouts. and Scout Executive Weaver.
last night . full list OF workers on
their respective teams. several Of the
teams consisting OF a. many a. df-
teen msn. Extraordinary enthusiasm
was displayed At the meeting. Sac
lions Of the city were mapped into
districts and to each Of these dis
triots In the business section . team
wAs assigned. Competition among the
teams In securing the largest subsorip-
lions undoubtedly win be Keen and II
IL expected that the campaign will Be
pushed with unusual vi6or.
The campaign includes = general
canvass Of the business section in three
days and It IL proposed to visit prac-
tically every business and manufac-
turing concern in the city. There are
large number of prominent men in
Richmond who are directly Interested
In scout work. many whose sons are
members OF the organization. and these
undoubtedly accord tho movement the
best OF cooperation.
Practically every citizen Of Rich
mond today realised that the Boy Scout
organization is really great institu-
tion. An institution that 10 steadily OK
panding and increasing In member
ship. notwithstanding 4 present en-
rollment Of enormous proportions. The
1000 scouts OF Richmond are only a
mparat!vsly small portion OF the
movement and even the boundaries Of
the United States do not confne the
members OF the organization The
scout movement Ia world wide and has
been officially recognized In practical
ly avery civilized nation. There are
scouts In England, France. Germany.
Austria. Italy. Japan and other coun-
tries. Two sons Of King Alphonso of
Spain are boy scouts. Pie scout idea
originated with General SIR Baden
Powell. OF England. but q few years
ago and its popularity and practically
are attssted BY the manner IN which
the movement has been received
throughout the world.
Prominent men OF the United States.
in all walks OF life, are directly In
terested In the organization. including
Woodrow wilson. honorary president.
Tn eodore Roosevelt William Howard
Taft and others in both public and pri-
vata business But Richmond 10 only
concerned with the Richmond scouts
and their needs. To carry on its excel
lent work the Richmond branch 10 In
immediate and urgent need OF addi-
tionAl funds. Scouting 10 not a mere
simiess rambling OF boys on country
roads. The true scout detectives are
selfreiiauce, ssN-control. manhood.
sood citizenship and patriotism and
these virtues are instilled into the
young minds in an effort to build
character for the future.