Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-16
The Boy Scouts
IN Richmond and Tireiuio

The distribution of Christmas stock
!aks VII be made by tho Boy Scouts
Oh saturday morning, December IS at
> O'CLOCK Al! Scouts VIII assemble at
'he John Marshall High school Au>
tomob!ieS will assist tn" Scouts in
the distribution. IN tho main tho work
VIII be the same rs IL was last year,
the scouts going from the John Mar
shall High School III groups with the
machines 70 the various schools
thrcughou; tho city, which will serve
as distribution ccn,ers.
The question OF troop discipline
brought with il discussion that was
the best ever given q, tn. Scout Mas
iers' Club. Eeid Tuesday evening. This
discussion was led by Scout Master
stuart Eagland. OF Troop - Tho sub
'eci FOR the discussion OF tho next
meeting OF the club will De Troop
Programs
scout Master George II. Christian,
OF Troop 81, Washington rccontly re-
signed his commission OF that city and
~ now living IN Richmond, where he
expects 10 attend college. Mr.. Chris
tan. according to newspaper dis
patches. was one OF Washington's bes:
scout masters. He has already made
himself known 1T the local Scout head
quarters and has filled in the first
blanks for a commission rs Scout
master oc this city. He now resides
At 1909 East Clay Street. and his pros
pectivc Scout troop is at the Leigh
stree, Baptist Church. What is one
c!tys loss IS anUthor's gain. and Mr.
Christian will find hearty welcome
awaiting him N the realm OF Scouting
IN this CITY.
William J. e Nousman. former
Scout executive. now Scout executive
Of Newark. y. j. writes from that city
communicating tha council and local
workers here on tho success Of the
recent financial campaign.
Pet-rsburR'S Campaign.
Al the time Of writing IL was den
nitcly stated that the success OF The
Boy Scout financial campaign OF Pc
tersDurc was pra ctica!iy assured This
city went out for $4,000 10 support the
work for TWO years. They have the
bcst wishes and assurance OF CO. opera.
ton OF the Richmond Scouts.
Some Scout masters never know until
they are ready 10 open the troop
meeting what they are going TO do al
that meeting. Some are clever enough
AMI rcsourcciul enough to make good
even under such conditions. bat such
EIen ave scarce.
The man who builds :, successful
troop is. in ninety nine cases ont OF A
hundred the man who thinks out not
only the details OF his next meeting.
but his program for a year at least.
To insure the largest success he' must
make his plans even farther ahead.
thinking OF what he hopes to accom-
plish in i've years or ten years.
Such man puts his plans on paper.
Plans which exist only in the mind
Of man are like the mists on the
mountain side, visible perhaps in the
morning OF his activities. but disap-
pcaring in the heat OF MONDAY Tho
plan which succeeds is tho ono which
is worked out iii detail on paper so
definitely that If the man who con-
ceived il is obliged 10 relinauish his
labOrs, some other man can take IL
and carry it to completion.
Paying Them to He Good.
An official in a New York town has
devised scheme for preventing boy.
ish mischief. IIe is paying boys 10 be
good. according to q newspaper report
The idea occurred to him at tn. time
when the asphalt paveincnts were COW
cred with leaves. These were tempta-
and fires injure asphalt. This man
started Il Juvenile pay roll, giving each
boy 10 cents q week for refraininE
from starting fires. Later on it will
undoubtedly occur 20 this generous
citizen that he might carry out his
plans in a positive rather than mega
tive way. To pay boys for not doing
what they ought not do do may keep