Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-30
The Boy Scouts
in Richmond and Virginia
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by "Old SCOUT

The October Scout Masters Club
meeting will be held Tuesday evening
~ o'clock at local headquarters. At
tnis meeting tho annual election Of Of
ncers will be held. and n large attend
ancc is looked for, as keen interest was
nhown mt the last meeting. when the
following Scout masters wore noni-
mated Tor Office: president. John Bin
iord Walford; vice-prcsident. II. W.
nan and Stuart Ragland: treasurer.
stuart Ragland. NJ. l.. wallerstein and
j.. +. Fackenthall. and secretary. T. O.
Heinrich.
The annual meeting Of the Richmond
Council will be held Tuesday at I
o'clock at the Business Mems Club. and
Dig per cent of the members arc cx
pected to be present Reports Will be
MADE by President John Stewart Bry-
an Scout Commissioner D. w. Durrett.
chairman Frank w. Duke. OF the court
Of honor; treasurer L. b. Thomson.
and Scout Executive c. L. Weaver.
AT meeting OF tho southeastern dis
trict Scout masters. held at local head
quarters Thursday evening. Scout Mas
ter w. IL. Gillette was elected deputy
commissioner of the district. Mr.. Gill
Scout masters. and is thought very
much Of by the Scouts Of Troop %.
First-Class Scouts Applying for Fur
Owing to the fact that there are
nearly twice as many registered Scouts
In Richmond to-day as there was
year ago. the Fair Association decided
TO limit the number Of passes to be
issued to the Richmond Boy Scouts this
year. Only registered, frst-class Scouts
will be admitted This special priv
ilegc is offered To the old and faithful
nrst-class rank Scouts, as premium
Tor work done. and not as an incentive
TO work at this time. Any Scout who,
on or before September &c. has sue
ccssfully passed all his first-class re-
Gurements and who is or will be reg
istered before making application. will
be given tickle: at the local Scout
Office. which will admit him to the Scout
line. which In turn will be admitted
TO the Fair Grounds each morning at
$40 o'clock.
Many Scouts have applied at local
headquarters for these tickets, and all
others are expected to secure them at
headquarters. when they can indicate
the day they wish to attond. A limit
Of thirty Scouts per day is fixed. there
fore the first ones will have the pref
erence OF the day. First-aid kits will
be needed and uniforms required
Associate scout.
The time Is past when n boy drops
out OF the movement by simply ceas-
ing TO attend meetings or failing TO
pay dues. Active members of a troop
OF Boy Scouts ordinarily hold regular
weekly meetings. This is the condi-
ton of membership which is insisted
upon whenever possible. However.
when in the judgment of the scout
master and the troop committee it Is
impossible for boy to maintain &C
tive membership in any troop, arrange
ments may be made according to the
facts in each case 10 enroll the boy
as an associate member of the troop
upon the following conditions:
]. The associate scout obligntcE him
self to observe the scout oath and
law and do his daily good turn" in
the same way as an active member of
the troop.
.. He obligates himself to attend
during the year at least one meeting
;, He agrees to do all in his power
TO advance himself in scouting activi-
ties, according to the circumstances in
his case. In case OF removal to an
other community arrangements may
be made whereby an associate scout
may have the cooperation of local
scout authorities in passing second
class, first class and merit badges tests
4. He agrees to hold himself as a
scout in readiness in case of any dis
aster or calamity requiring the ser
vices of his troop, and In case of re-
moval to another community to max G
known his presence and place OF resi-
dencc TO the scout authorities so that
he may be available there for services
in an emergency.
s. An associate scout pays his regis
tration fees in the same manner as an
active member OF the troop.
III case II Is not possible for n boy
to affiliate with a troop and attend at
least one meeting year, ne may upon
application he enrolled direct with the
national headquarters as pioneer
scout.
Blanks may be secured upon request