El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07
BOY SCOUTS To
Be ORGANIZED
Preliminary Meeting Held
Friday; Scoutmaster Will
Name Committees.

During the International Soil Pro
ducts exposition boy scouts viii be sta
toned at the union depot to meet all
incoming trains. as well as at the eX-
position grounds and at the san ia
cinto plaza This was decided Friday
afternoon at 4 melting OF the boy scout
council, held at the chamber Of com
merce. and at which preliminary plans
for the organization OF this movement
in F. Paso was made Final organiza-
ton Will be made at luncheon OF the
council, to be held at the Sheldon hotel
Monday
Divided Into Five Committees
The local patrol OF the scouts VIII be
divided into five committees, as fol-
lows First aid. messenger. parade.
special favors and guest According TO
scoutmaster Harry L stevens, all or
the scouts on duty at the three places
viii be acquainted with the name OF
every hotel of standing in the city; viii
know all Of the leading drug stores,
and must be familiar with every cor
ner of the exposition grounds. Scouts
viii be stationed at the entrance ana
exit TO the grounds and Will assist as
guides TO the guests Of the city. in
taking them over the grounds The
parade committee viii be equipped
with stout staffs
Scoutmaster Harry L Stevens was
given authority TO appoint the follow
ing committees at the meeting Friday
afternoon 4 nominating committee,
for the purpose Of nominating perma-
nent officers; q ways and means COM
mittee, a publicity committee, an ex-
position committee. and a scout eNeCu-
tive committee. Mr.. Stevens viii ap-
point three members to each committed
The scout council is composed Of citi-
Zens who are fathers OF boys ranging
in axe from 9 TO Is years and who
#insarr 70
serve on the council A register Of all
members OF the council will be provided
at the luncheon OF the council to be
held Monday At the sheldon
FIaEle Is Assistant.
Charles p. Flaele. a director OF the
army branch Of the Y. NJ c. A. is AT
present assisting scOutmaSter H l.
stevens IN the work q registering the
scouts The present membership OF the
scouts is about 80. but within the next
two weeks II viii reach ZOE. in the
opinion of Nr. Flagle, who has had ex-
1ensive experience in boy scout work in
his home city. Baltimore. Nd Each
church Will be represented by one or
two patrols Of scouts and as the move
ment becomes more widespread. there
viii be q large number OF recruits
gathered each day Members OF the BOY
scouts council at the meeting Friday
afternoon were
Superintendent Of schools R. J. Tighe.
Rev G L OVerstreet. Robert L Kra-
kauer. H L Stevens and director Fla
- The remaining members Of the
council are o. J. Binford, T. Wright
Henry Welsch. Percy McGhee. A z
Rowlands. Charles Brown, mayor Tom
lea Charles Stevens J. c. McNary and
C. Daniels Each member Of the coun-
ell is required TO pay in the sum OF 81
as registration fees
a conference VIII be arranged as
soon as possible between mayor Lea
and the scouts. and also the manage
ment Of the exposition. in order TO ar
range for the assignment Of the scouts
during the exposition
The movement is the first one made
officially for the organization Of Boy
Scouts in E Psso.
Thirty-tyvO Sign Up.
At a special meeting Of the boys last
evening at the Y " c. A. % lads
signed up for duty. with the promise
to see the work through.
There viii be a scout rally on Mon
Ia yafternoon Al ( o'clock. at which time
al scouts are urged TO be present in
order that the first 100 may be ap-
pointed on committees. Any boy over
- who Is not already a scout may be
come one during the next few days