The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24
Boy Scouts Plan New Move
Among Topeka Youngsters.
Celebrate Field Day First Mon
day After School Closes.
FORM TWO new TROOPS HERE
Campaign to Organize 100000
Scouts Over Country.
Films of Scouting Activities
viii Be Shown i'm Topeka.

The Boy Scouts of America have
started a campaign to obtain s,ooo,-
600 new boys as Scout members, To-
peka Scouts stepped TO the front with
the organization of two new troops
The last troop to be established was
from the Euclid avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. Professor H. l.
Woods of WaShburn, who IS now
national scout commissioner, organic
ed the company last Saturday.
AT the close of 1916, 245,073 boys
and men We're registered as scouts and
scout officials This Is an increase OF
1851 over 1915. and the field secre
taries who will visit every troop in
the country think that the work has
only begun Before this year closes
the membership will more than treble
Efforts have never been concentrated
for new members before and with the
combined forces OF every local coun-
ell, the field secretaries feel that there
Is no limit to the recruiting
In addition to this campaign the
usual spring planning has come to the
front The Boy Scouts here have
planned an immense field day to be
celebrated this summer the first Mon
day after school closes The exhibit
ton is to be under the supervision of
Commissioner Mclean Athletic events,
scouting activities and general amuse-
ments will be features Of the field day
program.
troop IN livery School.
Plans are now being made for scout
activity in the public schools Every
school Is to have a scout troop and a
scout master. according to the plans
as they now stand Every effort is
being made TO interest the young folks
in the movement. Films of scouting
activities and practices have been sent
out by the New York headquarters.
The Topeka Scouts will soon see a
film of Boy Scouts of other districts
A slight charge will be made for the
show TO defray the expenses OF the
here in Topeka will maintain.
This headquarters is TO be in charge
of paid executive who will spend his
whole time in perfecting the organiza-
| ton and its system of work. This
/ plan is now used in all the larger
eastern cities where scout work has
been the prime interest of every school
/ boy. and ii has made the work and
| interest of the scouts more intense.
! To have local headquarters where
the scouts can get definite Informal
| ton and where they can go in their
spare time will be the biggest help
that the troops could wish for.
Central Y VIII Help.
/ The Central Y N C A. has ex-
pressed Its desire TO help the Scouts
| carry their work on in the best sur
roundings- The building has long
| been used as meeting place and the
{ directors have extended an invitation
to the Boy Scouts to enjoy the Y. NJ
/ c. A summer camp at Elmdale. Kan
sas- Ter days in August have been
/ set aside in their honor. Special at
! fractions will be made for the scouts
who attend the camp.
The CITY. toe has taken great inter
( est in the scout movement Commits
/ Sioner Mclean has requested the scout
I commissioners to allow the boy scouts
to act as first aid patrol at the May
/ fete. which is to be given May l at the
state fair grounds