Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-03
'sCOUTMAsTERS TO HOLD
THREE-0AY MEETING
Officials From S6uthcnstcrn States
to BE Welcomed To-Niorrow
by Governor.
BOYS ASKED TO RAISE BEANS
"Eyery Scout 10 Feed Soldier"
Il Adopted AS Slogan OF Campaign
Inaugurated at Request Of Her
bert G. Hoover.


bert G. Hoover.
To stir up enthusiasm for the rropo
sftion ,hat'each BOY Scout in America
serve his country in tho war by rails
ing beans, "A rally will he held at D
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in con-
Dection with tho review OF Scouts at
WiIliam Byrd Park. Hal Z. Fullerton.
agricultural expert Of the Long Island
RaEroad. viii direct tho meeting. The
sbean rally viii he a part. of the pro-
gram Of tho conference of Scout Off
cials Of the Southeastern states. which
will open tomorrow morning and con-
tinuc three days.
= every Scou, TO Feed a soldier has
been adopted as tho slogan OF tho or
zauizatton. Tho conference WAS called
TO consider means 81 rendering pa
|4,riotic service. and plans viii lac made
to mobilize the Scouts in this section
for the most effective activity.
Herbert {. Hoover. chairman OF the
american Food Committee OF the C.oun-
ell of National Defense. suggested tn"
bean growing movement in telegram
TO James r West. chief Scout oNccu-
tive. AS follows:
I'VE must send TO our allies NOR"
whea, corn. beans. meat bacon and
Hard than We have ever s"u' before. II
their mon arc 20 ticht aud their women
and children to live; aud our reople
must econon,i7e and cat other things.
Among these foodstufts. couldn't the
Scouts take as their oWn province the
stimulation 81 bean production. for
there is not only a great shortage in
Europc and at home. hut they arc the
hest of foods Let them help make
America able 10 export ten times as
many beans as she ever exported be-
fore To do this let the BOY Scouts
t1,a, nj n. pd
where so that the biggest bean crop
over known shall be the bean contrihu
ton Of the Roy Scouts to America and
her' allies"
|SGovERNoR WILL WELCOME
CONFERENCE TO CITY
Governor Stuart will welcome the
conference TO the city at $50 O'Clock
| to-morrow morning John stewart
BRYAN. president OF the Richmond ex-
ecutive COMMITTEES. VII also spcaN, "lu
In reply there will he speeches by
Horne w Barclay. OF New York city,
director. OF the department OF cduca-
Ition at national headquarters. ana by
IMr Fullerton. The meetings Of the
conference will be held in the Capitol
Building.
DR.. Henry Louis Smith, president Of
Washington and Lee University. viii
speak on scouting and Education nj
lis O'Clock tomorrow night in the audi
torium of the Jefferson Hotel. short
talks will be made also by James r.
West. and Samuel 4. Moffatt. director
of the neld department.
The conference viii close sunday al
ternoon with "A meeting at , o'clock
in the auditorium OF John Marshall
High School at which mr.. Douglas
Freeman member OF the Richmond
court OF honor. VIII speak on The
scouts New Call" and Franklin X
Nr = y ~
sneak on Blowing out Boys Brains
IN addition TO the meetings OF the CON
ference tina, are OF general interest
there will he technical discussions OF
matters of concern principally TO scout
officials and courses OF instruction for
them.
IN CHARGE
OF CONVENTION PLANS
The committees which have charg"
OF arranging for the conference arc
composed as follows
Inspection and review committee
John Stewart Bryan, Frank W. Duke.
f, 3. Thomson Il. W. Durrett. Dr.
Douglas Freeman. DIR. Paul w Howle,
Branch B. Morgan, DIR. II. Z. Rucker.
a. p. Wilmer.
Conference speakers-John Stewart
Bryan. +. y. Thomson. n T. Wilmer.
Reception committee-Stuart Rag
land tchairman). + c. Jones, T. -.
Heinrich, II w. Hall. Joseph LENA
surfer.
Cshering COMMITTEES NJ Ball
irman). G. Is Poole. r. T. French.
ia :. Smith, NJ L. Hutzlcr l.. G. WI
Hams, C. r. Tabb.
Camp fire and entertainments commit
tell. L. Calisch &chairEan), @. II.
Chrisman. n, l.. PeEdus .Chiidrey Scott
Demonstration committee. Byrd Park
,-R. F. McCracken tchairmaD. +. l.
Warren l.. T.. Walker r. w Miles Jr