The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
BOY SCOUTS TO
HAVE OWN CAMP
New Officers Of Kenosha
Council of Boy Scouts
of America Elected
Tuesday Night.
need MORE SCOUTMASTERS
Interesting Report of Scout Executive
James f. Knapp Is Read
at It's Meeting at Hotel
haywood
need MORE SCOUTMASTERS

New officers of the Kenosha Council
of the Boy Scouts Of America were
elected at the meeting of the council az
Hotel haywood on Tuesday evening.
The first thing in the order Of BUSH
ness when the council met, was to en-
joy the sumptuous banquet that had
been prepared by the manager, Nor
man j. Ross, after which the coun
Gil got down to business.
The newly elected officers are: Presi.
dent, j. 2. Knepper; first vice presi-
dent, A. Terrill; second vice president,
M. B. Ketcham; secretary, FL. G. Mad
doch treasurer, Simon Gottlieb; scout
commissioner, Milton Otto.
The following members of the coun
ell were also elected: Charles @. Brown,
Rev. Father Pierre Perardi, Thomas
Lockhart, Z. 4. O'Brien, Of Kenosha;
+. 0. Rowbottom, Bristol; Leroy Win
tiers, Twin Lakes; Arthur Memming,
Salem; r. M. Dixon, Silverlake; j..
Carey, Wilmot; r. L. Cunery, Salem,
was elected deputy commissioner.
Scout Executive James e. Knapp
submitted his annual report which read
and approved and filed with the ar
chives of the council The scout exc
cutive's report showed that there are
now in Kenosha eleven registered
troops; three hundred ninety Two scouts
and eight registered scoutmasters The
force has lost five scoutmasters and
assistant scoutmasters through enlist
ment in the military force of the
United States. While the force has
gained over the last report three new
scoutmasters and two new troops, the
leadership problem is serious, one.
Of the registered scouts, ten are
merit scouts; twelve are first class;
thirty-nine are second class, and three
hundred and thirty-one are tender.
foot scouts.
Of the two hundred and seventy
seven scouts on the roll last spring,
sixty-four have been dropped from the
records by transfer, death and other
reasons. This shows a gain of one
hundred seventy-nine new scouts or q
net gain of one hundred and fifteen.
There are two live troops in the county.
one at Bristol and one at Twin Lakes,
and other centers are being organized.
Scout Executive Knapp's report was
lengthy one and contained much in
teresting matter, the most Of which
has been published from time to time
in the reports of scout activities, thu
awarding of medals, etc.
After disposing of the scout execu-
tives report, the council appointed a
committee of three members to arrange
for a camp site for the Kenosha scouts
with the instruction to report at the
next meeting of the council. The camp
Is to be arranged for in time to be
used by the Boy Scouts next summer.
The members of the committee are:
John Chester, G. N. Tremper and NJ.
3. Ketcham.
A committee consisting of three
members was also appointed to devise
and inaugurate ways and means to Sc
cure new scoutmasters. Some of the
best of Kenosha Is scoutnlasters have
enlisted in the military service of the
government and their places have not
yet been filed. The committee is
composed Of g. B. Knepper, Simon
Gottlieb and A. Celander.
The committee in charge of the
Fidelity Fife and Drum Corps was in.
structed to purchase twelve more flies
and staff for the drum major. This
means that twelve more scouts will be
admitted to the band.