The sun., 1919-06-08
SCOUT DRIVE OPENS
TO-DAY WITH RALLY
Big Programme Prepared for
Mass Meeting at Hip
podrome.
WEEK FULL OF EVENTS
Pageant Tomorrow Will Help
in Getting 100000 AS
sociate Members.
WEEK FULL OF EVENTS

Boy Scout week. when organized ef-
fort will be made over the whole coun-
try to obtain at least 1000, 900 adult as
ISOLATE members for the organisation,
| begins to-day. Local activities will be
started with a mass meeting at the Hip
| podrome, at which William G. McAdoo,
chairman OF the Citizens National Com
mittee; William H. Edwards, Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Second dis.
trict and chairman OF the local commit
! tee; Major-Gen. John F. Organ, Father
Duffy. chaplain of the 165th Infantry /;
Rabbi Joseph silverman and Health
Commissioner Royal s. Copeland will
! speak and various units of Scouts will
give exhibitions Of scoutcraft stunts
Opera stars will sing and Elsie Janis
and Ed Wynne will canvass the audi
ence. Cooperation of the churches is to
be an important asset in the weeks
drive. and the message OF the Scout
movement will be delivered from many
pulpits at morning and evening services
to- day
Special events are planned for each
day of the drive, and in addition force
OF 10000 canvassers under the direc-
ton OF A. b. Leach, who headed the
Metropolitan Canvass Committee during
the four Liberty Loan campaigns, will
conduct personal canvass OF homes and
business houses. Captains of the va
rious canvassing teams will attend
dinner at the Commodore on Monday
evening.
Noon Meeting Tomorrow,
Tomorrow at noon on the Sub-Treas-
ury steps the first open air meeting of
| the campaign will take place. A notable
list or speakers includes the most prom
inent men in the Boy Scout organiza-
| tion.. Among them are William G. Nc
Adoo. Colin II. Livingstone president OF
the Boy Scouts Of America; Martin H.
Nogel. Assistant Treasurer OF the United
states and chairman of the Citizens Com
! mittee for Manhattan; Daniel Carter
Beard. honorary vice-president of the
Boy Scouts OF America William II. Ed
| wards. chairman Of the Citizens Commit
tee, and Wesley s. Twiddy, Deputy As
sistant Treasurer of the United States,
| Mr.. Vogel will preside. An army band
VIII play and there will be several spe-
| ciat features.
A Boy Scout pageant designed to I'M
fold the history of scouting from the
time OF the aborigine and the pioneer
! to the present day win also take place
Tomorrow. The importance of the
scout life will be emphasized by the
Incorporation OF historical tableaus in
which the outstanding figures in Ameri-
can history win be unprecedented 10 vis-
ualize the great potehtialities Of the boy
scout movement. The pageant will start
from Washington Square at 4 p. N. and
proceed up Fifth avenue to Fifty-ninth
street
One of the biggest events of the week
will be the athletic parade on wednes-
day. Not only will the Yankee and De-
| troit ball clubs. under the leadership OF
Miller Huggins and Hughey Jennings.
! be in line, but there will also be thou
sands OF famous college and club ath-
letes OF former days.
Big Bill Helps Parade.
Mr.. Edwards, who won his soubriquet
OF Big Bill as captain of the champion
ship Princeton eleven of 1899, besides
his duties as chairman OF the New York
Citizens Committee. is giving his per-
sonal attention TO the rounding up of
every college player of note in the city.
and Dutch Carter. famous as a pitcher
in the ninetes, is busy enlisting the
services of the college diamond stars.
| Boxers, golfers. tennis players and de-
voices of practically every form OF sport
will also be in line, and there will be
plenty OF bands. Brig Gen. George II.
| Dyer will be Grand Marshal of the pa
rade and Major George A. Daily will
be his chief OF stan. The line OF march
will be up Fifth avenue from Wash
ington Arch to Fifty-ninth street, and
the procession will start promptly at
10 o'clock.
On Friday the Boy Scouts OF the city
will spend the day at Coney Island as
the guests OF Baron G. Collier. owner
OF Luna Park. Fifteen camps will be
located in the city parks. where scouts
will maintain the regular daily routine
OF camp life during the entire week.
There will also be outdoor meetings at
various points throughout the city dur
ing each day OF the drive.