New-York tribune., 1919-05-29
>,iity's Leaders
Organize for
Scouts Drive
ananciers and Professional
S1en Organize for Cam
paign to Get d Million
Adults 30 Join the Body

Glev York's most prominent fnan-
sSSl and professional men yesterday
@panized themselves for the member
Aip drive of the Boy Scouts of Amer
;aa. which they guaranteed should be
sade q success here
Speakers at luncheon held at the
Bankers Club not only promised to
f1ovide their quota of the one million
ssult members that is the mark for
Soy Scout week, June to IA, but went
Ae national scout body one better by
seding other tasks for themselves.
George ". Perkins said that he would
- his part in raising 100000 to
farry on an increased vacation project
SDr the scouts at Bear Mountain this
sau I. Coleman du Pont, who an
sounced that he would be actively en-
-5aged in doing the work of the scouts
"a Delaware, said he would appoint
ssvera men to act for him here and
1ake certain that New York went over
Ae top IN the drive for adult leaders
81 tho nations boyhood
Teams to Hold Banquet
The city has been divided into
}Yec0cts, it was announced and the
SNmr grers will work the Metropolitan
pstrlct Tor members as thoroughly as
vas combed by the Liberty Loan
Committee. which has been enlisted in
gaie new work. The precinct leaders
"a tneir teams will be guests at q
inrquet to- BE- given at the Commodore
setel on Monday evening, June O. when
preliminary reports viii be made and
T9ns outlined
Nr. Perkns's scheme for increasing
s>e scope og the Bear Mountain plav-
Pound met with enthusiastic applause.
There is a tract of land" he said.
rnorth Of Tuxedo and extending to
Ncar Mountain, containing 10000 acres
IN winch Boy Scouts have been spend
Ng their vacations for a number Of
Sears. Last year there were 1000
Joys summering there from one to
Free weeks.
ut IS rolling wooded mountainous
3Suntr, The sort Of landscape that will
1peat to the imagination of the aver
. $e a"a,thy American boy. There is
-Aenty OF room up there for him 10
-@ehd his time and energies. There
>Fe ioE cabins built by the boys them
gives ioacways, a number Of lakes
y" mills and a kitchen. The kitchen
? centrally located and the food is
-Asf'louted about to the different
Ann by automobile truck.
"Ali 'ae work in the place has booo
'NS oy the boys Themselves They
~' '~1s.1 70 depend upon their own
A. rect niaosg and Imagination.
ino camp vas erected through
iaaa raised IN New YorS City, New
9ei< @'t.e and New Jersey There is
- te~son why the coming summer
snoAid not see fuzzy 10000 bows from
'n.ovisr their summer vaca-
90 in tnat beautiful spot. II Is
~ per cent proposition. and WIN do
~ best 10 assist IN raising tho
= 800 $50 fer carrying on the work
4 b. sun me-"
william u f"Rig Bnl") Edwards
<As'rman 81 tne greater city canoaign
~ William 6. McAdoo, chairman Of
p tst.zens' National Committee. a.
>ndcd a.
~ LIST Of team captains who al.
Js"5y haTe aignifed their intention Of
SVot.ng their time % making the drvje
success embraces the names OF tho
3Ay - the
The team captains are az follows:
Fincent Astor, George +. Baker. 1r
1f'o bannaIa, August Belmont. Cor
<s.ips : Bliss, jr., William c. Breed
,, 'iilam Han.in Childs, Lewis L.
5i"rke, George H. Cortelyou, Clarkson
yowl, Paul Cragath, s. r. Bertron
tenfy = Dawson, Joseph p. Dav'
7leysland H. Dodge, T. Coleman du
PM William c. Durant, Guy Emerson.
sgmund Fisher. James A. Farrell,
ssaam Eox, Airbael Friedsam Har.