The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-07

Today is a big day in Topeka for
the Boy Scouts and the next two weeks
will be busy ones. Tomorrow the ma
tional campaign to enlist one million
| associate members in the Boy Scout
organization begins
! At 1:45 o'clock this afternoon the
scout band and members of the Boy
Scouts in the city met j. H FazeI, the
local scout executive, at the car barns.
where they boarded three cars fur
nished gratis by the railway company
and rode over the city.
Tonight there will be many and
varied scout demonstrations on Kan
sas avenue. A demonstration of
camping, under the direction of Scout
master F. w. Epps, will be given in
store; equipment will be exhibited at
F'ullerton's; and Scoutmaster Otis
Cummings will give an exhibition of
wall scaling at Eighth and Kansas ave-
nues: A mast will be run up at Eighth
and Kansas avenues, picture contest
viii be held at Hayess greenhouse and
prizes given for the best exhibits by
any Boy Scout. Lieut.. K. C. Rich
mond and his troop, assisted by Troop
1 of Highland Park, will demon
strate fire building and cooking on the
state house grounds There will also
be fire rescue from the third story of
Pelletier's store. Marshalrs band and
the Knights and Ladies band will play
Associate Members Men.
Associate members are men who
can become scoutmasters. There has
been dearth of scoutmasters within
the last few years and it is the object
of the campaign to enlist one million
associate members; to bring to the at
tention of each community the vital
facts with reference to bOyhood days;
TO interest churches schools of h
! er organizations which have a contact
with boyhood; to give to men, eSpec-
tally returning soldiers and sailors
qualified to act as scout leaders. an
opportunity to furtheR serve their
country by enlisting; and to definitely
recognize nationally the value of the
Boy Scout movement and especially
their achievements during the war.
There are 100000 boys in America
between the ages of IL and 81 who are
eligible to membership, but there are
only about 100000 in the organiza-
/ ton.
The million associate members en-
listed must be men who believe in the
Boy Scout programs and are willing
, to have it extended to other boys by
paying 81 or more for membership.
Each city will have definite quota to
raise on the same basis as the liberty
loan. Scout week was designated by
proclamation of President Wilson,
who declared that every nation de-
pends for its future upon the proper
training and development of its youth.
The American boy must have the best
training and discipline our great de-
mocracy can provide. if America is to
maintain her ideals, her standards and
her influence in the world"
COrwine Kansas Chairman.
Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine was ap-
pointed by w. G. McAdoo. chairman
of the citizens national committee. to
take charge of the campaign in Kan
, sas. During his temporary absence
from the city the work was left in
charge of J. A. Fansler of the Kansas
Good Roads association. 1t is planned
to appoint a local chairman in every
county of the state. Charles Elliott
it is expected that thte county attor-
neys of the remaining counties will
be asked to take charge of the work.
In Shawnee county there are at
more than 500 Boy Scouts. OF these
445 are in Topeka. There are II busi-
ness men on the Topeka council.
Addresses by local business men
identified with scout work will be
given in several local churches to-
morrow night and morning.
! On the morning programs are:
| Charles Elliott at the North Baptist
Iichurch; A. A. Graham at the First
Methodist; L. B. Smith at the First
! Christian; F. w. Epps, Walnut Grove
Methodist; Fred c. Sutton at the
Parkdale Methodist; Maj. c. H. Ler-
| igo at the Central Congregational.
Lieut. K. Richmond will present a
| German helmet to Troop l at the
! Presbyterian church in Oakland as
/ second prize for liberty loan work.
In the evening. at the Westminster
/ Presbyterian, the entire evening serv
! ices will be conducted by the Boy
Scouts. Bling Bang Bilr' Biby will
deliver an address and present Ger
man helmet to Troop as first prize in
liberty loan and war work.