Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
CAMPAIGN FOR MILLION BOY
SCOUT ASSOCIATES IS OPENED
Invest 81 In Boyhood and Build Man.
hood" Is Sloean-President Wilson
Proclaims Boy Scout Week."
Invest a dollar in beyhood to build

Invest a dollar in beyhood to build
manhood"
With this slogan, o nationwide
campaign for I. aeo, 900 associates of
the Boy Scouts of America opened
today. President Wilson, honorary
president of the scouts, has proclaim
ed this week boy Scout Week" and
| has urged all Americans to get behind
| this organization which is doing more
than any other for the cause of
| "Americanization."
Mr.. McAdee Directing Drive,
William @. McAdee, former Secre-
tary of the Treasury, is directing the
national campaign as chairman Of the
national citixens' committee, Il. b.
Eynen, jr., is chairman OF the District
OF Columbia citixsRs committee, and
during the last few weeks has organ
lied his committee and subcommiftees
for an Intensive drive fog Washing
toms quota of the million associate
members and as many moro as can be
obtained.
Associate membership in the Boy
Scouts has q fee attached of t1.00.
Subscribers will be asked, however, to
give more, and all over the dollar will
be used to aid the Boy Scout move
ment right here in Washington. OF
| course, the District will have its share
from the national fund, too.
will Read Proclamation.
/ Today the Presidents proclamation
urging support or the Boy Scouts will
! be read In all the churches and In the
Church OF the Covenant at IL o'clock
! this morning and in Peck Memorial
CHAPEL at O'Clock tonight special
Boy Scout addresses will be made, Ia
the Church Of the Covenant by Rev
morial Chapel by Huston. Thompson
federal trade commissioner, and che
president Of the local Boy Scout Or
ganization.
Plans have been laid by the local
committee to cover Washington In the
drive for associate members, through
the government departments, the
clubs. the fraternal organizations. the
churches. the schools, the financial In
stitutions, other organisations and
through special solicitation. Eugene
G. Adams is chairman OF the special
pointed heads Of divisions or teams
and each Of these in turn has APP
pointed his team. In this manner the
business section OF the city will be
| covered by house-to-house canvass
Here are the objsctives OF the pres
l. PUBLIC recognition Of what the
Boy Scouts did to help win the war
2. Stirring up OF each community to
conditions affecting it's boyhood.
3; Education Of the community on
now the Boy Scout program meets
| loyal boy problems.
| !. Organization Of Boy Scout troops
In churches. schools and other insti-
tutiops which hare point OF contact
WWite boy life: and' by communities
5. Enlistment Of suitable men. espe-
as volunteer leaders In local Boz
Scout work.
g. Organization Of local councils o,
the Boy Scouts Of America to super.
: En s Inner 'o Of zoo. 900 associate
members of the National Council OF
the Boy Scouts of America. men and
women. paying 500 OF moro each fol
eIeen 10 the as r.
greatest possible number Of boys.
S. Enrolment of at least 1000, 00(
more scouts by February 20. 1920. the
the mosernen stl IN A M rhs rounding o.
400, eco Scouts; 7a,aoa, eco Eligibl,
boys Of scout age. twelve to twenty
ono. in this country and about zoe, 90,
scouts, In the District Of Columbia 4
b esttmated there are about z0,0ot
boys of scout age. and there are ISL
Boy Scouts enrolled here.
Il Demonstration will be given dur,
ing the week OF the work and PLAY
which-is done by the boys and oene.
fit which they derivesfrofn At. Division
No. ]. win give q special exhibit OF
in the display windowa OF the ,.Ouray
building, Sth And q streets northwest
The display is intended to illustrate
to the public how the Boy Scout,