The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

Today is the first day of the Boy Scout week. This is a movement which is be- ing observed nationally for the purpose of strengthening and enlarging the Scout organization.
 The Boy Scout organization has been up to the present time self-supporting or ganization. Each scout is charged a reg istration fee of 5 cents each year. This, combined with revenue derived from printed matter and supplies, has been the sole support of the organization. There has been to small extent voluntary con- tributions to cover the expenses of cer- tain field and extension work.
 Scout officials intend to extend the scout movement on a large scale. This can be done only with adequate source of support. The plan of the scout council is to enroll 100000 associate members to the Boy Scouts to help support the or ganization.
 This is to be done on the quota basis. That is, a certain number of associate members will be expected to be enrolled in Birmingham, etc The quota divisions are the same as those of the Liberty Lean drives.
 A citizens committee has been appoint ed in every community. the chairman of which is appointed by w. G. McAdoo, chairman of the national citizens com mittee. The duty of this committee IS to wait on the men and women of the committee and enroll them as associate members to the scout organization. Craw- ford Johnson has been appointed as chair man of the Birmingham committee.
 All associate members will be charged a registration fee of S1. The funds de- rived from this drive will go toward en- larging and extending the scout move- rnent, ard not toward helping the troops already organized.
 There is a total of approximately 375, ,0oN boys enrolled as Boy Scouts. There are about 80n0, 900 boys in America available as Boy Scouts. This is but 41a per cent ef the total number of boys available, 2 percentage or membership entirely toe small The Boy Scouts organization is a cooperative organization. The organ ization unites with the government fol the adva ncement of the welfare Of the boys. The scout council plans to greatly enlarge and strengthen the membership of the Boy Scouts of America
 PROGRAMMES TO BE RENDERED
 In most churches today there will be 2 presentation of the merits of scouting toward helping the advancement of boy hood in the community. Programmes o special services have been arranged a all Sunday schools. It is expected ths 8 Boy Scout will appear in uniform an' give the law and oath which a scou must take before being enrolled as scout as we'll as a short talk on the hell afforded the United States governmen through the scout organization.
 The proclamation issued by Presiden Wilson in support of the campaign. i part is as fololws:
 .srhe Boy Scouts of America have ren t1ered notable service to the nation dur ing the world war. They have done e1 fective work in the Liberty Loan an War Savings campaigns, in discoverin and reporting upon the black walnut SUI ply, in cooperating with the Red Cros and other war work agencies, in actin as dispatch bearers for the committee c public informa ation, and in other impol fant fields The Boy Scouts have not onl demonstrated their worth to the natio but have also materially contributed to deeper appreciation by the American pe pie of the higher conception of patriotls and good citizenship. a.
 The Boy Scout movement should m only be preserved. but strengthened.
 deserves the support of all public-spirit' citizens The available means for u Boy Scout movement have thus far su feed for the organization and training
 only a small proportion of the boys the country There are aproximately II o00o boys in the United States betwet ! the ages of 12 and 2L Of these only S1o,o