The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-06-13
THE BOY SCOUTS DRIVE
TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
VALLEY COUNTY'S QUOTA is FIFTY ASSOCIATE
MEMBERSHIPS AT ONE DOLLAR A MEMBER:
SHIP; L. E. JONES COUNTY CHAIRMAN:
TO FINANCE NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS

IN valley county will put across their
aside as the day when the Boy Scouts
drive. Valley county's quota is SO as
sociate memberships. She has never
failed to answer any particular call
and will not fail in this.
Those selected to handle the CAM
paign for Boy Scout week, June 8-14.
1919, are as follows:
County chairman, Citizens commit
tee-L. E. Jones.
Chairman S. C. Small-Committees
on Program.
Chairman Prof. D. S. Williams
Committee on Survey.
Chairman J. w. Wedum-Commit-
tee on Extension.
Chairman David E. Parsons-Com-
mittee on Demonstration.
Chairman Mrs. ]. L. Slattery-Com-
mittee on Finance.
Chairman John C. Lawton-Commit-
tee on Soliciting.
Chairman Miss Nellie Johonnott-
Committee on Publicity.
At Hinsdale, Verne E. Mcintyre
was appointed town chairman, and al
so chairman of western part of coun-
ty, and at Nashua Roy T. Gordon was
appointed town chairman and also
chairman of the eastern part of the
county.
The objectives of the Citizens CAM
paign are outlined as follows:
1. Definitely to recognize nation
ally, by some suitable program, the
value of the Boy Scout movement and
especially the achievement of the Boy
Scouts nationally and locally during
the war.
2. Bring to the attention of the cit
izenship of each community. the vital
facts with reference to it's boyhood.
3. Interest churches, schools and
other organizations which have point
of contact with boy life, so that there
will be organized wherever possible
troops of Boy Scouts.
4. Give to men, especially return
ing soldiers and sailors qualified to
act as Scout leaders, an opportunity
to serve further their country by en-
listing as Scout Masters, Assistant
Scout Masters, members of troop COM
mittees and members of local coun-
ellis.
5. Enroll as associate members of
the national council one million per-
sons who believe in the Boy Scout
program and are willing to help have
it extended to more boys by paying
one dollar or more for membership.
Each city, town or village to have a
definite quota on the same basis as
the Victory Loan, and each person be-
coming a member to receive suit
able certificate signed by the officers
of the Boy Scouts Of America and
the chairman of the national citizens
committee.
6. Vitalize scouting in cities of 25,-
900 inhabitants and over, and in coun-
try districts of approximately 25,000
and over, so as to bring about the or
ganization of a council of the first
class with the necessary financial re-
sources to adequately provide for the
boyhood of the community through
the Boy Scout program.
The Boy Scouts of America are
nearing ten years old-the organiza-
ton; the boys are II to 18.
On February s, 1910, the Boy Scouts
of America were chartered under the
laws of the District of Columbia. The
present membership is approximately
100000. They want to increase this
to a million boys by the tenth anniver-
sary. Leading this bunch of Boy
Scouts are nearly 100000 men, most
of whom are scout masters, or troop
leaders.
Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell i'm
pressed with the fact that half the
boys of England We're growing up
without knowledge of useful occupa-
tions, and were giving rise to SER
ious "boy problem" in that country,
conceived the idea of Boy Scout.
He organized the first troop of Boy
Scouts in England in 1908. In less
than three years there were 10000
Boy Scouts there. The movement ma
turally came to America. Here is
found two national organizations
somewhat similar in purpose and mem-
bership. One was the Woodcraft In
dians, led by Ernest Thompson Seton,
and the other, Sons of Daniel Boone,
led by Dan c. Beard. These two were
combined in the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea.
The aim of the Boy Scout movement
is in general to supplement the var
ious educational agencies and to pro-
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