Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-30
MEN ORGANIZE TO
DIRECT BOY SCOUT
ACTIVITIES HERE
Local Council With so Members
Planned-Frank Kinyon Of
fers 100 Acres Of Land on
Daggett Creek to Scouts.

Boise is taking the lead of north
west cities in it's work and plans for
aiding the Boy Scouts. A local coun-
Gil for the purpose of directing the at
fairs of the various Boy Scout. troops
of Boise and vicinity was temporarily
organized Tuesday night at the Com
mercial club rooms. o. e. strawn, one
Of the leading scoutmasters Of Boise
presided.
Through ]. l.. McClear an offer was
made to the Boy Scouts by Frank B.
Kinyon Of 120 acres of land on Daggett
creek, just over the summit and with
in easy hiking distance of Boise, for
scout camp home. Mr.. Kinyon offers
a trust deed forever to the organiza-
ton on condition that they pay the
taxes and keep up the property. The
land is cut over timber land but has
sufficient timber on it for building
cabins. Daggett creek runs through 1t
for a half mile and it is an ideal sum-
mer camp, used by the owner and
his friends for a number of seasons.
REV. BARNuM SPEAKS.
The Boy Scout movement and what
the scouts have done for Uncle Sam
since this country became involved in
war was brought wildly before the
members present by Rev. G.. w.
Barnum, pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain church of South Boise. He cited
the sale of $270,000,000 worth of liberty
bonds, the marking of hard wood
trees for the government, cooperation
with the Red Cross in it's work, etc,
showing the extent Of good accomp
lished. He closed by urging a strong
local council to coordinate and direct
the work of the Boy Scouts.
Charles Harrington and Weldon
Clark scouts of troop seven made a
hit with their flag signaling. spelling
out Buy Victory Bonds" Q. E.
Strawn, scoutmaster of troop seven
and presiding officer, announced that
the first week in June would be Boy
Scout week throughout the United
States and that it was to be observed
here. He urged a second meeting Of
the local council before that date. May
% was chosen for the next meeting.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
| Those in attendance We're:
j. l.. McClear, c. II. White, r. T..
Randall, M. 1. Church, Eugene A.
Farmer, Robert M. McCracken, A. l..
Freehafer, w. A. Buis, the Rev. j. NJ.
Verhoeven, Sylvester Suplick, Lieut..
| William G.. Sloan, DR.. II. b. Colver, j.
c. Armstrong, e. c. Laughlin, the Rev.
c.. w. Barnum, Robert w. Adams, G.
b. Thomas, J. J. McCue, Murray Blu
! chanan, Il. +. Neal, DR.. A. l.. Heine,
Edward L. Finegan, w. S. Bruce, l.. A.
Carver, the Rev. c. e. Griffin. r. r.
Knapp, NJ. D. Dobson, Fred w. Dali
ton, f. b. Whitney, George f. Mix
laus, DIR. w. d. Wright, the Rev. c. j.
Christianson, the Rev. J. Il. lngham
w. J. Hoover, the Rev. G. II. Feese. c.
c. Tousley, G. IL. Hogue, E. b. At
kinson, w. b. Hartman, Harry S. kess
Ter, O. Il. Strawn, Edward Clark and
DR.. j. M. Taylor.
Officers and committeeman selected
were:
Chairman of the organization com
mittee, w. S. Bruce; secretary. George
+. Niklaus; invitation committee, Rob-
ert w. Adams, j. C.. Armstrong and
John j. McCue; program committee
Harold C. Finch, DR.. II. b. Colver ano
f. l. Newhouse; publicity committee
C. ii. White and George f. Niklaus;
committee on nominations for perman-
ent local council, w. A. Buis. Harry
S. Kessler, j. l.. McClear, B. f. Neal
committee on constitution and by.
. laws, scoutmasters of Boise troops o
Boy Scouts and Robert M. Nc
cracker.