Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-03-17
MASS MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT
IN SCOUT DRIVE
Big Event Will Be Held Friday
Night at the High School
Auditorium

A mass meeting for the purpose of
securing the interest and cooperation
of the populace of this city in the
Boy Scout movement is to be held
Friday night of this week at o'clock
in the high school auditorium. This
is the result of the efforts put forth
by II. A. Groesbeek, a national field
scout commissioner, who has been in
this city for the last few weeks in the
endeavor to put the scout movement
on q permanent basis by organizing
what is known as a local or city
council which will have complete
charge and supervision of all scout
activities
Mr.. Groesbeck has secured the aid
of many Of the prominent men of the
city to serve on this council and now
wants to bring before the people the
great benefits that scouting holds in
store for the youth of the city.
Joseph E. Stricken, county prosecu-
tor. will preside at the meeting and
Judge Peter f. DAILY has been secured
to speak concerning work among
boys. The program is not yet COM
pleted but there will be several novel
features during the course of the
evening. All the scout troops in the
city will attend the meeting in a body
and each troop will perform some
scouting stunt such as first aid work,
signal tower building, drill forma-
tions, signaling and various other
scout activities
The council flag and the American
flag will be presented to the council
at the meeting. John r. Boardman,
the national field commissioner. will
be present and give a short talk.
The local council and court of hon
or as announced this morning by Com
missioner Groesbeck, follows: Presi-
dent, T. ID. Waring; treasurer. Theo-
dore f. Degenring; 1st vice president
Morgan +. Larson, who will have
charge of the administration depart
ment; assisting him are w. II. Girls
wold, organization; j. J.. CleVenger,
publicity; Albert Leon, finance; Ben
jamin Goldberger, camping; n. w
Pierce, Jr., equipment and supplies.
The second vice president is +. w.
Antisell, under whose consideration
will come all matters pertaining TO
training the scouts; assisting him are
Thomas Garretson, scout leaders; j.
N. Pyster, woodcraft; DR.. c. II.
Thompson, health: S. F. Somogyi.
civics; III. Spencer and ]. J. Sender
man, sports. The third vice presl-
dent is C. c. Hommann. who will su-
pervise inspections and awards. Those
associated with him are Il. l.. Hanson,
Inspections, with a title OF scout COM
missioner: John Pfeifer and Wilbur
LARGE, awards and the court pf homer
The member of the council proper
are: w. Parker Runyon, Adrian Lyon,
Franz Rossler. A. C. Clark, ID. p. Ohm
stead, J. i. Ten Brock, w. Guy Wea-
yer, John O'Tolle, /. Alpern. r. Spawn.
II. w. Fisher, +. II. Kleinhans. A. G..
Seele. c. C. Baldwin, A. J. Wright, w.
w. Hodges, John Hanson. Il. v. Esk-
esen. John Reilly. l.. Csipo, Arthur
Reichman. A. J. Burke, ]. j. Deyeny
and f. Stas.
Those in the court of honor are:
Frank Dorsey, j. X. Sheehy. w. III.
War;, !. T. Madsen, 5. f.. Shull, j..
NJ Rossi, Jean Du Bois, +. ii. Lloyd,
II. S. Hulse. Harry Commings. Nj. Lef-
Ter, j. +. Walker, r. l.. Predmore. l..
Jacobsen, and w. NJ. Menaker. The
secretary of the council is TO be a
scout expert and executive who will
be permanently stationed in this city
and have under his supervision the di-
rection of all scout work.
The council will be formally install
ed at the meeting Friday night.
Boys at Church Event.
Practically all the troops of the Boy
Scouts OF America in this city were
represented at the Boy Scout service
last night in the First Baptist church.
The entire service was arranged along
scouting lines and the choir rendered
some special scout music.
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