New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Third of Quota of 100000
Made Certain i'm Advance
of Drives Opening at Hip
podrome Sunday Night
Pledges Come in Fast
All i'll Readiness for the
Campaign to Increase'
Membership Next Week

More than 100000 adult associate
members of the Boy Scouts, or one.
third of New Yorks quota for the ma
tlonal drive, have been guaranteed bv
the city's business and financial 4lead
ers.
Inc pledges were received yesterday
at final luncheon held at the Ronl-
ers' Club preliminary to the real OPEN
ing OF the drive on the first day of
Scout week, next Sunday evening at the
Hlppodromc. Speakers Of national
reputation are scheduled TO outline
the weeks programme at the Hinno-
dromc meeting.
"A. b. Leach, prominent among the
bankers who have backed the cause of
the Scouts and chairman of the team
captains division, presided at yester-
days luncheon. Other speakers who
sohcltcd and received the guarantees
OF memberships at the meeting were
Big blll' Edwards, chairman of the
Greater New York campaign; William
H. McAdoo, chairman of the national
committee; Mrs. Paul Forester, chair
man of the Womcn's Activities. and
Mrs. Glenn Gould. More than three
hundred team captains were present
Inc pledges began pouring in when
FRANK W. Smith, who is associated with
gas, light and electrical enterprises,
responded to an earnest appeal from
Mr., Leach for personal work bv saving
that he would guarantee a 100 per cent
membership for the concerns he repro-
sented. This meant, he said. the im-
mediate enrolment of $4,000 names
on the membership books of the Scout
organization. He was followed by
Frank M. Patterson, who has been
working among the financial institu-
'lons OF the city. He said that his
preliminary canvass had made it pos
sible for him to promise a membership
OF at least 10000 from this source
alone.
Nicholas f. Brady, representing the
Consolidated Gas Company vouched
for the officers and members of that
ana several other companies, saying
ne was sure of at least $4,000 mem
oers Lewis B. Gawtry, who is also
associated with the Consolidated, said
he could assure the chairman of 25.-
600 members
Others attending who placed them
selves on record as being able and
willing to send the quota on up we're
Martin Vogel and Mortimer L. Schif.
Big Bill" Edwards was the first
speaker He praised the Boy Scout
organization for it's record of service
+ during the war, and warned those pres
ent that the event marked the opening
of week of the hardest kind of work.
In closing he said: you get the money
and the members and we will supply
the fireworks"
Mr.. McAdoo was the next speaker.
He said, in part:
Solicitations have been the constant
order of the day long before the war
started Making a success of this Boy
Scout movement is q doubly patriotic
service, since it is one of the move
ments in America upon which the fut-
ure success Of the nation rests. |
would recommend that the cirlhood of
the country be given the same advan-
tages as the young boys are being af-
forded through this organization Let
them be trained hand in hand with the
boys, that they may have a better
knowledge of the responsibilities of
citizenship.
"The future Of the nation rests on
the lines >1 cndeavor of it's citizen
ship. We are here to do one of the
smallest and one of the greatest things
for America. We will go over the TOP
in this drive and attain our objectives. -
Each of tho diners signed cards
pledging to build up a team of at least
ten men to work with them in the
prosecution of the campaign.