Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-04
BOY SCOUTS START
MOVE To EXPAND
OVER SOUTHEAST
UEuE La
Membership of Boys in All
Towns and Rural Districts
to Follow important Meet
Ing

A particularly significant gather
ing IN the interest Of boys work In
the southern states convened at the
Piedmont hotel Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. when officials of national
headquarters of the Boy Scouts OF
America, representing more than hall
a million American boys, met In JOINT
session with the volunteer ana palo
scout workers of Georgia, North ana
South Carolina, and Florida, to con-
slider the establishment of a district
organization of these four states.
The main purpose Of the conference
Is not only to extend the scout move
ment throughout the cities, but TO
form an interstate organization
which will give advantage to the
boys of the rural sections.
The meeting opened with a large
attendance from the four states the
Georgia representatives being headed
BY e. r. Galloway, Of LAGRANGE,
state chairman Of the scout work.
Prominent also among them were OF
Acials of the Atlanta council unoer
the leadership Of Frederic j. Paxon'
chairman Of the local scout executive
committee.
Members of the national council
were present in the person OF Dr.
George J. Fisher, Of New York, depu-
ty chief scout executive; Stanley A.
Harris, of Memphis. Tenn. national
field scout executive; and ). T..
> 6nDntV
national field scout executive.
In attendance at the conference
also was C. E. Carmack. of Memphis
deputy national scout executive lana
Father John F. White, who represents
Archbishop Hayes, of the National
Caholic War Council. Father White
was present in behalf of the Catno-
lie boys in the south VINO are nlehl-
Among the voluntere scout Off
eials present were: Scout Commls-
sioner Hugh Conley, of Augusta, "a. /,
I. M. Fleming, of Augusta: Rooers
Graves, of Rome; ]. NJ: Dlmon' OF
Columbus; Rey: Sl datson JOINS nf Gaines CAN
vile; Dr. ]. F. Wilson,. and +: !.
Wagner, of Waycross; j. A: Stail'
of Florence, S. c.: DR.. c; 3. GID
son, of Savannah; Roger MlleI, 70
n.
n. c., and a number of others.
number of Georgia scout eXecu-
lives were also present. These OF
ficials act in the various cues as
cal work. Among them were A, A
Jameson. of Atlanta; George Ben
nett, of Rome; H. o. Hunter, OF
Macon, and r. NJ. Schiele, of Au-
The morning session Of the con-
ference opened with an address by
DR.. George Fisher, of natlona! mead
quarters. Boy Scouts Of America. he
explained the possibilities OF a pet
ter extension movement for the
scout program, and declared that un-
der the new state organization plan
the movemant could be brought TO
the boys of the country much more
easily and in a much shorter time.
this territory.
He said that Georgia was picked
as the state in which to try out the
state organization for two reasons.
The first was because only one boy
in sixty-even in the he, state Eve were we're
centage, and secondly because with
in the past year the state of Georgia
has lead the country in the growth
of the scout movement. This, ac-
cording to DR.. Fisher, indicated that
Georgia was probably the best state
in which to apply the new eX-
tension plan.
Frederic J. Paxon, of Atlanta, was
the next speaker. Mr.. PaXon spoke
with enthusiasm of the great oppor-
tunity which this plan gave the state
of Georgia. He said that in his
opinion the scout movement was I'M
doubtedly the best plan for social
work among boys ever conceived, and
that Georgia would certainly carry
out the extension plan with a sue
cess which would set pace for
the other states of the country.
Details Of TIE plan which are to
be worked out in practice within the
next six months We're presented by
Stanley A. Harris, of Memphis, and
a general discussion followed in
which the delegates participated
with great interest. 1t is probable
that following the afternoon session
of the conference it will be decided
scout councils in the twelve con-
gressional districts of the state: A
number of prominent Georgians have
already signified their intention to
assist in these organizations.
The conference adjourned for
luncheon at 1 o'clock, and resumed
the meeting at 2 O'Clock. 1t will
= adjourn at o'clock.
In planning a wider organization
of the scout movement throughout
the country, Georgia was selected as
a model state in which to try the new
state district plan.
It is proposed to organize the con-
gressional districts of the state into
!, scout districts, and to place train
ed man in charge of scout work in
each division. This worker would
have a full-time position, and his du-
ties would be to unity the scout work
in the sections of his district not
covered by a city scout council, thus
giving rural boys the full benefits
or organization.
Fourteen southern states have
hitherto been organized into one dis
trict un1sr the leadership Of Stanley
A. Harris, with headquarters in
Memphis The growth of the move
ment in the south has necessitated a
division of this territory into two
districts, and the formation of a
branch organization under the name
of District 6, is also a purpose OF
the conference of scout officials. Ma
tional District will take in the
states of Georgia, Florida, North and
scout executive will be placed In
charge This official will head the
subordinate state. district units il