Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-03
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WHAT BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT is
Recognized by Act of Congress

The Boy Scouts of America have a
federal charter and given permanent
protection by an act of
passed June 15, 1916. 1t is the only
boys organization having authority
of to wear the uniform. 1t
shares in this right under he Army
Reorganization Law with the Army,
the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Ma
tional Guard and the Naval Militia.
These six alone have the right to
continuously wear the khaki uniform.
This AK Is not generally known.
Endorsed by President of u. s..
Besides affixing his signature to
the act OF congress. the President has
personally endorsed the Boy Scouts
of America. In a part OF n of his
statements he says:
Anything thai is done or given to
Increase the efficiency Of the Boy
Scouts of America is a real contribu-
tion to the nation"
Scouting has made good. Scouting
works.
Phe National Organization
Authority of and for the Boy
Scouts OF America Is vested in the
National Council. which is made up
of representatives who come from
the chartered local councils.
The honorary president of the ma
tional organization is the President,
Woodrow Wilson. The honorary vice
presidents are William Howard Taft
and Daniel Carter Beard. The presi-
dent In active charge is Colin III. Liv-
%ingstone, OF Washington, d. c.; the
treasurer is George Pratt; the chief
scout executive is James e. West.
The Perth Amboy Council
The local council is made up of
representative citizens and the OIL
GERS are as follows: President. IT. ID.
Warning; vice presidents. Adolph
Greenbapm, Frank *. Antisell, Hon.
G.. c. Hommann; treasurer, Theodore
Degenrtng; scout commissioner
Thomas l.. Hanson: members of the
executive board at large, w. Guy
Weaver and II. S. Hulse, Jr.
The Scout Executive
The executive and administrative
head of the local council is known as
the scout executive. This Office is
held by l.. O. Heinold. The scout
executive is directly accountable to
the local council and also acts as the
secretary of it.
He devotes his entire time to the
work OF tho Boy Scouts in Perth
Amboy.
No man can serve as q scout ex-
ecutiye until he has been commits
stoned for the work by the National
Council. The personnel of leadership
in tho Boy Scouts of America Is not
q h~aphazard easy going group ii
has standards by which the leaders
must abide, just the same as the boys
have for their work in the move
ment.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Application for membership is made
by boys not less thar twelve years OF
age, and is made TO the certain trooI
which they desire to join. A boy is
not assigned to a troop. This is i'm
portant in relation to the Statement
previously made on this article con,
~eerninG the movement being abso
lutely non-sectraian.
The application Is made to TIL
Scoutmaster OF the troop which thu
boy want to join nd reads:
II read the requirements for tn
Tenderfoot Scout and, L have carefully
considered the Scout Oath and Law
and 1 hereby apply for membership.
"If admitted, I agree to be guided
by the rules of the troop and the regu
ations OF the Boy Scouts Of America
I further agree that If at any tins
I cease to be a scout. l will turn W
to the Scoutmaster my membership
certificate. badges. uniform, and othel
scout insignia"
PARENTS CERTIFICATE.
In addition to the application of the
boy and ON the same form there Il
an accompanying certificate of tn
parent or guardian of the applican
showing that the obligations to be as