Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-29
drive FOR SCOUT.
FUND OF $4,000.
BEGINS THURSDAY.
Rotarians Back Campaign
Expect Amount in One
Day-Scout Program
For 1920.

e. Nj. Hoyt, Omaha Boy Scout ex
erutive, announced last night thai
the Rotary club had pledged itsell
to forage for and produce $35,0Ot
worth OF financial ammunition, witt
which the scout organization vii
wage campaign to increase the
Omaha membership to 5000 boys
this year.
sRotarians expect TO raise the
amount in a one-day drive Thurs
day.
preliminary preparations Will con-
ssst of mailing pledge cards to prom
inent Omahans, newspaper and mo,
ton picture show publicity, ana
demonstrations of Boy Scout activ-
/ tiles by scout members "Wednesday
and Thursday in show windows OF
downtown department stores and
South Omaha business houses.
Ways to Gather Fund.
The actual gathering OF funds will
be Accomplished by mail, telephon"
and a small amount of personal So
liQtation. In addition to the pledge
c1rds sent out, pledge coupons will
pe published Monday and Wednes-
4lay in the Omaha Daily Bee.
Boy Scout supporters are request
ed to clip these coupons. fill IN the
amounts they are willing to sub
scribe and mail them to scout head
quarters, 1913 Patterson block,
Checks should be made payable to
rh L DLa,Jog trna cIirar
From one third to one-halt OF the
SIS 900 expected to be raised VIII
bic used. Scout Executive Hoyt SAID,
for further permanent improvements
at Camp Clifford, the Boy Scout
training camp at Child's Point, III
miles south of Omaha. The re-
nlainder will cover the membership
campaign and annual operating ex-
'penses.
Parents at Camps.
"One big feature to be pushed
this year will be the extension OF
camp activities to include parents
OF boy scouts" Mr.. Hoyt said. The
parents will be urged to camp Tor
al least a few days. with their sons
at Camp Clifford this summer. We
hope in time to find enough Omaha
business men willing and qualihe!di
to act as scoutmasters, SO it Will
be possible to reduce the present
number of paid masters who look
after the boys ~.
Approximately 1000 boys visited
Camp Clifford at various times dur
ing 1919, he said. Scout OFFICIALS
hopa to increase the number to 5,OOO
this year. Approximately S3O,o00
was spent during last year on camp
Improvements, including a $l0,o0O
swimming pool
Program for 1920.
Prospective scout activities for
|1920 Mr.. Hoyt outlined as follows:
Contest between 50 scout troops,
|frem .Nferch ITO October, for the
|Nafter w. Head cup for general
|scout efficiency.
Contest for a prize cup to be Of
|fered by the Nebraska Humane So
Fciety for the scout troop credited
with the most good turns" to an
FINALS.
Big field day and review exercises
June 10, in which 200 scouts are
Expected to take part Prizes for
best drilled troops, best signalling,
hest first aid work and best work
|in fire building and camp cooking.
Summer opening of Camp Clifford
June 81, the week after public
Schools close.
The Rotarian committee in charge
bf the Thursday drive for $3S.0OO
6s. headed by Harry Abbott, man
lager Of the Omaha branch of the
american Radiator Co. and includes
ARNOLD Borelum, Z. E. Brando, Guy
Victor Reynolds, John
|Lionberger, R. w. Hyatt, Dr. f. {.
Henry and Thomas S. Kelly.