Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-13
APPOINTMENTS
IN SCOUT WORK
| Departmental Work Outlined by
the Executive Board

/ At a special meeting of the execu-
tive board of the local Boy Scout
Council, the first of the new year
the officers recently elected made
several departmental appointments as
follows: Vice president, Adolphe
Greenbaum, In charge of administra-
ton, appointed Henry S. Hulse, Jr, as
director of the troop organization de-
partment; ]. Logan Clevenger, direc-
tor of the publicity department, and
j. E.. TenBroeck. director of the f.
nance department.
: Vice President +. L.. Antisell, in
charge of training, appointed Sidney
Riddlestorffer director of the depart
ment of health, and j. M. Klein d.
rector of the department of civics.
iVce President G.. C. Hommann
kappointed Thos. L.. Hanson scout COM
missioner, and John Pfeiffer chair
man of the Court Of Honor.
After the regular business of the
evening the meeting was turned over
to Director of Finance TenBroeck,
! who has just become associated with
/ the movement, although interested in
, 1t for a long time. Mr.. TenBroeck's
position gives him the jurisdiction
over all financial matters Of the
| ell and includes the securing of
| Gil funds through public or private
subscription, preparation of budgets
for the adoption by the executive
| board and auditing of all bills before
the payment Of the treasurer. Mr..
TenBroeck said last night that he
/ has planned to C the assistance
of at least five good men who will
serve with him in putting across his
portion of the work.
The duties of the director Of the
! department Of troop organization
| (Mr. Hulse) Is to give the leadership
/ - +ha A.ro rf1otfnto nf nnrry rooms Go
curing first the cooperation Of the
several institutions.
The director in charge of publicity
is to keep Scout news before the pub
lie at all times, and to have active
charge Of enlisting speakers to ad-
dress meetings so that the subject of
scouting can be made known to the
public.
1t is up t.. the directors of the Board
of Health (Mr. Riddlestorffer) to Sc
cure instructors n examiners for the
special departments. Mr.. Riddlestorf-
fer las appointed the following exam
liners for 1920 who also served dur
ing the last year: Drs. G.. w. Fithian,
j. j. Mann, c. w. Naulty. l. Segal, j.
w. Shull. B. F. S%lobodien. J.. V. Smith
land M. f. Urbansky.
pointments in the civic department as
lyet but Is planning to send the names
of his men to Mr.. Antisell soon.
Scout Commissioner Hanson Is in
charge Of the inspection work under
C. c. Hommann and is aided by a
staff called Deputy Scout Commission
ers. The reason for inspection is not
from a military standpoint, for the
institute is not military. but for the
Idea of 'Tesprit de corps" Mr.. Han
son promises 500 to make the ap-
pointments of his assistants.
The Court of Honor is not q court
of last resort. 1t is an award and the
duties Of its chairman is to make
awards for the various merits won by
the scouts.
Tonight closes the scout leaders
training course with John Duffy, Scout
Executive of Orange as speaker Of the
evening, who will use for his subject
l"Methods Of Putting the Program
ACROSS"
On Thursday evening there will be
a hike for those who nave been at
tending these classes. The men will
meet at Smith and State streets at
6.15 and will go by bus to M%etuchen,
from where they will have a session
lin the woods, cooking their W meal
land listening to Robert York of New
Brunswick talk on Scouting.