Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
TAKE SCOUTING
TO RURAL BOYS
OF Sd DISTRICT
T. NJ. F Furlow. Chairman
To Name Executives
In Each County

Georgia, the first state to carry
the Boy Scout movement into the
smaller towns and rural districts, is
organizing for the work by the APP
pointment of chairmen for each
congressional district in the state,
and expects to enroll many thous-
ands of boys in the Boy Scouts of
America within a short time. The
first step was taken at conference
during the week in Atlanta, at which
the Southeastern district, Georgia,
Florida and the Carolinas, was out
lined and definite work begun in or
ganizing Georgia for the work.
In the last few years the Boy
Scout movement has been growing
rapidly in the cities of 10000 pop
ulation and over, where it was pos
sible to maintain salaried official
at the head, but there has been an
insistent demand from the smaller
towns and counties that their boys
have opportunity to take up the
work and gain the benefits of Scout
dom and the high principles it incul-
Gates. The work Of the Boy Scouts
has been recognized as of incalcu-
liable value in building up good citi-
zens for the future.
Boys Are Eager.
1t was decided to use in Georgia
the Congressional district as the unit
of organization, and to appoint
chairman for each district. He will
appoint chairman for each county,
and county committees will follow.
The first step is to interest the men.
as it is known that the boys are eager
to be enrolled as scouts.
Ely R. Galloway, of LAGRANGE. one
of the most widely known men in the
state, has been elected chairman for
Georgia, and the following conf
gressional district chairman chosen:
First district. G. B. Gibson, Savan-
s nah: second district Henry McIn-
/ tosh. Alho,~. third district, Tim Fur
low, Americus: fourth district, Henry
Arnoll, Newman; fifth district E. E.
Pomeroy. Atlanta; sixth district.
Charlie Lewis. Macon; seventh dis
trict. Harry P Meikleham, Lindale;
eighth district. Abit Nix, Gainesville;
tenth district. Judge A. W. Evans,
Sandersville: eleventh district j. F.
Wilson. Wavcross, end L. L. Daugh-
erty, Valdosta: twelfth district, W. +.
Martin, Dublin.
Meeting Planned
In the Third district, Chairman
Furlow will be assisted by Rev. Silas
johnson. scoutmaster of the Amerl-
Gus troop, and the appointment OF
chairman for each countv in this dis
trict is expected to be announced
within very few DAYS. AS soon as
possible an organization meeting OF
these county chairmen will be held
in Americus to get the work outlined
and under way. December Is has
been set as the tentative date Tor
this meeting.
Claude Carmack, of Memphis, dep
urv national field executive of the
Bow Scouts of America, was IN
Americus Yesterday assisting in get
ting organization work under way IN
this district. Mr.. Carmack is assist
ant to Stanley A. Harris, national
field executive, who is now IN AT
iarta sunnrvising the work.
The plan of organization contem-
mates the raising of funds in each
district to meet a definite BUDGET. to
he arranged locally. which shall in
clude salary for a scout executive to
devote all his time to the scout move,
ment in the district. 1t is planned
to orc-~-'ze scout troops in every VII
lage and community and numerous
troops in larger towns and cltles.