The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-02
Follows Action Of Notice Given Last
December: Gets Unanimous
Vote Of Thanks for HIs
Work With Boys
NO SUCCESSOR WILL BE
CHOSEN NOW Is DECISION
Formulate Plans for Continuance OF
Work Here is Problem IN to
Council; Progress Shown
All Departments

Following notice OF such action civ.
on last December. at meeting OF
the executive board OF ChIckasha Boy
Scout Council. Tuesday. Rev. william
Denham. scout executive since Feb.
/, 1920, formally rendered his reslg-
nation which was accepted. with n
unanimous vote OF thanks TO tho
retiring executive for his faithful
and efficient service.
Pending the formulating OF new
plans for continuing the scout work.
no successor TO Mr. Denham will be
chosen the council decided. The
annual meeting OF the council will
be held in the near future, at which
time II Is expected that n definite
program for the coming year will be
mapped out In the meantime, Scout
headquarters in Armory Hall will
be maintained as usual, Mr.. Denham
having agreed to continue In charge
of the work without salary until
permanent arrangements are made.
The report of the executive. COW
ering in detail The years work, In
cluding an item'zed account of all
funds received aud expended under
his direction, showed substantial pro-
gress In all lines. while the financial
statement of ]. w. Conner, treasurer.
showed balance of $751.36 on hand
on Feb. /.
In his report Mr. Denham reviewed
the genearl activities of tho year
and submitted a statistical summary.
During the year the number of scouts
enrolled increased to ZIG and a COM
parlson with other towns showed that
this number gave Chickasha higher
than the average percentage OF en-
llstment During the year the exc
cutive held 1870 meetings with
scouts, this number not including 9th.
er meetings held by scout masters.
The total number of days devoted to
hikes, including the time spent
In summer camp, wa &c The exc.
cutive delivered IS addre es 10 clubs
and schools and made numerous Of
fetal trips to towns in the county,
which are in the territory Of the To-
cal council and also attended num-
ber of scout conferences.
In connection with the summer
camps, one of thirty days in the
Wichita mountains and another OF
IA days at Fort Sill, the report said
that while the executive subjected
the scouts to severe tasks and tests
and under more trying circumstances
than on other hikes" 1t was signifi.
cant that mot a scout received an
injury or was returned to his home
uffering from sickness or disabili-
ty."
Among the difficulties mentioned by
the report as standing In the way Of
the progress Of the movement were
inability to secure volunteer assis-
tance from individuals who are need
ed as scout masters and without
which great number of scouts can
| not receive the training and atten-
ton required to develop them in the
| ideals and useful arts of scoutcraft"
and ''the aloofness of organized bod
les and their refusal to assume re-
sponsibility or leadership assistance
to further and foster scout work"
The treasurer's report showed that
the total amount derived from the
membership drive the first OF last
year was $2923. Funds on hand at
the beginning OF l92l amounted 10
$4O6.15. From the sale of the old
war savings "tank" was received
: $3.50 and miscellaneous receipts
brought the total up to $35S5.40. The
largest item in the list of expendi
, lures was the salary of the execu
tive, $500. Other principal items
were rent for headquarters, $240; ma
tional council assessment and char
ter, SIPS; expenses of summer camp
/. approximately $4G0. With the excep
+ tion of few small bills allowed a
the last meeting, the balance on hant
at the close of the year was S751.S6