Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-04
SCOUT COUNCIL IS
TO Be ORGANIZED
PHILLIPS AND SAUNDERS ARE
TO HEAD THE NEW ORGAN.
lZATION.

The organization meeting Of tho
Scout Council which was held M u.s.
oiiief ~ the City lAgh, a Water Com
pany last night was attended by nlna.
teen tiicn from the various clubs ana
churches OF the city. 4 temporary or.
gHn6sluon was formed. 0f which r. Il.
Phiiiipa, the President Of the Kiwnn,s
clu1. was elected President. and Troo,
master Guy G. Saunders. Secretary.
rms meeting was called M that tho,o
Who are Interested In Boy Scout worI
ana wish To Sce It carried on In bl.
ger, broader way In Amarillo. nigh,
meet with a. G. Dunn. II Dallas, WIN
~ deputy national executive Of tho
10y Scout organization. and who Is In
Amarillo upon the invitation Of the
hIee local Scout Troops. their Scout
masters and many citizens who hellc.C
that the formation ~ Scout Council
here. with a paid executive who shan
give his full time to The affairs Of tho
council. will mean much to the boys
who are to become the future cltizc'.e
of Amarillo.
Mr., Dunn comes to Amarillo with tho
highest Recommendations az 10 his or
ganizing ability and thorough know.
edge ~ the great body Of which nc IN
an official. His enthusiasm In the
.rvat Work In which he Is engaged. thiI
ofmaking bad hoys good and good boys
better. and developing them an int
good citizcns, IN contagious Ably sec
ondcd By scoutmaFter saumevrs, VIII
ms long been a booster for the local
hoy Scouts. and by Mr.. Phllllps, "A,
mas already gather about him The nu
cleus OF an organization which he o.
pectS 70 weld into \ compact. cohesive
council. composed Of about thirty or
thirty'flvc business and profession
men OF the city. each one of whom
would be pledged TO give one hour q.
ms time per month "a furtherancc ii
the Councils work.
The executive. which the proposed
Council will engage. win devote hls
full time 20 Roy Scout work In ANA.
riilo; Deputy National Executive Dunn
asserts that capable executive should
have siN Scout Troops In Amarillo
within very short time: there are
three Of them now. Mr.. Dunn SAG
that there are more than 1900 boys o.
scout agr In the city. and that every
one 81 them In good prospect Tor the
organization and ought 10 be lined up
With one Of the Troops Boys must
have an outlet Tor their energies." d..
clared the visiting official "and IL will
be the function ~ the Council which We
are now forming In Amarillo 60 provide
the proper outlet for those energies.
which might o,herwis, be misdirccte
ana do harm e. themselves and 10 the
community"
Dcpdty Dunn will remain In Amarillo
until the Council shall have been OF
ganlzod ard gotten into working shape.
he expects that To take about a week
During that timc he win meet with
the various civic organizations aai
church societies and explain 10 them
precisely the work which the Council
Will do and the mancr In which II will
be done.
a nominating committee was named,
with the following personnel: +. r.
Philips. Guy c. Fallcr r. T. PARCELS.
w. II. Browncll. Guy Fallcr. Harvey
Crudgington, W. III. King and John
Crudgington: II will meet on Monday
night.
Many expressions Of praise and "a,
isfactlon In the prospect that the score
of Boy Scout activities IN Amarillo II
Co be broadcned were heard yesterday.
one prominent citizen was heard 20
say that " the Council could save te \
bcys each year from going 10 Jail. that
Il would be- worth fifty thousand dot.
lars per year To the community IN the
saving OF court expenses and city AMI
county Jail maintenance, and that IL
would be worth yet more than that o.
the substitution of ten good citizens
fr ten who were potentially had wound
he OF a value "a the city which could
not be measured In dollars and cents
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