Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-11-23
ORGANIZE new
SCOUT TROOPS
LIBBY AND TROY COME INTO
R0NNER-B0UNDARY COUNTY
ROY SCOUT COUNCIL
WILL ASSUME SHARE OF EXPENSE
Action Decided Upon mt Meeting Held
at Troy Sunday.

Upon the invitation of the eXecu-
tive council of the Boy Scouts Of
Boundary and Bonner counties, Ida
ho, the citizens OF Troy and Libby,
Montana have taken up Boy Scout
work and under the supervision of
Scout Executive Cornwall two Boy
Scout troops and a cub troop will be
organized at Troy this week and three
or more Scout troops and cub troop
will be organized at Libby
The present Boundary and Bonner
county Boy Scout council hopes to ex-
tend Boy Scout work next year to 9TH
er Montana towns, perhaps including
Eureka. Whitefish and Kalispel When
the work is fully organized in the
Montana towns, if it is thought adj
visable, the Montana people will or
ganiZe a separate council In the
meantime the taking of new towns
into the district will lessen the fl
nancial burden on towns in Bonner
and Boundary counties and at the
same time give the Scouts of the Mon
tana towns the benefit of the two
county summer camp on Lake Pend
d'Oreille and the benefit of the serv-
ices of Scout Executive and Boy
Scout council of the first class
The enlargement of the district COW
cred by the Boundary Bonner county
Boy Scout council is in keeping with
the plans of the national council of
the Boy Scouts for the coming year
The national council will endeavor to
interest 100000 more boys in the U.
S. in the Boy Scout movement this
year Each Boy Scout troop is being
asked to secure new members, towns
are being urged to organize at least
one new troop and Boy Scout Coun-
ellis are to enlarge their districts
Scout Executive Cornwall, who. late
ly succeeded A. Dayton in the Boun-
dary- Bonner council went to Troy
and Libby last week in the interest of
Boy Scout work and met with the
commercial clubs of the two cities.
/ The business men of both towns were
deeply interested and expressed a de-
sire to have troops organized in their
towns
Sunday Boy Scout meeting was
held at the TROY school which was at
tended by DR.. e. e. Fry, president of
the Boundary Bonner County Boy
Scout council. Scout Executive Corn
wall, and some Is leaders of the Boy
Scout work in Bonner and Boundary
counties, including Secretary Hagie,
of the Standpoint Chamber of COM
merce and Scoutmasters George Caus-
ton. Frank Edmonds and Robert Hy-
dorm of Bonners Ferry. Ten members
Of Boy Scout Troop No of Bonucrs
Ferry also attended the meeting and
delegation of Libby citizens We're
present. Upon the arrival of the vis-
itors a dinner was served at the Hotel
Doonan.
Scoutmaster Causton was the first
speaker at this meeting and told of
the benefits of Scouting to the boys of
the community Later a number of
the members of his troop gave a dem
onstration of first aid work and sig
railing. This part of the program was
highly appreciated by some so young
boys Of Troy who were present at the
meeting.
Scout Commissioner Hagie of Sand
point, gave a talk on the Benefits of
Scouting to the Nation and Commun-
ity" explaining now the Boy Scout
movement is training the coming gen
Grafton to become better citizens, and
telling of the 1928 program OF the Ma
tional Bow Scout council.
Scout Executive Cornwall gave an
interesting talk on Boy Scout work
and what il has accomplished in other
communities
Following these talks the Troy and
Libby citizens nnounced their desire
to become q part of the Boundary
Bonner county Boy Scout council and
plans were laid for the immediate or
ganization of troops in both towns,
Libby agreeing to raise 5000 and Troy
$400 toward the budget of $4,000 for
Boy Scout work in the district. The
executive committee of the Boundary
Bonner Boy Scout council will extend
tho fiscal wear of the organization un-
til January 1. two months. when the
plans for raising the 1923 budget will
he taken up.