Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-21
BOY SCOUTS PLAN FOR
BETTER ORGANIZATION
Consider Suggestions for the
Broadening of Work in
This Section.

Plans for increased organiza ton of
the Boy Scouts of America IN this
section were discussed during the past
week by Major Seymour. regional ex-
ecutive OF the Third District and How
ard Seaman. local member OF the
regional executive committee. Fred
Blatz, vice-president OF the council
and Scout Executive Greenhawk took
part In the conference. Many eug-
eestions looking toward development
OF the scout field in Wilmington and
this section were offered.
One OF the important suggestions at
| this conference was TO establish at
council and troop headquarters radio
sets which would enable the officials
20 receive news OF vital .aportance
from national headquarters, which
would bc sent through Washington.
| Major Seymour, who wns lntere sted
/ In this project, came to Wilmington
from Washington. where hs had con-
ferred with Huston Thompson. presl-
dent OF the district executive COM
mittee.
For the first time IN tho history OF
scouting in this section. as far as is
known, the scout eNecu'''-~ " the
council will send broadc Ia wire
less telephone. lecture or scouting IN
general and prospects for she summer
camp. This will be sent out at TAO
o'clock on Tuesday evening and may
bee picked up within. radius OF SOC
miles The message will be sent on a
set of $50 meters wave length, and 4,
Is expected that all scouts having
radio sets will be on the alert to learn
what Executive GreenhawlS has tc
say. The boys who catch the lecture
have been asked 10 send report &c
headquarters.
On January "a. Scout Executive
Greenhawk will go TO Philadelphia
and confer with Henry French. heat
of the board OF Sunday schools of the
Methodist Episcopal church In thi.
section, relative 10 establishing Z
clearer understanding between head
quarters and the churches rs regards
he use OF the scout movement II
adopting boys work programs. TIL,
meeting is expected 70 create close,
relations between the church and III.
scouting movement. II is hoped tha
the boy scout program, which deal
with the physical. mental. social an,
religious interests OF the boy. will b.
adopted by the churches In their boy
/, work
At a recent meeting of the Scout
masters Association. c.. F. Sampson
was elected president; II. G. Carter
vice pre- sident, and Nelson Fritz sec
! a,d rrao Mice NIahar
Treat and Miss Frances Ronge of tn
Community Service. addressed tn
scoutmasters. Miss Treat described tn
game course now being conducted b.
the Community Service, and Mis-
Range talked about Beaver Vale
Camp.
, The 18th anniversary of the begin
= ring of the scout movement in IN
, United States will be celebrated fror
February TO IA. The program TO
{ followed locally will be as follows
1 Wednesday. anniversary day-Scou
= exercises in schools, with addresses
Thursday-nature study day. Dr. ALE
!, s. Williams will give an illustrate
. lecture on snakes, and exhibit liz
!. specimens; Friday-troop lay. 100 pt
cent attendance meetings, with pa
rents and friends present; Saturda.
hiking day-Wilmington council wi
: conduct a big mass hike at Brins
r bursts. ending with games and
n barbecue, when an OK will be roaste
II and served; Sunday. Scout Sunday
= pastors vii! be asked 10 give scoutin
h sermons and all scouts vii! try to a
= TEND church. Patriotic services
= honor of Lincoln's birthday may ais
n be arranged.
I, The calendar of coming events IL
; cludes the meeting of the advisor
:, council OF the Scoutmaster' Associ;
!, ton at headquarters at 3 p. m. c
Tuesday; the Court OF Honor meetin
on February l and the executive con
mlttee meeting on February :.