The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-06
Leaders Of Boy Scout Movement
 Hold Banquet

A total of s4 young men were ob- tained for the scoutmasters' extension
 course, to be given in Bridgeport by pr. B: K. Fretwel and c. F. Smith, of Columbia University. by the Boy Scouts of America, at the banquet of the Scout executives and committee lor's restaurant on John street, after
 an address by Howard Simpson, pres ident of Bridgeport Council.
 Build boy, build man, said Nr- Simpson to the 1855 men present, urging them to take a greater inter est in the scout moevment. He said i that boy scout troop in every par iSn or in any organization is an in vestment and that for every effort put into the organization, it would benefit the church threefo1d. The future clergymen will come from the scout troop and if the boys of the church are interested in the movemen better boys will result, better church members and better men," said MT. Simpson.
 He asked that the mems clubs of the various churches take as a topic for some future meeting, a Boy Scout subject and get the men interested, 16, he said that the scout movemen must have trained men to take care
 of the troop.
 The following is list of the troops and the number of men that will take the course:.
 Troop 2-1; troop s-.2: troop 5-s:
 troop 8-1; troop1 Vi; troop 7S-2;
 tFo4D J; 9Fodp 5ss 27; tF04P fPoop 5o a1L troop
 Westport, Stratford and Fairfield will send four, two and two men re- spectively.
 In a report read, MT. Simpson stat ed that last year the total registra- ton sent in to national headquarters was 4S0 boys and the present regis tration is 9S0. Six new troops were formed and more are organizing. A goal of 1S,0OO boys as members of the scout movement was set for 1923 and every member present pledged himself to get a new member.
 Joseph Lycen gave several song hits and was encored several times. Bill Steinke and Louis J. Reilly sang several selections and Billy Murray's orchestra furnished the music. Dele cations from Stratford, Fairfield and Westport were present, Percy Ander- son and Angus Mcdonald, the noted artists, being with the Westport dele gation.
 Bridgeport claims the distinction of being the first city in the United States to have such a school and in quiries have been received by How ard Simpson, president of the Bridge port council, and G. S. Pratt, secre- tary. from all over the country, as to how the school was instituted. how it works out and what the results are.
 The Scoutmasters' training school has a regular college course In or, der that the needs Of eNperlenced scoutmasters may be all met, the men taking the course will be divid- ed into three groups, each group carrying on activities most valuao aole to its members. The scoutmasters are directly in charge of the troops and the scout committeeman are sev- eral older men chosen from the 1n- stitution with which the troop IS con- nected. The committeeman are re- sponsib1e for the conduct of each group.
 The Boy Scouts organization knows ro creed or color, Protestant, Catho- lie and Jewish, black and white boys are numbered among its members During the past year the menfbershIP has changed from a little over 4OO +o o1S members One of the great est achievements accomplished re- centlv was the formation of a troop in practically every paroch1al scnool in the city.