Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-19
Campaign Opens Tonight with
Dinner of Workers at
the EIkS' Club

Official endorsement of the Boy
Scou. movement and the council
membership campaign to be con-
Quoted in this section has come
from the President of the United
States. 1t is in the form of a letter
addressed 20 Chairman S. Riddle
storffer and reads as follows:
Mr.. Sidney Riddlestorffer,
Boy Scouts of America,
Market st. & Bertrand Ave-,
Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
NY dear Mr.. Riddlestorffer:
I shall never fail in my en-
dorsement of the Boy Scout
Movement. which l regard as
productive of excellent results.
both for the Scouts and for the
communities which they are
enabled so frequently and sue.
cessfully to serve.
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
Our country's chief executive Is
the father of two scouts. both o1
his sons being members OF WASH.
inaton troop. President Coolidge is
also the honorary president of the
National Council of the Boy Scouts
of America.
This week will be known as GOOD
Scout" Week and will mark cam
paign that means a great deal 70
the welfare of the communities OF
This part of Middlesex county.
has as it's object the enrolment OF
a large number of men ard women
as subscribing members of the Perm
Amboy District Council of the BOY
Scouts of America. This organlZa-
tion Is to be the ad ministrative body
of scouting activities of all present
and future troops of Boy scouts.
The funds secured as a result Oh TINS
weeks campaign will make possible
tbe onening of a business ONCE ana
tbe securing of the services OF .
trained scout executive who VIII
give his full time and attention 10
the entire field.
This field comprises the communl-
ties of Perth Amboy. Woodbridge
Fords. Keasbey. Avenel. Sewareh'
port Reading. Colonia and Carteret'
THE nlan to be followed under the
district council will assure the prop
or administration. extension ana su-
nervision of the scout work IN lhis
entire Perth Amboy district.
So as to make it possible for the
man of small means to come III
a subscribing member as wen as tne
more influential, the memberships
are graded frcm S5. for the Tenuer-
foot Scout Glass. on up to the Eagie
Scout Membership. which Is siVo'
These memberships are annual.
Tonight marks the opening OIL .ile
big enrolment campaign Tor mem
bers. The campaign executive com
mittee and the patrol teams WIN
their leaders. will gather Tor dllier
at $3.50 at the Elks' Cluo on .haui-
son avenue. Chairman ). hiuules
torffer will preside. Ihere VIII oe
music by the scout orchestra under
the leadership of Scout COMMISSION,
er @ Fl. Kalouist. The principal
address will be delivered by Arthur
Schuck, assistant to the deputy
chief scout executive of the Boy
Scouts of America. Mr.. Schuck Will
come direct from the national coun-
cil's headquarters in New York. he
has had a .ong experience in Boy
Scout campaigns and will give the
workers some valuable information
relative to the whole proposition.
Campaign supplies will be dls-
tributed to each of the team MEM
bers. This feature will be handled
by Boy Scouts from Troop OF
Perth Amboy. over 1000 prospect
cards are ready for the campaigners
and each will have an opportunity
TO select the cards of those they wish
to enroll. The campaign lasts all
of this week. closing on Saturday
evening. Nav "a. There will be din
ner report meetings on each evening
this week. the program covering one
hour from $3.50 to 1870. Members
of the Girls Club of Perth Amboy
are volunteering their services IN
connection with the serving of the
meals.
All citizens interested in better
boyhood are urged to enroll as men,
bers of the Scout Council and in this