The Winslow mail., 1924-09-26
THE COMMITTEE
FOR BOY SCOUT
WORK PLANS
TO RA|SEFUNDS

The committee Of WInslOW men
sponsoring the work of Boy Scouts
plan a drive beginning Monday for
funds to carry on the work. An
attempt will be made to complete the
quota of $500 which had been allotted
to this city by the Grand Canyon dis
trict council, of which $3.50 had pre-
viously been raised. 1t is expected
that the balance of $3.50 will be pledg-
ed within a few hours after the drive
starts
A meeting of the committee was
held last Monday evening at the HON.
er Vaughn furniture store, at which
Scout Executive Chas. Mccormick of
Flagstaff presided Those present
we're Grady Gammage, Bob Corkhill,
Charley Daze, Dick Bruchman, Joe
Lieberman and Homer Vaughn. Mr.
Vaughn is chairman of the commit
tee.
A complete report of the past years
work was read by Chairman Vaughn.
1t showed very creditable condition
considering the fact that Mr.. McCor
mick had to reorganize the entire dis
trict and buy equipment, ETC., for the
camp established. Scout work during
the year has been highly successful
and the district council wants to make
the coming year still more success
full. In order to do this the commit
tee must have the cooperation of all
the citizens of Winslow.
All money pledged over the amount
of the quota will be placed to the
credit of the local troops and used
for the purchase of athletic supplies,
and equipment for the boys immedi-
ate use, and there are a number of
things the boys need, and need badly.
Joe Lieberman will have charge of
the drive, and he expresses the hope
that the citizens will prove generous
in this matter, and will regard it a
privilege to make contributions to this
worthy cause.
Gid Hunter, athlete, athletic instruc-
tor, all-round good fellow and lover
of boys, has had charge of the activi-
ties of the combined troop during the
summer, and his weekly hikes to
Clear Creek with his two dozen or
more charges, has been of vast bene-
fit to them in physical and mental
training and resourcefulness. The
plans for the winter demand that the
troop again be divided into patrols,
each with leader. In speaking of the
plans, Mr.. Hunter says:
Troop One opens the fall program
with an individual and patrol contest.
Enthusiasm in Troop One is 100 per
cent, and the fall work promises to
be a great success. At last Wednes-
day evenings meeting the troop had
29 Scouts present out of an enroll
ment of 30.
"It was the first night Of the con-
test, which started Wednesday and
will close December IT,"
Points will be awarded to the indf-
vidual Scouts and to troops for merit
tests passes and contests won. The
boys take keen delight in working for
their merit badges, and six of the boys
are now hoping to be able. to pass
the Eagle Scout test before the COM
ing Court of Honor I expect that
several of them will be able to pass
the test"
The patrol contests were carried
out as follows:
Patrol 1, Fred Gillard, leader, won
the horse and rider race and basket
ball game from Patrol 2, R. G. Fus-
sci, leader. Patrol 3, Bill Ward, lead
er, won the race and basket ball game
from Patrol 4, Dick Trimble, leader.
The two defeated patrol leaders do
not know the meaning of the word
discouraged" and have their plans
made for comeback next Wednes-
day night. Standing of patrols at
present: Patrol 1, Fred Gillard leader,
100 points, Patrol 2, R. G. Fussell,
leader, 80 points; Patrol 8, Bill Ward,
leader, 210 points; Patrol 4, Dick
Trimble, leader, 80 points.
A Court Of Honor will be held in
Winslow on October IA, at which the
merit badges will be publicly awarded
the winners The Court will be held
at the Washington school auditorium
and a big supper will be given to the
Scouts and their friends