Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
BOY SCOUT DRIVE
| PLANS COMPLETED
Campaign for 100000 for
TWo-Year Budget to Start
on March 8.

The Columbia Boy Scout Council
plans to raise 100000 for a two-year
budget from March to March IL
were completed yesterday and Huston
Thompson was named chairman of
the campaign fund COMMITTEES.
The committee is composed of
Orville b. Brown, vice chairman
George H. Myers, treasurer; l. A.
Snead. president of the Boy Scout
council. chairman. of the advance gift
committee; Roy L. Neuhauser, chair
man of the lists committee. Division
chairmen are: George II. Myers, ]. H.
Hanna, George A. Wales, H. c. Davis
and M. o. Chance. One hundred and
fifty representative business men of
the city will comprise the workers.
Leaders VIII Meet.
A meeting of the captains and lieu
tenants will be held at the University
Club Monday at noon.
The development of the Boy Scout
movement in the District has been
phenomenal, according to President
Snead. From 500 Scouts in 1918, it
has grown to over $500, an increase
OF nearly 400 per cent With the
$4,000 for which the present drive
is to be made, it is estimated that
more than 5000 hoys in Washington
Will be reached during 1925 and 1925.
Inc civic service given by the Boy
Scouts in recent months include as
slstlng Red Cross in its roll call,
Gsnering at Continental Hall for the
benefit of Home for Crippled Chill
dren, assisting at the pageant of the
Federation of Women's Clubs for law
enforcement, ushering Easter morn
ing at Temple Heights, distributing
posters for Wild Flowers Preserva-
Department at Flag day exercises,
furnishing messengers for President
Coolidge's recreation conference, in
stalling radios for "shut-ins." helping
Near East relief and providing mes
senger service for National Educa-
tional Association conference.
1876 Troops in Council.
The local council is composed of
1876 troops, 122 scoutmasters, 122 as
sistant scoutmasters, 10 deputy COM
missioners, 544 troop committeeman.
60 council members, 1877 expert in
structors, constituting a volunteer
force of 1904 men.
The following representative men of
the city are back of the Boy Scouts
and directing its development: L. A.
Snead, president; Huston Thompson,
honorary president; Orville r. Brown,
H. l.. Rust, Arthur j. May, vice presi-
dents; George Hewitt Myers, treasur-
er; Barry Mohun, commissioner; Ed
ward D. Shaw, scout executive.
Executive committee members: Paul
Bartsch, Henry p. Blair. Brig. Gen
Lloyd NJ. Brett, Oscar Coolican, L.
Whiting Estes, Isaac Cans. Julius
Garfinckel, J. II. Hanna, E. Lee Jones
n. H. Luttrell, Roy L. Neuhauser, Ro-
land S. Robbins, Myron w. Whitney,
Luke I. Wilson.
Advisory board: Frank Ballou, Ad-
miral w. S. Benson, George +. Bower
man, Robert S. Bookings, NJ O.
Chance, William Knowles Cooper
Karl w. Corby, John DolDh, Benjamin
Dulaney, John o. Evans, ]. S. Elan
merry, Clark C. Griffith, Frank Hogan
Frank r. JelIeff, Rudolph Jose, Law
renee r. Lee, John c. Let's, Colin H
Livingstone, James 7. Lloyd, Stephen
T Mather, Moritz Mayer, Frank l.
Middleton, w. c. Miller, j. Logan
Payne, Duncan Phillips, Charles E
Roberts, Theodore Roosevelt, James
Sharp. Paul SIeman, Gen. Anton Ste
phan, Frank L. Wagner, F. R. Weller,
Lester G. Wilson.