Evening star., 1926-04-29
SCOUTS LEADERS
ARRIVE IN CAPITAL
$500 Expected to Have Reg
iStered When Convention
Opens Tomorrow.

Led By the veteran woodsman, Dan
iel Carter Beard, national commits
sioner OF the Boy Scouts OF America
and James E. WeStS chief Scout ex-
ecutive, delegates to the sixteenth an
nual convention of the National Coun-
Gil Of the Boy Scouts, to be held here
tomorrow and Saturday, began arriv-
ing here today.
BY tomorrow morning it Is expected
that more than $500 visitors will have
registered at headquarters in the VII
lard Hotel. The convention will open
at gao o'clock.
Beard, dressed in Scout costume. ar
rived with his wife and daughter last
night and he was the principal attrac-
ton today in Peacock Alley. He will
present his annual report on the work
OF tho Scout court OF honor at the
opening session.
West, who is widely known here
for his previous activities In child
welfare work, arrived here from New
York. He spoke this morning at the
concluding session Of the conference
Of regional scout executives at the
Congressional Country Club.
Was Prominent Here.
Before becoming associated with
the Scout movement in 1910, Mr..
West had served as assistant at
torney In the Department Of the In
terror, organizer of the Juvenile
Court here, sponsor Of the Washing
ton Playground Association, founder
Of the National Child Rescue League
and secretary of President Roosevelt's
White House conference on care Of
dependent children. He has seen the
organization grow from its small be-
ginning to its present Nationwide
proportions, embracing 100000 Scouts.
The regional executives today heard
Mr.. West explain the development
OF the younger boy program and l.. l.,
Mcdonald, national camp director,
discuss camp leaders conferences and
training schools. The opening Of the
Scout camping season this Spring will
involve the operation Of 900 large
camps and 1000 small ones, provid-
ing an aggregate accommodation for
500 900 youthful campers, 1t was said.
Franklin K. Matthews, national
librarian, told Of the value of motion
pictures in Scout extension work and
OF the reading program outlined for
the boys. Fundamental policies of
the Boy Scout movement were stress
ed by L. s. Martin of New York
headquarters.
Meeting Tonight Listed.
The national field committee Of the
Scouts will hold a conference tonight
at the Mayfiower Hotel to consider
problems OF supervising and extend
ing the Scout work. Newcomb Carl
ton, acting chairman of the com
mittee. will preside.
~
vention, as made public today. calls
for addresses Of greeting tomorrow
by Vice President Dawes. Sir Robert
/ s. 8. Baden-Powell, Chief Scout OF
the World" and l.. A. Snead, presi
went of the Washington Council; re
ports by Mr.. Beard, Mr.. West and
George D. Pratt, national treasurer
meetings in the afternoon Of the nom
inations committee and national camp
committee; full discussion OF rura
scouting: report on the reading pro
gram by William y. Murray, and re
ports Of the committee on badges
awards and Scout requirements: OF
the international committee, sea-scout
ine. and Of the supply department.
Camping and educational methods
will be the topics for consideration
Saturday morning. Election OF ON
GERS will take place In the early
afternoon and a White. House re-
ception Ia scheduled for 1890 pm
The big Scout rally on the Eclipse
will begin at 3 o'clock.
The convention will close Satur-
day night in D. A. r. Hall, with ad-
dresses by President Coolidge ano
Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
All sessions, except the closing one
will be held in the large ballroom
of tho willard Hotel, with Milton
: N McRae presiding.