Evening star., 1926-05-02
BOY SCOUTS.
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to direct the Lone scout work and
to help In the formation Of a rural
Scout program, am naturally
anxious to get acquainted with you
so this Is How do you do, ScoutT
and to ask you for your whole
hearted and deliberate cooperation
In the further development Of lone
scouting throughout the United
States.
Your former director. Mr.. Army
strong Perry, was good Lone Scout
and a good leader. We are per-
sonal friends and fully appreciate
the place that he won. rightfully, In
your hearts. and I shall do my ievei
best to 'flll his boots and to DO
honor to his leadership while | am
here in the national office.
"I have had some very interesting
letters from Mr.. Perry and he IS
giving me help, advice and guidance
as I pass along.
II am also acquainted with your
first chief totem. Mr.. w. u. Boyce
of Chicago, and had a number OF
conferences with him in the early
days and early development or lone
scoutdom.
Your present chief totem. Mr.:
James e. West, has been one OF
Americas greatest leaders or ooys
for the past 16 years. He Is a man
with a big heart and big vision
and of very important jobs. He IS
your friend, as he is the friend OF
all Scouts, and he has told me 10
20 ahead and help make the Lone
Scout movement, as we'll as the boy
Scout movement. what 1t ought TO
be as far as affects the DIVISION OF
which I have direction.
"The amateur publications and the
standard farm papers are all going TO
help boost Lone Scouting. Nobody
is going to have any time or patience
with any backward locker. There is
so much for US to do in the forward
program that am going TO ask you
all to join hands with me to put
II over in a big way"
National Scouts editorial ex-
pressed the view Of all real Lone
Scouts-the forward looking ones.
In part, it said: I'VE are indeed for
tunate in having Mr.. o. II. Benson
as our new director. He has been
an active worker among boys for
some time, and we feel confident
that as soon as he Is thoroughly
acquainted with the Lone Scout
program we can expect IL 10 80 loE .
ward with a boom"
The proposition that all grand
councillors be obliged to re-register
at least once a year. which was
passed recently. has been amended
as follows: BE 1t resolved that
grand councillors who do not re-
register shall not lose their grand
council number. but shall be placed
on an inactive list to be kept by
the Long House. The grand coun-
cilors who wish to become active
after a period of inactivity, shall
notify the Long House of their de-
sire, who shall place their names ON
the active list only after receiving
the re-registration fee Of Is cents.
Very important changes have been
forecast in the grand council organ
ization If they are passed by the
council chiefs. At present, in order
that the council chiefs might cooper
ate more efIiciently with the regional
executives Of the IL regions into
for purposes of promoting Scout work,
It is proposed again to change the
division OF States into councils. These
changes are placed before the coun.
ell chiefs at the present time and
would include the following:
|. District / remains unchanged. The
State of New Jersey will be added to
district 2 and the States Of Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and the District
Of Columbia Will be added to district
8. Council 4, Delaware, Maryland.
New Jersey, Virginia and the District
of Columbia would be transferred and
Kentucky and Ohio added. District
would include the States now in dis
tr;ct 4 nietrict would include the
States now in districts and 10. Dis
trict 8 would consist of the States OF
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas. Missouri. Ne
braska and Wyoming. transferring
Kentucky and Ohio to district 4. Dis
trict utalld be the States fornerlY