Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
SCOUT ACTIVITIES
ARE REORGAN|zED
Six Counties and Alexandria
Placed Under Supervision
of w. l.. Leitch.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSp6tSn 10 1HS 0bdT.
FAIRFAX, Va, August 5.-Boy Scout
activities in Virginia lave undergone a
reorganization in a campaign of expan-
sion undertaken by the District Of Co.
lumbia Boy Scout Council, under whose
Jurisdiction are included Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties in Maryland
and Arlington, Fairfax, Fauouier, Lou
doun, Prince william and Stafford
Counties and Alexandria City in Vir-
sinia.
In the past requests from this Vir-
ginia territory for assistance were
handled almost entirely by letter serv-
ice, no money or men being available
for active field service with the excep-
ton of william Van Doren at Wander
werken, who served as a part-tine ex-
ecutive. Necessarily. most of Mr., Van
Doren's time had to be spent in the
territory Immediately adjacent to Wash
ington. Realizing the need for expan-
sion and the promising field offered for
Scout work in Northern Virginia, the
District Council has recently appointed
William Langhorne Leitch as assistant
Scout executive, under the District
Council, actively in charge Of all Vir-
GINA Scout activities from the Potomac
to the Blue Ridge. Mr.. Leitch will make
his headquarters in Alexandria. He has
been a leader Of Troop IS. in Washing
ton, the troop Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, and has just completed 30
day Scout executive training course al
National Scout headquarters in New
York City.
To Build Jp Troops.
Mr.. Leitch's aim is to build up as
many troops as possible in his area and
to assist with maintenance activities as
we'll as organization problems. At pres
ent there are six troops in Arlington
County Cherrydale, Clarendon, Ball
ston, Vanderwerken, Arlington and Vir-
ginia Highlands; four in Fairfax Coun-
ty, Falls Church, Annandale, Mclean
and Vienna. An effort will be made to
re-establsh the troop at Herndon and
to form new groups at Fairfax, Forest
vile and other promising points in Fair
fax County.
Starting with Loudoun County this
past month. Mr. Leitch. with the CO.
operation of the Leesburg Rotary Club,
has organized troops at Leesburg, Lin
coin and Bluemont A fourth troop at
Purcellville Is now in process Of organ
ization. In Fauquier County, with the
sponsorship OF Jne WarrentOn Rotary
Club. troops are organizing at Marshall
and The Plains. The Warrenton troop,
already established as an independent
unit. has been taken under the District
of Columbia Council. Other counties
will be entered as soon as possible.
volunteer organizat tons are to be built
up in each case to provide the neccs-
sary backing.
Field Executive.
Mr.. Van Doren will continue as field
executive, his activities to be limited to
Arlington County, with Mr.. Leitch as
general supervisor of the whole Virginia
area.
The District Of Columbia Council Is
now actively engaged in a search for
a Virginia mountain campsite which
will serve the area in addition to the
two camps already conducted, Camp
Roosevelt on the Chesapeake Bay and
Camp Wilson at Burnt Mills. the over
night camp. 1t is hoped to locate a
suitable site containing between 80 and
so acres on a stream large enough to
permit both swimming and fishing. with
available woodland, plateau and hills,
preferably with some sort Of buildings
or shelter already erected.