Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-18
CONFERENCE OF
SCOUT COUNCIL
AT DENTON, MD.
Purpose Was To Define Council
Policies Throughout The
Council Area
DIR. RAY G.. WYLAND
SPEAKER OF EVENING

Ralph A. Ross, Godfrey Child, Esq,
DR.. w. r. Willard, Fred U. Hender-
son, William H. Walters, Jr., and DR..
E. J. Clarke, attended the Fourth An
nual Conference of the Delmarva
Council, Boy Scouts of America, held
at Denton, on Monday last, Novem-
Der IA.
The purpose of the conference was
to define Council policies and to CO.
ordinate Council progress throughout
the entire. Council Area; to promote
closer friendship and understanding
among the Scouters personnel; to rec
ognize the devoted service of Scout
masters in their personal leadership
of Boy Scouts of the Council.
The conference was held in the high
school building of Denton and consist
ed of varied and most interesting
program in which those best informed
and most active in the work partici-
pated. DIR. Paul Knots, of Denton
made the speech of welcome to the
delegates at the General Assembly
over which Burton P. Fowler, Will
mington, Del, Chairman of Council
Leadership Training Committee, pre-
sided. At this meeting an address was
made by DR.. Ray C. Wyland, Nation
Boy Scouts of America, sounding the
al Director, Department of Education
keynote of the Scout movement.
Various aspects of the order were
discussed by forums led by men vers-
ed in the tenets of Scoutism and these
included DIR. Harry v. Holloway, Chair
man of the Delmarva Council Ad-
vancement Committee: John w. Noble
Chairman Tri-County District, Del
marva Council; Albert w. Early, Or
ganization Chairman Sussex County,
Delaware District; Charles H. Gent,
President Delmarva Council; Elmer
P. Volke, Kent County District Chair
nan; and Leighton s. Dorsey, mem
ber Delmarva Council Clubbing Com
mittee. These were well attended and
the discussions well sustained.
At TOO P. NJ, testimonial dinner
was rendered to the Scoutmasters, at
which about one hundred and twenty
five persons were present. The speech
of the evening was made by DIR. Wy
land, which was a mastery presenta-
tion of the object of Scoutism, and
that was the making of good Ameri-
can citizens. DR.. Wyland reviewed
logically and most eloquently the sit
uation in this country today and en-
phasized the need of sound and pa
triotic leadership. He closed with a
wonderful peroration that offered
Scout training as one means to such
an end, and he left no doubt in the
minds of all who heard him that the
Boy Scout is valuable material out
of which to fashion the ideal Ameri-
can.
A pleasant incident at the dinner,
which was presided over by Wallace
Williams, of Elkton, Md, was the
presentation of the Scoutmasters, by
Mr.. Williams. A call was made for
those who had served 20 years, no
response; for Is years, no response;
for 10 years, and then came the first
response from Fred U. Henderson,
Scoutmaster of the Pocomoke troop.
He has served in that capacity for
IL years.
The Conference was highly success
full and the interest manifested show
ed that the movement was firmly fix
ed in the minds and hearts of the
American people and destined to en-
large its already mammoth proper
tions.