The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
Dr. West, Chief Scout, To Attend Annual Dinner Here

over 300 scouts and guests are expected to attend the annual din- ner meeting of the Mattatuck Council, Boy Scouts of America, be- ing held this, evening at GAS at the Temple Hall. pr. James E. West, chief scout of the Boy Scouts of America, will be the featured speaker.
 A pageant, "The Trail to Citizen ship will be staged by 70 Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts after the dinner. Arthur 2. Hirsch, field commissioner, is the director and producer of the pageant. As- sisting him are Carlton Chapin, district commissioner, and Robert Sturges, Scoutnaster of Troop l9.
 Harold c. Manning, chairman of the council advancement commit tee, will preside at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at which time six Eagle Scout Badges will be present. ed. The badge, which is the high- est award of the Boy Scout pro- gram, has been awarded to l46 Scouts since the council was estab- lished in 1914.
 List of Recipients
 Scouts who will receive the awards are Edward Borowski of Troop 1, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Terryville; Hubert Hein Of Troop 2, sponsored by the Congregational Church, Terryville; Jerome Hollander and Edward Nit tleman of Troop 29, sponsored by the Beth Israel Mems Club of Wa terbury, and William Coleman and Scoutmaster Jack Kearney of Troop l3, sponsored by the Sacred Heart Church of Waterbury.
 J. Milton Burrall, Jr., president of Mattatuck Council, will preside at the dinner. The invocation will be led by the Rev. John H. Vest brook of First Congreg Church in watertown. Mayor John s. Monagan will extend the greet ings of the city to the Scouts
 Silver Beaver Awards will be pre- sented by Walter H. Deacon, Scout commissioner. Other speakers on the program are David F. Babson, Scout executive, who will discuss The Scout Roundup and Robert s. Judd, regional chairman, "A World from Region l."
 pr. West will address the group on Scouts of the world-Building Together" Connected with Scout ing for over 30 years, Dr. West was editor of Boys Life" for over 9 He is the author of a number oi books on Scouting, and has par ticipated in all Of the five Interna- tional Scout Jamborees.
 RSseIle To Officiate
 Ernest E. Roselle. superintendent of the Southbury Training School will introduce pr. West. Roselle member of the National and local Boy Scout Councils. has been aSso- ciated with Scouting since it's origin in this country.
 Included in the cast stage crew of the pageant are James B. Williams, ScoutmaSter of Troop p: Charles F Faber, assistant ScoutmaSter Of Troop S5; Stanley Dibble, Scout master of Troop 2, Naugatuck: aJck Altman, advisor of Explorer Post 24; Martin Brown. leader of Ex- plorer Post 24; Arol Charbonneau, field executive; Charles Hirsch: Joseph George, Scoutmaster of Troop 26; Eugene Phillips of Air Squadron l, Middlebury; George Anastasio Of Ship ', Sea Scouts; James McDonough and Ray Bailey Of Explorer Post g; Jack Riley of Explorer Post IS: Clifford Teeple, Jr., assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 2, Naugatuck.
 Also Norman Baril, Robert Bro- phy. George Patrick, Brendon Dube. Richard McCarroll and Robert Baker of Explorer Posts g and i3; George Henderson, Mrs. James B. Walling; Scouts of Troop 26, and Cubs of Den {, Pack 2, Waterbury.