Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Boy Scout News


president of National Vulcanized
Fibre Co., was elected president of
the Del-Mar-Va Council of the Boy
Scouts of America at the councils
annual meeting held on March 20
at Dover.
Council members also decided on
a net operating budget for 1861 of
$251 100, up $18,677 over the cur
rent budget, and at sessions in John
Haslet Armory this afternoon pre-
ceding tOnight's dinner, the 125
men attending mapped out the
councils 1861 scouting program.
Scout Increase Predicted
BY the end of 1861 the council
expects to have 1870 boys in
scout units, about $3.50 more boys
than were enrolled at the end of
1859
Mr.. Perry, who will take office
July 1, succeeds John w. Noble,
Easton, Maryland, as council presi-
dent. Mr.. Noble has been president
for three years.
The new president praised the
complete dedication" of the man
he will follow. Mr.. Noble, in turn,
commented on how fortunate the
council was to have man of Mr..
Perry's stature accept the council
presidency.
Also elected were: Gov. ]. Caleb
Boggs, honorary chairman of the
board; George B. Fitzgerald, Sails
bury, Md, vice president; William
A. Hyde, Wilmington, vice presi-
dent; DR.. Ward l. Miller, Whining
ton, vice president; G. Gordon Nit
chell, Wilmington, vice president;
DR.. Crayton X. Black, Wilmington,
council scout commissioner; Paul
ID. Lovett, Newark, treasurer; and
DIR. Walter A. Dew, Wilmington,
treasurer.
DR.. Dew. as chairman of the nom
mating committee, submitted the
slate of officers. Election of the
slate was by unanimous vote on
motion.
Scout Executive Board
FOrty-two were elected to the
councils executive board by a un-
animous vote on the slate present.
ed.
They are: William H. Bateman
III, j. Dallas Blades, Ebert N. Car
vel, William Collins, Arthur w.
Dobberstein, Milton L. Draper, Sr.,
DR.. William F. Dunkle, Jr., A.
Felix dupont, Jr., George Ehinger.
Edward N. Evans, DIR. Edwin A.
FlueYog, Albert e. Forester, E.
Avery Gray, Harry G. Haskell, Jr.,
John z. Healy ii, Daniel L. Herr
mann, Alton E. Hughes and Frank
p. Hyer.
Also: Thomas f. Johnson, Gray
son Jones, w. Ryder Jones, Dorsey
B. Kinnamon, Pierre N. LeBrun.
Paul w. Lukens, Robert H. Nc
Bride, John 2. Miller, Clarence C.
Moore, Jr., M. A. Morrison, John
w. Noble, Calvin d. Palmer, Bruce
]. Partridge, Harry F. Patterson.
William Poole, Philip G.. Rhoads,
Thayer B. Seese, James H. Shoff-
ner, Jr.,' Walter o. Simon. r. A.
Spencer, Lewis H. Talley. Robert
w. Tunnell and Paul E. Wilson.
Members of an advisory commit
tee were also elected. They are:
John H. Banks, Jr., Charles H.
Cant, Sr., Guy Hicks, DIR. Harry v.
Holloway, Horace NJ Morgan, ].
Edgar Rhoads, Henry w. Roberts,
Edmund G. Robinson, Edward d. e.
Rollins and j. Henry Topkis.
The councils 16 Representatives
on the National Council, who were
also elected tonight will be: John
H. Banks, Jr., William H. Bateman,
III, DR.. Walter A. Dew, Milton L.
Draper, Sr~ DR.. William F. Dunkle,
Jr., Frank c. Evans, DR.. Edwin A.
Fluevog, William A. Hyde, Ralph
P. Lutz, G. Gordon Mitchell, John
W. Noble, Eugene R. Perry, Will
lam Poole, Philip G. Rhoads, Thay-
er B. Seese and Lewis H. Talley.
A unanimous motion also elected
1877 members-at-large of the coun-
Gil.
Tell of Experiences
Philip L. Meredith, Federals-
burg, Nd, and John F. Tarburton,
Dover, who represented Maryland
and Delaware in the recent report
made by Explorer Scouts to Presi-
dent Eisenhower, told the group of
their experiences.
Forrest ]. Sadler, scout execu-
tive of the Del-Mar-Va Council, said
the meetings and dinner were bet
ter attended this year than ever
before.
Seven committees met individ-
ually in the armory this afternoon
and then made reports at a general
meeting. District meetings followed
this and then the dinner and gem
eral meeting began at $3.50 D. m.