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SCOUTING, JUNE 12, 1919
SCOUTING
Published Weekly by National Headquarters, Boy Scouts of America,
for Scout Officials and others interested in the Boy Scout Movement.
VOL. VII
JUNE 12, 1919
NO. 24
To All Leaders and Workers For the
Promotion of Boy Scout Week
The reports which I have from all parts of the country
indicate that June 8th will mark the beginning of a new era
for the boyhood of our nation.
I wish it was possible for me to personally thank and con-
gratulate each one of the splendid group of men who have,
pursuant to proclamation of the President, under the leader-
ship of District and State Chairmen, consented to serve as
chairmen and members of the local committees in a large
proportion of the towns, cities and counties of the United
States. Over five thousand local chairmen have been ap-
pointed upon recommendation of state chairmen, and at this
moment judging from the enthusiastic reports the complete
success of Boy Scout Week seems to be assured.
No such organization has ever before been perfected, or
even attempted in so short a space of time, and certainly
no nation-wide effort surpasses the importance of the ob-
jectives of Boy Scout Week. All those who serve, and all
those who respond in this effort for boyhood are serving their
country in the most practical fashion.
Those w!:o definitely register their interest in boyhood by
becoming Associate Members of the National Council will
give us a roll of honor for the nation.
I wish to urge upon each local chairman the importance of
keeping in mind the following points:
1. It is of fundamental importance that in every com-
munity, wherever possible, all six objectives of the Boy Scout
Week be achieved.
2. Because of the impracticability of reaching all towns
and villages as completely as in the Liberty Loan campaigns
that it is necessary for each community to voluntarily ac-
cept a quota in excess of that suggested in the manual.
Some communities have already reported their determina-
tion to secure a much larger membership than their quota
called for.
3. Exercise special care to demonstrate to the splendid
men who serve as scout officials, as well as to the scouts
themselves, the appreciation of the entire community and of
the whole country for the services they have rendered.
4. Do everything within your power to secure recruits as
leaders so as to make possible the organization of new troops
of scouts. Remember the Boy Scouts of America hope to
have by their Tenth Anniversary, February, 1920, one mil-
lion enrolled Boy Scouts.
5. The entire proceeds from Associate Memberships are
to be transmitted to George D. Pratt, Treasurer, Boy Scouts
of America, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City. (This
does not apply to contributions specifically made for local
scout work in accordance with the instructions in the Organi-
zation Manual.) Certificates of membership will be sent
Associate Members upon receipt of the money by the Treas-
urer.
6. Keep your State Chairman informed daily of the re-
sults in your community in order that he may inform me
daily by telegram. On Flag Day, June 14, telgraph me
personally a summary report of the number of members and
the amount of money secured in your community.
It has been a pleasure for me to work with you in pre-
paring for Boy Scout Week. The plans that have been made
will now be put to a real test. The success of Boy Scout
Week is dependent upon what you do between now and
June 14.
I am sure that every one will do his best.
Yours for the boyhood of the nation through the Boy
Scout Program.
Chairman Citizens' National Committee.
National Headquarters has been compelled temporarily to depart from its rule of disposing of routine correspondence within twenty-
four hours because of the urgent necessity of the work incidental to our membership campaign. We ask your patience for slight
delays, but assure you that, as soon as we can, in justice to the boyhood we serve, we will reply in full to all communications.
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND
EXECUTIVE BOARD
honorary President: Woodrow Wilson.
Honorary Vice-President: William H. Taft.
Honorary Vice-President: Daniel C. Beard.
President: Colin H. Livingstone, Washington.
JSIat'l Scout Commissioner: Daniel C. Beard.
Treasurer: George D. Pratt, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Chief Scout Executive: James E. West, N. T. C.
NATIONAL FIELD SCOUT COMMISSIONERS
H. D. Cross, 1100 Mutual Savings Bank Bldg.,
San Francisco; Judson P. Freeman, 37 South
Wabash Ave., Chicago; R. N. Berry, 902 Dexter
pidg., Boston, Mass.; H. M. Butler, 206 Calder
Bldg., Harrisburg, Pa.; Stanley A. Harris, Cen-
tral State Bank Bldg., Memphis, Tenn.; John
R. Boardman, 200 Fifth Ave., New York City.
W. A. PERRY, Editor
CLARK E. SCHURMAN
Managing Editor
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
JAMES E. WEST
Chief Scout Executive
LORNE W. BARCLAY
Director, Educational Dept.
FRANKLIN K. MATHIEWS
Director, Library Dept.
Office of Publication:
200 Fifth Avenue, New York City
SCOUTING shall be made available without
charge to all members of the National Council,
Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, and as
provided in Article XIII, Section 3, Clause 2,
of the By-Laws of the Boy Scouts of America,
to members and officials of local councils;
others may receive it on payment in advance
of the annual subscription price of one dollar.
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of
postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of
October 3, 1917, authorized June 13, 1918. En-
tered as second-class matter November 8, 1918,
Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act
of August 24, 1912.
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