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SCOUTING, June, 1923
John McE. Bowman, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Barron Collier, Judge Frederick Kernochan, Marcus Dow, Clarence H. Howard
British Chief Scout Feted by New York Scouts
DROPPING down from Canada to
greet American scout leaders in New
York before his return to Eng-
land after quite a visit with Canadian
officials, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, head of
the British Boy Scout Association and
honored founder of the Movement, faced
some 2,000 volunteer leaders at the Hotel
Commodore, Tuesday evening, May 15th,
as the guest of the executive officers of the
Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New
York. A large number of scouts served as
aides at the dinner generously provided
by Mr. John McE. Bowman, President of
the Commodore Hotel, and Mr. Barron
Collier, Vice-President of the New York
Scout Foundation. At the speakers' table,
with the Guest of Honor were seated New
York scout officials, invited speakers, and
President Colin H. Livingstone, Com-
missioner Beard, and Chief Scout Executive
West. National officials in New York
had invited the local officials to do the hon-
ors as the natural thing under the circum-
stance.
The affair was held in the Great Ballroom
of the Commodore. The New York City
Police Orchestra and Glee Club provided
music. It was an enthusiastic gathering
from start to finish. The speakers empha-
sized the service feature of Scouting, the
importance of the scoutmaster in carrying
forward the program, and the influence
which the Movement is destined to have in
bringing about a better social order and
permanent world peace. The high esteem
held in this Country for Sir Robert was
constantly sounded, and when he himself
arose to address the assembly he received
an ovation.
Mr. Collier acted as Toastmaster. Justice
James C. Cropsey spoke the greetings of the
boroughs and made a strong plea for the
maintenance of Scouting standards. Mr.
Marcus Dow, executive secretary of the
Bureau of Public Safety, acclaimed the
recent alliance made between the Boy
Scout Foundation of Greater New York
and the Police Department, which is to
give scouts a big opportunity to serve the
city and at the same time learn, by doing,
some of the essentials of a well-governed
city. Mr. Clarence H. Howard, President
of the St. Louis Council, and Member
of the National Executive Board, spoke for
the National Council and gave an impressive
picture of what Scouting is and of what
a Scout is, the keynote to the scout's char-
acter being that he is a friend—"a friend,"
Mr. Howard stated, "being one who knows
all about you and still likes you." Col.
Arthur Woods, former head of the Police
Department of New York, eloquently pre-
sented the opportunities confronting Scout-
ing for aiding in the development of social
progress toward a better state of things for
everybody. The newly-elected New York
Senator, Royal S. Copeland, former head
of the Health Bureau of New York, called
upon volunteer leaders to make sure that
they did not fail in their important responsi-
bility as leaders of boys toward good citizen-
ship. He eulogized Sir Robert in a refer-
ence to his worthiness to wear the medals
which had been conferred upon him at
different times, and added that if he himself
could bestow a large number of medals, he
would pin them all upon Dan Beard.
National Council Annual
Meeting
EACH YEAR the Annual Meeting of
the National Council has increased
in attendance, interest, and in
effect upon the work at large. The inno-
vation adopted for this Annual Meeting
which gives us the setting of the biggest
boys' camp in the world in the heart of the
most beautiful natural park in the East,
is proving a strong attraction, so that a
record attendance is expected. The sail
up the Hudson in special boats to Bear
Mountain, the trip in commodious auto-
buses through this immense Park to the
camps, the entertainment in store for
delegates, to be put on by the scouts, the
auto-trip from the camps to witness a
special review at West Point, and the con-
cluding sail down the Hudson to New
York, assure the delegates to this Annual
Meeting a genuine reward for any sacrifice
made in order to attend. ^Vhat is doubt-
less the most notable year thus far in the
history of the Movement in America and
throughout the world will be reviewed in
the report of the Chief Scout Executive
and the various department heads, and
matters of very great interest and impor-
tance will be presented for the considera-
tion of the members of the National
Council.
Nothing can be more productive of good
for our work the coming year than the
forming of a personal acquaintance be-
tween members of the National Council
and meeting face to face the officers and
members of the Executive Board and the
directors of our various national depart-
ments. Registrations are coming in from
all over the country, and a most cordial
invitation is extended to every member to
try to be present at this unusual and what
will doubtless be a notable Annual Meeting.
CIR ROBERT was the concluding speaker
and addressed the great gathering of
volunteer scout leaders in very earnest
fashion. His keynote appeared to be that
a scout leader should be a gentleman and
set the example of a gentleman before his
scouts. His conception of a gentleman in-
cluded all the qualities inculcated by prac-
tice of the Scout Law. He left no doubt upon
his hearers that he believes in the impor-
tance of Scouting, and that the success thus
far, as well as whatever success it shall
achieve in the future, comes back to the
faithful services of the scoutmaster. He
repudiated for himself the praise which had
been lavished upon him, and insisted that
all credit for the progress of Scouting" rests
most of all upon the scoutmasters who with
zeal and intelligence give faithful leadership
to boys in the Scouting Program. Sir
Robert looked forward to the ultimate con-
tribution of Scouting to the world as its
influence in affecting permanent world
peace. He presented a message from the
Prince of Wales, reproduced on next page.
Sir Robert appeared to be much in-
terested and pleased throughout this oc-
casion which, in some respects, is the great-
est scout meeting in the history of the
Movement in New York. The printed
program contained a signed greeting to
the Guest of Honor by the President of the
Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New
York, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The fol-
lowing cablegram was read from Mr.
Mortimer L. Schiff, Vice-President of the
National Council.
Paris, May 12, 1923.
"Franklin Roosevelt, President,
"Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New York.
"I deeply regret my inability to be present at
dinner to Sir Robert Baden-Powell and volunteer
scout leaders and extend to you all my most cor-
dial greetings. I am convinced that throughout
the world there is no agency which can do more
than scouting in the development of citizenship
and in the building of character among the growing
youth upon whom the future depends and that
working hand and hand in our respective countries,
with due recognition of our national aspirati<pns
and needs, we are accomplishing a great mission
which will resolve itself in a better comprehension
of each other's problems and in mutual understand-
ing and confidence.—Mortimer Schiff."
TN ORDER to broadcast by radio Sir
Robert's speech, apparatus had been in-
stalled at the Speakers' Table by WEAF, and
as Sir Robert spoke, his message was carried
to the central broadcasting station of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Compa-
ny, and from there sent out to the country.
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