https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/dfb3a8e0550b6e8220ee313135454161.pdf 6525e890b031154a0fbfa092a40853d0 PDF Text Text filcsw@ )f fr~ ®~ $ ~~oo@lf~w~ ~@Tiill1llifu ll~~ @®~ ·-.·-----...... --- -. -·- ····· .... -~- .. -.-- - - -- - --- - - ·---· - . --~ .... - - -- ... --- - ----... - - --·- .... -- - - -·- - . -~~ .. .. ~-· 1 �OFF ICER S 1 9 2 9 Jar.~es Seddon .bl.llen Wnl ter Lane sr.u th J.i.. D. Mcwho rter J. w. Gates :Edward M. salor.1on H. E. Finch presid ent Vice-p reside nt Vice-p reside nt Vice-p reside nt Vice-p reside nt secret ary Treasu rer scout cor:ni ssione r Deputy corrmi ssione r scout Execu tive Asst. Execu tive Frank H· Bragg Ross .A. Mathews ~llen Hughe s, Jr. w. Gordon Morris H. c. Myers *** *** James Seddon Allen Ross A· Mathews Natl. Counc il Repre sentat ive Natl. Counc il Repre sentat ive *** *** CHA IRM EN STA NDIN G COM MIT TEE S 1 9 2 9 Chairm en conmi ttee Ross .A· Mathews parke r June D· Allen, Jr. c. T. Mccabe w. L· Smith :Bolton Smith R· G· Ramsay George Philli ps c. E. Collin s Jesse Cunnin gham Ray H· :Boaz Allen Hughes , Jr. J. w. Gates Activ ities Camp Currie r Civic Relati ons Court of Honor Financ e Inter- Racia l ]. s. Kamp Kia Kima Outfi tters publi city Readin g sea scouti ng Traini ng Troop Organ ization �OUR SCO UT HER O d give esThe cour t of Honor feels that Chickasaw coun cil shoul r Hopper of Troop 8 who peci al recog nitio n to the heroi sm of scout James Edga their burni ng home. lost his life in rescu ing his youn ger siste r from awakened by In the early morn ing of September 5, 1929, James was smoke and flar~es n. in his room on the secon d story of his home in Bunty The e to get out of the house fire had reach ed such prop ortio ns it was impo ssibl J~aes awakened his siste r, by way of the stair s. With rare prese nce of mind , great diffi culty lower ed impro vised a _rope of sheet s from the bed, and with even thoug h his cloth es her from the secon d story to the groun d in safet y, Ja,i:les jumped, but in effec twere in flame s. Afte r the girl was on the groun d he died in the Bapt ist ing the rescu e he had been so seve rely burne d that Hosp ital a few hours later . help to him This boy lived scou ting and his train ing was of much to a news paper repo rter throu ghou t the trage dy accor ding to his own state ment r is due Jame s Hopper after he reach ed the hosp ital. we feel that all hono e a posthumous award of for his splen did act and we are now tryin g to secur ous deed in which a scou t the Honor Medal for life savin g. we feel this glori t acts of heroi sm in the thoug ht of other s befor e hir.is elf is one of the fines histo ry of Chickasaw coun cil. COURI' OF HONOR ~s BYC9r~== Chairman �<CIHIR(C~.j~§&W CC@filHMCCil [L ~@1f ~(C©JWJlJ'~ ©Jif: ~IE~IT~ ~1teY11j.Jiiis, Jenn.. ~ page l CAMI? CURRIER COMMITTEE REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT ••••••••• ···············•• 5 COURT OF HONOR REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 FINANCE COMMITTEE BEPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE REPORT •••••••••••••••••••••••••••,.. 12 KA.MP KIA KIMA COMMITTEE REPORT............................ 13 Ot.JrFITT.ERS COMMITTEE REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 PUBLICITY COMMITTEE REPORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17 BEADING COMMI TI'EE REPORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 SEA SCOUTING COMMITTEE BEFORT •••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 20 TRAINING COMMITTEE REPORT ••••••• ••........................ 21 TROOP ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT· •••••••••••• • ••••••• •• 23 SCOUT EXECUTIVE t S BEFORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 TROOPS, SCOUl1MASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTION$ •••••••••• 29 ACT IV I TIES COMMITTEE REPORT •••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• �CHI OKA.SAW COUNCIL, :a. 5. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER ;12, 1929. '•~ ** ** : REPORT OF ACTIVI TIES C 0 MM I T T E E Again I feel that my report for the year of 1929 should deal with the activities and the spirit of -the 'adult- leaders of the Chickasaw council, for without this unselfish service scouting would of a necessity fail, as the success of the whole program is founded on the efficient leadership of our scout leaders. I have been in personal con tact with practically every troop in our Council during the year and as a whole I would say that the troops have adequate leadership, but in some instances I have found the scoutmaster s are sadly in need of training such as could be given at a scoutleader s' training school and I am of the opinion that a scoutleader s• training school should be held as soon as possible after this meeting for the purpose of further educating the scoutmaster s. At the present time we are in no particular need of scoutmaster s, but we could use advantageou sly Assistant scoutmaster s and District commissioners, as the commission er's staff now only has about four men that can be depended on to serve when called upon. During the past year, we have adopted a new plan for the commissioner• s staff which, with the small staff we have had,.has worked out very proficientl y but has, of course, suffered from lack of man power. I feel that the commission er's staff should be composed of no less than ten men and could very well utilize fifteen, and I would recommend that an appeal be ma.de to the lwicheon clubs to send at least one man to the next scoutleader st training school with the view of having him become a D~strict Commissione r. The off ice of Deputy Commissioner has been efficiently filled this year by Allen Hughes, Jr., but he has tendered his resignation , thus leaving a very i~ortant vacancy, and I feel that careful consideratio n should be given to the man who is to occupy this position as he is not only the Deputy com:nissione r, but is an ex-officio member of every standing committee and should necessarily be a man trained in the technique of scouting and in the spirit of the organizatio n. A city-wide rally tournament was inaugurated in October of this · year and will come to a close in December at which time the winning troops of each league will meet in a big rally to which all who are interested in scouting are cordially invitedA This rally tournament has been a huge success and h~s. I believe, increased the efficiency of each individual troop at least 5C%, as it has given the boys a broader outlook on scouting and has given them an insight into the activities and training of other troops of the city. It has brought 'to the scoutmaster new ideas and ideals and has page 1. �REPORT OF ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE (Continued) certainly served a very Useful purpose. However, I am of the opinion that this tournament should not be an annual affair but semi-annual , and if possible, the Merit Badge Exposition of 1928 should be repeated in 1930, as I believe this was the most spectacular event Chickasaw council ever advocated. There have been numerous other activities of the individual troops, but these activities have been fully discussed in other reports and I see no need of going into them at this time. Chickasaw council had one :r;epresenta tive at the world Jamboree held in Birkenhead., En.gland, when it should have had several, but I believe that our failure to have more than one scout attend was possibly due to the lack of education on the part of the parents of our scouts, and this education cannot be had with the present limited budget of the Council, but if it were possible to increase the bul.get of the publicity committee, I believe that we would find ourselves amply repaid by the increased interest on the pa.rt of the families of the scouts.· In general, I wou.ld say that the troops are in the best condition that they have eve.r been but that there is still room for improvement. Respectfull y submitted, ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE :Sy /] ;;J //Cc-ia .~I fA/I 1 . '- 17(a4J;U Ac<J Chairman page 2. -// �tJ (v l« .F./ ,5A~ ~ L CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. ' .----·-·-· .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. ··-·-··· Cb(! ..•.·~ (~J.>.~..... 'l~·~l' )J, . * *** REPO RT OF CAMP CU-RR I ER C 0 MM I T T E E I During the past year camp Currier has been used very much more than in any previou s year of its history , despite the fact that only one special day, the Saturday followin g the close of the Memphis public schools last June, was made a big day for all scouts. During the summer vacation only four days passed without scouts being at camp. Jf The total scout-da y attendan ce for the year was 1,941, more than wice as large as any previou s record, indicati ng that the normal use of this wildern ess camp attracts more scouts than can be secured even when extraord inary inducem ents are used to increase the attendan ce. The total of other visitors was 874. j ' 1 The Committee is very gratefu l to Mrs. Elizabe th B. currier for the splendid financi al help that she has given us this year. Mrs. Currier has donated $600.00 for the use of the camp and this money has been of tremendous help in carrying on the many activiti es of the camp. Without it the program would have been serious ly handicap ped and we deeply appreci ate her splendid generos ity. This year the camp has suffered no damage from fire or otherwis e; its use as an asylum for wild life is better respecte d and is becoming popular with the local community; and the only serious persona l injury during the year was an acciden tal lick inflicte d in play that resulted in a cut on the head which did not go through the scalp. The scout was given immedia te First Aid treatmen t and suffered no ill effects . In 1928 cabin-b uilding had practic ally come to a standsti ll., whereas in 1929 two cabins whose constru ction had been lagging were complete d, four new ones have been begun and finished , two others have been started, and the felling of trees for.cabi n materia l has been commenced by four troops. There are now eight complete d cabins on the camp, owned by Troops 5, 16, 19, 25, 29, 33, 34, and 41. The program of the year at Camp currier has aroused more interest than ever before as is evidence d by the larger number of scouts particip ating in camp activiti es. This should warrant a more portenti ous schedule for the coming year. That is, more activiti es should be encourag ed outside of th~ work in constru cting cabins and making other improvem ents. It is the plan of the camp directo r to increase the scope of these activiti es as fast as the boys can be lead to take up all lines of real backwoods pursuit s. As reco~~~-~-~c;l in. th&·G&mf»-G.ommittee__~p.~t of 1928, a truck has been purehas- ed-wnfoh is capable of carrying conifortably--t'w-en-ty.,.five boys to camp. This has aid:ed mater-ially_JJ.LQQ.Osting:__ihe=a~t-tenCl-a±rcre~·a.t cam.ii;"' Another page 3. �REPORT OF CAMP CURRIER COMMIT1IEE (Conti nued) a hard-s urface item which has been of mater ial help is the fact that there is This has road all the way up to and around the oval at camp headq uarter s. attemp ted it. enable d many people to go to camp who otherw ise would not have Recommendations for 1930 are as follow s: a lake or at least. .-a---swfiiiilli~g ~~()1;-., ~of .,/_,,-· ... ~.:., _______ .--·· 2. 3. ·' that The diggin g of two wells, in the remote sectio ns of the camp so to come to having t withou troops will be suppli ed with drinki ng water headq uarter s for it. A shower bath should be instal led with all boys given the privil ege of its use. 4. A substa ntial fence should be built entire ly around the camp in order to preven t the prope rty from being overru n with the stock of neighboring peopl e. (' 5. All troops not having cabins should be encour~ged to build a cabin camp. during 1930 so that each troop can have its own head.q uarter s in Respe ctfully submi tted, CAMP CURRIER COMMITTEE page 4. �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECE!,ffiER 12, 1929 • .. * * * REPOR T OF CI V I C R E1 AT I 0 NS COMM ITTEE The Civic Relations Comnittee is proud of the work that has been done during the past yea:r by the scouts of Chickasaw council. They have done remarlr..ably well, in all of the activitie s in which they have been engaged and every memb.er 9£ the Co~"l.cil should be proud of the record these boys have made. Some Of their 'iiCtiVi ties are as f oliows: ,•, 1. Ushered for the Isaac Walton League. 2. Scouting demonstra tions at the southern Baptist Conventio n. ,,, 3. Put up flags for the Memphis Community Fund. 4. Distribut ed posters for Shelby County Anti-TUb erculosis society. 5. Distribut ed fifty thousand ca:rds on mos qui to control for the City Health ~.ep~rtm:ent. 6. Helped in Longview Heightst Clean-Up campaign. 7. Assisted in.direct ing traffic and controlli ng crowd at the Dedicatio n of the Municipal Airport. 8. Put on Scouting demonstra tion for EmPloyees Fellowshi p committee of the Memphis Community Fund. 9. Furnished pages every day for two weGks for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the kl'!lerican Bar Associati on. 10. Made handicra ft exhibit for the United status Departmen t of Agriculture, Bureau of Domestic and Foreign commerce in the interest of wood conservat ion and to stinnilate the use of old lumber and boxes in making various articles. 11. Assisted the Recreatio n Depart:nen t of the Memphis park comnissio n. in Halloween Celebrati on. 12. Worked for community Fund in Emergency Campaign. 13. Assisted in holding buck the crowds from the line of march at the Spirit of Christmas Parade. page 5. �REPORT OF CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE (Co ntin ued) we want par ticu larl y to call atte boys did in the dist ribu tion of fift y thou ntio n to the sple ndid work the sand card s for the City Hea lth Dep artm ent. This requ ired ever y troo p in the city to particip~te and was one of the bigg est civi c good turn s in the hist ory of the Cou ncil . Also the boys rece ived rm.ch pra ise for the work done as PB.i%es duri ng the mee ting of the Bar asso ciat ion. · For 1930 we recommend that scou and that thes e bo;ws be taug ht in word and ts do eve ry civi c good turn they can deed that 11 scou ting is a spi rit whic h ente ring into a boy crea tes a des ire for self- irr;> rove men t, elev atin g his thou ghts , pur ifyi ng his purp oses and enn obli ng him with the in$p irat ion of serv ice above self . n Res pec tful ly su:b mitt ed, CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE page 6. �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A• .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEEBER 12, 1929. ** ** REPO RT has OF C 0 UR T OF HONO R For the eleven months ending December 1, 1929 the Court of Honor .sed the follow ing merit badges : Arc Arc :cture Art Ast my Ath cs Automo biling Bird Study Buglin g Busine ss camping canoein g carpen try Chemis try Civics conser vation cooking Basket ry Bookbi nding cement Lea thercra ft Metal Work 1 1 4 1 14 2 5 1 1 9 3 26 6 10 2 27 18 6 2 20 5 pottery 1 wood. work 29 Woodcarving 26 Cycling 31 Dair;yi.ng 4 Electr icity 4 Firema nship 64 First Aid 38 ]'irst Aid to Anim. 11 Garden ing 11 Hiking 2 Handic raft 45 Horsem anship 1 Interpr eting 4 Leather work 1 Life saving 20 Marksmanship 3 Masonry 3 Music 4 paintin g 5 Pathfin ding 12 Total Total Total Total Total Total Total No. No. Noo No. No. No. No. Merit Badges stars Lifes Eagles Bronze palms Gold Palms First Class person al H~alth Photog raphy Physic al Development Pionee ring Plumbi ng poultry Keeping printin g public Health Radio Reptile s salesm anship Schola rship Signal ling survey ing Swimming Textile s weathe r Animal Industr y Farm Home Farm Mechanics Hog & pork Produc tion 66 3 10 19 15 1 1 38 1 9 2 ,17 13 3 36 1 1 10 7 9 1 746 31 16 8 8 4 65 The court of Honor this year has been more rigid in its require ments of the boyst activit ies in passing merit badges and the standar ds require d have been raised. This has resulte d in a decreas e in the n1.llllber of badges awarde d, but the commit tee feels that this is the best method to pursue as it insures more thoroug h work and a more unders tanding knowled ge of the individ ual subjec ts. Respec tfully submit ted, COURT OF HONOR �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, 13. S. A· .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * RE PO RT OF FIN AN CE MEMPHIS COI~gvrJNITY :SUilGET Exe cuti ve• s sala ry 3,60 0.00 Ass t to sco ut EXe cuti vets Sal 520 .00 sec reta ry's sala ry 1,50 0. 00 Camp Dir ecto rts sala ry 1,20 0. 00 Off ice Sal ary 1,08 0.00 Tele pho ne & Tele grap h 120 .00 pos tage 200 .00 Upkeep of Aut ozm bile 500 .00 Off ice Sup plie s 260 .00 Kamp Kia Kima 500 . 00 Rent 600 .00 Loca1 Sco ut Lea ders Tra inin g & c. 100 .00 Nat ion al Dues 875 .00 Fie ld Day & Dem ons trat ion llO . 00 camp cur rier 250 .00 K.K.K. Improvements & Rep lace men ts 500 . 00 Fre igh t 25.0 0 Pub lici ty 50. 00 sco ut Lea ders Tra inin g & con f. 75.0 0 Off ice Equipment 100 .00 Tra veli ng Expense 75. 00 Insur~nce 230 . 00 Tax es 150 . 00 Farm 25.0 0 Mis cell ane ous 25.0 0 $12 ,670 .00 Amount to be col lect ed from farm Amount Qver-<l.rawn cash on Hand CO MM ITT EE FUND ;QI SBUR SEMENTS BALANCE 2,10 0.00 250 .00 875 .00 700 .00 600 .00 80.,45 145 .52 290 .50 210 .45 475 .00 350 . 00 30.5 2 400 .00 37.0 3 197 .79 127 .oa 4.55 2.23 100 .00 45.0 0 50.0 0 136 .50 oo.o o oo.o o 7.74 1,50 0.00 270 .00 625 . 00 500 .00 480 .00 39.5 5 54.4 8 209 .50 49.5 5 25.0 0 250 .00 69.4 8 475 .00 72.9 7 52.2 1 372 .92 20.4 5 47. 77 oo.o o 55.0 0 25.0 0 93.5 0 150 . 00 25.0 0 17.2 6 7,21 5.36 Bal anc e to be rece ived from community Fund Amount Rec eive d from community Fund - December 1, 192 9 Tot al Amount allo wed by community ]'Un d - 192 9-30 ]ud get pag e 8. 5,47 9.64 - 361 .12 $5, 118 .52 7,37 6.48 $12 ,495 .00 OVERDRAWN -25 .00 - 25.0 0 -175 .00 - 25.0 0 -161 .12 -361 .12 �REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE (Conti nued) The follow ing con tri bu..tion s to the IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOND were made during 1929. ]3. Lowen stein & :Bros. 100.00 Robert E· Lee 100.00 J. E. Maury 100.00 Willia m Orgil l 100.00 Abe plough 100.00 Walter Lane smith 100.00 Martin J. Condon 100,00 Charle s Gerbe r 75.00 M· E· Finch 50.00 A· D. Mcwho rter 50.00 R· G. ]ruce 50.00 E. H· crump 30.00 M. M. ] oswor th 25.00 H. w. ]renna n 25.00 B.s.1'd.wi.g pe:ces 25000 25.00 .. ---~ ---:-•- $ ·--···· ~,0?0.00 page 9. �REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE (Co ntin ued ) RECEIPTS & Development Fund I~rovement Con trib utio ns - Improvements & Develop ment FUn d(l- 1-2 9 to 12- 1-2 9)-1 ,07 0.0 0 Don atio n from Mrs. Eli zab eth B• cur rier 600.00 I· D. :Blo ck's payment on pro per ty - - - - - - - - - 1, ooo. 00 Refund on Ta:Xes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mis cell ane ous - - - - - - - - Bal anc e from December 31, 1928 lffi .07 - - - ... - - - - - - - - - 55.8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 912.10 3,7 41. 02 DISBURSEMENT§ Union & pla nte rs Bank Note (Fi nal ·Pay ment on Camp cur rier ) Int ere st on Note - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - camp cur rier (Ke lley Cabin $21 7.8 9 - Gra vel ling Road $259.20) Off ice SUpplies (The cou nci l Fir e) - - - - Off ice Equ.tpment :B·· s. A. Tru ck 1,0 00. 00 16.9 6 477.08 46.5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115 .00 - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - - __ _ _ 550 .00 Ass ista nt to sco ut Exe cut ive ts Sal ary - - - - Mis cell ane ous - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - Cash on Hand - Improvement. and Develop ment FU.nd - - - - - - Cash on Hand - Mrs. cur rier is Fund - - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 .00 216. 83 1,0 93. 60 100 .00 3 '741 .02 pag e 10. �REPORT CiF FINANCE COkkITTE"E (Continn~:l RECEIPTS B· S· A· Truck Fund B. s. .A. Truck Fund Donat ion ( Iuprover.ien t & Dev. Fund) $550.00 Chickasaw Council Donation (Cornuuni ty Fund) 126.35 Troop Do;.mtions 215.00 Truck Fees 109.60 Refund Gas & Oil 14.28 Ka1:rp Kin Kir:ia Loan 25.00 Total Receipts - B· s. A. Truck FUl1d (3-1-29 to 12-1-29) $ 1,040.23 . DISJ3URSEMENTS Insurance 107.40 Gas & Oil 101.35 p ayuen ts on True k 256 • 01 Repairs 401.59 Wages (Driving Truck to Caup Currier) 26.00 Kaup Kin I{iun - pay1nent of Loan 25. 00 Miscellaneo us 36. 95 Cash on Hand 40.43 Total Disbursemen ts B. s. .A. Truck Fund(3-l-29 to 12-1-29) $ l, 040.23 Respectfull y subrJitted Page 11. �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. AlOOAL MEETING, DECEW3ER 12, 1929. * *** REPORT OF INTER-RACIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE your comnittee is indeed pro'\.'.d of the work accomplished with negro boys this year. 1928 was the first year that the privileges of scouting were given to these boys by Chickasaw Council, two troops being organized during that year. In 1929, four troops were organized so that the council now has six troops which are doing splendid work. The Executive Board has authorized four additional troops and these are now in process of organization. '.Lhe population of Chickasaw council area is 32% negro and your committee feels it unwise to withhold scout training from so large a number of human beings whose character development it is not only our duty to encourage but to our very distinct interest as well. We are very proud of the re cord these boys have ma.de and also of the fact that there has never been the slightest conflict between negro scouts and white scouts here or elsewhere in the sou1\l!.. your committee believes training is essential for the negro man to become a scoutmaster and we recomnend that in 1930 training schools for them be given due emphasis and that we give our negro leaders all the help we can. Respectfully submitted., INTER-RACIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITI'EE page 12,. �CHICKA_Q.AW COUNCIL, ]. S. A• .ANNU.b.L MEE TING, DECEEBER 12, 1929 ** ** REPORT 0 F I.A.MP KIA KIMA COMMITTEE The attendance at Kamp Kia Kimat s 14th season was a disappointment, as only 180 boys attended. the camp as compared to 211 in 1928. This lack of attendance caused the ca1,1p to lose i>1oney, the deficiency being $432. 72. This was taken care of through funds provided by the Memphis cornmuni ty Fund. F:very effort was made to conserve our money and we spent only $541.79 for equipment in 1929 as compared to $65.7. 43 spent in 1928. The camp now has a splendid stone hospital which :was completed before the beginning of the camping season this year and which was used for the first time this season. This hospital was built accord.in~ to plans drawn by Dr. J. c • .Ayres, a member of the ca.aping QorrLnittee who has worked long and faithfully for the advancemE;n t of Kamp Kia Kima. The hospital overlooks the river front and is very advantageously located. :rt is screened thoroughly, has running water and a shower bath~ The hospitai was equipped with two hospital beds, the gift of the Gartley-Ramsay ·Hospital, an e:xainination table, the gift of the ]aptist Hospital through Mr. George D. Sheats, Superintendent, and a centrifuge, donated by Mr. Ed. Mercere of Gwinner Mercere' co. This building has long been needed at camp and we are deeply indebted to the gentlemen who have worked so faithfully to build and equip this splendid addition to our camp. The health of the camp was very good throughout the season with the exception of a few cases of malaria. The camp doctor feels certain that all malaria was brought to camp as all boys havi~g the disease had been treat~ ed for it before their arrival at camp. Four· times during the season boys oil·ed all the old stumps, sloughs, and standing water within the radius of one-half a mile of the camp, which was a very efficient method of preventing mosquitos. There were only two accidents of any importance, one boy being bitten by a snake and one staff member being injured in a fall. Kamp Kia Kima is provided with Antivenin, which is the only known specific for snake poison, and this prevented any injurious effect to the boy who was bitten by the copperhead, as the camp doctor administered this medicine immediately after the accident. A tennis court was built at carup this year and this provided one of the. most popular activities in ca.mp. It was constantly used by the boys and they derived much pleasure from it. The camp headquarters which was given to Chickasaw Council through the generosity of Mr. Edward M. Salomon last year, proved of tremendous help to the director and all the boys in camp, as it provided a place for the library, a reception room for visitors and adequate space for the director• s office, the camp bank, and the camp commissary, page 13. �REP ORT OF KAMP KIA KINJA COMMITTEE ,(Cont inued ) mende d by The counc il ·this year u~ed the new ratin g plan recom well as the as receiv ed Natio nal ~ead 0uarters. and below we give tht: ·ratin gs cts: us subje names of the judg·e s who coritp iled.. the datr. on t~e vario C.A.MP SITE •..•• .•.•.• •••.• •.••• ••••• ••• (Exce llent) E· »Dals trom .. BUILDINGS & E~UIPMENT ••••• ••.•.• ••••. • (Exce llent) E· Dalstr om LE.lillERSHIP & PERSONNEL ••••• ••.•• •••.• • (Exce llent) R· G. ·Wall s SWIMMING & WATJI.RFRONT PROTECTION • ~ •••• (Exce llent) JD.mes Fentr ess ]"Lu; PROTECTION •••.• ••••• •.••. ••...• •• (:Exc ellent ) Jan:ii;;s Ji"ent ress ~aTER SUPPLY & SANITATION ••..• •..... .• (Exce llent) Dr. wr.i. Joh~ston MF..D ICA1 Cl'.Jl.i: & .RECORDS ••••• ..•... •..••• (Exce llent) Dr. wm. Johns ton FOOD PREP.i:IR.A.'I'ION & SERVING •••.• ...•.• • (Good ) R· G. Ramsay . MENU & FOOD SUPPLY ..... ..... ..... ~ •••• (Good ) R· G· Ramsay llent) PROGRAM ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. ~ •••• (Good to Exce c. T. Mccabe ADV ilNCEM~T & LJiAD:ERSHIP TRAINING ••.•• (Good ) c. T· Mccabe FINANCIAL & BUSINESS lfJilifAGEMENT •••.•• • (Good ) R· G. Ramsa y for a splen did The camp is indtb ted to A· w. Burdi ck and compa ny washt rs in effic ientl y washnew zinc tub which afford ed much help to the dish ing di shes. For 1930 we recomm end the follow ing: l. of 1930 and given That the caa.p direc tor be er:.plo yed early in the year help of this comautho rity to appoi nt his staff with the advic e and mitte e as early as possi ble. 2. That a drain be insta lled in the hosp ital. 3 •. u;ien ts. That a cabin et be purch ased for the docto r's inst:ri.: 4. ed and curta ins That the lower ·floor of the Head quarte rs be screen tified as much. beau be it that purch ased for the recep tion room, ru1d ors. visit as 'poss ible to make· it attra ctive to 5. Page 14. That the ki tch&n be er.clo sed.'· �REPORT OF KAMP KIA KIM.ii. COMtHTTEE (Con tinue d) 6. That a comp etent instru .cto+ 1n hand icraf t .be on the staff next year. 7. The.t anoth er tenni s cour t be built para llel to the prese nt one. B. That all roofs be gone over for leaks , espec ial1y the HeBd quart ers lodge . 9. That all canoe s be repai red, paint ed, and reGdy for the wate r at least one we0k bt:Jfore ce.1~ opt.:ns. This will allow tho pain t and vcrni sh to dry thoro ughly bt.:fo re they are place d in the wate r. 10. That the ft:mce aroun d tht: cai:rpus, or. the ca,ilp site propc :r, be repaire d so that Bill Snet:id• s stock will not overr un the camp. 11. That Dr. J • 12. That all boys be givf;)n a dent al exa.ia inatio n befor e comia g to camp this. next ;year. A nuub er of boys carne to caup this year with infecte d tet:ith . 13. That the Mess Hall be scree ned, paint ed and repei red for this next year. 14. That a latrin 1:3 be:. part of the hosp ital equip ment . 15. That all staff rnenb ers be chost:in as to their abili ty in some line of work. This will aid consi derab ly in the spec ializ ation progr run plann ed for next year. .it,. Evans bt: re turne d as ca;:,p docto r for this next year. Resp ectfu lly subr.ii tted, XAHP KIA KINJ.A COMMITTEE page 15. �/. ' .· •. ~ \:-., rt' ~~.. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. ~r~ .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12,. 1929 .. * * "' * REPO RT OF OUT FITT ERS C 0 MM I T T E E This is the first annua l report of the Outfi tters commi ttee as your comri~ttee was author ized by the new const itutio n of Chicka saw counc il which went into effect Januar y 1 1 1929. The variou s members of the commi ttee have inspec ted the stock of scou. t suppli es carrie d by the three outfit ters, The New Brys, J. smith and sons, and Phil A. Halle, and found that they were adequ Goldthe members of the. committee have inspec ted the scout equipment ate. Also displa yed by the outfit ters and are glad to report that the three stores are coope rating in displa ying scout unifor ms and equipm ent to advant nge. one appli· cation to ·be the offici al scout ou.tfi tter has ceived by the commi ttee from Oak Hall, but your commi ttee deemed ·been reit wise to confin e the sale of scout suppli es to the thr~e outfit ters who have been servin g the counc il in the past, so long as these stores follow the instru ctions laid down in the counc il const itutio n and coope rate with the counc il. For 1930 ·Wfl recomr;iend that the conr:ii ttee inspec t each outfit ter at least quarte rly to ascert ain the amount Of suppli es carrie d, the displa ys made in the stores of these suppli es, and the displa ys made in the by each store. we also recomr:~nd that the comi::llttee reques t each windows outfit ter to presen t a full window of scout suppli es and equipm ent at least once each quarte r. Respe ctfully submi tted, OUTFITTERS COMMITTEE page 16. �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, :S. s. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 192 9. * * * * RE PO RT · OF PU BL IC IT Y CO M M IT TE E you r cor r.m itte e rep ort s tha t dur ing 192 9 the Memphis pre ss sci mi tar has giv en exc e.ll ent coo per atio n by rur min g a qua rte r-p age known as THE SCOUT PRESS-SCIMITAR onc e eac h wee k, Thi s pag e is wid ely rea d by and sco ut off ici als and is sco uts of much hel p to He adq uar ters in inf orm ing the var iou s troo~ps of the dif fer ent act ivi tie s in the cou nci l. The Memphis Eve nin g Ap pea l has als o spl end idl y coo per ate d by us new s sto rie s and als o in giv ing don atin g a cup for the Int erTro op Ra lly con tes t. Thi s cup has bee n of much int ere st to the sco uts , has stim ula ted act ivi tie s ver y ma ter ial ly, and we wan t to tha nk the Eve nin g Ap pea l for the ir gen ero sity and hel p. The com mer cial Ap pea l has coo per ate d wit h He adq uar ters to ten t in tha t the y hav e giv en some exus some new s sto rie s and als o put pic tur es of carrv act ivi tie s at Kamp Kia Kima in the Rot ogr avu re Sec tio n of the Sun day pap er. He adq uar ters has pub lish ed wee kly a pub lic ati on known FIRfu, and thi s is of much hel as THE CO'IB~CIL p to all of the tro ops ina smu ch as it ena ble s the Ex ecu tive to exp res s to the sco utm ast ers the act ivi tie s pla nne d for the cou nci l. 'lhi s pub lic ati on at prE•sEmt is sen t onl y to sco utm ast ers , As sis tant sco utm ast ers , Cha irm en of Tro op com mit tee s and Cha irm en of sta ndi ng com rnit tee s. . sco uts hav e aid ed the comm.m i ty FUnd by pu ttin g on sco uti str ati on s and fir st aid as pu ng dem onbli cit y stu nts dur ing the spr ing cam pai gn, Thi s att rac ted qui te a goo d dea l of fav ora ble comment fro m the peo ple who wit nes sed the se eve nts . For the yea r 193 0, we reco mm end : 1. Tha t spe cia l eff ort s be mad e to sec ure add itio nal spa ce in new spap ers and tha t edi tor ial s, new s i tern s and oth er pu bli cit y fea tur es be use d whe nev er pos sib le, 2, Th at the cir cul ati on of 11TH E COUNCIL FIRE" be enl arg ed to tak in the pas tor s of all the chu e rch es and oth er ins titu tio ns spo nsor ing sco ut tro ops as we ll as all cou nci l mem ber s, Me rit Bad ge cou nse lor s and oth er adu lt lea der s ass ist ing in the wor k of the cou nci l. 3. Th at mor e money be made ava ila ble in the 1S2io bud get for pub lic ity . pag e 17. �I BEFORT OF PUELI CI TY COMMITT:E]L.(_Con tinued) 1 4. That council members assist Head.quarters in securing publicity and in using publicity as a help towards the education of the public as to scout objectives and ideals. 5. That this committee coope~ates with the Reading committee in rr.aking the official magazine ll]QYS 1 LIFE", available to all boys and especially to all scouts. Respectfully submitted, PUBLICITY COMMIT.rEE :BY ([2,f2'v-:€4L.£_#-__:..,..~ Chairman page 18. �CHICK.AS.AW COUNCIL, :S. S. A• .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEL:BER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT OF READING COMMITTEJll your committee reports there has been a considerable increase in the interest manifested by the scouts in 11 EOYS LIFE", the official magazine of the Eoy scouts of A~erica and that a number of troops have taken advantage of the offer of this magazine at one dollar per year when 5C% of the tro0p subscribes at the time of the troop registration. This magazine is of tremendous interest to boys and it has been materially improved and developed during the past year. The books received at Kamp Kia Kima this season were by far superior to a.ny library which the camp has enjoyed in the past. The cossitt Library has been of much help to us in arranging the selection of these books and we want to thank them for their splendid cooperation. under the new registration plan for scouters, all adult leaders connected in any capacity with the scout movement will pay a registration fee of $1. 00 per year and will receive the magazine 11 SCOUTING" after the council Charter is renewed in 1930. This should be of material help in assisting the leaders of the Council to keep informed of the progress and development of the movement. our council members will not receive "SCOUTING" until July 1, 1930 unless they desire to pay a registration fee of $1.00 for the year ending June 30, 1930. we recommend: l. That each council member send one dollar to the scout Executive to be used in registering himself as a scouter and so receive the magazine from now until July l, 1930. 2. That in 1930 the Reading committee exerts every effort to make 11 EOYS LIFE" available to all boys and especially scouts and that the committee makes definite plans toward this end. 3. That any member of the council having a surplus of good books donate them for the library at camp currier which is gradually growing though at present extremely small. Respectfully submitted, READING COMMITTEE �CHICK.AS.AW COUNCIL; ] • S. .A. • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. *** * REPORT OF SE.A. C 0 MM I T TE E. S C0 U T This is the first report of the sea Scout comnittee as your committee was authorized by the new constitution that went into effect January 1, 1929. we believe sea scouting is one of the best means of holding the older boy in the Scout movement, as the sea scout program is built for older boys, that is from fifteen years of age and above. Chickasaw council now has two ships of sea Scouts, the $. s. Sv Kia Kima and the s.s.s. Decatur. We believe Memphis offers splendid opportunities for sea Scouting but that it will be necessary for the council to have a boat before sea scouting will ever approach the efficiency it should have. Numerous efforts have been made to secure a boat and w~. Edward M. salomon has generously agreei to pay the freight and overhauling charges on a boat whenever the council can secure one from the Navy Department. .A. number of efforts have been made to get a suitable boat but on account of _the poor condition of all the boats available they have been rejected. are still working to secure a boat we feel it will be of mu.ch help towards the training, of our older boys and in keeping them active in scouting. we as For 1930 we recommend: 1. That a boat at least thirty feet long be secured for use of sea scouts under the direction and control of the Council through the Scout Executive. 2. That at least $500.00 be provided in the Coun·cn budget for Sea Scouting. 3. That at least two additional sea scout troops be organized and that additional ships be formed whenever facilities are available. Respectfully submitted, ... --, SEA SCOUT COMMITTEE ]y ~/. / _/L ;I;~."?(,..,,,, , '' \..J page 20. Ch. , airman �QHICKl!..SAW COUNCIL, B. S. A• .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 192 9. * *** RE PQ RT OF TR .AI NI NG CO MM ITT EE The Tra inin g comrni ttee rep orts tha t dur ing the yea r 1929 ther e has been a gre at emp hasi s put on trai nin g of our sco utle ade rs, as we fee l tha t trai nin g is extr eme ly imp orta nt if ben efit s of Sc.o utin g from the lead ers. the boy s are to rece ive the full The Minimum cou rse of the Five Yea r Tra inin g Prog ram was give n to twe nty- one men and seve ntee n of thes e men com plet ed the cou rse and receiv ed t:1e ir cer tifi cat es. Thi s was a very sple ndid cou rse and was of mater ial help to tho men who atte nde d. com miss ione r Ros s A. Mathews acte d as Sco utm aste r for the Tra inin g Sch ool, ass iste d by Wil lard E· Hay s, Ass ista nt sco utm aste r, Dis tric t com mis sion er William. G. Hal l as scri be, Dep uty Com mission er Alle n Hug hes, Jr., sen ior Pat rol Lea der, and Ben ]arr y Cof fey, Jr., sco utm aste r of Troop 1, Joe FlaI 1aga n, sco utm aste r of Troop 3, and Arn old Hou ston , sco utm aste r of Troop 50, as Pat rol Lea ders . rr.ti.ese men did sple ndid wor k in the ir resp ecti ve plac es and the Coui1cil is inde bted to them for the ir help . We are also inde bted to the y. M. c. A. for the ir cou rtes y in allo win g us the ir fti.c iliti es as wel l as a room for a mee ting pla ce for the sch ool. The Y. M. c • .A. has alw ays been of much help to us in con duc ting our trai nin g sch ool s. Und er the lead ersh ip of scou tma ster ]en Cof fey of Troo p 1, a Fir st Aid cou rse was cond ucte d with twe lve scou tlea der s and seve n sco uts enr olle d. Nin e of the scou tlea der s rece ived cer tifi cat es and thre e sco uts wer e t.Wardod card s by the Ame rica n Red cro ss. Thi s cou rse is a Spe cial ization Cou rse and also app lies on the Fiv e Yea r Tra inin g Prog ram for sco utlead ers. Mr. Cof fey is due spe cial reco gnit ion from the cou ncil for his work in thes e and othe r trai nin g cou rses , as he has don e esp ecia lly wel l and has been of trem endo us help in the ent ire trai nin g prog ram . Sco utm aste r Ben Cof fey is now con duc ting a Spe cial izat ion cou rse in ]ird stud y and also in Astr ono my. These cou rses wil l be of much help to our sco utle ade rs, as thes e cou rses wil l also app ly on the Fiv e Yea r Tra prog ram . inin g The corr raitt ee has also con duc ted a trai nin g cou rse for neg ro Sco utle ade rs whi ch was dire cted by J. A. Beauchamp, Ass ista nt to Mr. Stan ley A. Har ris, Nat iona l Dir ecto r of Inte r-R acia l Act ivit ies. Thi rty- fou r men atte nde d this cou rse at vari ous tim es and seve ntee n men rece ived eigh t hou rs or more of trai nin g. Thi s was of muc h help to the neg ro lead ers, as they are extr eme ly inte rest ed and des ired all the help they cou ld rece ive. J. A. Beauchamp is ver y efficie~t in his wor k with neg ro lead ers and in con duc the trai nin g sch ool. ting page 21. �REPORT OF TRAINING COMMITTEE (Continued) For 1930 we recomr~end that training schools be conducted for s scoutleader and that Specializat ion Courses be given, as· we feel that this will continue the good work which has been done during the past year. Trained leadership mea.~s efficient scoutmaster s and we therefore urge that emphasis be placed on the training program for the 1930 activities. Respectfull y submitted, TB.A.IN ING COMMITTEE BY page 22. �CHICKASAW COUHCIL, B. S. A• .ANNUAL MEET ING, DECEMBER 12 I 19~9. * *** REPORT OF TROOP ORGA~IZATION COMMITTE E your Committee reports that during the year ep.ding December l, 1929 there were ten troops of white boys and four troops of negro boys organized. Chickasaw Council now has fifty-one troops of white boys and six troops of negro boys, a total of fifty-seven troops. This is a gain of 23.9% 1 inasmuch as the Council had only forty-six troops last year, forty-four of which were wh~te and two colored. The .white troops organized this year are as follows: Troop 15 - Bellevue :Baptist Church Troop 3? • Springdale Methodist Church Troop 39 - First United Lutheran Church Troop 41 - Hernando, Mississippi Troop 42 - .Eastern Heigh.ts Baptist Church Troop 44 - Olive ]ranch, Mississippi Troop 48 - Southside Methodist Church Troop 53 - National Avenue Baptist Church Troop 57 - Horn Lake, Mississippi Troop 59 - Capleville Baptist Church The four negro troops organized are as follows: Troop 102 - Metropolitan Baptist Church Troop 103 - Mount Olive Q. M. E· Church Troop 104 - Mount Pisgah c. M. E· Church Troop 105 - Gospel Temple :Baptist Church Your committee is glad to report that steady progress has been made in organizing troops in the Baptist Churches of Memphis. In 1928 there were only two troops sponsored by :Baptist Churches in the council ~rea, but at the close of this year we have eight troops sponsored by Baptist Churches, four page 2~.· �REPORT OF TROOP' ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE (Continued) of wnich were organized this. year, and two troops being transferred from the sponsorship of other institution s to :Baptist Churches. we are ma.king every effort to organize troops in some of the larger Baptist Churches which have never sponsored troops and we feel confident that in another year the percentage of Baptist Churches sponsoring troops will compare favorably with the other denominatio ns. In addition to the white troops above mentioned, troops have been organized in two·negro ~aptist Churches, making a total of three negro ~roops in Baptist Churchesf your comtnittee is proud of this record and we recommend that continual effort be put on the organizatio n of troops in Baptist Churches in 1930. We are ·also glad to report that the number. of troops outside of Memphis proper has· been increased from eight in 1928 to thirteen in 1929. we recommend that the Troop organizatio n comnittee makes especial efforts in 1930 to extend the privileges of scouting to the boys in the council Area outside of Memphis. · For 1930 ·we recommend that at least ten new troops be organized for wnite·boys and that new troops be organized for colored boys whenever in the judgment of the president of the council and the Executive Board the colored institution s are capable of supporting scout troops. Respectfull y submitted, TROOP ORG,ANIZ.ATION COMMITTEE (JOtkdc.. BY page 24. mJJi:J Chairman · �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, :B. S. A. ANNUAL l1iEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * ** R E P 0 R T 0 F S CO UT E XE.CU T I V E On December 1, 1929, Chickasaw council had fifty-one troops of white boys ai1d six troops of negro boys, a total of fifty-seven troops as compared to forty-four troops of white boys and two troops of negro boys last year, a net gain of eleven troops or 23.90fa. This is the largest number of active troops our council has ever had and if present plans are carried out we should easily have seventy troops by the end of 1930, a most encouraging outlook for our future growth. In 1928 only two of our troops were sponsored by :Baptist Churches, but this year, through the efforts bf M;r. Jack Gates, six additional churches have sponsored troops and we now have eight troops in :Baptist Churches • . It has been our policy to organize new troops with the minimum number. of eight boys and let them· gradually increase rather than to attempt to start with a large number of boys. This has proven a very satisfactory policy in that it has insured troop permanency. However, it has somewhat retarded our growth in numbers. we now have 1,238 scouts as compared to 1,137 last year, a gain of .Bfb. The national average of scouts per troop is 21.2 while our average is 21.7, so even though our gain in numbers has been small we are still somewhat better than the average. In 1930 our average of scouts per troop should be materially increased, for recruiting is constantly going on and the new troops organized this year will soon be recruited up to the average number. our troops are enjoying splendid leadership and every troop has an active adult leader directing its program. Two troops are being led by adult Assistant Scoutmasters who are carrying on during the absence from the city of the scoutmasters; one troop is being led by an Assistant Scoutmaster who will shortly be commissioned as scoutmaster and one troop is being led by a member of the Troop cormnittee (who was formerly scoutmaster), until a new scoutmaster can be secured. The remaining !ifty-three troops have scoutrilasters in charge. From this it will be seen that every troop is enjoying good leadership and I want to take this opportunity to express to the scoutmasters and the Assistant scoutmasters of Chickasaw council my sincere appreciation of their splendid help and cooperation in all the activities of the Council during the past year. This year our scouts have been extremely active in community service and they have done numerous civic good turns which are well worthy of mention. Their biggest job was the distribution of fifty thousand cards giving directions for the control of mosquito breeding. ]]Very troop in MeII!Phis was needed for this work which was under the direction of Dr, L· M. Graves of the Department of Health. our boys did this job and did it well. During the meeting of the American Bar Association, scouts served as pages. Through the courtesy of professor R· L· Jones, each scout page was released from school page 25. �REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (continued) for the day he served. During the first week of the meeting ten boys were on duty each day and for the second week thirty boys were used each day, so that more than two hundred scouts from the different troops in Memphis helped in this good turn. our boys have also done many other forms of civic service in distributing posters for the Shelby Council Anti-Tuberculosis society, helping the community Fund, directing traffic at the Dedication of the I'tfu.nicipal Airport, controlling the crowds during the Spirit of Christmas parade, as well as numerous other good turns which required .but a few boys. I feel sure every man in the council is proud of this record of service to the community. The camp program has been very successful and more boys have had the benefit of learning nature's secrets through living in the great out-ofdoors tha.~ ever before. At Kamp Kia Kima the attendance was slightly smaller than last year but the boys thoroughly enjoyad themselves. At Camp currier the attendance was niore than doubled and the boys are ming this camp in increasing numbers. Our two camps are of tremendous benefit to our boys and we should feel proud of our camp equipment. The greatest need we have in our camping program is swimming facilities at car:ip currier. A lake is badly needed but until such a time as funds are available for its construction I feel sure we should provide some sort of swimming pool for the boys. This feature will attract hundreds of boys and will give the camp a tremendous added attraction. Our indoor program ho.s also been tremendously successful, as the inter-troop rally tournrunent which has been running for about three months has been the means of helping many troops to learn their weaknesses in scouting technique and has brought them to a much higher standard of efficiency. These rallies have been splendidly handled by commissioner Mathews and the District commissioners and have been the source of tremendous interest among the boys. Early in 1930 we plan to have the finals of the tournament at the Auditoriura and this should be a big event in the new year. We are .indebted to the "Memphis EVening Appeal" for the silver loving cup which will be awarded to the winner. The council is indebted to Commissioner Ross .A.. Mathews, Mr. Willard Hays, Mr. William G. Hall, Mr. Allen Hughes, Jr., Mr. :sen :s. Coffey, Mr. Joe Flanagan, and ~~. Harry Myers for the splendid work they did in the training school for scoutleaders, as the school wns of mu.ch help to the men who took the training. The council is also indebted. to far. :Ben Coffey for his splendid w9:r;k in leading a specialization course in First Aid. · ScaQting among negro boys is progressing slowly but surely. In 1929 four troops of negro boys were organized so that we now have six troops in the council. The Executive Board has authorized the addition of four more troops ond these are now being organized. I am glad to say there has been no objection to the use of the scout program by the negro boys by any of our white Scoutleaders or scouts and there has not been the slightest friction between white and negro scouts. At the Inter-National Jamboree which was held in :Birkenhead, England, our council was represented by scout William Robert Neill, Jr. we page 26. �REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (Continued) planned to have patrol to attend this Jamboree but owing to our financial situation only one boy was able to go and he had to pay his own expenses. Through the splendid work of our officers and the Executive Board as well as the wembers of the various comr::d.tt~es, our council has made considerable progress during the past year~ a.."'1.d. I want to take this opportunity to express to these gentlemen my deep and sincere appreciatio n for the splendid cooperation and help that they have given me in everything that has been done. Many demands have been· ma.de for time that some of our r!lembers could ill afford to give, l.llld I want to thank you all for the thought you have given, sacrifices you have made, and the real work that has been done that the council r.Jight give to our boys every opportunity to becorrie better citizens through the L1anifold ad.vantages Of Scouting. In planning the work of the COJ.ncil for 1930 I recomnend: vi. That special emphasis be placed on the training of leaders and that two training schools for wh.ite leaders and one for negro leaders be conducted., That a lake be built at camp Currier. I feel confident that attendance will more than double when swinoing facilities are available at the camp and I believe a lake will stimulate not only the boys but will create i~creased interest in scouting araong the parents and the supporting constituenc y of the council. That oore boys be recruited in our various troops and that fifteen new troops be organized. 4. That a budget of $20,000.00 for council operation be made available. Our council has been handicapped for a number of years through lack of f1111ds and in discussir;.g our budget with national officers I find they are unanir.iously agreed that $20,000.00 is the mininum budget required for real progress in a council the size of ours. That we have a i:1eri t badge exposition si::1ilar to the one held in cor~di tion will pernit. 1928 provided our financial That we r.'.laintain high sta;.1dards in all events involved in scouting technique and especially in the award of merit badges. This r:-iay result in a fewer nusber of i:,eri t badges being taken but will improve and build up the quality of scouting among our boys. 7. That Sea Sco-~ting be given a higher place in the Council's activities a;.id that a boat be provided for the use of our sea scout Ships. 8. That we give the advantages of the scout program to negro boys whenever and wherever troops can be organized under proper leadership and supervision . page 27. �REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (Continued) 9. 10. Thnt every effort be oode through educational publicity and other ~.<eons to educe: te the public at large and especially the heads of churches and other institution s which i:U.ght sponsor scout troops, as to the values of scout training. That all r:i.e•;:ibers of the council rJDke a sustained effort to secure whor.1 they consider fit candidates for positions of leadership in troops and on the council. r.1011 scouting is a vital force in our corx.mni ty and is trew.endousl y helpful as a supple1:1e11t to the work of the churches. With the support of our Council l1ieubers and other scoutleader s, there is no doubt but what we will go forw-':1I'd in 1930, and I earnestly ask your continued cooperation in 'Jaking scou tL1g available to the boys of the council .Area. Respectfull y subni tted, .JI L;{fud.b"l'V '1?1t1-1/IA~:J Scout Executive. page 28. �CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S! A• .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. **** TROOPS, SCOUTlflASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTI'IUTIONS AS OF DECEM:BER l, 1929. TROOP 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 . 45 . 47 .· : 48 49 SCOUTMii.STER SPONSORING INSTITUTION ·Ben B. Coffey, Jr •. Joe Flanaga n Wilfred Ryan Howard Pritcha rd Harry Sauer (Acting ) Ollie Tucker Frank I. Louckes, Jr. T· J. Turner Dr. Howard curl R· G. Walls (Acting ) George wood F. P~ Estes E• K. Leach H. T. :Butler A. L· Sawyer Dr. James A· price Roger Stanley Russel l Wilkins on Floyd Kay (Acting ) J. s. Fuller J. D. Marks, Jr. H· R· Schwar tzk0pf w. J. Barfie ld Wesley Patton M. P. Kearne y p. A. Clayton Cheste r Briney F· w. M:orrison Merril l Schwar tz Thajo Billing sley Fred L· Christe nbury c. c. Brown, Jr. D. R· Hep burn Joe w. Austin J. c. Knox J. L. Bartle tt Rev. w. L. Norris D. M. Metts Lawrence Kent (Acting ) wm.. W. Heiske ll . c. R; Ransom Rev. John H. .Shea First Method ist Church Mc!,emore Avenue Christi an Church Madison Height s Method ist Church st. JOhnt s Method ist Church Baron Hirsch Synagogue Union Avenue Method ist Church Buntyn presby terian Church EVergreen Presby terian Church Galloway Memorial Method ist Church Glenview Home Improvement Club y, M. C· A· Trinity Method ist Church Greenwood Civic Club Bellevu e Baptis t Church East End Christi an Church Oakvil le sanator ium, Oakvil le, Tenn. Union Avenue Baptis t Church Idlewil d presby terian Church st. Maryts cathed ral centra l Cumberland presby terian Church congre gation Childre n of Israel r,ions club Decatu r st. Christi an Church Evergre en presby terian Whi tcllaven Civic Club, Whiteh aven, Tenn. Epworth Method ist Church Civitan Club calvary Episco pal Church A Group of Citizen s Highlan d Height s progre ssive Club Spring dale Method ist Church ta.mar Height s Presby terian Church First United Luthera n Church Buntyn Method ist Church Hernando consol idated School , Hernando, Eastern Heights Baptis t Church Miss·. New south Memphis :Baptis t Church Oak Grove Lodge No. 293, Olive Branch , Idlewil d Presby terian Church Miss. ·..· Idlewil d Presby terian Church . ·souths ide Method ist Church sacr,e.d Heart catholi c Church :· ,. page 29. �TROOPS, SCOUTlviASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1929. TROOP SCOUTMASTER SPONSORING INSTITTJI'ION: 57 Arnold Roust on A. L. V. Ingram Rev. Frank H· Stamps Raff J. Hasty Bruce T. Bair J. cooper F· Turman 58 Frank L. Burt 59 John William stone Collierville Christian Church,Collierville, yaJ.e ]3aptist Church Tenn. Nati:mal .Avenue )3aptist Church GracB covenant. presbyterian Church Idlewild presbyterian Church E'l.10.ora Baptist Church, Eudora, Miss. Horn Lake Puren t Teacher Association,· Horn Lake, Mississippi White station comnunity Club, White station, Tenn. Capleville Baptist Church, capleville, Tenn. 50 51 53 54 55 56 w. w. ** *** **** ** * ** * * * * *** ** * * * * ***** ****** ** * * * * * * ** * * * * ** * ** * * * * ** * * * ** ** * * * * * * * * * * COLOR.ED TROOPS TROOP 100· 101 102 103 104 105 SCOUTMASTER SPONSORING INSTITUTION J. R· Ester centenary Methodist Church Central Baptist Church Mebropoli tan Baptist Church Mom1t Olive c. M. E· Church Mount Pisgah c. M. E· Church Gospel Temple Baptist Church w. o. w. w. woodruff cook B· T· ]an ks T. R· Davis Manuel Doggett * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RECAPITULATION OF SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS (White) Baptist Churches catholic Churches Christian Churches Episcopal Churches Lutheran Churches Methodist Churches presbyterian Churches Jewish Tefi!ples Civic Clubs Masonic Lodges Parent-Teachers schools Y • M. Others c. A. 8 1 4 2 1 Troops Troop Troops Troops Troop 10 Troapl!I 10 Troops 2 Troops 6 Troops 1 Troop 1 Troop 2 Troops 1. Troop ·2 51 Troops � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chickasaw Council Executive Board Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Description An account of the resource Contains Reports of Committees, Annual Reports, Recharters, and Minutes Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Gates COMMITTEES 1 9 2 9 conmittee Activities Camp Currier Civic Relations Court of Honor Finance Inter-Racial Kamp Kia Kima Outfitters publicity Reading sea scouting Training Troop Organization OUR SCOUT HERO The court of Honor feels that Chickasaw council should give especial recognition to the heroism of scout James Edgar Hopper of Troop 8 who lost his life in rescuing his younger sister from their burning home. In the early morning of September 5, 1929, James was awakened by smoke and flar~es in his room on the second story of his home in Buntyn. The fire had reached such proportions it was impossible to get out of the house by way of the stairs. With rare presence of mind, J~aes awakened his sister, improvised a _rope of sheets from the bed, and with great difficulty lowered her from the second story to the ground in safety, even though his clothes were in flames. After the girl was on the ground Ja,i:les jumped, but in effecting the rescue he had been so severely burned that he died in the Baptist Hospital a few hours later. This boy lived scouting and his training was of much help to him throughout the tragedy according to his own statement to a newspaper reporter after he reached the hospital. we feel that all honor is due James Hopper for his splendid act and we are now trying to secure a posthumous award of the Honor Medal for life saving. we feel this glorious deed in which a scout thought of others before hir.iself is one of the finest acts of heroism in the history of Chickasaw council. COURI' OF HONOR BYC9r~~ Chairman ==s <CIHIR(C~.j~§&W CC@filHMCCil [L ~@1f ~(C©JWJlJ'~ ©Jif: ~IE~IT~ ~1teY11j.Jiiis, Jenn.. page ACT IV I TIES COMMITTEE REPORT •••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• ~ l CAMI? CURRIER COMMITTEE REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT ••••••••• ···············•• 5 COURT OF HONOR REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 FINANCE COMMITTEE BEPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE REPORT ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ,.. 12 KA.MP KIA KIMA COMMITTEE REPORT............................ 13 Ot.JrFITT.ERS COMMITTEE REPORT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 PUBLICITY COMMITTEE REPORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17 BEADING COMMI TI'EE REPORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 SEA SCOUTING COMMITTEE BEFORT •••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 20 TRAINING COMMITTEE REPORT ••••••• ••........................ 21 TROOP ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT· •••••••••••• • ••••••• •• 23 SCOUT EXECUTIVE t S BEFORT.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 TROOPS, SCOUl1MASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTION$ •••••••••• 29 CHI OKA.SAW COUNCIL, :a. 5. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER ;12, 1929. * * * * '• ~ : REPORT OF ACTIVITIES C 0 M M I T T E E Again I feel that my report for the year of 1929 should deal with the activities and the spirit of -the 'adult- leaders of the Chickasaw council, for without this unselfish service scouting would of a necessity fail, as the success of the whole program is founded on the efficient leadership of our scout leaders. I have been in personal con tact with practically every troop in our Council during the year and as a whole I would say that the troops have adequate leadership, but in some instances I have found the scoutmasters are sadly in need of training such as could be given at a scoutleaders' training school and I am of the opinion that a scoutleaders• training school should be held as soon as possible after this meeting for the purpose of further educating the scoutmasters. At the present time we are in no particular need of scoutmasters, but we could use advantageously Assistant scoutmasters and District commissioners, as the commissioner's staff now only has about four men that can be depended on to serve when called upon. During the past year, we have adopted a new plan for the commissioner• s staff which, with the small staff we have had,.has worked out very proficiently but has, of course, suffered from lack of man power. I feel that the commissioner's staff should be composed of no less than ten men and could very well utilize fifteen, and I would recommend that an appeal be ma.de to the lwicheon clubs to send at least one man to the next scoutleaderst training school with the view of having him become a D~strict Commissioner. The off ice of Deputy Commissioner has been efficiently filled this year by Allen Hughes, Jr., but he has tendered his resignation, thus leaving a very i~ortant vacancy, and I feel that careful consideration should be given to the man who is to occupy this position as he is not only the Deputy com:nissioner, but is an ex-officio member of every standing committee and should necessarily be a man trained in the technique of scouting and in the spirit of the organization. A city-wide rally tournament was inaugurated in October of this · year and will come to a close in December at which time the winning troops of each league will meet in a big rally to which all who are interested in scouting are cordially invitedA This rally tournament has been a huge success and h~s. I believe, increased the efficiency of each individual troop at least 5C%, as it has given the boys a broader outlook on scouting and has given them an insight into the activities and training of other troops of the city. It has brought 'to the scoutmaster new ideas and ideals and has page 1. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE (Continued) certainly served a very Useful purpose. However, I am of the opinion that this tournament should not be an annual affair but semi-annual, and if possible, the Merit Badge Exposition of 1928 should be repeated in 1930, as I believe this was the most spectacular event Chickasaw council ever advocated. There have been numerous other activities of the individual troops, but these activities have been fully discussed in other reports and I see no need of going into them at this time. Chickasaw council had one :r;epresentative at the world Jamboree held in Birkenhead., En.gland, when it should have had several, but I believe that our failure to have more than one scout attend was possibly due to the lack of education on the part of the parents of our scouts, and this education cannot be had with the present limited budget of the Council, but if it were possible to increase the bul.get of the publicity committee, I believe that we would find ourselves amply repaid by the increased interest on the pa.rt of the families of the scouts.· In general, I wou.ld say that the troops are in the best condition that they have eve.r been but that there is still room for improvement. Respectfully submitted, ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE /] ;;J fA/I -// 1 . '- :Sy //Cc-ia .~I 17(a4J;UAc<J Chairman page 2. REPORT CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * L ' tJ ,5A~ ~ (v l« .F./ .----·-·-· ··-·-··· Cb(! .. •.·~ (~J.>.~ ..... 'l~·~l' )J, . OF CAMP CU-RR I ER C 0 M M I T T E E I During the past year camp Currier has been used very much more than in any previous year of its history, despite the fact that only one special day, the Saturday following the close of the Memphis public schools last June, was made a big day for all scouts. During the summer vacation only four days passed without scouts being at camp. Jf The total scout-day attendance for the year was 1,941, more than wice as large as any previous record, indicating that the normal use of this wilderness camp attracts more scouts than can be secured even when extraordinary inducements are used to increase the attendance. The total of other visitors was 874. The Committee is very grateful to Mrs. Elizabeth B. currier for 1 the splendid financial help that she has given us this year. Mrs. Currier j has donated $600.00 for the use of the camp and this money has been of tre' mendous help in carrying on the many activities of the camp. Without it the program would have been seriously handicapped and we deeply appreciate her splendid generosity. This year the camp has suffered no damage from fire or otherwise; its use as an asylum for wild life is better respected and is becoming popular with the local community; and the only serious personal injury during the year was an accidental lick inflicted in play that resulted in a cut on the head which did not go through the scalp. The scout was given immediate First Aid treatment and suffered no ill effects. In 1928 cabin-building had practically come to a standstill., whereas in 1929 two cabins whose construction had been lagging were completed, four new ones have been begun and finished, two others have been started, and the felling of trees for.cabin material has been commenced by four troops. There are now eight completed cabins on the camp, owned by Troops 5, 16, 19, 25, 29, 33, 34, and 41. The program of the year at Camp currier has aroused more interest than ever before as is evidenced by the larger number of scouts participating in camp activities. This should warrant a more portentious schedule for the coming year. That is, more activities should be encouraged outside of th~ work in constructing cabins and making other improvements. It is the plan of the camp director to increase the scope of these activities as fast as the boys can be lead to take up all lines of real backwoods pursuits. As reco~~~-~-~c;l in. th&·G&mf»-G.ommittee__~p.~t of 1928, a truck has been purehas-ed-wnfoh is capable of carrying conifortably--t'w-en-ty.,.five boys to camp. This has aid:ed mater-ially_JJ.LQQ.Osting: __ ihe=a~t-tenCl-a±rcre~·a.t cam.ii;"' Another page 3. REPORT OF CAMP CURRIER COMMIT1IEE (Continued) item which has been of material help is the fact that there is a hard-surface road all the way up to and around the oval at camp headquarters. This has enabled many people to go to camp who otherwise would not have attempted it. Recommendations for 1930 are as follows: ~of a lake or at least. .-a---swfiiiilli~g ~~()1;-., ~.:., _______ .--·· ... ·' .,/_,,-· 2. The digging of two wells, in the remote sections of the camp so that troops will be supplied with drinking water without having to come to headquarters for it. 3. A shower bath should be installed with all boys given the privilege of its use. 4. A substantial fence should be built entirely around the camp in order to prevent the property from being overrun with the stock of neighboring people. (' 5. All troops not having cabins should be encour~ged to build a cabin during 1930 so that each troop can have its own head.quarters in camp. Respectfully submitted, CAMP CURRIER COMMITTEE page 4. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECE!,ffiER 12, 1929 • ... * * * REPORT O F C I V I C R E 1 A T I 0 N S COMMITTEE The Civic Relations Comnittee is proud of the work that has been done during the past yea:r by the scouts of Chickasaw council. They have done remarlr..ably well, in all of the activities in which they have been engaged and every memb.er 9£ the Co~"l.cil should be proud of the record these boys have made. Some Of their 'iiCtiVi ties are as f oliows: ,•, 1. Ushered for the Isaac Walton League. 2. Scouting demonstrations at the southern Baptist Convention. ,,, 3. Put up flags for the Memphis Community Fund. 4. Distributed posters for Shelby County Anti-TUberculosis society. 5. Distributed fifty thousand ca:rds on mos qui to control for the City Health ~.ep~rtm:ent. 6. Helped in Longview Heightst Clean-Up campaign. 7. Assisted in.directing traffic and controlling crowd at the Dedication of the Municipal Airport. 8. Put on Scouting demonstration for EmPloyees Fellowship committee of the Memphis Community Fund. 9. Furnished pages every day for two weGks for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the kl'!lerican Bar Association. 10. Made handicraft exhibit for the United status Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Domestic and Foreign commerce in the interest of wood conservation and to stinnilate the use of old lumber and boxes in making various articles. 11. Assisted the Recreation Depart:nen t of the Memphis park comnission. in Halloween Celebration. 12. Worked for community Fund in Emergency Campaign. 13. Assisted in holding buck the crowds from the line of march at the Spirit of Christmas Parade. page 5. REPORT OF CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE (Continued) we want particularly to call attention to the splendid work the boys did in the distribution of fifty thousand cards for the City Health Department. This required every troop in the city to particip~te and was one of the biggest civic good turns in the history of the Council. Also the boys received rm.ch praise for the work done as PB.i%es during the meeting of the Bar association. · For 1930 we recommend that scouts do every civic good turn they can and that these bo;ws be taught in word and deed that 11 scouting is a spirit which entering into a boy creates a desire for self-irr;>rovement, elevating his thoughts, purifying his purposes and ennobling him with the in$piration of service above self. n Respectfully su:bmitted, CIVIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE page 6. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEEBER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT OF C 0 UR T OF HONOR For the eleven months ending December 1, 1929 the Court of Honor has .sed the following merit badges: Arc Arc :cture Art Ast my Ath cs Automobiling Bird Study Bugling Business camping canoeing carpentry Chemistry Civics conservation cooking Basketry Bookbinding cement Lea thercraft Metal Work 1 1 4 1 14 2 5 1 1 9 3 26 6 10 2 27 18 6 2 20 5 pottery wood. work Woodcarving Cycling Dair;yi.ng Electricity Firemanship First Aid ]'irst Aid to Gardening Hiking Handicraft Horsemanship Interpreting Leatherwork Life saving Marksmanship Masonry Music painting Pathfinding Total No. Total No. Total Noo Total No. Total No. Total No. Total No. 1 29 26 31 4 4 64 38 Anim. 11 11 2 45 1 4 1 20 3 3 4 5 12 Merit Badges stars Lifes Eagles Bronze palms Gold Palms First Class personal H~alth 66 Photography 3 Physical Development 10 Pioneering 19 Plumbing 15 poultry Keeping 1 printing 1 public Health 38 Radio 1 Reptiles 9 salesmanship 2 Scholarship ,17 Signalling 13 surveying 3 Swimming 36 Textiles 1 weather 1 Animal Industry 10 Farm Home 7 Farm Mechanics 9 Hog & pork Production 1 746 31 16 8 8 4 65 The court of Honor this year has been more rigid in its requirements of the boyst activities in passing merit badges and the standards required have been raised. This has resulted in a decrease in the n1.llllber of badges awarded, but the committee feels that this is the best method to pursue as it insures more thorough work and a more understanding knowledge of the individual subjects. Respectfully submitted, COURT OF HONOR CHICKASAW COUNCIL, 13. S. A· .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMPHIS COI~gvrJNITY FUND :SUilGET ;QI SBUR SEMENTS Executive•s salary 3,600.00 2,100.00 Asst to scout EXecutivets Sal 520.00 250.00 secretary's salary 1,500. 00 875.00 Camp Directorts salary 1,200. 00 700.00 Office Salary 1,080.00 600.00 Telephone & Telegraph 120.00 80.,45 postage 200.00 145.52 Upkeep of Autozmbile 500.00 290.50 Office Supplies 260.00 210.45 Kamp Kia Kima 500. 00 475.00 Rent 600.00 350. 00 Loca1 Scout Leaders Training & c. 100.00 30.52 National Dues 875.00 400.00 Field Day & Demonstration llO. 00 37.03 camp currier 250.00 197.79 K.K.K. Improvements & Replacements 500. 00 127.oa Freight 25.00 4.55 Publicity 50. 00 2.23 scout Leaders Training & conf. 75.00 100.00 Office Equipment 100.00 45.00 Traveling Expense 75. 00 50.00 Insur~nce 230. 00 136.50 Taxes 150. 00 oo.oo Farm 25.00 oo.oo Miscellaneous 25.00 7.74 $12,670.00 7,215.36 Amount to be collected from farm Amount Qver-<l.rawn cash on Hand Balance to be received from community Fund Amount Received from community Fund - December 1, 1929 Total Amount allowed by community ]'Und - 1929-30 ]udget page 8. BALANCE 1,500.00 270.00 625. 00 500.00 480.00 39.55 54.48 209.50 49.55 25.00 250.00 69.48 475.00 72.97 52.21 372.92 20.45 47. 77 oo.oo 55.00 25.00 93.50 150. 00 25.00 17.26 5,479.64 - 361.12 $5, 118.52 7,376.48 $12,495.00 OVERDRAWN -25.00 - 25.00 -175.00 - 25.00 -161.12 -361.12 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE (Continued) The following con tri bu..tions to the IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOND were made during 1929. ]3. Lowenstein & :Bros. Robert E· Lee J. E. Maury William Orgill Abe plough Walter Lane smith Martin J. Condon Charles Gerber M· E· Finch A· D. Mcwhorter R· G. ]ruce E. H· crump M. M. ] osworth H. w. ]rennan B.s.1'd.wi.g pe:ces 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100,00 75.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 25000 25.00 .. ---~ ---:-•-·--···· $ ~,0?0.00 page 9. REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE (Continued) RECEIPTS I~rovement & Development Fund Contributions - Improvements & Development FUnd(l-1-29 to 12-1-29)-1,070.00 Donation from Mrs. Elizabeth B• currier 600.00 I· D. :Block's payment on property - - - - - - - - - - 1, ooo. 00 Refund on Ta:Xes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - Balance from December 31, 1928 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DISBURSEMENT§ Union & planters Bank Note (Final ·Payment on Camp currier) Interest on Note - - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - - camp currier (Kelley Cabin $217.89 - Gravelling Road $259.20) - Office SUpplies (The council Fire) - - - - - Office Equ.tpment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :B·· s. A. Truck - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - - - ___ _ Assistant to scout Executivets Salary - - - - - Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - - Cash on Hand - Improvement. and Development FU.nd - - - - - - - Cash on Hand - Mrs. currieris Fund - - - - - - - - - - - - - page 10. lffi.07 55.85 912.10 3,741.02 1,000.00 16.96 477.08 46.55 115.00 550.00 125.00 216. 83 1,093.60 100.00 3 '741.02 REPORT CiF FINANCE COkkITTE"E (Continn~:l RECEIPTS B· S· A· Truck Fund B. s . .A. Truck Fund Donat ion ( Iuprover.ien t & Dev. Fund) $550.00 Chickasaw Council Donation (Cornuuni ty Fund) 126.35 Troop Do;.mtions 215.00 Truck Fees 109.60 Refund Gas & Oil 14.28 Ka1:rp Kin Kir:ia Loan 25.00 Total Receipts - B· s. A. Truck FUl1d (3-1-29 to 12-1-29) $ 1,040.23 . DISJ3URSEMENTS Insurance 107.40 Gas & Oil 101.35 p ayuen ts on True k 256 • 01 Repairs 401.59 Wages (Driving Truck to Caup Currier) 26.00 Kaup Kin I{iun - pay1nent of Loan 25. 00 Miscellaneous 36. 95 Cash on Hand 40.43 Total Disbursements B. s . .A. Truck Fund(3-l-29 to 12-1-29) $ l, 040.23 Respectfully subrJitted Page 11. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. AlOOAL MEETING, DECEW3ER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT OF INTER-RACIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE your comnittee is indeed pro'\.'.d of the work accomplished with negro boys this year. 1928 was the first year that the privileges of scouting were given to these boys by Chickasaw Council, two troops being organized during that year. In 1929, four troops were organized so that the council now has six troops which are doing splendid work. The Executive Board has authorized four additional troops and these are now in process of organization. '.Lhe population of Chickasaw council area is 32% negro and your committee feels it unwise to withhold scout training from so large a number of human beings whose character development it is not only our duty to encourage but to our very distinct interest as well. We are very proud of the re cord these boys have ma.de and also of the fact that there has never been the slightest conflict between negro scouts and white scouts here or elsewhere in the sou1\l!.. your committee believes training is essential for the negro man to become a scoutmaster and we recomnend that in 1930 training schools for them be given due emphasis and that we give our negro leaders all the help we can. Respectfully submitted., INTER-RACIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITI'EE page 12,. REPORT CHICKA_Q.AW COUNCIL, ]. S. A • .ANNU.b.L MEE TING, DECEEBER 12, 1929 * * * * 0 F I.A.MP KIA KIMA COMMITTEE The attendance at Kamp Kia Kimat s 14th season was a disappointment, as only 180 boys attended. the camp as compared to 211 in 1928. This lack of attendance caused the ca1,1p to lose i>1oney, the deficiency being $432. 72. This was taken care of through funds provided by the Memphis cornmuni ty Fund. F:very effort was made to conserve our money and we spent only $541.79 for equipment in 1929 as compared to $65.7. 43 spent in 1928. The camp now has a splendid stone hospital which :was completed before the beginning of the camping season this year and which was used for the first time this season. This hospital was built accord.in~ to plans drawn by Dr. J. c • .Ayres, a member of the ca.aping QorrLnittee who has worked long and faithfully for the advancemE;n t of Kamp Kia Kima. The hospital overlooks the river front and is very advantageously located. :rt is screened thoroughly, has running water and a shower bath~ The hospitai was equipped with two hospital beds, the gift of the Gartley-Ramsay ·Hospital, an e:xainination table, the gift of the ]aptist Hospital through Mr. George D. Sheats, Superintendent, and a centrifuge, donated by Mr. Ed. Mercere of Gwinner Mercere' co. This building has long been needed at camp and we are deeply indebted to the gentlemen who have worked so faithfully to build and equip this splendid addition to our camp. The health of the camp was very good throughout the season with the exception of a few cases of malaria. The camp doctor feels certain that all malaria was brought to camp as all boys havi~g the disease had been treat~ ed for it before their arrival at camp. Four· times during the season boys oil·ed all the old stumps, sloughs, and standing water within the radius of one-half a mile of the camp, which was a very efficient method of preventing mosquitos. There were only two accidents of any importance, one boy being bitten by a snake and one staff member being injured in a fall. Kamp Kia Kima is provided with Antivenin, which is the only known specific for snake poison, and this prevented any injurious effect to the boy who was bitten by the copperhead, as the camp doctor administered this medicine immediately after the accident. A tennis court was built at carup this year and this provided one of the. most popular activities in ca.mp. It was constantly used by the boys and they derived much pleasure from it. The camp headquarters which was given to Chickasaw Council through the generosity of Mr. Edward M. Salomon last year, proved of tremendous help to the director and all the boys in camp, as it provided a place for the library, a reception room for visitors and adequate space for the director• s office, the camp bank, and the camp commissary, page 13. REP ORT OF KAMP KIA KINJA COMMITTEE ,(Continued ) The council ·this year u~ed the new rating plan recommended by National ~ead 0uarters. and below we give tht: ·ratings received as well as the names of the judg·es who coritpiled .. the datr. on t~e various subjects: C.A.MP SITE •..••.•.•.••••.••.••••••••••• (Excellent) E· »Dalstrom .. BUILDINGS & E~UIPMENT •••••••.•.•••••.• (Excellent) E· Dalstrom LE.lillERSHIP & PERSONNEL •••••••.•••••.•• (Excellent) R· G. ·Walls SWIMMING & WATJI.RFRONT PROTECTION • ~ •••• (Excellent) JD.mes Fentress ]"Lu; PROTECTION •••.•••••••.••.••...••• (:Excellent) Jan:ii;;s Ji"entress ~aTER SUPPLY & SANITATION ••..••......• (Excellent) Dr. wr.i. Joh~ston MF..D ICA1 Cl'.Jl.i: & .RECORDS •••••..•...•..••• (Excellent) Dr. wm. Johns ton FOOD PREP.i:IR.A.'I'ION & SERVING •••.•...•.•• (Good) R· G. Ramsay . MENU & FOOD SUPPLY ............... ~ •••• (Good) R· G· Ramsay PROGRAM ........................... ~ •••• (Good to Excellent) c. T. Mccabe ADV ilNCEM~T & LJiAD:ERSHIP TRAINING ••.•• (Good) c. T· Mccabe FINANCIAL & BUSINESS lfJilifAGEMENT •••.••• (Good) R· G. Ramsay The camp is indtbted to A· w. Burdick and company for a splendid new zinc tub which afforded much help to the dish washtrs in efficiently washing di shes. l. 2. 3 •. 4. 5. Page 14. For 1930 we recommend the following: That the caa.p director be er:.ployed early in the year of 1930 and given authority to appoint his staff with the advice and help of this committee as early as possible. That a drain be installed in the hospital. That a cabinet be purchased for the doctor's inst:ri.:u;ien ts. That the lower ·floor of the Headquarters be screened and curtains purchased for the reception room, ru1d that it be beautified as much. as 'possible to make· it attractive to visitors. That the ki tch&n be er.closed.'· REPORT OF KAMP KIA KIM.ii. COMtHTTEE (Continued) 6. That a competent instru.cto+ 1n handicraft .be on the staff next year. 7. The.t another tennis court be built parallel to the present one. B. That all roofs be gone over for leaks, especial1y the HeBdquarters lodge. 9. That all canoes be repaired, painted, and reGdy for the water at least one we0k bt:Jfore ce.1~ opt.:ns. This will allow tho paint and vcrnish to dry thoroughly bt.:fore they are placed in the water. 10. That the ft:mce around tht: cai:rpus, or. the ca,ilp site propc:r, be repaired so that Bill Snet:id• s stock will not overrun the camp. 11. That Dr. J • .it,. Evans bt: re turned as ca;:,p doctor for this next year. 12. That all boys be givf;)n a dental exa.iaination before comiag to camp this. next ;year. A nuuber of boys carne to caup this year with infected tet:ith. 13. That the Mess Hall be screened, painted and repeired for this next year. 14. That a latrin1:3 be:. part of the hospital equipment. 15. That all staff rnenbers be chost:in as to their ability in some line of work. This will aid considerably in the specialization progrrun planned for next year. Respectfully subr.ii tted, XAHP KIA KINJ.A COMMITTEE page 15. /. ' \:-., .· ~ ~~ .. • . rt' ~r~ REPORT CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12,. 1929 .. * * "' * OF OUTFITTERS C 0 M M I T T E E This is the first annual report of the Outfitters committee as your comri~ttee was authorized by the new constitution of Chickasaw council which went into effect January 1 1 1929. The various members of the committee have inspected the stock of scou. t supplies carried by the three outfitters, The New Brys, J. Goldsmith and sons, and Phil A. Halle, and found that they were adequate. Also the members of the. committee have inspected the scout equipment displayed by the outfitters and are glad to report that the three stores are cooperating in displaying scout uniforms and equipment to advantnge. one appli·cation to ·be the official scout ou.tfi tter has ·been received by the committee from Oak Hall, but your committee deemed it wise to confine the sale of scout supplies to the thr~e outfitters who have been serving the council in the past, so long as these stores follow the instructions laid down in the council constitution and cooperate with the council. For 1930 ·Wfl recomr;iend that the conr:iittee inspect each outfitter at least quarterly to ascertain the amount Of supplies carried, the displays made in the stores of these supplies, and the displays made in the windows by each store. we also recomr:~nd that the comi::llttee request each outfitter to present a full window of scout supplies and equipment at least once each quarter. Respectfully submitted, OUTFITTERS COMMITTEE page 16. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, :S. s. A. ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT· OF PUBLICITY COMMITTEE your corr.mittee reports that during 1929 the Memphis press scimitar has given exce.llent cooperation by rurming a quarter-page known as THE SCOUT PRESS-SCIMITAR once each week, This page is widely read by scouts and scout officials and is of much help to Headquarters in informing the various troo~ps of the different activities in the council. The Memphis Evening Appeal has also splendidly cooperated by giving us news stories and also in donating a cup for the Inter-Troop Rally contest. This cup has been of much interest to the scouts, has stimulated activities very materially, and we want to thank the Evening Appeal for their generosity and help. The commercial Appeal has cooperated with Headquarters to some extent in that they have given us some news stories and also put pictures of carrv activities at Kamp Kia Kima in the Rotogravure Section of the Sunday paper. Headquarters has published weekly a publication known as THE CO'IB~CIL FIRfu, and this is of much help to all of the troops inasmuch as it enables the Executive to express to the scoutmasters the activities planned for the council. 'lhis publication at prE•sEmt is sent only to scoutmasters, Assistant scoutmasters, Chairmen of Troop committees and Chairmen of standing comrnittees. . scouts have aided the comm.mi ty FUnd by putting on scouting demonstrations and first aid as publicity stunts during the spring campaign, This attracted quite a good deal of favorable comment from the people who witnessed these events. For the year 1930, we recommend: 1. That special efforts be made to secure additional space in newspapers and that editorials, news i terns and other publicity features be used whenever possible, 2, That the circulation of 11THE COUNCIL FIRE" be enlarged to take in the pastors of all the churches and other institutions sponsoring scout troops as well as all council members, Merit Badge counselors and other adult leaders assisting in the work of the council. 3. That more money be made available in the 1S2io budget for publicity. page 17. I 1 BEFORT OF PUELI CI TY COMMITT:E]L.(_Con tinued) 4. That council members assist Head.quarters in securing publicity and in using publicity as a help towards the education of the public as to scout objectives and ideals. 5. That this committee coope~ates with the Reading committee in rr.aking the official magazine ll]QYS 1 LIFE", available to all boys and especially to all scouts. Respectfully submitted, PUBLICITY COMMIT.rEE :BY ([2,f2'v-:€4L.£_#-__ :..,..~ Chairman page 18. CHICK.AS.AW COUNCIL, :S. S. A • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEL:BER 12, 1929. * * * * REPORT OF READING COMMITTEJll your committee reports there has been a considerable increase in the interest manifested by the scouts in 11 EOYS LIFE", the official magazine of the Eoy scouts of A~erica and that a number of troops have taken advantage of the offer of this magazine at one dollar per year when 5C% of the tro0p subscribes at the time of the troop registration. This magazine is of tremendous interest to boys and it has been materially improved and developed during the past year. The books received at Kamp Kia Kima this season were by far superior to a.ny library which the camp has enjoyed in the past. The cossitt Library has been of much help to us in arranging the selection of these books and we want to thank them for their splendid cooperation. under the new registration plan for scouters, all adult leaders connected in any capacity with the scout movement will pay a registration fee of $1. 00 per year and will receive the magazine 11 SCOUTING" after the council Charter is renewed in 1930. This should be of material help in assisting the leaders of the Council to keep informed of the progress and development of the movement. our council members will not receive "SCOUTING" until July 1, 1930 unless they desire to pay a registration fee of $1.00 for the year ending June 30, 1930. we recommend: l. That each council member send one dollar to the scout Executive to be used in registering himself as a scouter and so receive the magazine from now until July l, 1930. 2. That in 1930 the Reading committee exerts every effort to make 11 EOYS LIFE" available to all boys and especially scouts and that the committee makes definite plans toward this end. 3. That any member of the council having a surplus of good books donate them for the library at camp currier which is gradually growing though at present extremely small. Respectfully submitted, READING COMMITTEE REPORT CHICK.AS.AW COUNCIL; ] • S. .A. • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * OF SE.A. S C 0 U T C 0 MM I T TE E. This is the first report of the sea Scout comnittee as your committee was authorized by the new constitution that went into effect January 1, 1929. we believe sea scouting is one of the best means of holding the older boy in the Scout movement, as the sea scout program is built for older boys, that is from fifteen years of age and above. Chickasaw council now has two ships of sea Scouts, the $. s. Sv Kia Kima and the s.s.s. Decatur. We believe Memphis offers splendid opportunities for sea Scouting but that it will be necessary for the council to have a boat before sea scouting will ever approach the efficiency it should have. Numerous efforts have been made to secure a boat and w~. Edward M. salomon has generously agreei to pay the freight and overhauling charges on a boat whenever the council can secure one from the Navy Department. .A. number of efforts have been made to get a suitable boat but on account of _the poor condition of all the boats available they have been rejected. we are still working to secure a boat as we feel it will be of mu.ch help towards the training, of our older boys and in keeping them active in scouting. For 1930 we recommend: 1. That a boat at least thirty feet long be secured for use of sea scouts under the direction and control of the Council through the Scout Executive. 2. That at least $500.00 be provided in the Coun·cn budget for Sea Scouting. 3. That at least two additional sea scout troops be organized and that additional ships be formed whenever facilities are available. Respectfully submitted, ... --, SEA SCOUT COMMITTEE ~/. / ]y _/L ;I;~."?(- ,..,,,, Ch. , , '' airman \..J page 20. QHICKl!..SAW COUNCIL, B. S. A • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * REPQRT O F TR.AINI NG COMMITTEE The Training comrni ttee reports that during the year 1929 there has been a great emphasis put on training of our scoutleaders, as we feel that training is extremely important if the boys are to receive the full benefits of Sc.outing from the leaders. The Minimum course of the Five Year Training Program was given to twenty-one men and seventeen of these men completed the course and received t:1eir certificates. This was a very splendid course and was of material help to tho men who attended. commissioner Ross A. Mathews acted as Scoutmaster for the Training School, assisted by Willard E· Hays, Assistant scoutmaster, District commissioner William. G. Hall as scribe, Deputy Commissioner Allen Hughes, Jr., senior Patrol Leader, and Ben ]arry Coffey, Jr., scoutmaster of Troop 1, Joe FlaI1agan, scoutmaster of Troop 3, and Arnold Houston, scoutmaster of Troop 50, as Patrol Leaders. rr.ti.ese men did splendid work in their respective places and the Coui1cil is indebted to them for their help. We are also indebted to the y. M. c. A. for their courtesy in allowing us their fti.cilities as well as a room for a meeting place for the school. The Y. M. c • .A. has always been of much help to us in conducting our training schools. Under the leadership of scoutmaster ]en Coffey of Troop 1, a First Aid course was conducted with twelve scou tleaders and seven scouts enrolled. Nine of the scou tleaders received certificates and three scouts were t.Wardod cards by the American Red cross. This course is a Specialization Course and also applies on the Five Year Training Program for scoutleaders. Mr. Coffey is due special recognition from the council for his work in these and other training courses, as he has done especially well and has been of tremendous help in the entire training program. Scoutmaster Ben Coffey is now conducting a Specialization course in ]ird study and also in Astronomy. These courses will be of much help to our scoutleaders, as these courses will also apply on the Five Year Training program. The corrraittee has also conducted a training course for negro Scoutleaders which was directed by J. A. Beauchamp, Assistant to Mr. Stanley A. Harris, National Director of Inter-Racial Activities. Thirty-four men attended this course at various times and seventeen men received eight hours or more of training. This was of much help to the negro leaders, as they are extremely interested and desired all the help they could receive. J. A. Beauchamp is very efficie~t in his work with negro leaders and in conducting the training school. page 21. REPORT OF TRAINING COMMITTEE (Continued) For 1930 we recomr~end that training schools be conducted for scoutleaders and that Specialization Courses be given, as· we feel that this will continue the good work which has been done during the past year. Trained leadership mea.~s efficient scoutmasters and we therefore urge that emphasis be placed on the training program for the 1930 activities. Respectfully submitted, TB.A.IN ING COMMITTEE BY page 22. CHICKASAW COUHCIL, B. S. A • .ANNUAL MEET ING, DECEMBER 12 I 19~9. * * * * REPORT OF TROOP ORGA~IZATION COMMITTEE your Committee reports that during the year ep.ding December l, 1929 there were ten troops of white boys and four troops of negro boys organized. Chickasaw Council now has fifty-one troops of white boys and six troops of negro boys, a total of fifty-seven troops. This is a gain of 23.9% 1 inasmuch as the Council had only forty-six troops last year, forty-four of which were wh~te and two colored. The .white troops organized this year are as follows: Troop 15 - Bellevue :Baptist Church Troop 3? • Springdale Methodist Church Troop 39 - First United Lutheran Church Troop 41 - Hernando, Mississippi Troop 42 - .Eastern Heigh.ts Baptist Church Troop 44 - Olive ]ranch, Mississippi Troop 48 - Southside Methodist Church Troop 53 - National Avenue Baptist Church Troop 57 - Horn Lake, Mississippi Troop 59 - Capleville Baptist Church The four negro troops organized are as follows: Troop 102 - Metropolitan Baptist Church Troop 103 - Mount Olive Q. M. E· Church Troop 104 - Mount Pisgah c. M. E· Church Troop 105 - Gospel Temple :Baptist Church Your committee is glad to report that steady progress has been made in organizing troops in the Baptist Churches of Memphis. In 1928 there were only two troops sponsored by :Baptist Churches in the council ~rea, but at the close of this year we have eight troops sponsored by Baptist Churches, four page 2~.· REPORT OF TROOP' ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE (Continued) of wnich were organized this. year, and two troops being transferred from the sponsorship of other institutions to :Baptist Churches. we are ma.king every effort to organize troops in some of the larger Baptist Churches which have never sponsored troops and we feel confident that in another year the percentage of Baptist Churches sponsoring troops will compare favorably with the other denominations. In addition to the white troops above mentioned, troops have been organized in two·negro ~aptist Churches, making a total of three negro ~roops in Baptist Churchesf your comtnittee is proud of this record and we recommend that continual effort be put on the organization of troops in Baptist Churches in 1930. We are ·also glad to report that the number. of troops outside of Memphis proper has· been increased from eight in 1928 to thirteen in 1929. we recommend that the Troop organization comnittee makes especial efforts in 1930 to extend the privileges of scouting to the boys in the council Area outside of Memphis. · For 1930 ·we recommend that at least ten new troops be organized for wnite·boys and that new troops be organized for colored boys whenever in the judgment of the president of the council and the Executive Board the colored institutions are capable of supporting scout troops. Respectfully submitted, TROOP ORG,ANIZ.ATION COMMITTEE BY Otkdc. mJJi:J (J . Chairman · page 24. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, :B. S. A. ANNUAL l1iEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * R E P 0 R T 0 F S CO UT E XE.CU T I V E On December 1, 1929, Chickasaw council had fifty-one troops of white boys ai1d six troops of negro boys, a total of fifty-seven troops as compared to forty-four troops of white boys and two troops of negro boys last year, a net gain of eleven troops or 23.90fa. This is the largest number of active troops our council has ever had and if present plans are carried out we should easily have seventy troops by the end of 1930, a most encouraging outlook for our future growth. In 1928 only two of our troops were sponsored by :Baptist Churches, but this year, through the efforts bf M;r. Jack Gates, six additional churches have sponsored troops and we now have eight troops in :Baptist Churches • . It has been our policy to organize new troops with the minimum number. of eight boys and let them· gradually increase rather than to attempt to start with a large number of boys. This has proven a very satisfactory policy in that it has insured troop permanency. However, it has somewhat retarded our growth in numbers. we now have 1,238 scouts as compared to 1,137 last year, a gain of .Bfb. The national average of scouts per troop is 21.2 while our average is 21.7, so even though our gain in numbers has been small we are still somewhat better than the average. In 1930 our average of scouts per troop should be materially increased, for recruiting is constantly going on and the new troops organized this year will soon be recruited up to the average number. our troops are enjoying splendid leadership and every troop has an active adult leader directing its program. Two troops are being led by adult Assistant Scoutmasters who are carrying on during the absence from the city of the scoutmasters; one troop is being led by an Assistant Scoutmaster who will shortly be commissioned as scoutmaster and one troop is being led by a member of the Troop cormnittee (who was formerly scoutmaster), until a new scoutmaster can be secured. The remaining !ifty-three troops have scoutrilasters in charge. From this it will be seen that every troop is enjoying good leadership and I want to take this opportunity to express to the scoutmasters and the Assistant scoutmasters of Chickasaw council my sincere appreciation of their splendid help and cooperation in all the activities of the Council during the past year. This year our scouts have been extremely active in community service and they have done numerous civic good turns which are well worthy of mention. Their biggest job was the distribution of fifty thousand cards giving directions for the control of mosquito breeding. ]]Very troop in MeII!Phis was needed for this work which was under the direction of Dr, L· M. Graves of the Department of Health. our boys did this job and did it well. During the meeting of the American Bar Association, scouts served as pages. Through the courtesy of professor R· L· Jones, each scout page was released from school page 25. REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (continued) for the day he served. During the first week of the meeting ten boys were on duty each day and for the second week thirty boys were used each day, so that more than two hundred scouts from the different troops in Memphis helped in this good turn. our boys have also done many other forms of civic service in distributing posters for the Shelby Council Anti-Tuberculosis society, helping the community Fund, directing traffic at the Dedication of the I'tfu.nicipal Airport, controlling the crowds during the Spirit of Christmas parade, as well as numerous other good turns which required .but a few boys. I feel sure every man in the council is proud of this record of service to the community. The camp program has been very successful and more boys have had the benefit of learning nature's secrets through living in the great out-ofdoors tha.~ ever before. At Kamp Kia Kima the attendance was slightly smaller than last year but the boys thoroughly enjoyad themselves. At Camp currier the attendance was niore than doubled and the boys are ming this camp in increasing numbers. Our two camps are of tremendous benefit to our boys and we should feel proud of our camp equipment. The greatest need we have in our camping program is swimming facilities at car:ip currier. A lake is badly needed but until such a time as funds are available for its construction I feel sure we should provide some sort of swimming pool for the boys. This feature will attract hundreds of boys and will give the camp a tremendous added attraction. Our indoor program ho.s also been tremendously successful, as the inter-troop rally tournrunent which has been running for about three months has been the means of helping many troops to learn their weaknesses in scouting technique and has brought them to a much higher standard of efficiency. These rallies have been splendidly handled by commissioner Mathews and the District commissioners and have been the source of tremendous interest among the boys. Early in 1930 we plan to have the finals of the tournament at the Auditoriura and this should be a big event in the new year. We are .indebted to the "Memphis EVening Appeal" for the silver loving cup which will be awarded to the winner. The council is indebted to Commissioner Ross .A.. Mathews, Mr. Willard Hays, Mr. William G. Hall, Mr. Allen Hughes, Jr., Mr. :sen :s. Coffey, Mr. Joe Flanagan, and ~~. Harry Myers for the splendid work they did in the training school for scoutleaders, as the school wns of mu.ch help to the men who took the training. The council is also indebted. to far. :Ben Coffey for his splendid w9:r;k in leading a specialization course in First Aid. · ScaQting among negro boys is progressing slowly but surely. In 1929 four troops of negro boys were organized so that we now have six troops in the council. The Executive Board has authorized the addition of four more troops ond these are now being organized. I am glad to say there has been no objection to the use of the scout program by the negro boys by any of our white Scoutleaders or scouts and there has not been the slightest friction between white and negro scouts. At the Inter-National Jamboree which was held in :Birkenhead, England, our council was represented by scout William Robert Neill, Jr. we page 26. REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (Continued) planned to have patrol to attend this Jamboree but owing to our financial situation only one boy was able to go and he had to pay his own expenses. Through the splendid work of our officers and the Executive Board as well as the wembers of the various comr::d.tt~es, our council has made considerable progress during the past year~ a.."'1.d. I want to take this opportunity to express to these gentlemen my deep and sincere appreciation for the splendid cooperation and help that they have given me in everything that has been done. Many demands have been· ma.de for time that some of our r!lembers could ill afford to give, l.llld I want to thank you all for the thought you have given, sacrifices you have made, and the real work that has been done that the council r.Jight give to our boys every opportunity to becorrie better citizens through the L1anifold ad.vantages Of Scouting. vi. 4. 7. In planning the work of the COJ.ncil for 1930 I recomnend: That special emphasis be placed on the training of leaders and that two training schools for wh.ite leaders and one for negro leaders be conducted., That a lake be built at camp Currier. I feel confident that attendance will more than double when swinoing facilities are available at the camp and I believe a lake will stimulate not only the boys but will create i~creased interest in scouting araong the parents and the supporting constituency of the council. That oore boys be recruited in our various troops and that fifteen new troops be organized. That a budget of $20,000.00 for council operation be made available. Our council has been handicapped for a number of years through lack of f1111ds and in discussir;.g our budget with national officers I find they are unanir.iously agreed that $20,000.00 is the mininum budget required for real progress in a council the size of ours. That we have a i:1eri t badge exposition si::1ilar to the one held in 1928 provided our financial cor~di tion will pernit. That we r.'.laintain high sta;.1dards in all events involved in scouting technique and especially in the award of merit badges. This r:-iay result in a fewer nusber of i:,eri t badges being taken but will improve and build up the quality of scouting among our boys. That Sea Sco-~ting be given a higher place in the Council's activities a;.id that a boat be provided for the use of our sea scout Ships. 8. That we give the advantages of the scout program to negro boys whenever and wherever troops can be organized under proper leadership and supervision. page 27. REPORT OF SCOUT EXECUTIVE (Continued) 9. Thnt every effort be oode through educational publicity and other ~.<eons to educe: te the public at large and especially the heads of churches and other institutions which i:U.ght sponsor scout troops, as to the values of scout training. 10. That all r:i.e•;:ibers of the council rJDke a sustained effort to secure r.1011 whor.1 they consider fit candidates for positions of leadership in troops and on the council. scouting is a vital force in our corx.mni ty and is trew.endously helpful as a supple1:1e11t to the work of the churches. With the support of our Council l1ieubers and other scoutleaders, there is no doubt but what we will go forw-':1I'd in 1930, and I earnestly ask your continued cooperation in 'Jaking scou tL1g available to the boys of the council .Area. page 28. Respectfully subni tted, .JI L;{fud.b"l'V '1?1t1-1/IA~:J Scout Executive. CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S! A • .ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. * * * * TROOPS, SCOUTlflASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTI'IUTIONS AS OF DECEM:BER l, 1929. TROOP 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 .. 45 . 47 .· : 48 49 SCOUTMii.STER ·Ben B. Coffey, Jr •. Joe Flanagan Wilfred Ryan Howard Pritchard Harry Sauer (Acting) Ollie Tucker Frank I. Louckes, Jr. T· J. Turner Dr. Howard curl R· G. Walls (Acting) George wood F. P~ Estes E• K. Leach H. T. :Butler A. L· Sawyer Dr. James A· price Roger Stanley Russell Wilkinson Floyd Kay (Acting) J. s. Fuller J. D. Marks, Jr. H· R· Schwartzk0pf w. J. Barfield Wesley Patton M. P. Kearney p. A. Clayton Chester Briney F· w. M:orrison Merrill Schwartz Thajo Billingsley Fred L· Christenbury c. c. Brown, Jr. D. R· Hep burn Joe w. Austin J. c. Knox J. L. Bartlett Rev. w. L. Norris D. M. Metts Lawrence Kent (Acting) wm.. W. Heiskell . c. R; Ransom Rev. John H. . Shea SPONSORING INSTITUTION First Methodist Church Mc!,emore Avenue Christian Church Madison Heights Methodist Church st. JOhnt s Methodist Church Baron Hirsch Synagogue Union Avenue Methodist Church Buntyn presbyterian Church EVergreen Presbyterian Church Galloway Memorial Methodist Church Glenview Home Improvement Club y, M. C· A· Trinity Methodist Church Greenwood Civic Club Bellevue Baptist Church East End Christian Church Oakville sanatorium, Oakville, Tenn. Union Avenue Baptist Church Idlewild presbyterian Church st. Maryts cathedral central Cumberland presbyterian Church congregation Children of Israel r,ions club Decatur st. Christian Church Evergreen presbyterian Whi tcllaven Civic Club, Whitehaven, Tenn. Epworth Methodist Church Civitan Club calvary Episcopal Church A Group of Citizens Highland Heights progressive Club Springdale Methodist Church ta.mar Heights Presbyterian Church First United Lutheran Church Buntyn Methodist Church Hernando consolidated School, Hernando, Eastern Heights Baptist Church Miss·. New south Memphis :Baptist Church Oak Grove Lodge No. 293, Olive Branch, Idlewild Presbyterian Church Miss. · .. · Idlewild Presbyterian Church .. ·southside Methodist Church sacr,e.d Heart catholic Church :· ,. page 29. TROOPS, SCOUTlviASTERS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1929. TROOP * * 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 * * * * TROOP 100· 101 102 103 104 105 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SCOUTMASTER SPONSORING INSTITTJI'ION: Arnold Roust on A. L. V. Ingram Collierville Christian Church,Collierville, yaJ.e ]3aptist Church Tenn. Rev. Frank H· Stamps Raff J. Hasty Bruce T. Bair J. w. cooper w. F· Turman Frank L. Burt John William stone * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nati:mal .Avenue )3aptist Church GracB covenant. presbyterian Church Idlewild presbyterian Church E'l.10.ora Baptist Church, Eudora, Miss. Horn Lake Puren t Teacher Association,· Horn Lake, Mississippi White station comnunity Club, White station, Tenn. Capleville Baptist Church, capleville, Tenn. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COLOR.ED TROOPS SCOUTMASTER SPONSORING INSTITUTION J. R· Ester centenary Methodist Church w. o. woodruff Central Baptist Church w. w. cook Mebropoli tan Baptist Church B· T· ]an ks Mom1t Olive c. M. E· Church T. R· Davis Mount Pisgah c. M. E· Church Manuel Doggett Gospel Temple Baptist Church * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RECAPITULATION OF SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS (White) Baptist Churches catholic Churches Christian Churches Episcopal Churches Lutheran Churches Methodist Churches presbyterian Churches Jewish Tefi!ples Civic Clubs Masonic Lodges Parent-Teachers schools Y • M. c. A. Others 8 Troops 1 Troop 4 Troops 2 Troops 1 Troop 10 Troapl!I 10 Troops 2 Troops 6 Troops 1 Troop 1 Troop 2 Troops 1. Troop ·2 51 Troops * * "' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Note Note for historical disclaimer <small><i>Please note that these documents are presented as they existed in their original form for historical accuracy. This document may contain racial or culturally insensitive language. Since the beginning in 1916, Scouting in Memphis has been regarded as a pioneer in interracial Scouting and equality; however, it still existed within the context of a segregated South. The material reflects the culture and context in which it was created and does not reflect the views and principles of the Kia Kima Alumni Association, the Chickasaw Council, or the Scouting movement.</i></small> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1929 Chickasaw Council Report of Committees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chickasaw Council, BSA Bolton Smith Committee Report