https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/7cd6f3b98120ebfca60cc79f6f7b2b64.pdf 59cd279bc36e344bf33b4fc3efab4206 PDF Text Text CONDENSJ~ D REPOR1~S of CO MN II,.-l ""TE ES 193 9 i Cl1icl{aSa"W" Co1-1 ncil Bog Scouts of Americ a, Inc. l\tlcrnp his, T enn. . �r CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. s. A. rnc. Memphis, Tennessee MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE :SOARD - 1939 OFFICERS 1 Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. ' c. Arthur Bru.ce A. K. Burrow· Walt.er Lane Smith Percy A. Clayton Abe Scharff, Percy C. Clarke P. Halliday T. s. Eliot F. J. Flanagan w. Gordon Morris President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Field Commissioner Scout Executive w. CHAIRMEN. STANDING COMMITTEES Committee Chairman I Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. M:r. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Activities Awards & Resolutions Camping Civic Relations Constitution & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Finance Heal th & Safety Inter-Racial Organization Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Scouting Rural ,scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Training F. J. Flanaga.11 W. P. Halliday R. G. Ramsay Rodney Baber James Seddon Allen Gilmer Richardson Harry Webb Abe Scharff J. s. GoltmAn John E. Roberts Henry M. c:iayton Percy A. Clayton T. Harvey Creech Emile A. Bizot E. A. Harrold S. B. Dean Herbert Holmes C. C. Holloman C. H. Brown Russel Wilkinson Joe Hopper MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. Perry Sellers Mr. N. o. Whitaker Mr. Charles T. McCabe Mr. C. Rel Hughes Mr. J. Granvil le Gates �AWARDS TO MEM:BERS OF CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A· INC. FOR DISTHJGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD THE Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. SILVER BEj\.VER J. C. Ayres Charles T. McCabe John T. Morgan George P. Phillips John E. Roberts Harry Webb L. R, Forsdick A· D. McWhorter Ben B. Coffey,Jr. Walter L. Gray George Wood F. J. Flanaga.."1 R. G. Ramsay Edwin Dalstrom R. Von Steinen C. Arthur Bruce Charles H. Church 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1935 1936 1936 1937 1937 1938 1938 **************************************** THE SCOUTMASTER'S KEY Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ben B. Coffey ,Jr. Howard Curl R. Von Steinen E. K. Leach Joe Hopper Miller Johnson Charles H. Church J. Brady Wiley Russell Peete 1933 1934 19;64 1935 1936 1936 1937 1938 1938 �C}-JJCJ~;\S;\\IY J'vJ COU1'1CJL, BS ;\.,JNC. E1\;! PJ-J J S TE1'J J'J. 1 December 11, 1939 To the friends of Scouting: December 1st is the end of the fiscal year of Chickasaw Council. In the Reports of the Standing Committees, which follow, you will find a great deal of information as to what our Council has accomplished in the Scouting Program of character building and citizenship training during the year just passed. And I believe you will agree that real progress has been made. But these Reports do not adequately describe the loyal and unselfish service of the hundreds of Scout Leaders who have so freely given of their time and effort to enable our boys to have the benefits of Scouting. To these Scouters the credit is due for the progress which has been made. I want to take this opportunity to express to these Scout Leaders rrr:f deep appreciation for the work done and the sacrifices made for the cause of Scouting; for I sincerely believe the men who are training boys to live the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives are building a firm foundation for the future welfare of the Nation. Sincerely yours, d1/;~'!Jt~ Scout Executive �f(£POR...f5 ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE The Scouts of Chickasaw Council engaged in numerous and vari.o~. activities during the :fi seal year ending December 1, _1939. In all of thtiH activities they have been under the guidance of the Scoutmasters, Assietn.nt Scoutmasters and junior officers of the Council. Many of these leaders t.\rtl veterans in point of service to boyhood and yet they are yotmg in years; many are leaders of years past who have felt the urge their hearts and have now found the time to return to .Scouting; some are new leaders filled with the spirit of directing and being a part of the greater Scouting Program for tho Boy Scouts of Chickasaw Council. Most of these le11ders have worked faithfully and untiringly with their respective Troops and your Committee hereby commends their splendid efforts and accomplishments. in The ninth Annual Ca.mp Currier Camp-0-Ree was held at Camp Cur~ier Eudora, Miss., on June 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Fifty-seven Troops p.articipated with a total of 1,077 Scouts in Crunp. This exceeded the previous year by 6 Troops and 250 Scouts -- this exceeded the 1937 Camp-0-Ree by 23 Troops and 509 Scouts. The events of the Camp-0-Ree consisted of Troop Camping, Patrol Camping, First Aid, Cooking, Scout Rescue, Fire Building and Water :Boiling, Forestry and Wall Scaling. These event_s were judged by the leaders of the Troops entered and their efficiency in this capacity was as expected, the most satisfactory job of judging we have had to date, The full pC1,rticipation in these events by the Troops was the best we have had and the type of participation and lack of confusion showed more orderly and united accomplishments than has occurred in previous Camp-0-Rees. The orderly and efficient manner in which the Scoutmasters and their junior officers handled thoir Troops during the Camp-0-Ree was made possible by the District Camp-0-Ree practices held at Overton Park during the months of April and Mnlf. These practices were conducted by the District Commissioners and the Officers of the participating Troops and was run off by districts. No grand award was made to any one Troop as a winner of the Camp0-Ree but the efficiency of the Troops was recognized by the award of a ribbon to all Troops who scored certain points against the standard. All Troops were eligible to win these rl bb.ons -- 12 Troops won the Class 11 A11 Award; 10 Troops the Class 11B 11 Award and 19 Troops won the Class 11 0 11 Awa.rd ma.king a total of 41 Troops who won Awards. The fact that· 12 Troops won Class "A" Award in 1939 as compared to 2 Troops winning it in 1938 shows the marked improvement our Troops have made during the past year. For the 1st time in the history of the Camp-0-Ree a Troop made 11 A11 in all events this was Troop 38 sponsored by the Lalllar Heights Presbyterian Church and lead by Scoutmaster Herndon Hamer. The judges complimented all of the Troops on their excellent showing in both Troop and Patrol Campin€, as this was far superior to previous years. Your Committee recommends that the Annual Camp-0-Ree and District practices be held again in 1940. Page 1 �"The Advancement Program" which was operated from Nov. 1, 1938 to January 20, 1939 (12 weeks) was the fourth of this type of activity to be held in the Council. The use of this Program affords Scout Leaders a well-rounded program of Scouting activities for their Troops, as it consists of Advancement, Camping, Training, Good Turns, etc. The Troops are awarded points for these activities and they compete against a standard,· as in the Camp-0-Ree. This was the first time the Troops had used this system of competition, as previously a winner was determined. We are glad. to report 7 Troops won the Class "A" pennant; 10 Troops won the Class 11 B 11 pennant and 15 Troops won the Class ncn pennant -- these being awarded by the Council. Forty-One Troops participated in this Program and a total of 32 won pennants. Your Committee has operated an results of this will be known within the another "Advancement Program" be offered Committee feels this event should have a the Council • Advancement Program for 1939 and the next few days. We recommend that to Scout Leaders in 1940, as your place in the annual activities of Your Activities Committee expressed thanks and appreciation to the Scoutmasters of the Council, their Assistants and junior leaders for their splendid work in Scouting in 1939, and to the many Scouters who have served as judges and officials during the past year. C.AMl?ING COMMITTEE Ca.mp Currier. near Eudora. Miss. The 1939 season was undoubtedly the best in the 14 years the Camp has been operated so far as attendance and interest is concerned, as will be seen in comparing the figures shown.below: ~~ Scouts attending Camp Currier Scouters attending Camp Currier Number of Scout Days Number of Scouter Days Number of Visitors Gain or Loss as Compared to 1938 LOSS GAIN 1937 1938 2,482 4,091 4,462 371 501 629 653 24 5,199 10,147 11, 967 1,820 686 1,130 1,364 234 2,289 3,237 3,268 31 19~9 Your Committee feels this is an excepttonally fine record, especially in view of the fact the 1938 figures were the largest on record up to that time. A Council camp was held at Camn Currier for 5 weeks during the past summer with an average attendanc.e of 54 Scouts. During this time 152 Page 2 �Scouts spent a total of 270 Scout Weeks in camp. 116 Merit Badges were awarded and 54 Scouts won their Camp Emblems. The camp fee paid by tho Scouts was $4.50 per week and the net operating loss to the Council was $37. 09. We feel the fine attendance record at Camp can be largely attributed to the swimming pool and water system which was given to the Camp by Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936. This splendid equipment has been a source of joy and comfort to all of our Scouts and Sc.outers and will continue to afford them pleasure for years to come. Without this eqµipment the camping facilities were inadequate -- with them the Camp is complete and offers real opportunities to all of the Scouts and Scouters of the Council. Not only does this fine equipment give pleasure to the boys -- the well, water system. and bath house are a distinct asset and of. great importance to the health of the boys using the Camp. Plenty of pure drinking water is a necessity at any camp and we know that Camp Currier is well equipped in this regard. On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters we wish to express our deep appreciation of the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burrow which has meant and will continue to mean so much to the health and happiness of all of us who go to Camp Currier, Ever since Camp Currier was opened in 1925 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Currier of Geneva, Switzerland, has annually made generous contributions for its support and improvement. These funds have made possible the building of the dam.: to impound the waters of the lake and the construction of the Mess Hall, as well as improvement of the roads. The lake affords hundreds of boys the pleasures of boating and fishing, the Mess Hall enables the Council to operate the Council Camp and the other improvements have made it possible for everyone to enjoy the camp. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mrs. Currier for her generosity throughout the years. An innovation at the Camp this year was the District Camp held under the auspices of the Choctaw and Chisca Districts of the Council during the week of August 5th-11th. This week of camping was entirely supervised and carried out under the leadership of the Scouters in these two Districts and the Scouts thoroughly enjoyed it. Twenty-Two Scouters from the two Districts served as Camp Lead0rs in this very successful camp - we feel they did an outstanding piece of work with very little money on which to operate and we want to extend our thanks to each and every one of these men who made it possible for 42 Scouts to have a week of camping. The camp fees paid by the Scouts were $2.50 per week but in spite of this small charge there was a net profit at the end of the week of $4.19. We would like to commend this fine activity to the other Districts of the Council and to urge them to do the same in 1940. For 1940 we make the following recommendations; That a headquarters, a hospital and a handicraft shop be built for use during the Council camp; that 4 patrol lodges (each large enough to house 8 boys) be constructed; that at least 5 new latrines be built; that the roads be repaired and graded; that at least 6.new boats be built; that 50 new mattresses be purchased; and that sufficient equipment (dishes, knives, forks, etc.) be purchased to increase the capacity of the Mess Hall to 100 persons per meal• Pago 3 �KamP Kia Kima. near Hardy, Ark. For the past several years the attendance of Scouts and Scouters at K~~p Kia Kima has declined as compared to former years. This year your Cornmi ttee felt it wise to operate Kamp for a four week's season instead of the six, eight or ten weeks which it has been operated in the past. It was thought this would reduce the loss in operating expense and at the same time take care of all of the Scouts who desired to go to Kamp. As an inducement to get more Scouts to attend, the camp fee was lowered from $9.50 to $8.50 per week but even so the attendance was somewhat less than last year. Eighty-five Scouts spent a total of 156 Scout Weeks, as compared to 109 Scouts who spent a total of 230 Scout Weeks during the six weeks season in 1938. During this sonson 83 Merit Badges were awarded and 57 Scouts won their Kamp Emblems. We are glad to report the operating deficit for 1939 was but $166.88 as compared to $458.64 in 1938. For 1940 we sincerely recommend that funds be made available to repair and paint the buildings of the Kamp. Ca.mP Daniels, Memphis. Tenn. Camp Daniels had its best season in 1939 with 101 Negro Scouts in camp during the four weeks season as compared to 94 during the same time last year. The boys spent a total of 139 Scout weeks as compared to llO Weeks in 1938. While the attendance was better than last year the advancement program was not as good, as only 13 Merit Badges were awarded compared to 45 the previous year. We greatly appreciate the help of 11 TBE COMMERCIAL .APPEAL CAMP FUND FOR BOYS 11 which enable 35 underprivileged Scouts to go to Camp who otherwise would not have been able to attend. These boys were selected through the Family Welfare Agency to whom we are indebted fin·e cooperation and assistance. for We appreciate the contributions of Mr. C. Arthur Bruce and Mr. Ed. Dalstrom who provided funds to send 7 Scouts to camp for one week. The camp fee was $3.00 per wee~ and a net operating profit of $32.98 was made on the four weeks operations. We wish to thank the Negro leaders for their fine work during this camping season. ---·---Your Camping Committee reco~~ends that plans be made as soon as possible for an even larger camping program throughout the Council in 1940. We urge that every Scout Leader in the Council puts his shoulder to the wheel. Pago 4 �Camping Committee (Cont 1 d) toward the end of getting an even larger number of Scouts to have the benefits of camping during the coming year. C!VIC SERVICE COMMITTEE The Scouts of Chickasaw Council have responded admirably to every call for their services in connection with civic enterprises during the past year. They have faithfully carried out their assignements and this Committee is proud of their accomplishments. May we suggest that you react carefully the following list of "Good Turns" which the Scouts have done. Then consider how many thousands of hours our boys have given and how constructively they have employed their time. 25 Scouts delivered posters for the Shelby County Tuberculosis Society. 50 Scouts served as ushers at church services in Overton Park Shell. 45 Scouts acted as guides and runners at State Convention of the American Legion. 37 Scouts delivered baskets to the poor, Christmas, 1938. Approximately 550 Scouts marched in Fire Prevention Parade. . work during 11 About 60 Scouts distributed circulars and aided in.traffic Pedestri<~ Safety Woek, 11 Scouts wGre on duty as ushers at all of the Southwestern football games and approximately 490 were on duty at the five games. 12 Scouts manned the Clean Up-Paint Up.--Fix Up demonstration in Court Square. Fix Up Approximately 450 Scouts marched. in the Clean Up-Paint UpParade. Approximately 800 Scouts served in the Cotton Carnival in carrying signs, holding back the crowds, directing traffic, acting as ushers at the Children's Ball and carrying flares during t.he Parade. Approximately 900 Scouts aided in the Spirit of Christmas Parade by carrying signs, holding back the crowds and carrying flares to illuminate the floats. ?'74 Scouts marched in the Armistice Dey About 50 Scouts served as Para.de~ ushers at the West Tenn. Teachers Page 5 �Civic Serxice Committee (Cont'd) football games. Approximately 50 Scouts collected clothing for the poor. In addition to the above the Scouts have been on duty at various conventions, church meetings, luncheon clubs,_ etc., where they acted as guides and pages. Our boys have done really good. work and we commend them for it. COURIJ! OF HONOR During the fiscal year,' which ended December 1st, the Scouts of Chickasaw Doltncil were awarded the largest number of Merit Badges in the history of the Council, which was organized in 1916. We are glad to report there has been a nice increase in most of the higher ranks (from First Class to Eagle) and we invite your attention to the comparison of the awards ma.de in 1937, 1938 and 1939, shown below: First Class Badges Merit Badges Star Badges Life Badges Eagle Badges Eaglo Palms 1937 1938 1939 174 1,788 102 51 15 20 210 2,155 137 62 22 29 241 2,680 154 71 Gain li.2.!ui 31 425 17 9 20 2 29 A high standard of work has beon maintained and we are proud of the boys 1 accomplishments. But we feel th0re is much to bo done in training Merit Baclge Counselors and in recrui tine more Counselors to aid the Scouts. For 1940 wo recommend that great effort be made toward this and. Your ChairmM wishes to a.ck:nowledge his appreciation o:f'th<~ f 1.n0 cooperE1,tion of the Vico-Chrdrmen and the Members of the Di strict Courh of Honor. Tho success of the Merit Badge progrmn is due to the loyAl ty of these Scouters who have so faithfully carried out their duties nnd who hnvo made it possible for tho Scouts to secure tho advru1tr1,ges of this p:rovocational training. CUBBING COMMITTEE 1939 has seen the start of an enlarged Cubbing Program :for thl'1 Chickasaw Council. As of December 1, 1939, the Council has shown a. g11,in of 2 Cub Packs and 40 Cubs for a Total of 6 Packs and 132 Cubs as compu.rod. to 4 Packs and 89 Cubs for 1938. V1bile the above report shows no great gain over last yut.\r, tho ground work has been laid over a period of months for the foll'ow:l.ni(l: ................... ......_ ........... _______ ~ �Cubbing Committee (Cont'd) prospective Packs, two of which will be registered before the end of 1939: (by Dec. 31st.) McLean Blvd. Baptist Church Westroinister Presbyterian Church (by Dec. 31st.) Lauderdale Courts Temple Baptist Church First Method.ist Church Raleigh Chrisitan Church Union Ave. Church of Christ Speedway Terrace 3aptist Church During the year the following new Packs have been added to the rolls: Pack #2 - American Legion Pack #4 - Mallory Heights Baptist Church Pack #6 - St. J obn 1 s Methodist Church The following Pack was dropped from the rolls last year: Pack #5 - Blessed Sacrament Church Cubbing as now presented has as its outstanding feature, Parent Interest and cooperation. There is a definite ground work to be laid before a Cub Pack can be. started. A series of 10 steps starting with an interview of the Head of the Sponsoring Institution and ending with a 3 meeting Training Course for the Parents of all the prospective Cubs is necessary for the proper organization of a Cub Pack. The Cubliing Committee oclievos that this year a firm foundation has been laid for Cubbing, tho newest member of the Scouting Family, and is looking forward to a. su-Dsklntial growth in the near future. FIN.ANGE COMMITT~N In the Finance Campaign conducted by the Council in May 1939 a total of $14,867.67 was raised in cash and pledges. The actual figures are as follows: (White) Cash Pledges(Whi te) (White) TOT~l\.L $10,320.25 2. 864. 75 (Negro) Cash Pledges(Negro) TOT.AL (Negro) $ T0rAL $13,185.00 633.60 1.049.07 l.682&L_ CASH .AND PLEDGES ••••••••••••• $14,867 .67 Your Committee wants to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who contributed to the support of the Counci.l and to thank W: rkers who worked s..Q_,fai thfully. We parti.~arl_y appreciate C Page 7 �FIN.ANOE COMMITTEE (Cont'd) the fine work of the Exchange Club of Memphis which handled the Fmployees Division, and the Memphis Jr. Chamber of Commerce which year in and year out has helped in the Ca'llpaigns. Without the help of our good friends in raising the necessary funds the Scouting program in Memphis could not go on and we want to express to each of you our sincere appreciatio n for what you have done. Due to conflicting dates with other agencies in the fall months it has been decided to gradually move the Council's Campaign dates up until eventually the dates will be during Boy Scout Week in February. In 1939 the dates were moved from September to May and in 1940 we expect the dates to be moved from Ma¥ to April, at which time we will not conflict with other agencies, The books of the Council have been audited by Messrs. Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and found to be correct. ?e~t, We especially invite your attention to the fact that Chickasaw Council is entirely free of debt. We believe this statement Will be as gratifying to our friends as it is to us. It has been and is the policy of this Con:nnittee to spend only when funds were in hand and we recommend.the continuatio n of this policy. The Scout Movement in our Council continues to grow steadily as you will see in tho Organizatio n Committee's Report. Naturally it follows that more money is necessary to truce care of this larger number of boys. Tie, therefore, recommend that a budget of at least $20,000.00 be secured for the 1940 budget. Your Committue feels the Council is not adequately financed and that sufficient funds for its operating bud.get is one of the Council's greatest needs, if not the greatest need. HE.AL':I1H & SAFETY COMM! TTEE This Committ0e is gratified to report that the health and safety of our Scouts during 1939 have been excellent. There was not a serious accidGnt or case of sickness in any of our three camps. This splendid record is a real tribute to the men who are leading our Troops o.nd we commend and congratulat e them on the fine work they are doing in providing safe activities and camping for the Scouts of this Council. Hundreds of Scouts have participate d in activities, parades, games, Camp-0-Rees, etc. during the year 1mder safe leadership and we are proud of the work the boys and loaders have done. Swimming in all of our three camps was carefully supervised by .American Red Cross Life Saving Instructors . Cariip Currier o.nd Kamp Kia Kima were inspected by Mr. Lewis W. Hall, Assistant Director of ~~e Health & Safety Service and Camp Daniels was inspected by Mr. Harley F.. Erb, Regional Executive. Puge 8 �INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE The work of the Inter-Racia l Committee is confined solely to Negro Scouts and is handled through a sub-covncil k:no>'m as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the officers a...~d members of the Seminole Division, including the .Assistant Scout E:l~ec-o.tive, a.re Negroes. During the yea:r ending December l, 1939 nine new Troops of Scouts were organized and five Troops were dropped from the rolls. There are now 34 Troops, or a net gain of four Troops over the previous year. There are now 561 Scouts as compared to 558 last year, a net gain of three Scouts. There are two Cub Packs, the same as last yea:r but they have increased from 29 to 37 Cubs on the rolls. The Camping program at Camp Daniols was the best in its history with 101 Scouts in camp during the four weeks season. The boys spent a total of 139 Scout weeks as compared to 110 weeks in 1938. While the attendance was better the advancement of the Scouts was not as good, as only 13 Merit Badges were awarded as compared to 45 last year. We want to toke this opportunity to thank 11 The Commercial Appeal Camp Fund For Boys 11 which enabled 35 underprivil eged Scouts to go to ca.mp. The Scouts were selected through Tne Family Welfare Agency to whom we are indebted for fine cooperation. Through the help of these agencies the Camp was made more useful to the boys. The Scouts of the Seminole Division have done their share of 11 Good 'i11u-ns 11 in connection with civic activities. They have served a.s guides, ushers, otc. a.TJ.d have assisted with traffic and in holding back the crowds during the Cotton Carnival and Spirit of Christmas Parades; they have assisted in flllg raising ceremonies and in other worthwhile things. We are proud of their accomplishments as :pnrticipa.ti ng citizens. During the yoa:r there were only 23 Merit Badges won by Negro Scouts; two Scouts advanced to First Class Ra~.k; one to Star and one to Life Rank. Your Committee feels that one of the most important needs of the Council is to provide ways and means for N"ogro Scouts to adv.,mce in rank ond to take part in the Merit :Badge activities. The need is great, as will be seen from the fact that in 1938 there were 78 Merit Badges awarded as compared to 23 this year. Your Committee feels that advancement in rank must be constantly urged on our Negro Scouts or they will not get the full benefit of Scout training. We ask your help in this, for it is vital to the success of the future in the Seminole Division. I In the Finance Campaign the Seminole Division turned into the Council $633.60 in cash nnd $1,049.07 in pledges, a total of $1,682.67. This is $444.62 less tha~ the Division raised in 1938. We feel that our Negro work is making some progress but that especial attention must be paid to advancement in 1940. We urgently request that emphasis be laid on advanceme:!'.lt throug.,l:lout 1940. 1----- ------- ·------ --·-·-- ------- ___________ , Po.go 9 . �Inter-RA.cinl Committee (Cont'd) The Committee recommends that in order to push the advancement of the Seminole Division that the Inter-Racial Committee for 1940 be composed of the Chairman plus one menber of the following Council Committees who would be designate~ by the Chairman of his Committee to work with the corresponding Con'll"'..J.ttee of the Seminole Division: Organization, Training, Carfrping, Health & Safety, Advancement, Civic Relations, Fina.nee and ActiviThis should lead to a much more efficient handling of the Seminole ties. Division. ORG.AlJIZATIOlJ COMMITTEE In February 1939 the Council received the Walter W. Read Acorn Awa.rd for reaching its objectives in total number of Scouts, Troops, Cubs We feel sure you a.re as proud of this trophy and Packs for the year 1938. as we are, for every Scout and Scouter in the Co1mcil have a right to feel a re~l satisfaction in receiving this recognition from our National President. Your Committee has been and is now working hard to organize We believe we will, enough new units to ~in this Award for the second time. for the objective in Scouts has a.lr~Qdy been passed. But in order to win t~e Award for 1939, three new Troops, two Cub Packs and 12 additional Cubs must be enrolled bofore December 31st. Now in process of organization are six Troops of white Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts; eight Packs of white and one of Negro Cubs. We believe enough of these will be registered to win the Award. DurinG the past year 14 Troops of vTI1ito Scouts and 9 Troops of Negro Scouts have been orgnnized. We are glad to report there has been a gn.in in Troops, Scouts, Cubs and Packs and that the Qouncil now has J!.h.q Below is shown a comparison of nenbcrlarsest ~ffinbership in its ~istory. ship for the past three years, as well as the gain made over the 1938 record: Dec. l, 1937 Dec, 1, 1938 Dec. 1, 1939 GA.IN 1,678 Whi tc Sc0Uts Scouts Ncgro 408 TOTAL SCOUTS ••.••.• 2,086 1,838 2,090 252 ~ _Qfil,_ J 66 76 85 9 -1 White Troops Net:;ro Troops TOTAL TROOPS ••••••• Vfai to Cubs Negro Cubs TOTAL ClJ3S • ........ 2,396 2,651 _]Q. 34 87 106 119 46 60 95 ~ 37 132 A _Q. 46 89 255 13 35 _a 43 ------------ ----·------- --Pn;~o 10 �Organizati9n Committee (Cont'd) peg, 1, 1937 Wl.1i te Cub Packs Negro Cub Packs TOTAL CUB Packs Dec. 1, 19!28 Dec. 1, 1939 GAIN 2 _a 4 _a. ~ _Q 2 4 6 2 2 2 Wo regret re report that during the yea:r five Troops of vVhite Scouts and five Troops of Negro Scouts were dropped from the rolls. Efforts are now being mnde to revive some of these Troops and we hope to have them in good sto.nding in the near future. There are over .13,000 boys of Scout age (12--16) in our area and there is plenty of room for more of them to have the benefits of Scout trnining. Therefore, we recommend that every effort be made to organize additional Troops and Packs during 1940. Q.UTFITTJJIBS 1 COMMITTEE The three official outfitters in Memphis are J, Goldsmith & Sons Co,, Phil A. Halle and Lowenstein's, During the year the stocks of Scout uniforms, supplies and equipment carried by these outfitters havo been inspected by meobers of the Committee and were fo'Ulld to be adequate, We pa:rticularly comm.end these firos for the fine displays they have r:iade and the publicity they have given to Scout uniforms, etc. in their stores and f'or the a.dvcrtisOI!lcnt s they have carried each week i:h "The Press Scioi tor". They have worked with and for the Council and we wish to thank them for their help, All of the outfitters have Scou.t Cabins in their boy's deplll'tments which not only attract boys but materially aid in interesting them in We consider this as benefi,.. the Mover.:ient and in getting correct uniforo.s. cial to the Council as well as the boys. We desire to thank J. Goldsoith & Sons Co. for furnishing an Advancer:ient Chart 11 to each Troop in the Council. This chart carries a natural color picture of all of the badges and insignia of the Boy Scouts of America as well as space to record the advancement of all members of a Troop. It supplies a long felt need and we appreciate it. 11 Phil A. Halle has furnished an official Boy Scout Calendar for 1940 to all Scoutoasters and in addition is now furnishing a calendar to all This is a very useful gift and is appreciated by Scouts who apply for it. us as well as those who receive the ealenda:rs. For 1940 we reconr:iend the outfitters continue to display the official ~quipr.ient, etc. as they have this year, for they are making a ',real contribution to the Moveoent by keeping in stock and effectively displaying the many things which Scouts use. Pago 11 �----·------PUBLICITY COMMITTEE For many years 11 The Press Scimi tar 11 has cooperated with the Council by publishing a quarter-pate of news each week known as 11 The Scout Press Scimitar". This is a very valuable aid in informing the Scouts a.nd Scouters of Courts of Honor, activities, Camp-0-Rees, etc. and it is widely read. In addition, the columns of the pa.per have always been open to Scout news of all kinds. We are especially indebted to 11 The Press Scimitar" for the fine publicity given to the Council's Finance Campaign. This did much to insure the success of the Campaign and we appreciate it. "The Commercial Appeal 11 has bean very generous in printing Scout news and has cooperated to the fullest extent in publicizing the Council 1 s activities. Just before the Finance Campaign 11 The Commercial Appeal" devoted the entire front page of the Rotograviire Section to Scouting. This fine page was of extraordinary value to the Council and to the Campaign. Throughout the year "The Commercio.l Appeal 11 has been very helpful to the cause of Scouting and we want to express our appreciation for the fine support they have given. Your Committee has always found Radio Stations WM C, WM P S, a..~d support in broadcasting Scouting events and we want to take this opportunity to thank them. Not only has the management of these stations been generous with time on the air but the men on the staffs have voluntarily made many valuable suggestions as to programs, scripts, etc. which have greatly increased the effectiveness of the programs. Tho Council is indebted to them for their many contributions. W.E.B.Q, and WR E C ready and willing to give freely of their time We want to thank the Memphis Street Railway Co. for allowing us to put Finance Campaign cards in the street cars and busses during the Campaign. This good publicity is much appreciated. We are indebted to the Standard Printing & Supply Co. f9r printing 15,000 Campaign Cards and other printed material; the Superior Pres for printing the car cards used in the Campaign; Latsch & Arnold, Inc •. for· printing the cover of this book and other programs; the Graham Paper Co. for their many contributions of paper for use in all of the above. These firms have been liberal in their contributions· to the welfare of Scouting and we do appreciate their help. We want to thank the official outfitters, J. Goldsmith & Sons Co., Phil A. Halle and Lowenstein's for the excellent window displays during Boy Scout Week. READING COMMITTEE Our Council accepted a quota of 250 new subscriptions to the official Scout magazine 11:Soys' Life 11 for the year 1939. To date we have 11ot reached this quota but we expect to before the year is over. This magazine costs but 6!¢ per month and we consider this one P.ago 12 �Reading Committee (Cont'~) of the best investmen ts which can be made for a boy. Seventy~five cents per year is a small amount when the values of good reading are considere d and all of us should encourage our boys to develop good habits in their reading. The Council is greatly indebted to the Cossitt Library for the collectio n of books for the use of the Scouts at Kamp Kia Kima fine a loo.n of a. source of rea.l pleasure to the boys in Kamp a.s well as were These books on on nature, flowers, birds and the like which the boys informati g furnishin the Libra.ry has helped in this we:y and we do appreyears many For studied. the Kamp. for done has it ciate what RURAL SCOUTING Outside of the City Limits of Memphis there are now 21 Troops of White Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts, a total of 23, which is a gain Of these Troops there are 14 in of one Troop as compared to last yea:r. We feel there should be mor.e Arkansas. in 3 and pi Mississip Tennessee , 6 in we recommend that in 1940 and Council our of sections Troops in the rural more boys outside of Memphis. to Scouting getting on laid be additiona l stress counties in our Council 4~ the in age Scout of boys of Thore are thousands Scouting. need and want boys these of and a great majority There arc several new Troops now in process of organizat ion and we strongly recommend that additiona l Troops be organized just as rapidly as the proper leadershi p can be found and trained. SEl~IOR SCOUTING Chickasaw Council was very fortunate in getting a splendid boat in 1939. This for the use of the Sea Scouts from the U. S. Coast Guard 1 enrly 11 of water. It 2 4 draws and feet 15 boat is 47 feet long, with a beam of the for boat fine a is and HP 130 of is equipped with~ a :Buda. gasoline engine use of the Scouts, as it is sate o.nd seaworthy . We are indebted to the Coast Guard for this boat nnd its equipment which enabled the S. s. s. "Idlewild! to cruise to New Orleans this sumner. This was a trip the Scouts will never forget and they are to be commended for the w~ they conducted themselve s on this long cI"llise. Your OoUJmittce feels that a cruise of this nature should be part of the Sea Scout Program for next year and every year. In addition to this long cruise the Sea Scouts have taken many short cruises on the Mississip pi during the year. The Council now has two Sea Scout Ships, the 11:Bonita 11 and the Idlewild but we should have several others and your Committee recommends that at least three new Ships be organized during 1940. 11 11 It is also r.ecommended that more social f'Uilctions for older Scouts be planned and carried out during the coming year, as these affairs appeal to young men and will keep them affiliated . With the Movement for a longer period of time. Page 13 ·,. �Senior Scouting (Cont'd) There is now a great and growing interest in Explorer Scouting &Uld we look· for continued growth in this program. We also recom.~end that additional EXplorer Patrols be organized in 1940. TRAINING COMMITI'EE Tl1e Training Committee is glad to report that in 1939 there has been the largest amount of training in the histo~r of the Council. Early in the year we realized that training and more training is vital to the successful operation of our Scout Troops and we have tried to make available the courses which were most needed. Below is a report of these courses: The course "Principles of Sc outrnastership 11 was completed in March with 32 Scouters being awarded certificates. A total of 90 men attend~ ed some parts of this course. School. 31 Troops sent Patrol Lenders to the Patrol Leaders Training 178 Scouts attended these meetings and 85 were awarded certificates. 22 District Commissioners took part, in the District Commissioners Training Course and 15 received certificates. The Troop Comping Course held in Memphis o.nd at Camp Currier had 42 men to take the training with 33 receiving certificates. The course 11 Intro(i,uction to Scouting", "Pa.rt 1, Eletients of Scout Len.dership!' was conducted :t'or the :first time with 58 men attending, 43 of whom were awarded certificates. First Aid. training under the supervision of the Red Cross re... sulted in 9 men receiving cards for the Standard Course and 6 men passed the Advanced /Course. The training course, 11 Troop Operation", which is 11 Eleoents of · Scout Leadership, Po.rt 11~ is now being conducted with 43 men cnrollod. It is expected a largo majority of these will receive certificates. 30 Negro Scouters participated in the course Scouting" and 19 have been a.ward.ed certificates. 11 IntJJoduction to A re-cap of the above shows that 300 men have taken part in these courses and that 157 certificates have been awarded; and that 178 boy leadars have been given sone training with 85 receiving certificates. This nuober of certificates will be swelled when the results of the 11 Troop Operation 11 course are known. One important step forward this year is the organization of the .Training Cot.Jmi tt ee into groups, each group being charged with the duty of putting on one course each year. The plan is to have these courses to be conducted at approxioatoly the saoe time each year so that all Scouters will Pac;e 14 �Training Copr.iittee (Cont'd) have an opportuni ty to get the training they desire. This plan is working splendidl y due to the cooperati on of the Vice-Chaintlon of the Coomittee who have worked faithfull y and well in naking these courses so successfu l. Your Chairman wishes to take this opportuni ty to express his thanks to all of the Meobers of the Training Coonittee and to the oen who have served as instrucWithout their help we could tors o..nd staff oeubers of the various courses. the above figures. in shown is whicl1 progress real the not have made The Training Cor:oittce has planned training courses to occur in 11 March, .April and May 1940 in 11 Principle s of Scoutmas tership, Part 1 and 11 Troop Comping~ First .Aid training is available practical ly at all tir,1es. We recor.ir.iond that continued eL1Phasis be put on the trainin6 Progran of the Council during the coming year. THE SCOUT OATH On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God, and my country, To obey the Scout Law ~o help other people at all times, To keep myself physicall y strong, mentally awake and morally straight. THE SCOUT LAW .A Sco11t is TRUSTWORTHY OBEDIENT :WY.AL CHEERFUL HELPFUL THRIFTY FRIENDLY BRA.VE COURTEOUS CLEAN KIND REVERENT Page 15 �. i-~ . ' . (:J ...~J1l~ ~- COU~!CJL, B. S.f\. j~JG-.- BALI.OT FOR ELECTION OF OFFICE.ttS JOO) COUNCIL ME!li;BE::.i.S-AT-LARGE FOR YEAR BEGINNING- JANUARY 1, l,939 ********* FOR PRESIDENT l- Mr,_ C. (Vote for One) Arthur --Mrn A.. K. !lru~e FOR VICE-?B.ESIDENTS - {Vote for Fo~ Burrow Mr. Walter L. Smith Mr., P .. A. Clayton Mr. Abe Scharff FOR SECRET.ARY (Vote for One) Mr. P. C. Clarke FOR TREASUREtl Mr. w. (Vote for One)_ P. Hallid::!.V -- FOR COMl\II SSIOl'JER Dr. T. s. Eliot (Vote for One) FOR FIELD COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) Mr. F. J. Flanruran *********** FOR COUNCIL lvllliBERS-AT-1.ARGE, as per attached list. I - ~ I I �COIDTCIL Alexander, Vance J. Angus, John A. Allen, James Seddon Allen, June D. Allen, Preston Allen, Thomas H. Atkinson, Dr. W. R. Au.stin, John A. Awsumb, George Ayres, Dr. J. c. Baber, Rodney Bacon, Col. W. J. Ball, Ernest c. Barker, Judge H. H. Barrow, E. R. Barry, Edward F. Bateman, Dr. R. J • Bizot, Jilnile A. Blaisdell, Dr. C, F. Blue, Dr. w. R. Bodley, Dr. J. w. Bondurant, Jack, Jr. Bowld, w. F. Boyce, Rev. E. G. Boyle, J. Bayard Bradley, Dr. James F. Brennan, J. J. Brinkle~r, .Ami el W. Brode, Julien Brown, J. Goodlett Brown, R. Bates Brown, S. Toof Bruce, C. Arthur Bunn, H. T. Burrow, A. K. Butler, c. W. Jr. Butler, Dr. Tait Caldwell, E. R. Callow, Lewis C. Campbell, Dr. Willis C. Canada, Col. J. W. Canale, Phil M. Carroll, W. s. Carter, M. o. Castle, s. Nelson Chambers, C. M. Chambers, J. D. MEMB3RS~.AT-LAB.GE Champion, R. G. Christenbury, Fred Church, C. H. Clark, Dolph Clark, Roscoe c. Clarke, P. c. Clayton, Henry M. Clayton, P. A. Coffey, Ben B., Jr. Col1n, B. L. Sam F. I Collier, J. D. Condon, Martin J. 1 I Cole, Cooper, w. o. , Coors, Dr. G. A. Cory, A. J. Cox, .Allen, Jr. 1 Cox, Orin L. I 1 Cox, W. 1 w. Crawford, A. M. Creson, R. F. Creson, T. K. Crenshaw, W.. A. Crump; E. H. Sr. Crump, E. H. Jr. Cunningham, Jesse Chandler, o. B. I 1 I I 1 I I I Dalstrom, I Ed. Darnell, Herbert 1 Davis, Clifford Dean, s. B. t~efries, Ray Lee Diehl, Dr. Charles I !Dolan, Dilworth, J. E. Rev. Edward I Dolan, T. R. !1Donelson, Andrew J. IDoz~er, R. M. ,, Davis , Dr. J. 1•;1urry 1 Eckert, George J. Edge, W. T. 'Edmondson, J. s. jEdwards, Frank c. ' Eldredge, Mark 1 Eliot, Dr. T. s. Erskine, Albert R. :Ettelson, Dr. H. w. !Evans, Dr. s. s. ! �Farrell, John J. Fiedler 9 Dr. F. W. . Finch, M. E. Fi sher, ,Allen Flanagan, Joe Fleming, Joseph D. Johnson, W. c. Johnson, Dr. William 1 Jolly, Dave Jones. Henry , Jones, Hugh I. I Ford, Fred , Fowler, Vl. :s. I Freeburg, Harry 1 Keller, Et,€;ene II I Fargason, John T. Jr. I Xerr, L. J., Klepper, Geo. M. Klinck, Chief Irby Krivcher, Joseph Gartly, Dr. George Gates, J. w. Gaut, D. Lane, Hunter c. Lane, V. G. Leach, E. K. Ervine Glascock, Charles Geig~r,, Glasgow, Ben E. Goldsmtih, Fred Goldsmith, Jack Gooch, Cecil M. Graham, F. J. Graves, Dr. L. M. Grout, F. M. Guice, Fred Goltma.n, Dr. J. s. w. Halliday, w. P. Hale, E. w. Heiskell, A. L. Herrington, R. L. Highsaw, Prof. J. L. Hill, R. E. Hirsh, B. ;7. Hobson, Dr. J. J. Holmes, F. c. Holt, iViaynard Hopper, .A.. L. Hopper, Joe B. Howard, Percy Hudson, Calvin Hughes, Allen, Jr. Hughes, c. Rel Hunt, J. n. Hussey, Robert J. w. B., Jr. Jacobson, c. M. Johnson, J. o. 1 Lee, Dr. R. G. Lea, Robert E. Lee, Chief w. D. LePrince, J. A. Lerner, s. M. Leroy, Dr. Louis Levy, Dr. Louis , Lewis, Dr. A. c. Lewis, T.. w. Ira J. Lichterman, 1 Lightman, M. A. I I Livermore, Dr. George R. J. A. : Lucas, Fred 1 Hays, Lake Irby, . Lee, James 1 1 Linn, E. R. Halle, .Arthur Ha.rro ld, E. A. Hartley, Robert s. I Lohmeyer, G. o. I: Macfarlane, l:allory rr. w. t I Malone, J. H. ' Maury, J. E. r Maxon, 1 I 1 Bishop James M. McCabe, c. T. 1;ccaslin, Dr,. Robert R. ~.cElravy, C• .A.. McGee, E. L. ( i,:cGeorge, H. L. McKee, R. ' McKnight, I 1 w. Thomas A. D. Ueeman, E. J. McW.horte~, 1 , Melroy, N. J. 1 1 Morgan, Allen ! Morgan. John T. ! Moriarty, j Myers, l 1 Herbert Ben F. Norfleet, R. Vance ~~~~--~~~~~~~-...L..J~--~--~~--~~~~~l �0 'Brien, \V. J. Smart, T. H. O'Call-9£:.han, J. E. Q 'Connor~ .Frank 0 rg:i.• .1.~ ·1- ~ ""elm E. :und Orgill~ Smith, Walter L. Springfield , C. L. Sullivan, He P. Sweeney, Frank Strauss. G,, D. Taylor., Kenon R Taylor~- L.. o William Overton, l7a·~kins Ozburn, N. Field Page, Carl Patton, Wesley E. Taylor~· Peete, Russell Penland, Clifford Pennebaker, c. T. Peres, Hardwig Phillips, George P. Pidgeon, Everett Pipkin, A. E. Pipkin, Perry Valentine, John Vieh, Edward ?. Plank, E. E. Plough, Abe Prescott, W. J. Waggener, .Andrew B. Wagner, D. Eugene Walker, Se P•. Waring, Col. Roane Watkins, R. G. Webb, Harry Webster, William A. Weeks, Dr. A. B. Weems, Charles Williams, Dr. Gray s. E. Ragsdale, F. V. Ragsdale, Dr. w. E. Ragland, Ramsay, R. G. Ramsey, Eenry T. Reid, Wallace R. Richardson, Charles D. Richardson, Gilmer Riechman, J • A. Rob·erts, John E. Roulhac , John S. Roy, George T., Jr. Rugg, L. E. Russell, Edward P. Russell, Dr. George M. Ryan, Ryan, w. w. A. Sr. A. Jr. Rychener, Dr. R. R,, Ae Taylor, Dr. Robert Th()mpson, E. F. Thorupson, L .. K. Turnbull, Steve Turner, Norfleet Tyson, w. T. I I Wild, A. J. 1 Wilkinson, Russel Williams, O. P. Il ~ilson, Harry c. Wood, George 1 Wood, Dr. Perey Wurzburg,. Abe I { Young,. Dr. Thomas K. o. , Zink, Clyde J. · f Zook, Martin Saino, J. E. Sandown, W. H. I Scharff, Abe Scharff, Aaron R. Schloss, Gilbert M. Schoembs, Arthur Schwartz, Merrill I Searight, Dr. M. Sellers, Perry Sexton, Fred Shepherd, s. J. Sims, R. B. Jr. Skinner, Raymond I w. I I f t Council Members elected Annual r'Meeting, 1 December 14, 1938 for the year 1939. �------·----- ----·------- --------·-·- ·__..._. ___ " -1 I j J .r. r--------··--- --------·---..-·. ~·------- . --------------- --1 i----------~------~--------·-----·----·----·------t Memphis, Tenn. Chickasaw Council, B.S.A. Inc. 1~----~------~·~---------- Nev. 28,1939 ~·~------------~~·------i i I C }-J JC JC;-\ S1\ \;\f C C> LJ ~I C J L S I I 1\ 1't i'I U;\ L 1\;f EE -r J 1'1 G J-J 0 -r E L PE1\ .B 0 D Y 1Yl C> ~I Df\ Y DE C t J\;1 B£ f( 1 1 The .Annual Meeting of the Council is an outstanding event and cne to which ALL Scouters are invited to attend. It is a source of inspiration, of good fellowship, of good Scouting.. You and your friends are cordially invited and urged to be present. Please mark on your calendar MONDAY. DECEM.BER 11th HOTEL PEABODY BUSINESS MEETING (for Scouters only) 5 :00-6:00 P.M. (Louis XVI Room, Mezzanine) DINNER MEETING (for everyoody) 6i30-9:00 P.M. (Ballroom) As is customary the Meeting will be held in two parts ~ .. the Business Meeting from 5:00 to 6 :OO P.M. ,. at which time the election of Officers and Council Members for 1940 and other business will be transacted. The Dinner Meeting from 6:·30 to 9:00 P.M., where we will have as our guest and speaker DR. GEORGE J. FISHER. Deputy Chief Scout Execµtive Dr. Fisher is noted all over America as one of the best speakers in Scouting. He will bring to Memphis a message you will enjoy as well as one of importance to every man and woman interested in boyhood. The Council is exceptionally f~rtunate in being able to get Dr. Fisher to come from New York for this meeting and on behalf ef the Council we urge you to come and hea.r Dr. Fi sher 1 s address. Among the highlights of the Dinner Meeting will be the presentation of Eagle Badges to a number of Scouts and the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award to two Scouters who have rendered outstanding service to boyhood. The names of these Scouters will not be lmown until the award is made. �L -2There will be mus i c, good fellowship and fun. We are striving to have every Scouter in the Council present on December 11th -- we are asking you, as a Committee of One, to holp in this by 1. Being present yourself. Bringing your friends. 2. Please n ot e ladi es a re cspaci al) Y i.nvi te d to th.;, Dinner Me eting . With your he lp this will be the best meeting the Council has held -- we are counting on YOU!!!! ev.~r Sincerely ;,·ours, ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE '--o_ ..AM ~·~c;.,.,-.,.,_ __ By_C) _ 1J?jJ _. -""-' " Chairman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B 0 Y S1 ...... :~ .,,-c·li .....,, ·O BOOST L I F E • 7l EEK Decemb e r 1 0th - 16th i nclus iv e SEHER READING FOR BOYS 11 Bcys 1 Life", the official Scout magazine, is good clean r eading for ALL boys. And now, here is 11.n ou portunity for Scouts and Scouters to ee.!"n money for their Troop s or for themselves. gST -:z: BOl~~ UFE ~ 0 .... cC •O UI .. . :·. ; 'eovs'LIFE.WEEK < DEC. scription. IOTH ~ l6 TH , . Tho regular price for 11 Boys 1 Life 11 is $1.50 per year. To all Scouts anrl Scouters who secure subscriptions at the ree;'lllar price One year •.•. • .. • ••.• $1. 50 Three years •. • •••.•• $4.00 the Council will pay a "commission" of 75¢ for a. 1 yuar subscription or $1.45 for a 3 years subHere is a fine chance to malru some sp ending mo n ey for Christmas. Please turn in all subscriptions, with the money for same, at Headquarters, 501 Columbian Mutual Tower, and -- Don 1 t forgtit ettch Scout can still subscri-ne at the price of 75¢ p ~r year. To each Troop which has 100% of its members to ~~bscribe a handsome blue all d white p ennant will be awarded. Several 'r roops hav .; already won this rennant. HAS YOURS??? If no·t, now is the time to put your should.er to the wheel. Remember, 11 Boys 1 Life" ha s 'been aptly called a 11 a silent Assistant ScoutmA.stl3r 11 because of the help i. t giv'3s to Scout Leaders. 3y encouraging your Scouts to reacl it you will be helping both yourself 3.Ild the 'to;rs. �Ql!19 KA SAW Q_Q.VNCIL, MINUTES OF ANNUAL B. S.• A. INC. M~ITETING 1939 The Annual Meeting of Chickasaw Council. Boy Scouts of America, Inc., was held on Monday, Decembet" 11, 1939 at 5:00 P. M. in JJouis XVI Room of Hotel Peabody. Mr. C. Arthur Bruce, President, presided and the following Council Members were present: 1 () Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Percy A. Clayton Abe Scharff A. K. Burrow Walter Lane Smith P • C. Cl ark W. P. Halliday T. S. Eliot Joe Flanagan J. S. Goltman R. G. Ramsay John E. Roberts E. A. Bizot Rorlney Baber H. M. Cleyton Joe Hopper s. B. Dean J. G. Gates A. D. McWhort1.or Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dolph Clark P. L. Day Mr. M. Eldredge Russell F. Peete Mr. Forrest Mottweiler Geo. P. Rawls Mr. Arthur Schoembs F. L. Christenbury Dr. A. C. Lewis Sam L. Wadley Mr. Henry Jones J. E. 0 1 0allaghan Mr. N. G. Paddison, Sr., :B. F. Myers Mr. C. T. McCabe Andrew Waggenar Mr. Ben Coffey Roscoe Clark T. P. Howard, Lake Cormorant, Mi.ss. O. L. Cox, Lal<:e Cormorant, Miss. Mr. Edward F. Thompson C. T. Pennebaker Mr. Arthur Katz Lewis Cal low Mr. A. S. Herriman A. E. Weeks L. B. Powell Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. I Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Field Commissioner Chairman Heal th & Safety Committee Chairman Camping Committee Chairman Inter-Racial Committee Chairman Reading Committee Chairman Civic Relations Committee Chainnan Organization Committee Chairman Training Committee Chairman Rural Scouting, DeSoto County Member-At-Large of Executive Board Member-At-Large of Executive Board Dr. George J. Fi sher, Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Mr. Harley E. Erb, Regional Executive, Mr. W. Gordon Merri s, Scout· Executive and Mr. W. E. Thacker, Assistant Scout Executive were also present. The following Scouters also attended: Rev. A. C. Maxted, Tunica, Miss. Mr. C. R. Otto. Jr., Mr. Warren Ledbetter Mr. Hugh McCain Mr. Vial ter Kantor Mr. David Schulherr Mr. Earl Berry �-2- The President, Mr. C. Arthur Bruce, called the meeting to order anc'l asked Rev. F. D. Daniel, Pastor of the Norris Ave. Presbyterian Church, to pronounce the invocation. Mr. Bruce recommended the Council Members to the meeting and made a few remarks on the work of the Council during the past year. Mr. Bruce called on the Scout Executive, Mr. W. Gordon Morris, for a report of the Council activities for the fiscal year ending December 1, 1939. The Scout Executive pointed out some of the major accomplishment s of the Council stating that the Council now has the largest num'Jer of Scouts and Cubs in its historyand that there had been a tremendous increase in attendance at Camp Currier and an exceptional increase in the number of Merit Badges awarded, etc., He asked the Council Members to read the Report of Cammi ttees which was given given to each man present. Mr. W. E. Thacker, Assistant Scout Executive distributed the Reports of the Cammi ttees to the Council Members. Mr. C. T. McCabe moved that it be the sense of the meeting that an expression of sympathy be sent to Mr. John T. Morgan who had been sick for a long time. This was seconded and carried. Mr. Ben B. Coffey critized the action of the Court of Honor in the award of the Bird Study Merit Badge to Scouts to whom he did not think the award. was warranted due to the fact that he had not approved the award of these badges. Mr. Bruce stated that he would take the matter up and have it adjusted as soon as possible. I Mr. C. T. McCabe called attention to the fact that some yeam ago a memorial to Mr. Ike Block had been proposed at Camp Currier and that a Council Member had agreed to furnish the lumber for this memorial but it had not been built. He suggested that this memorial be constructed in the memory of Mr. Ike Block as soon as possible. Mr. W. P. Hallidey stated that there should be a memorial at Camp Currier for men who have served in Scouting and. have passed on to their reward. There was some discussion of this but no action was taken. Mr. E. A. Bizot, Chai~nan of the Nominating Committee, nominated the Officers and Council Members for the year 1940. Next attached is a copy of the ballot containing the names and officers of the Council Members pr,oposed by Mr. Bizot. Mr. Bruce then called for nominations from the floor. Mr. Joe Hopper nominated Mr. Joe Dalstrom. Mr. P. C. Clark nominated Dean H. B. Hoag for membership on the Council. Mr. Bruce called for a vote on the election of these Officers and it was moved by Dr. A. B. Weeks and seconded by Mr. Arthur Katz and unanimously carried. The Scout Executive was instructed to carry the entire vote for the members present which number of members constituted a quorum for the officers and council members nominated. This motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Bruce requested all members to stay for the Annual Meeting Dinner which would be held in the Ballroom at 6:30 P. M. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 5:45 P. M. / �COUJ'ICJL, B. S.;\. L~lC. B,AJ:iLOT FOR ELECTION OF OFJi'ICERS AND COUNCIL ?v!Elv!BERS..AT ...LMG;FJ FOR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY l. 1940 ********* .. 1'.QJ.L~S ILJEN1.C I Mr! AQ.§.. -·-( (Vot~ for_Qg~ -- Sc~1arff I ·--· (Vote for Fo..~ FrYR V ICA_-PRES ID;IBNT S -·- ~..!.. A. __K. A. Burrow - - Mr. P. •.. Mr. Ed • Dalstrorn_ Cl~tQn Mr. Andrew B. •··· --- ~ W~gener -·---· .... - .__ -· ·- ·------· l!,OR $Hr!RmTARY _ _ {Vots;i t:o !' Qrui}. J~~· ~·re~ c. Cl9rke FOR 'I'Rli:ASUREL. --------· ·-·_ (Vote f.Q!:_ One)i Mr.--~-!!_~11 ida.,v .. -··- FOR COMMISSIONER __.... ___ t (VoJ.Lf£!_On~lf Mr. Henni:_Jv1_9 l ~to!?-_. _..;.._ !---··---·-FOR FIELD COMMISSIONER ____ ·-·i, (Vo..l!i. for Mr. F!....~!_anagan - ---. ··· --FOR commIL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE• - *********** ---·-· as ner attached li.!3t• --· ' OWi _.... - -- ..... . �. ~ COUNCIL MEMBERS-AT-LARQ:E Acroyd, w. L. Agee, G, Worthen Alexander, Vance J. .Angus, John A. Allen, James Seddon Allen, June D. Allen, Preston Allen, Thomas H. I I I I I 1 Atkinson, Dr. W. R. Austtn, John A. Awsumb, George J.y-:.-es, Dr. J. c. Baber, Rodney Bacon, Col. W. J. Ball, Ernest C. Barker, Judge H. j 1 I Canada, Col. J. W, Canale, Phil M. Carroll, W. S. Carter, M. O. · Castle, S. Nelson Chambers, C. M. Chambers, J. D. Champion, R. G. Chandler, o. B. Christenbury, Fred L. Church, C. H. Clark, Dolph 1 Clark, Roscoe C. f Clarke , P, C. , Clayton, Henry M. H~ Barrow, E. R. Barry, Edw~rd F. Bateman, Dr. R. J, Beasley, John B. Bizet, Emile A. Blaisdell, Dr. c. F. Blue, Dr. W. R. Bodley, Dr. J, w. Bolton, A. Earle :Bondurant, Jack Jr. Bondurant, Julian B. Boone, Daniel H. Bowld, W. F. Boyce, Rev. E, G. Boyle, J. Beyard Bradley, Dr. James F. Brennan, J. J. Brode, Julian Brown, J. Goodlett Brown, R. G. Brown, S. Toof Bruce, C,. Arthur Bunn, H. T. Burrow, A • K. Butler, C. W. Jr. Caldwell, E. R. Carlisle, G. A. Jr. Callow, Lewis C. Campbell, Dr. Willis C, I I Cl~ton, P. A. 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Cecil Wurzburg, Abe Young, Dr. Thomas K. Zink, Clyde J. Zook, Martin Council Members elected at the Annual Meeting December 11, 1939 for the year 1940. � 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. Text Any textual data included in the document CONDENSJ~ D REPOR1~S of CO MNII,.-l""TEES 1939 ii Cl1icl{aSa"W" Co1-1ncil Bog Scouts of America, Inc. l\tlcrnphis, T enn. . r 1 I CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. s. A. rnc. Memphis, Tennessee MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE :SOARD - 1939 OFFICERS ' Mr. c. Arthur Bru.ce President Mr. A. K. Burrow· Vice-President Mr. Walt.er Lane Smith Vice-President Mr. Percy A. Clayton Vice-President Mr. Abe Scharff, Vice-President Mr. Percy C. Clarke Secretary Mr. w. P. Halliday Treasurer Dr. T. s. Eliot Commissioner Mr. F. J. Flanagan Field Commissioner Mr. w. Gordon Morris Scout Executive CHAIRMEN. STANDING COMMITTEES Chairman Mr. F. J. Flanaga.11 Mr. W. P. Halliday Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. Rodney Baber Mr. James Seddon Allen Mr. Gilmer Richardson Mr. Harry Webb Mr. Abe Scharff Dr. J. s. GoltmAn M:r. John E. Roberts Mr. Henry M. c:iayton Mr. Percy A. Clayton Mr. T. Harvey Creech Mr. Emile A. Bizot Mr. E. A. Harrold Mr. S. B. Dean Mr. Herbert Holmes Mr. C. C. Holloman Mr. C. H. Brown Mr. Russel Wilkinson Mr. Joe Hopper Committee Activities Awards & Resolutions Camping Civic Relations Constitution & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Finance Heal th & Safety Inter-Racial Organization Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Scouting Rural ,scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Training MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. Perry Sellers Mr. N. o. Whitaker Mr. Charles T. McCabe Mr. C. Rel Hughes Mr. J. Granvil le Gates AWARDS TO MEM:BERS OF CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A· INC. FOR DISTHJGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD THE SILVER BEj\.VER Dr. J. C. Ayres 1931 Mr. Charles T. McCabe 1931 Mr. John T. Morgan 1931 Mr. George P. Phillips 1931 Mr. John E. Roberts 1931 Mr. Harry Webb 1931 Mr. L. R, Forsdick 1932 Mr. A· D. McWhorter 1933 Mr. Ben B. Coffey,Jr. 1934 Mr. Walter L. Gray 1935 Mr. George Wood 1935 Mr. F. J. Flanaga.."1 1936 Mr. R. G. Ramsay 1936 Mr. Edwin Dalstrom 1937 Mr. R. Von Steinen 1937 Mr. C. Arthur Bruce 1938 Mr. Charles H. Church 1938 **************************************** THE SCOUTMASTER'S KEY Mr. Ben B. Coffey ,Jr. 1933 Dr. Howard Curl 1934 Mr. R. Von Steinen 19;64 Mr. E. K. Leach 1935 Mr. Joe Hopper 1936 Mr. Miller Johnson 1936 Mr. Charles H. Church 1937 Mr. J. Brady Wiley 1938 Mr. Russell Peete 1938 C}-JJCJ~;\S;\\IY COU1'1CJL, BS ;\.,JNC. J'vJ E 1\;! P J-J J S 1 T E 1'J J'J. December 11, 1939 To the friends of Scouting: December 1st is the end of the fiscal year of Chickasaw Council. In the Reports of the Standing Committees, which follow, you will find a great deal of information as to what our Council has accomplished in the Scouting Program of character building and citizenship training during the year just passed. And I believe you will agree that real progress has been made. But these Reports do not adequately describe the loyal and unselfish service of the hundreds of Scout Leaders who have so freely given of their time and effort to enable our boys to have the benefits of Scouting. To these Scouters the credit is due for the progress which has been made. I want to take this opportunity to express to these Scout Leaders rrr:f deep appreciation for the work done and the sacrifices made for the cause of Scouting; for I sincerely believe the men who are training boys to live the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives are building a firm foundation for the future welfare of the Nation. Sincerely yours, d1/;~'!Jt~ Scout Executive f(£POR ... f5 ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE The Scouts of Chickasaw Council engaged in numerous and vari.o~. activities during the :fi seal year ending December 1, _1939. In all of thtiH activities they have been under the guidance of the Scoutmasters, Assietn.nt Scoutmasters and junior officers of the Council. Many of these leaders t.\rtl veterans in point of service to boyhood and yet they are yotmg in years; many are leaders of years past who have felt the urge in their hearts and have now found the time to return to .Scouting; some are new leaders filled with the spirit of directing and being a part of the greater Scouting Program for tho Boy Scouts of Chickasaw Council. Most of these le11ders have worked faithfully and untiringly with their respective Troops and your Committee hereby commends their splendid efforts and accomplishments. The ninth Annual Ca.mp Currier Camp-0-Ree was held at Camp Cur~ier Eudora, Miss., on June 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Fifty-seven Troops p.articipated with a total of 1,077 Scouts in Crunp. This exceeded the previous year by 6 Troops and 250 Scouts -- this exceeded the 1937 Camp-0-Ree by 23 Troops and 509 Scouts. The events of the Camp-0-Ree consisted of Troop Camping, Patrol Camping, First Aid, Cooking, Scout Rescue, Fire Building and Water :Boiling, Forestry and Wall Scaling. These event_s were judged by the leaders of the Troops entered and their efficiency in this capacity was as expected, the most satisfactory job of judging we have had to date, The full pC1,rticipation in these events by the Troops was the best we have had and the type of participation and lack of confusion showed more orderly and united accomplishments than has occurred in previous Camp-0-Rees. The orderly and efficient manner in which the Scoutmasters and their junior officers handled thoir Troops during the Camp-0-Ree was made possible by the District Camp-0-Ree practices held at Overton Park during the months of April and Mnlf. These practices were conducted by the District Commissioners and the Officers of the participating Troops and was run off by districts. No grand award was made to any one Troop as a winner of the Camp- 0-Ree but the efficiency of the Troops was recognized by the award of a ribbon to all Troops who scored certain points against the standard. All Troops were eligible to win these rl bb.ons -- 12 Troops won the Class 11 A11 Award; 10 Troops the Class 11B11 Award and 19 Troops won the Class 11 0 11 Awa.rd ma.king a total of 41 Troops who won Awards. The fact that· 12 Troops won Class "A" Award in 1939 as compared to 2 Troops winning it in 1938 shows the marked improvement our Troops have made during the past year. For the 1st time in the history of the Camp-0-Ree a Troop made 11A11 in all events this was Troop 38 sponsored by the Lalllar Heights Presbyterian Church and lead by Scoutmaster Herndon Hamer. The judges complimented all of the Troops on their excellent showing in both Troop and Patrol Campin€, as this was far superior to previous years. Your Committee recommends that the Annual Camp-0-Ree and District practices be held again in 1940. Page 1 "The Advancement Program" which was operated from Nov. 1, 1938 to January 20, 1939 (12 weeks) was the fourth of this type of activity to be held in the Council. The use of this Program affords Scout Leaders a well-rounded program of Scouting activities for their Troops, as it consists of Advancement, Camping, Training, Good Turns, etc. The Troops are awarded points for these activities and they compete against a standard,· as in the Camp-0-Ree. This was the first time the Troops had used this system of competition, as previously a winner was determined. We are glad. to report 7 Troops won the Class "A" pennant; 10 Troops won the Class 11 B11 pennant and 15 Troops won the Class ncn pennant -- these being awarded by the Council. Forty-One Troops participated in this Program and a total of 32 won pennants. Your Committee has operated an Advancement Program for 1939 and the results of this will be known within the next few days. We recommend that another "Advancement Program" be offered to Scout Leaders in 1940, as your Committee feels this event should have a place in the annual activities of the Council • Your Activities Committee expressed thanks and appreciation to the Scoutmasters of the Council, their Assistants and junior leaders for their splendid work in Scouting in 1939, and to the many Scouters who have served as judges and officials during the past year. ~~ C.AMl?ING COMMITTEE Ca.mp Currier. near Eudora. Miss. The 1939 season was undoubtedly the best in the 14 years the Camp has been operated so far as attendance and interest is concerned, as will be seen in comparing the figures shown.below: Gain or Loss as 1937 1938 19~9 Compared to 1938 GAIN LOSS Scouts attending Camp Currier 2,482 4,091 4,462 371 Scouters attending Camp Currier 501 629 653 24 Number of Scout Days 5,199 10,147 11, 967 1,820 Number of Scouter Days 686 1,130 1,364 234 Number of Visitors 2,289 3,237 3,268 31 Your Committee feels this is an excepttonally fine record, especially in view of the fact the 1938 figures were the largest on record up to that time. A Council camp was held at Camn Currier for 5 weeks during the past summer with an average attendanc.e of 54 Scouts. During this time 152 Page 2 Scouts spent a total of 270 Scout Weeks in camp. 116 Merit Badges were awarded and 54 Scouts won their Camp Emblems. The camp fee paid by tho Scouts was $4.50 per week and the net operating loss to the Council was $37. 09. We feel the fine attendance record at Camp can be largely attributed to the swimming pool and water system which was given to the Camp by Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936. This splendid equipment has been a source of joy and comfort to all of our Scouts and Sc.outers and will continue to afford them pleasure for years to come. Without this eqμipment the camping facilities were inadequate -- with them the Camp is complete and offers real opportunities to all of the Scouts and Scouters of the Council. Not only does this fine equipment give pleasure to the boys -- the well, water system. and bath house are a distinct asset and of. great importance to the health of the boys using the Camp. Plenty of pure drinking water is a necessity at any camp and we know that Camp Currier is well equipped in this regard. On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters we wish to express our deep appreciation of the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burrow which has meant and will continue to mean so much to the health and happiness of all of us who go to Camp Currier, Ever since Camp Currier was opened in 1925 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Currier of Geneva, Switzerland, has annually made generous contributions for its support and improvement. These funds have made possible the building of the dam.: to impound the waters of the lake and the construction of the Mess Hall, as well as improvement of the roads. The lake affords hundreds of boys the pleasures of boating and fishing, the Mess Hall enables the Council to operate the Council Camp and the other improvements have made it possible for everyone to enjoy the camp. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mrs. Currier for her generosity throughout the years. An innovation at the Camp this year was the District Camp held under the auspices of the Choctaw and Chisca Districts of the Council during the week of August 5th-11th. This week of camping was entirely supervised and carried out under the leadership of the Scouters in these two Districts and the Scouts thoroughly enjoyed it. Twenty-Two Scouters from the two Districts served as Camp Lead0rs in this very successful camp - we feel they did an outstanding piece of work with very little money on which to operate and we want to extend our thanks to each and every one of these men who made it possible for 42 Scouts to have a week of camping. The camp fees paid by the Scouts were $2.50 per week but in spite of this small charge there was a net profit at the end of the week of $4.19. We would like to commend this fine activity to the other Districts of the Council and to urge them to do the same in 1940. For 1940 we make the following recommendations; That a headquarters, a hospital and a handicraft shop be built for use during the Council camp; that 4 patrol lodges (each large enough to house 8 boys) be constructed; that at least 5 new latrines be built; that the roads be repaired and graded; that at least 6.new boats be built; that 50 new mattresses be purchased; and that sufficient equipment (dishes, knives, forks, etc.) be purchased to increase the capacity of the Mess Hall to 100 persons per meal• Pago 3 KamP Kia Kima. near Hardy, Ark. For the past several years the attendance of Scouts and Scouters at K~~p Kia Kima has declined as compared to former years. This year your Cornmi ttee felt it wise to operate Kamp for a four week's season instead of the six, eight or ten weeks which it has been operated in the past. It was thought this would reduce the loss in operating expense and at the same time take care of all of the Scouts who desired to go to Kamp. As an inducement to get more Scouts to attend, the camp fee was lowered from $9.50 to $8.50 per week but even so the attendance was somewhat less than last year. Eighty-five Scouts spent a total of 156 Scout Weeks, as compared to 109 Scouts who spent a total of 230 Scout Weeks during the six weeks season in 1938. During this sonson 83 Merit Badges were awarded and 57 Scouts won their Kamp Emblems. We are glad to report the operating deficit for 1939 was but $166.88 as compared to $458.64 in 1938. For 1940 we sincerely recommend that funds be made available to repair and paint the buildings of the Kamp. Ca.mP Daniels, Memphis. Tenn. Camp Daniels had its best season in 1939 with 101 Negro Scouts in camp during the four weeks season as compared to 94 during the same time last year. The boys spent a total of 139 Scout weeks as compared to llO Weeks in 1938. While the attendance was better than last year the advancement program was not as good, as only 13 Merit Badges were awarded compared to 45 the previous year. We greatly appreciate the help of 11 TBE COMMERCIAL .APPEAL CAMP FUND FOR BOYS11 which enable 35 underprivileged Scouts to go to Camp who otherwise would not have been able to attend. These boys were selected through the Family Welfare Agency to whom we are indebted for fin·e cooperation and assistance. We appreciate the contributions of Mr. C. Arthur Bruce and Mr. Ed. Dalstrom who provided funds to send 7 Scouts to camp for one week. The camp fee was $3.00 per wee~ and a net operating profit of $32.98 was made on the four weeks operations. We wish to thank the Negro leaders for their fine work during this camping season. ---·---- Your Camping Committee reco~~ends that plans be made as soon as possible for an even larger camping program throughout the Council in 1940. We urge that every Scout Leader in the Council puts his shoulder to the wheel. Pago 4 Camping Committee (Cont 1 d) toward the end of getting an even larger number of Scouts to have the benefits of camping during the coming year. C !VIC SERVICE COMMITTEE The Scouts of Chickasaw Council have responded admirably to every call for their services in connection with civic enterprises during the past year. They have faithfully carried out their assignements and this Committee is proud of their accomplishments. May we suggest that you react carefully the following list of "Good Turns" which the Scouts have done. Then consider how many thousands of hours our boys have given and how constructively they have employed their time. 25 Scouts delivered posters for the Shelby County Tuberculosis Society. 50 Scouts served as ushers at church services in Overton Park Shell. 45 Scouts acted as guides and runners at State Convention of the American Legion. 37 Scouts delivered baskets to the poor, Christmas, 1938. Approximately 550 Scouts marched in Fire Prevention Parade. About 60 Scouts distributed circulars and aided in.traffic . work during 11 Pedestri<~ Safety Woek, 11 Scouts wGre on duty as ushers at all of the Southwestern football games and approximately 490 were on duty at the five games. 12 Scouts manned the Clean Up-Paint Up.--Fix Up demonstration in Court Square. Approximately 450 Scouts marched. in the Clean Up-Paint UpFix Up Parade. Approximately 800 Scouts served in the Cotton Carnival in carrying signs, holding back the crowds, directing traffic, acting as ushers at the Children's Ball and carrying flares during t.he Parade. Approximately 900 Scouts aided in the Spirit of Christmas Parade by carrying signs, holding back the crowds and carrying flares to illuminate the floats. ?'74 Scouts marched in the Armistice Dey Para.de~ About 50 Scouts served as ushers at the West Tenn. Teachers Page 5 Civic Serxice Committee (Cont'd) football games. Approximately 50 Scouts collected clothing for the poor. In addition to the above the Scouts have been on duty at various conventions, church meetings, luncheon clubs,_ etc., where they acted as guides and pages. Our boys have done really good. work and we commend them for it. COURIJ! OF HONOR During the fiscal year,' which ended December 1st, the Scouts of Chickasaw Doltncil were awarded the largest number of Merit Badges in the history of the Council, which was organized in 1916. We are glad to report there has been a nice increase in most of the higher ranks (from First Class to Eagle) and we invite your attention to the comparison of the awards ma.de in 1937, 1938 and 1939, shown below: 1937 1938 1939 Gain li.2.!ui First Class Badges 174 210 241 31 Merit Badges 1,788 2,155 2,680 425 Star Badges 102 137 154 17 Life Badges 51 62 71 9 Eagle Badges 15 22 20 Eaglo Palms 20 29 29 A high standard of work has beon maintained and we are proud of the boys 1 accomplishments. But we feel th0re is much to bo done in training Merit Baclge Counselors and in recrui tine more Counselors to aid 2 the Scouts. For 1940 wo recommend that great effort be made toward this and. Your ChairmM wishes to a.ck:nowledge his appreciation o:f'th<~ f 1.n0 cooperE1,tion of the Vico-Chrdrmen and the Members of the Di strict Courh of Honor. Tho success of the Merit Badge progrmn is due to the loyAl ty of these Scouters who have so faithfully carried out their duties nnd who hnvo made it possible for tho Scouts to secure tho advru1tr1,ges of this p:rovocational training. CUBBING COMMITTEE 1939 has seen the start of an enlarged Cubbing Program :for thl'1 Chickasaw Council. As of December 1, 1939, the Council has shown a. g11,in of 2 Cub Packs and 40 Cubs for a Total of 6 Packs and 132 Cubs as compu.rod. to 4 Packs and 89 Cubs for 1938. V1bile the above report shows no great gain over last yut.\r, tho ground work has been laid over a period of months f_o_r _th_e_ f_oll_'ow ...:..l...n...i.(..l..:. ... ~ . ....._ ........... Cubbing Committee (Cont'd) prospective Packs, two of which will be registered before the end of 1939: McLean Blvd. Baptist Church (by Dec. 31st.) Westroinister Presbyterian Church (by Dec. 31st.) Lauderdale Courts Temple Baptist Church First Method.ist Church Raleigh Chrisitan Church Union Ave. Church of Christ Speedway Terrace 3aptist Church During the year the following new Packs have been added to the rolls: Pack #2 - American Legion Pack #4 - Mallory Heights Baptist Church Pack #6 - St. J obn 1 s Methodist Church The following Pack was dropped from the rolls last year: Pack #5 - Blessed Sacrament Church Cubbing as now presented has as its outstanding feature, Parent Interest and cooperation. There is a definite ground work to be laid before a Cub Pack can be. started. A series of 10 steps starting with an interview of the Head of the Sponsoring Institution and ending with a 3 meeting Training Course for the Parents of all the prospective Cubs is necessary for the proper organization of a Cub Pack. The Cubliing Committee oclievos that this year a firm foundation has been laid for Cubbing, tho newest member of the Scouting Family, and is looking forward to a. su-Dsklntial growth in the near future. FIN.ANGE COMMITT~N In the Finance Campaign conducted by the Council in May 1939 a total of $14,867.67 was raised in cash and pledges. The actual figures are as follows: Cash (White) Pledges(Whi te) TOT~l\.L (White) Cash (Negro) Pledges(Negro) TOT.AL (Negro) $10,320.25 2. 864. 75 $ 633.60 1.049.07 $13,185.00 l.682&L_ T0rAL CASH .AND PLEDGES ••••••••••••• $14,867 .67 Your Committee wants to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who contributed to the support of the Counci.l and to thank C W: rkers who worked s..Q_,fai thfully. We parti.~arl_y appreciate Page 7 FIN.ANOE COMMITTEE (Cont'd) the fine work of the Exchange Club of Memphis which handled the Fmployees Division, and the Memphis Jr. Chamber of Commerce which year in and year out has helped in the Ca'llpaigns. Without the help of our good friends in raising the necessary funds the Scouting program in Memphis could not go on and we want to express to each of you our sincere appreciation for what you have done. Due to conflicting dates with other agencies in the fall months it has been decided to gradually move the Council's Campaign dates up until eventually the dates will be during Boy Scout Week in February. In 1939 the dates were moved from September to May and in 1940 we expect the dates to be moved from Ma¥ to April, at which time we will not conflict with other agencies, The books of the Council have been audited by Messrs. ?e~t, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and found to be correct. We especially invite your attention to the fact that Chickasaw Council is entirely free of debt. We believe this statement Will be as gratifying to our friends as it is to us. It has been and is the policy of this Con:nnittee to spend only when funds were in hand and we recommend.the continuation of this policy. The Scout Movement in our Council continues to grow steadily as you will see in tho Organization Committee's Report. Naturally it follows that more money is necessary to truce care of this larger number of boys. Tie, therefore, recommend that a budget of at least $20,000.00 be secured for the 1940 budget. Your Committue feels the Council is not adequately financed and that sufficient funds for its operating bud.get is one of the Council's greatest needs, if not the greatest need. HE.AL':I1H & SAFETY COMM! TTEE This Committ0e is gratified to report that the health and safety of our Scouts during 1939 have been excellent. There was not a serious accidGnt or case of sickness in any of our three camps. This splendid record is a real tribute to the men who are leading our Troops o.nd we commend and congratulate them on the fine work they are doing in providing safe activities and camping for the Scouts of this Council. Hundreds of Scouts have participated in activities, parades, games, Camp-0-Rees, etc. during the year 1mder safe leadership and we are proud of the work the boys and loaders have done. Swimming in all of our three camps was carefully supervised by .American Red Cross Life Saving Instructors. Cariip Currier o.nd Kamp Kia Kima were inspected by Mr. Lewis W. Hall, Assistant Director of ~~e Health & Safety Service and Camp Daniels was inspected by Mr. Harley F.. Erb, Regional Executive. Puge 8 INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE The work of the Inter-Racial Committee is confined solely to Negro Scouts and is handled through a sub-covncil k:no>'m as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the officers a...~d members of the Seminole Division, including the .Assistant Scout E:l~ec-o.tive, a.re Negroes. During the yea:r ending December l, 1939 nine new Troops of Scouts were organized and five Troops were dropped from the rolls. There are now 34 Troops, or a net gain of four Troops over the previous year. There are now 561 Scouts as compared to 558 last year, a net gain of three Scouts. There are two Cub Packs, the same as last yea:r but they have increased from 29 to 37 Cubs on the rolls. The Camping program at Camp Daniols was the best in its history with 101 Scouts in camp during the four weeks season. The boys spent a total of 139 Scout weeks as compared to 110 weeks in 1938. While the attendance was better the advancement of the Scouts was not as good, as only 13 Merit Badges were awarded as compared to 45 last year. We want to toke this opportunity to thank 11 The Commercial Appeal Camp Fund For Boys 11 which enabled 35 underprivileged Scouts to go to ca.mp. The Scouts were selected through Tne Family Welfare Agency to whom we are indebted for fine cooperation. Through the help of these agencies the Camp was made more useful to the boys. The Scouts of the Seminole Division have done their share of 11 Good 'i11u-ns 11 in connection with civic activities. They have served a.s guides, ushers, otc. a.TJ.d have assisted with traffic and in holding back the crowds during the Cotton Carnival and Spirit of Christmas Parades; they have assisted in flllg raising ceremonies and in other worthwhile things. We are proud of their accomplishments as :pnrticipa.ting citizens. During the yoa:r there were only 23 Merit Badges won by Negro Scouts; two Scouts advanced to First Class Ra~.k; one to Star and one to Life Rank. Your Committee feels that one of the most important needs of the Council is to provide ways and means for N"ogro Scouts to adv.,mce in rank ond to I take part in the Merit :Badge activities. The need is great, as will be seen from the fact that in 1938 there were 78 Merit Badges awarded as compared to 23 this year. Your Committee feels that advancement in rank must be constantly urged on our Negro Scouts or they will not get the full benefit of Scout training. We ask your help in this, for it is vital to the success of the future in the Seminole Division. In the Finance Campaign the Seminole Division turned into the Council $633.60 in cash nnd $1,049.07 in pledges, a total of $1,682.67. This is $444.62 less tha~ the Division raised in 1938. We feel that our Negro work is making some progress but that especial attention must be paid to advancement in 1940. We urgently request that emphasis be laid on advanceme:!'.lt throug.,l:lout 1940. 1------------·--------·-·--------- , ___________ . Po.go 9 Inter-RA.cinl Committee (Cont'd) The Committee recommends that in order to push the advancement of the Seminole Division that the Inter-Racial Committee for 1940 be composed of the Chairman plus one menber of the following Council Committees who would be designate~ by the Chairman of his Committee to work with the corresponding Con'll"'..J.ttee of the Seminole Division: Organization, Training, Carfrping, Health & Safety, Advancement, Civic Relations, Fina.nee and Activities. This should lead to a much more efficient handling of the Seminole Division. ORG.AlJIZATIOlJ COMMITTEE In February 1939 the Council received the Walter W. Read Acorn Awa.rd for reaching its objectives in total number of Scouts, Troops, Cubs and Packs for the year 1938. We feel sure you a.re as proud of this trophy as we are, for every Scout and Scouter in the Co1mcil have a right to feel a re~l satisfaction in receiving this recognition from our National President. Your Committee has been and is now working hard to organize enough new units to ~in this Award for the second time. We believe we will, for the objective in Scouts has a.lr~Qdy been passed. But in order to win t~e Award for 1939, three new Troops, two Cub Packs and 12 additional Cubs must be enrolled bofore December 31st. Now in process of organization are six Troops of white Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts; eight Packs of white and one of Negro Cubs. We believe enough of these will be registered to win the Award. DurinG the past year 14 Troops of vTI1ito Scouts and 9 Troops of Negro Scouts have been orgnnized. We are glad to report there has been a gn.in in Troops, Scouts, Cubs and Packs and that the Qouncil now has J!.h.q larsest ~ffinbership in its ~istory. Below is shown a comparison of nenbcrship for the past three years, as well as the gain made over the 1938 record: Dec. l, 1937 Dec, 1, 1938 Dec. 1, 1939 GA.IN Whi tc Sc0Uts 1,678 1,838 2,090 252 N cgro Scouts 408 ~ _Qfil,_ J TOTAL SCOUTS ••.••.• 2,086 2,396 2,651 255 White Troops 66 76 85 9 Net:;ro Troops A _]Q. 34 -1 TOTAL TROOPS ••••••• 87 106 119 13 Vfai to Cubs 46 60 95 35 Negro Cubs _Q. ~ 37 _a TOTAL ClJ3S • ........ 46 89 132 43 ----------------·---------- Pn;~o 10 Organizati9n Committee (Cont'd) peg, 1, 1937 Dec. 1, 19!28 Dec. 1, 1939 GAIN Wl.1i te Cub Packs 2 2 4 2 Negro Cub Packs _a. _a ~ _Q TOTAL CUB Packs 2 4 6 2 Wo regret re report that during the yea:r five Troops of vVhite Scouts and five Troops of Negro Scouts were dropped from the rolls. Efforts are now being mnde to revive some of these Troops and we hope to have them in good sto.nding in the near future. There are over .13,000 boys of Scout age (12--16) in our area and there is plenty of room for more of them to have the benefits of Scout trnining. Therefore, we recommend that every effort be made to organize additional Troops and Packs during 1940. Q.UTFITTJJIBS 1 COMMITTEE The three official outfitters in Memphis are J, Goldsmith & Sons Co,, Phil A. Halle and Lowenstein's, During the year the stocks of Scout uniforms, supplies and equipment carried by these outfitters havo been inspected by meobers of the Committee and were fo'Ulld to be adequate, We pa:rticularly comm.end these firos for the fine displays they have r:iade and the publicity they have given to Scout uniforms, etc. in their stores and f'or the a.dvcrtisOI!lcnt s they have carried each week i:h "The Press Scioi tor". They have worked with and for the Council and we wish to thank them for their help, All of the outfitters have Scou.t Cabins in their boy's deplll'tments which not only attract boys but materially aid in interesting them in the Mover.:ient and in getting correct uniforo.s. We consider this as benefi,.. cial to the Council as well as the boys. We desire to thank J. Goldsoith & Sons Co. for furnishing an 11 Advancer:ient Chart11 to each Troop in the Council. This chart carries a natural color picture of all of the badges and insignia of the Boy Scouts of America as well as space to record the advancement of all members of a Troop. It supplies a long felt need and we appreciate it. Phil A. Halle has furnished an official Boy Scout Calendar for 1940 to all Scoutoasters and in addition is now furnishing a calendar to all Scouts who apply for it. This is a very useful gift and is appreciated by us as well as those who receive the ealenda:rs. For 1940 we reconr:iend the outfitters continue to display the official ~quipr.ient, etc. as they have this year, for they are making a ',real contribution to the Moveoent by keeping in stock and effectively displaying the many things which Scouts use. Pago 11 ----·------- PUBLICITY COMMITTEE For many years 11 The Press Scimi tar 11 has cooperated with the Council by publishing a quarter-pate of news each week known as 11 The Scout Press Scimitar". This is a very valuable aid in informing the Scouts a.nd Scouters of Courts of Honor, activities, Camp-0-Rees, etc. and it is widely read. In addition, the columns of the pa.per have always been open to Scout news of all kinds. We are especially indebted to 11 The Press Scimitar" for the fine publicity given to the Council's Finance Campaign. This did much to insure the success of the Campaign and we appreciate it. "The Commercial Appeal 11 has bean very generous in printing Scout news and has cooperated to the fullest extent in publicizing the Council 1 s activities. Just before the Finance Campaign 11 The Commercial Appeal" devoted the entire front page of the Rotograviire Section to Scouting. This fine page was of extraordinary value to the Council and to the Campaign. Throughout the year "The Commercio.l Appeal 11 has been very helpful to the cause of Scouting and we want to express our appreciation for the fine support they have given. Your Committee has always found Radio Stations WM C, WM P S, W.E.B.Q, and WR E C ready and willing to give freely of their time a..~d support in broadcasting Scouting events and we want to take this opportunity to thank them. Not only has the management of these stations been generous with time on the air but the men on the staffs have voluntarily made many valuable suggestions as to programs, scripts, etc. which have greatly increased the effectiveness of the programs. Tho Council is indebted to them for their many contributions. We want to thank the Memphis Street Railway Co. for allowing us to put Finance Campaign cards in the street cars and busses during the Campaign. This good publicity is much appreciated. We are indebted to the Standard Printing & Supply Co. f9r printing 15,000 Campaign Cards and other printed material; the Superior Pres for printing the car cards used in the Campaign; Latsch & Arnold, Inc •. for· printing the cover of this book and other programs; the Graham Paper Co. for their many contributions of paper for use in all of the above. These firms have been liberal in their contributions· to the welfare of Scouting and we do appreciate their help. We want to thank the official outfitters, J. Goldsmith & Sons Co., Phil A. Halle and Lowenstein's for the excellent window displays during Boy Scout Week. READING COMMITTEE Our Council accepted a quota of 250 new subscriptions to the official Scout magazine 11:Soys' Life11 for the year 1939. To date we have 11ot reached this quota but we expect to before the year is over. This magazine costs but 6!¢ per month and we consider this one P.ago 12 Reading Committee (Cont'~) of the best investments which can be made for a boy. Seventy~five cents per year is a small amount when the values of good reading are considered and all of us should encourage our boys to develop good habits in their reading. The Council is greatly indebted to the Cossitt Library for the loo.n of a fine collection of books for the use of the Scouts at Kamp Kia Kima These books were a. source of rea.l pleasure to the boys in Kamp a.s well as furnishing information on nature, flowers, birds and the like which the boys studied. For many years the Libra.ry has helped in this we:y and we do appreciate what it has done for the Kamp. RURAL SCOUTING Outside of the City Limits of Memphis there are now 21 Troops of White Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts, a total of 23, which is a gain of one Troop as compared to last yea:r. Of these Troops there are 14 in Tennessee, 6 in Mississippi and 3 in Arkansas. We feel there should be mor.e Troops in the rural sections of our Council and we recommend that in 1940 additional stress be laid on getting Scouting to more boys outside of Memphis. Thore are thousands of boys of Scout age in the 4~ counties in our Council and a great majority of these boys want and need Scouting. There arc several new Troops now in process of organization and we strongly recommend that additional Troops be organized just as rapidly as the proper leadership can be found and trained. SEl~IOR SCOUTING Chickasaw Council was very fortunate in getting a splendid boat for the use of the Sea Scouts from the U. S. Coast Guard enrly in 1939. This boat is 47 feet long, with a beam of 15 feet and draws 4 1 2 11 of water. It is equipped with~ a :Buda. gasoline engine of 130 HP and is a fine boat for the use of the Scouts, as it is sate o.nd seaworthy. We are indebted to the Coast Guard for this boat nnd its equipment which enabled the S. s. s. "Idlewild! to cruise to New Orleans this sumner. This was a trip the Scouts will never ·,. forget and they are to be commended for the w~ they conducted themselves on this long cI"llise. Your OoUJmittce feels that a cruise of this nature should be part of the Sea Scout Program for next year and every year. In addition to this long cruise the Sea Scouts have taken many short cruises on the Mississippi during the year. The Council now has two Sea Scout Ships, the 11:Bonita 11 and the 11 Idlewild11 but we should have several others and your Committee recommends that at least three new Ships be organized during 1940. It is also r.ecommended that more social f'Uilctions for older Scouts be planned and carried out during the coming year, as these affairs appeal to young men and will keep them affiliated. With the Movement for a longer period of time. Page 13 Senior Scouting (Cont'd) There is now a great and growing interest in Explorer Scouting &Uld we look· for continued growth in this program. We also recom.~end that additional EXplorer Patrols be organized in 1940. TRAINING COMMITI'EE Tl1e Training Committee is glad to report that in 1939 there has been the largest amount of training in the histo~r of the Council. Early in the year we realized that training and more training is vital to the successful operation of our Scout Troops and we have tried to make available the courses which were most needed. Below is a report of these courses: The course "Principles of Sc outrnastership11 was completed in March with 32 Scouters being awarded certificates. A total of 90 men attend~ ed some parts of this course. 31 Troops sent Patrol Lenders to the Patrol Leaders Training School. 178 Scouts attended these meetings and 85 were awarded certificates. 22 District Commissioners took part, in the District Commissioners Training Course and 15 received certificates. The Troop Comping Course held in Memphis o.nd at Camp Currier had 42 men to take the training with 33 receiving certificates. The course 11 Intro(i,uction to Scouting", "Pa.rt 1, Eletients of Scout Len.dership!' was conducted :t'or the :first time with 58 men attending, 43 of whom were awarded certificates. First Aid. training under the supervision of the Red Cross re ... sulted in 9 men receiving cards for the Standard Course and 6 men passed the Advanced /Course. The training course, 11 Troop Operation", which is 11 Eleoents of · Scout Leadership, Po.rt 11~ is now being conducted with 43 men cnrollod. It is expected a largo majority of these will receive certificates. 30 Negro Scouters participated in the course 11 IntJJoduction to Scouting" and 19 have been a.ward.ed certificates. A re-cap of the above shows that 300 men have taken part in these courses and that 157 certificates have been awarded; and that 178 boy leadars have been given sone training with 85 receiving certificates. This nuober of certificates will be swelled when the results of the 11 Troop Operation11 course are known. One important step forward this year is the organization of the .Training Cot.Jmi tt ee into groups, each group being charged with the duty of putting on one course each year. The plan is to have these courses to be conducted at approxioatoly the saoe time each year so that all Scouters will Pac;e 14 Training Copr.iittee (Cont'd) have an opportunity to get the training they desire. This plan is working splendidly due to the cooperation of the Vice-Chaintlon of the Coomittee who have worked faithfully and well in naking these courses so successful. Your Chairman wishes to take this opportunity to express his thanks to all of the Meobers of the Training Coonittee and to the oen who have served as instructors o..nd staff oeubers of the various courses. Without their help we could not have made the real progress whicl1 is shown in the above figures. The Training Cor:oittce has planned training courses to occur in March, .April and May 1940 in 11 Principles of Scoutmastership, Part 1 11 and 11 Troop Comping~ First .Aid training is available practically at all tir,1es. We recor.ir.iond that continued eL1Phasis be put on the trainin6 Progran of the Council during the coming year. THE SCOUT OATH On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God, and my country, To obey the Scout Law ~o help other people at all times, To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. THE SCOUT LAW .A Sco11t is TRUSTWORTHY OBEDIENT :WY.AL CHEERFUL HELPFUL THRIFTY FRIENDLY BRA.VE COURTEOUS CLEAN KIND REVERENT Page 15 i-~ (:J ... ~J1 . . ' . ~- l~ ~ - I COU~!CJL, B. S.f\. j~JG-. -- I BALI.OT FOR ELECTION OF OFFICE.ttS JOO) COUNCIL ME!li;BE::.i.S-AT-LARGE FOR YEAR BEGINNING- JANUARY 1, l,939 ********* FOR PRESIDENT (Vote for One) l- Mr,_ C. Arthur !lru~e - FOR VICE-?B.ESIDENTS {Vote for Fo~ ---Mrn A .. K. Burrow Mr. Walter L. Smith Mr., P .. A. Clayton Mr. Abe Scharff FOR SECRET.ARY (Vote for One) Mr. P. C. Clarke FOR TREASUREtl (Vote for One)_ Mr. w. P. Hallid::!.V -- FOR COMl\II SSIOl'JER (Vote for One) Dr. T. s. Eliot FOR FIELD COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) Mr. F. J. Flanruran *********** FOR COUNCIL lvllliBERS-AT-1.ARGE, as per attached list. I Alexander, Vance J. Angus, John A. Allen, James Seddon Allen, June D. Allen, Preston Allen, Thomas H. Atkinson, Dr. W. R. Au.stin, John A. Awsumb, George Ayres, Dr. J. c. Baber, Rodney Bacon, Col. W. J. Ball, Ernest c. Barker, Judge H. H. Barrow, E. R. Barry, Edward F. Bateman, Dr. R. J • Bizot, Jilnile A. Blaisdell, Dr. C, F. Blue, Dr. w. R. Bodley, Dr. J. w. Bondurant, Jack, Jr. Bowld, w. F. Boyce, Rev. E. G. Boyle, J. Bayard Bradley, Dr. James F. Brennan, J. J. Brinkle~r, .Ami el W. Brode, Julien Brown, J. Goodlett Brown, R. Bates Brown, S. Toof Bruce, C. Arthur Bunn, H. T. Burrow, A. K. Butler, c. W. Jr. Butler, Dr. Tait Caldwell, E. R. Callow, Lewis C. Campbell, Dr. Willis C. Canada, Col. J. W. Canale, Phil M. Carroll, W. s. Carter, M. o. Castle, s. Nelson Chambers, C. M. Chambers, J. D. COIDTCIL MEMB3RS~.AT-LAB.GE Champion, R. G. Christenbury, Fred Church, C. H. Clark, Dolph Clark, Roscoe c. Clarke, P. c. Clayton, Henry M. Clayton, P. A. Coffey, Ben B., Jr. 1 Col1n, B. L. I Cole, Sam F. I Collier, J. D. Condon, Martin J. Cooper, w. o. , Coors, Dr. G. A. I Cory, A. J. Cox, .Allen, Jr. 1 1 Cox, Orin L. Cox, W. w. 1 Crawford, A. M. I Creson, R. F. Creson, T. K. 1 Crenshaw, W. A. . I Crump; E. H. Sr. 1 Crump, E. H. Jr. I Cunningham, Jesse Chandler, o. B. I I I Dalstrom, Ed. 1 Darnell, Herbert I Davis, Clifford Dean, s. B. t~efries, Ray Lee !Diehl, Dr. Charles Dilworth, J. E. I !Dolan, Rev. Edward Dolan, T. R. 1Donelson, Andrew J. I Doz~er, R. M. ,, 1 Davis , Dr. J. 1•;1urry ' Eckert, George J. Edge, W. T. 'Edmondson, J. s. jEdwards, Frank c. 1 Eldredge, Mark !Eliot, Dr. T. s. Erskine, Albert R. :Ettelson, Dr. H. w. !Evans, Dr. s. s. Farrell, John J. Fiedler 9 Dr. F. W. . Finch, M. E. I Fi sher, ,Allen I . Flanagan, Joe Fleming, Joseph D. I Ford, Fred , Fowler, Vl. :s. I Freeburg, Harry I Fargason, John T. Gartly, Dr. George Gates, J. w. Gaut, D. c. Geig~r,, Ervine Glascock, Charles Glasgow, Ben E. Goldsmtih, Fred Goldsmith, Jack Gooch, Cecil M. Graham, F. J. Graves, Dr. L. M. Grout, F. M. Guice, Fred Goltma.n, Dr. J. s. Hale, E. w. Halle, .Arthur Halliday, w. P. Ha.rro ld, E. A. Hartley, Robert w. Hays, Lake Jr. Heiskell, A. L. Herrington, R. L. Highsaw, Prof. J. L. Hill, R. E. Hirsh, B. ;7. Hobson, Dr. J. J. Holmes, F. c. Holt, iViaynard Hopper, .A.. L. Hopper, Joe B. Howard, Percy Hudson, Calvin Hughes, Allen, Jr. Hughes, c. Rel Hunt, J. n. Hussey, Robert J. Irby, w. B., Jr. Jacobson, c. M. Johnson, J. o. Johnson, W. c. Johnson, Dr. William 1 Jolly, Dave I Jones. Henry s. , Jones, Hugh 1 Keller, Et,€;ene I Xerr, L. J., Klepper, Geo. M. Klinck, Chief Irby Krivcher, Joseph Lane, Hunter Lane, V. G. Leach, E. K. Lee, James . 1 Lee, Dr. R. G. Lea, Robert E. Lee, Chief w. D. LePrince, J. A. Lerner, s. M. 1 Leroy, Dr. Louis I Levy, Dr. Louis , Lewis, Dr. A. c. I Lewis, T .. w. Lichterman, Ira J. 1 1 Lightman, M. A. Linn, E. R. 1 Livermore, Dr. George R. I Lohmeyer, J. A. : Lucas, Fred I Macfarlane, G. o. : l:allory t rr. w. I Malone, J. H. ' Maury, J. E. r Maxon, Bishop James M. 1 McCabe, c. T. I 1;ccaslin, Dr,. Robert R. ~.cElravy, C • .A.. 1 McGee, E. L. ( i,:cGeorge, H. L. 1 McKee, R. w. I' McKnight, Thomas McW.horte~, A. D. 1 1 Ueeman, E. J. , Melroy, N. J. 1 Morgan, Allen ! Morgan. John T. Moriarty, Herbert j Myers, Ben F. l 1 Norfleet, R. Vance ~~~~--~~~~~~~-...L..J~--~--~~--~~~~~l 0 'Brien, \V. J. O'Call-9£:.han, J. E. Q 'Connor~ .Frank 0 • ~ ·1 ""elm d rg:i. .1. - ~ E. :un Orgill~ William Overton, l7a·~kins Ozburn, N. Field Page, Carl Patton, Wesley E. Peete, Russell Penland, Clifford Pennebaker, c. T. Peres, Hardwig Phillips, George P. Pidgeon, Everett Pipkin, A. E. Pipkin, Perry Plank, E. E. Plough, Abe Prescott, W. J. Ragland, s. E. Ragsdale, F. V. Ragsdale, Dr. w. E. Ramsay, R. G. Ramsey, Eenry T. Reid, Wallace R. Richardson, Charles D. Richardson, Gilmer Riechman, J • A. Rob·erts, John E. Roulhac , John S. Roy, George T., Jr. Rugg, L. E. Russell, Edward P. Russell, Dr. George M. Ryan, w. A. Sr. Ryan, w. A. Jr. Rychener, Dr. R. o. Saino, J. E. Sandown, W. H. Scharff, Abe Scharff, Aaron R. Schloss, Gilbert M. Schoembs, Arthur Schwartz, Merrill Searight, Dr. M. w. Sellers, Perry Sexton, Fred Shepherd, s. J. Sims, R. B. Jr. Skinner, Raymond Smart, T. H. Smith, Walter L. Springfield, C. L. Sullivan, He P. Sweeney, Frank Strauss. G,, D. Taylor. Kenon , R Taylor~- L.. o Taylor~· R,, Ae Taylor, Dr. Robert Th()mpson, E. F. Thorupson, L .. K. Turnbull, Steve Turner, Norfleet Tyson, w. T. Valentine, John Vieh, Edward ?. Waggener, .Andrew B. Wagner, D. Eugene Walker, Se P •. Waring, Col. Roane Watkins, R. G. Webb, Harry Webster, William A. I Weeks, Dr. A. B. Weems, Charles Williams, Dr. Gray I Wild, A. J. 1 Wilkinson, Russel I Williams, O. P. ~ilson, Harry c. Wood, George 1l Wood, Dr. Perey Wurzburg,. Abe I { Young,. Dr. Thomas K. , Zink, Clyde J. · f Zook, Martin I I I I I f t r Council Members elected Annual 'Meeting, December 14, 1938 for the 1 year 1939. ------·---------·---------------·-·-· _ _..._. ___ " -1 I j J .r. r--------··-----------·---.. -· .. ~·------- ... -----------------1 i----------~------~--------·-----·----·----·------t Memphis, Tenn. Chickasaw Council, B.S.A. Inc. Nev. 28,1939 1~----~------~·~---------- ~·~------------~~·------i i I C }-J J C JC;-\ S 1\ \;\f C C> LJ ~I C J L 1 S I I 1\ 1't i'I U ;\ L 1\;f E E -r J 1'1 G J-J 0 -r E L P E 1\ .B 0 D Y 1Yl C> ~I D f\ Y1 DE C t J\;1 B £ f( The .Annual Meeting of the Council is an outstanding event and cne to which ALL Scouters are invited to attend. It is a source of inspiration, of good fellowship, of good Scouting.. You and your friends are cordially invited and urged to be present. Please mark on your calendar MONDAY. DECEM.BER 11th HOTEL PEABODY BUSINESS MEETING (for Scouters only) 5 :00-6:00 P.M. (Louis XVI Room, Mezzanine) DINNER MEETING (for everyoody) 6i30-9:00 P.M. (Ballroom) As is customary the Meeting will be held in two parts ~ .. the Business Meeting from 5:00 to 6 :OO P.M. ,. at which time the election of Officers and Council Members for 1940 and other business will be transacted. The Dinner Meeting from 6:·30 to 9:00 P.M., where we will have as our guest and speaker DR. GEORGE J. FISHER. Deputy Chief Scout Execμtive Dr. Fisher is noted all over America as one of the best speakers in Scouting. He will bring to Memphis a message you will enjoy as well as one of importance to every man and woman interested in boyhood. The Council is exceptionally f~rtunate in being able to get Dr. Fisher to come from New York for this meeting and on behalf ef the Council we urge you to come and hea.r Dr. Fi sher1 s address. Among the highlights of the Dinner Meeting will be the presentation of Eagle Badges to a number of Scouts and the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award to two Scouters who have rendered outstanding service to boyhood. The names of these Scouters will not be lmown until the award is made. L -2- There will be mus i c, good fellowship and fun. We are striving to have every Scouter in the Council present on December 11th -- we are asking you, as a Committee of One, to holp in this by 1. Being present yourself. 2. Bringing your friends. Please n ote ladi es a re cspaci al) Y i.nvi ted to th.;, Dinner Me eting . With your h e lp this will be the best meeting the Council h as ev.~r held -- we are counting on YOU!!!! Sincerely ;,·ours, ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE By_ C)_ 1J?jJ_. -""-'" '--o.._AM~· ~c;.,.,-.,., __ _ Chairman • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...... : ~ -·O .,, -c ·li .... .,, -~ :z: 0 .... BOOST SEHER READING FOR BOYS gST BOl~~ UFE cC , UI .. •O - . . :·. ; 'eovs'LIFE .WEEK < DEC. IOTH ~ l6 TH B 0 Y S1 L I F E 7l E E K Decemb e r 1 0th - 16th i n clus iv e 11 Bcys 1 Life", the official Scout magazine, is good clean r e ading for ALL boys. And now, here is 11.n o u portunity for Scouts and Scouters to ee.!"n money for their Troop s or for themselves. Tho regular price for 11 Boys 1 Life11 is $1.50 per year. To all Scouts anrl Scouters who secure subscriptions at the ree;'lllar price One year •.•. • .. • ••.• $1. 50 Three years •. • •••.•• $4.00 the Council will pay a "commission" of 75¢ for a. 1 y uar subscription or $1.45 for a 3 years subscription. Here is a fine chance to malru some s p ending mo n ey for Christmas. Please turn in all subscriptions, with the money for same, at Headquarters, 501 Columbian Mutual Tower, and -- Don 1 t forgtit ettch Scout can still subscri-ne at the price of 75¢ p ~ r year. To each Troop which has 100% of its members to ~~bscribe a handsome blue all d white p ennant will be awarded. Several 'rroops hav .; already won this rennant. HAS YOURS??? If no·t, now is the time to put your should.er to the wheel. Remember, 11 Boys 1 Life" h a s 'been aptly called a 11 a silent Assistant ScoutmA.stl3r 11 because of the help i. t giv'3s to Scout Leaders. 3y encouraging your Scouts to reacl it you will b e helping both yourself 3.Ild the 'to;rs. 1 () I Ql!19 KA SAW Q_Q.VNCIL, B. S .• A. INC. MINUTES OF ANNUAL M~ITETING 1939 The Annual Meeting of Chickasaw Council. Boy Scouts of America, Inc., was held on Monday, Decembet" 11, 1939 at 5:00 P. M. in JJouis XVI Room of Hotel Peabody. Mr. C. Arthur Bruce, President, presided and the following Council Members were present: Mr. Percy A. Clayton Mr. Abe Scharff Mr. A. K. Burrow Mr. Walter Lane Smith Mr. P • C. Cl ark Mr. W. P. Halliday Dr. T. S. Eliot Mr. Joe Flanagan Dr. J. S. Goltman Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. John E. Roberts Mr. E. A. Bizot Mr. Rorlney Baber Mr. H. M. Cleyton Mr. Joe Hopper Mr. s. B. Dean Mr. J. G. Gates Mr. A. D. McWhort1.or Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Field Commissioner Chairman Heal th & Safety Committee Chairman Camping Committee Chairman Inter-Racial Committee Chairman Reading Committee Chairman Civic Relations Committee Chainnan Organization Committee Chairman Training Committee Chairman Rural Scouting, DeSoto County Member-At-Large of Executive Board Member-At-Large of Executive Board Mr. P. L. Day Mr. Dolph Clark Mr. Russell F. Peete Mr. M. Eldredge Dr. Geo. P. Rawls Mr. Forrest Mottweiler Mr. F. L. Christenbury Mr. Arthur Schoembs Dr. Sam L. Wadley Dr. A. C. Lewis Mr. J. E. 0 1 0allaghan Mr. Henry Jones Mr. :B. F. Myers Mr. N. G. Paddison, Sr., Mr. Andrew Waggenar Mr. C. T. McCabe Mr. Roscoe Clark Mr. Ben Coffey Mr. T. P. Howard, Lake Cormorant, Mi.ss. Mr. O. L. Cox, Lal<:e Cormorant, Miss. Mr. C. T. Pennebaker Mr. Edward F. Thompson Mr. Lewis Cal low Mr. Arthur Katz Dr. A. E. Weeks Mr. A. S. Herriman Mr. L. B. Powell Dr. George J. Fi sher, Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Mr. Harley E. Erb, Regional Executive, Mr. W. Gordon Merri s, Scout· Executive and Mr. W. E. Thacker, Assistant Scout Executive were also present. The following Scouters also attended: Rev. A. C. Maxted, Tunica, Miss. Mr. C. R. Otto. Jr., Mr. Warren Ledbetter Mr. Hugh McCain Mr. Vial ter Kantor Mr. David Schulherr Mr. Earl Berry -2- The President, Mr. C. Arthur Bruce, called the meeting to order anc'l asked Rev. F. D. Daniel, Pastor of the Norris Ave. Presbyterian Church, to pronounce the invocation. Mr. Bruce recommended the Council Members to the meeting and made a few remarks on the work of the Council during the past year. Mr. Bruce called on the Scout Executive, Mr. W. Gordon Morris, for a report of the Council activities for the fiscal year ending December 1, 1939. The Scout Executive pointed out some of the major accomplishments of the Council stating that the Council now has the largest num'Jer of Scouts and Cubs in its historyand that there had been a tremendous increase in attendance at Camp Currier and an exceptional increase in the number of Merit Badges awarded, etc., He asked the Council Members to read the Report of Cammi ttees which was given given to each man present. Mr. W. E. Thacker, Assistant Scout Executive distributed the Reports of the Cammi ttees to the Council Members. Mr. C. T. McCabe moved that it be the sense of the meeting that an expression of sympathy be sent to Mr. John T. Morgan who had been sick for a long time. This was seconded and carried. Mr. Ben B. Coffey critized the action of the Court of Honor in the award of the Bird Study Merit Badge to Scouts to whom he did not think the award. was warranted due to the fact that he had not approved the award of these badges. Mr. Bruce stated that he would take the matter up and have it adjusted as soon as possible. Mr. C. T. McCabe called attention to the fact that some yeam ago a memorial to Mr. Ike Block had been proposed at Camp Currier and that a Council Member had agreed to furnish the lumber for this memorial but it had not been built. He suggested that this memorial be constructed in the memory of Mr. Ike Block as soon as possible. Mr. W. P. Hallidey stated that there should be a memorial at Camp Currier for men who have served in Scouting and. have passed on to their reward. There was some discussion of this but no action was taken. I Mr. E. A. Bizot, Chai~nan of the Nominating Committee, nominated the Officers and Council Members for the year 1940. Next attached is a copy of the ballot containing the names and officers of the Council Members pr,oposed by Mr. Bizot. Mr. Bruce then called for nominations from the floor. Mr. Joe Hopper nominated Mr. Joe Dalstrom. Mr. P. C. Clark nominated Dean H. B. Hoag for membership on the Council. Mr. Bruce called for a vote on the election of these Officers and it was moved by Dr. A. B. Weeks and seconded by Mr. Arthur Katz and unanimously carried. The Scout Executive was instructed to carry the entire vote for the members present which number of members constituted a quorum for the officers and council members nominated. This motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Bruce requested all members to stay for the Annual Meeting Dinner which would be held in the Ballroom at 6:30 P. M. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 5:45 P. M. / COUJ'ICJL, B. S.;\. L~lC. B,AJ:iLOT FOR ELECTION OF OFJi'ICERS AND COUNCIL ?v!Elv!BERS..AT ... LMG;FJ FOR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY l. 1940 ********* - .. -·-( 1'.QJ.L~S ILJEN1.C -- (Vot~ for_Qg~ I Mr! AQ.§.. Sc~1arff I ·--· FrYR V ICA_-PRES ID;IBNT S (Vote for Fo..~ -·- ~..!.. A. __ K. Burrow - •··· - Mr. P. A. Cl~tQn ~ --- •.. Mr. Ed • Dalstrorn_ Mr. Andrew B. W~gener -·---· .... - -· .__ ·- ·------· l!,OR $Hr!RmTARY __ {Vots;i t:o !' Qrui}. J~~· ~·re~ c. Cl9rke --------· ·-·- FOR 'I'Rli:ASUREL. _ (Vote f.Q!:_ One)i Mr. --~-!!_~11 ida.,v .. -··- __ .... ___ t FOR COMMISSIONER (VoJ.Lf£!_ On~lf Mr. Henni:_Jv1_9 l ~to!?-_. ·-·i !---··---·-- _..;.._ ____ , FOR FIELD COMMISSIONER (Vo..l!i. for OWi Mr. F !....~!_anagan --- .. ··· - - *********** --- ---·-· FOR commIL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE• as ner attached li.!3t• _ .... --· - ..... . ' -- .. Acroyd, w. L. Agee, G, Worthen Alexander, Vance J. .Angus, John A. Allen, James Seddon Allen, June D. Allen, Preston Allen, Thomas H. Atkinson, Dr. W. R. Austtn, John A. Awsumb, George J.y-:.-es, Dr. J. c. Baber, Rodney Bacon, Col. W. J. Ball, Ernest C. Barker, Judge H. H~ Barrow, E. R. Barry, Edw~rd F. Bateman, Dr. R. J, Beasley, John B. Bizet, Emile A. Blaisdell, Dr. c. F. Blue, Dr. W. R. Bodley, Dr. J, w. Bolton, A. Earle :Bondurant, Jack Jr. Bondurant, Julian B. Boone, Daniel H. Bowld, W. F. Boyce, Rev. E, G. Boyle, J. Beyard Bradley, Dr. James F. Brennan, J. J. Brode, Julian Brown, J. Goodlett Brown, R. G. Brown, S. Toof Bruce, C,. Arthur Bunn, H. T. Burrow, A • K. Butler, C. W. Jr. Caldwell, E. R. Carlisle, G. A. Jr. Callow, Lewis C. Campbell, Dr. Willis C, ~ COUNCIL MEMBERS-AT-LARQ:E Canada, Col. J. W, j Canale, Phil M. Carroll, W. S. I I Carter, M. O. · Castle, S. Nelson 1 Chambers, C. M. I Chambers, J. D. 1 Champion, R. G. I Chandler, o. B. Christenbury, Fred L. I I Church, C. H. Clark, Dolph 1 Clark, Roscoe C. f Clarke , P, C. , Clayton, Henry M. I Cl~ton, P. A. Coffey, Ben B. Jr. I I Cohn, B. L. J Cole, Sam F. 1 Collier, J. D. l Condon, Martin J. 1 Cooper, W. O. I Coors, Dr. G. A. Cory, A. J. 1 1 . Cox, Allen Jr. Coxt Orin L. , Cox. W. W. I Crawford, A. M. Creson, R. F. I I Creson, T. K. Crenshaw, W. A. ' Crump, E. H. Sr. j Crump, E. H. Jr. , Cunningham, Jesse I I I I I I I I I Dal strom, Ed Darnell, Herbert Davis, Clifford Dean, S. B. Defries, Ray Lee Diehl, Dr. Charles Dilworth, J. E. Dolan, T. R. Donelson, Andrew J. Dozier, R. M. Davis, Dr. J. Murry Eckert, George J. Edge, W. T. Fidmondson, J. S. Edwards, Frank C. Eldredge, Mark Eliot, Dr. T. S. Erskine, Albert R. Ettelson, Dr. H. W. Evans, Dr. S. S. Farg~son, Jol1ll T. Jr. ]'arrell, Jobn J. ]'iedler, Dr. F. W. Finch, M. E. Fisher, Allen Flanagan, Joe Fleming, Joseph D. Ford, Fred Fowler, W. B. Frazier, Ceylon B. Freeburg, Harry G::trtly, Dr. George Gates, J. W. Gaut. D. C. Geiger, Ervine Glascock, Charles Glasgow, Ben E. Goldsmith, Fred Goldsmith, Jack Goltman, Dr. J. s. Gooch, Cecil M. Graham, F. J. Graves, Dr. L. M. Grout, F. M. Hcle • .E. W. Halle, Arthur Halliday, W. P. Hampton. W. M. Harrold, E. A. Hartley, Robert W. Heys, Lake Heard, Robert G. Hei sk:ell, A. L. Henry, Wallace Herrington, R. t. Highsaw, Prof. J. L. Hill, R. E. Hirsh, :a. w. Hobson, Dr. J. J. Holmes, F. C. Holt, Maynard Hopp13r, A. L. Hopper, Joe B. Ho ward, Percy Rud.son, Calvin Hughes, Allen Jr. Hugh1:) s, C • Rel Hunt, J. D. Hussey,Robert· J. Irby, W. B. Jr. Jacobson, C. M. Johnson, J. C. Johnson, W. c. Jolly, Dave Jones, Henry S. Jones, Dr. Robert W. Jones, Hugh Jones, Walk C. Jr. Keller, Eugene Karr, L. J. Klepper, George M. Klinck, Chief Irby Knoff, Edward M. Krivchor, Joseph Lane, Hunter Lane V. G. Lee, James Lee, Dr. R. G. Lee, Robort E. Loe, Chiof W. D. LePrince, J. A. Lerner, S. M. Leroy, Dr. Louis Levy 1 Dr. Louis Lt3wi s., Dr. A. C. 1 Lewis, T. W. Loeb, Willi'nm Li-oby. Frruik Lichterman, Ira J. Lightmm, M. A. Linn, E. R. I Livermoru, Dr. George R. • - Lohmeyer, J. A. I Luca,s, Fred Mo.cfnrlane, G. o. Mallory, Vi. W. Malone, J. H. Maury, J. E. Maxon. :Bi shop James M. McCabe, C. T. McCaslin, Dr. Robert H. McElravy, C. A. McGee, E. L. McGeorge, H. L. McGregor·, John McKee. R. W. McKnight, Thomas McWhorter, A. D. Meeman, E. J. Melroy, N. J. Mo:rgan, Allen Morgan, John T. Moriarty, Herbert Mottweiler, Forrest Myers, Ben F. Nickey, Sam Jr. Norfleet, R. Vance O'Brien W. J. 0 1 Callaghan, J. E. 01 Connor,Frank Orgill, Edmund Orgill K. ii. Orgill, William Overton, Watki;ns Ozburn, N. Field Owen, W. L. Page, Carl Patton, Wesley E. Peete, Russell Penland, Clifford Pennebaker, c. T, Peres, Hard.wig Pidgeon, Everett Pipkin, A. E. Pipkin, Perry Plank, E. E .. Plough, Abe Prescott, Vf. J. Pritchard, Russ Ragland, S. E. Ro,gsdal e, F. V. Ragsdale, Dr. W. E. Raines~ Dr. Sam t. Ramsay, R. G. Ramsey, Henry T. Reid, ·Wallace R. Richardson, Charles D. Ri cha.rd son. Gi.lme r Ries, Elmer M. Riechman, J •. A. Roberts, John E. Ross, J. L. Roulhac, John S. Roy, George T. Jr. Ruch, Dr. Walter A· Rugg, L. E. Russell, Edward P. Russell, Dr •. George M. Byan. W. A. Sr. B.Ya.n, W. A. Jt. Icy'choner, Dr. R. O. Sa.ino, J. E. San.down, V'l. H. Scharff, Abe Scharff, Aaron R. Schloss, Gilbert M. Schoembs, Arthur Schwartz, Merrill Searight, Dr. M. 1fl. Sellers, Perry Sex.ton, Fred Shepherd, S. J. Sibley, Dr. Josiah Sims, R, B. Jr. Skinner, J. L. Skinner, Raymond Smith, W~..l ter L. Springfield, C. L. Strauss. G. D. Sullivan, H. P. Sweeney, Frank Taylor, Kenon Taylor, L. R. Taylor, R. A. Taylor, Dr. Robert Thompson, E. F. Thompson , L. K. Turnbull, Steve Turner, Norfleet Tyson, W, T. Valen tine, John Wadley, Dr. s. L. 1 Waggener, Andrew B. Wagn-er, D. Eugene Walker, S. P. Waring, Col. Roane Watkins, R. G. Webb, Harcy Webster, William A. Weeks, Dr. A. B. Weems, Charles Weil, Alvin B. Wetter. Henry Williams, Dr. Gra¥ Wild, A. J. Wilkinson, Russel William, O. P. Willi ss, Carl L. Wilson, Harry C. Wood, George Wood, Dr. Percy iVrey, T. Cecil Wurzburg, Abe Young, Dr. Thomas K. Zink, Clyde J. Zook, Martin Council Members elected at the Annual Meeting December 11, 1939 for the year 1940. 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