Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1928 — Page 11

flan scout ' AREA MEETING sfemb«r» of the Anthony Wayne v «a Council of the Boy Sconta here ami in th« vicinity will hold their annllal ma*” ” ,p “ mooting sometime In ib p >« n, ‘ r P tt, tof n ‘‘ xt month, it watt decided at the meeting of the amutive committee of the area, ut 'he rtamber ° r commerce building in Fort Wayne, at which E. Hoffman, pro. sklent, preaided. The meeting wan originally sched u leil for November, but the commit too stated the speaker, invited to attend the affair was unable to attend and the meeting was postponed. The meeting W IH be proceded by a banquet and gOITI e national Scout worker will be obtained to make the principal address. It was also decided to hold a simultaneous campaign during the last week in February in the cities that belong to the Area In order to raise funds to car ry on the Scout work. Funds for Fort Wayne were raised by the Community Chest during its October drive and the other cities are to contribute during the February drive. L. H- Moore was picked as chairman ■ of the committee to insure a good attendance of the committee members at the regional meeting in Chicago, January 15 and 16. John L. Anguish, executive head of the area, read a report of the extension work carried on in the area during the past year. Otto Marahrens, chairman of the extension committee, I also spoke, giving the plans of the fn-I ture extension work. Representatives from Kendallville, Garrett, Bluffton, Decatur and*Angola attended the committee meeting. Area Council Enlarged At a meeting of the executive committee on February 17, 1928, the regional office presented the plan to enlarge the area council to include all teritory within Adams, Allen, DeKalb. Huntington, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties as a part of the regional and national program to put all territory of the nation under firstclass council supervision. This plan

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was adopted mid the regional office helped to organize the kep towns within the area. The towns organized as key centers were: Decatur (previously | organized). Angola, Bluffton, Garrett, | and Kendallville. I "An organization meeting of the enlarged area was held on June 18, for the purpose of organizing the enlarged area council and the election of officers for the balance of the year. At this meeting the officers were elected for the balance of the year and a fiveyear program of organization wo-k was adopted. At the time of the organization, there were two troops in Noble county three troops in DeKalb county, three troops in Adams county, two troops >n Whitley county, five troops in Weils county, no troops in Steuben county, two troops in Huntington county and

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‘ 29 troops in Allen county, or a total of ■ 46 troops. Today we have: four troops > in DeKalb county, four troops in Adams entity, three troops tn Whitely . county, six troops in Wells county, two tic.ops in Steuben county, three troops ■ in Huntington county and 37 troops in Allen county, a total of 59 troops or a I gain of 13 troops. The field Scout executive, C. R. Danielson, has been on the job since May I 15, and has traveled nearly 16,000 - miles since then, lie has conducted . leaders’ training courses in Decatur Bluffton and Kendallville. . At the present time, there are five ■ outlying counties organized as full par--1 ticipating units (that is, they have act cepted their share of the Area ext pense). These towns are: Decatur, Gar- , rett, Kendallville, Angola and Bluffton. I During the coming year, it is planned

to organize nt least four more participating units from among the following towns; Columbia City, Auburn, Huntington, Warren, South Whitley, Ligontiler and Albion, while these and present participating units should enlarge their boundaries to Include all smaller communities which naturally look to them us their trade centers. The Anthony Wayne Area is belter situated as to population center, resoul tea and opportunities for real scouting than almost any other area council in the nation With every community doing its part, tho council should become one of the outstanding scout organizations in America.

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