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Show SCOUT NEWS" Moving picture slides on "Safety First," shown by Dr. John K Anderson, c'.ialrman of the scout safety department and J. F. Win-gate Win-gate publicity chairman, featured a meeting of scout officials at the seminary building, Saturday night. Vice-chairman S. L. Mendenhall Men-denhall was in charge of the meeting. Other officials present were District Chairman Hilton A Robertson, John S. Boyer, Commissioner Com-missioner Charles Boyer, Ralph Snelson, Dr. Anderson and Mr Wingate. The invocation was offered by Bishop William Witney of the Third ward. John S. Boyer gave the benediction. J. F. Wingate gave a report of the regional meeting of the National Na-tional Parks organization held in Provo recently and which was devoted de-voted chiefly to publicity subjects. sub-jects. It was also reported that foui out of five scoui troops in this district were functioning in senioi scouting. The Fourth ward troop under direction of J. T. Wheeler has also completed construction of 16 pack kits, it was stated. Frank Salisbury tendered his resignation as scout troop organizer organ-izer and the' vacancy will be filled in the near future. S. L. Mendenhajl of this city troop organization chairman of the National Parks council, was elected president of the Beavers' Hut, an organization of men in the council who have received the silver award. Abner Baird of Pay-son Pay-son was elected secretary. These with Charles DeGraff of Heber City, Albert Black of Delta Roy Passey of Provo, and Dr. D L. Pfouts of Payson, constitute the charter membership. The silver sil-ver beaver awards are given annually an-nually to the three council fcout-ers fcout-ers for outstanding service to boyhood boy-hood through the scout organization. organiza-tion. A meeting of the new organization organiza-tion will be nt;u May 2 at Cedar City in. conjunction' with the monthly meeting of the executive board, Mr. Mendenhall said. Chief A. A. Anderson of the National Parks Scout Council formerly the Timpanogos council was the principal speaker at a Kolob district scout court of honoi Sunday night in the Second ward chapel. His subject was "Oui .Responsibility as adults in Seoul Advancement." Chairman Hilton A. Robertson was in charge of the meeting. S. L. Mendenhall, Sr., was presented pre-sented during the evening with a 15-ycar veteran badge denoting service to scouting for that period. Other awards were made during dur-ing the evening as follows: First ward troop. Lyman Davics, personal per-sonal health award; Second ward troop, Earl Whitney, award in civics, pathfinding, handicraft and first cla.s; Reed Fletcher, second class; Floyd Anderson, second class; Third ward troop, Dell Bringhurst, first class; Fourth ward troop, Fred Childs, public health, plumbing and handicraft; Taylor Reynolds, life award; Jim , Alleman, life, civics, civil service firemansh.p; Kay Whiting, fire-manship, fire-manship, cement, pathfinding John S. Boyer made the awards The next meeting will be held May 3, in the Third ward. |