Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 2 | Every Third Boy in Utah a Scout

EVERY THIRD B BOY Y YIN IN UTAH A SC SCOUT UI State Has Most Members for Size National Official Official Of Of- Says Approximately every third boy from the age of or 12 to 17 years Inthe in inthe inthe the state of of ot Utah is a boy scout it was announced by George W. W Ehler of New York director of the troop service department at national scout headquarters who arrived here on Thursday from Sacramento Cal where he attended the annual conference conference conference con con- ference of the national organization tion from April 9 to 11 Utah has more scouts in proportion proportion proportion tion for its size than any other state in the union he declared The Twelfth region which includes Utah California Nevada and Anzona Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona is fifth in size in the United States and is s only surpassed by re regions regions regions re- re gions which have much larger pop pop- The second region Is first firstin in the number of boy scouts but has a population of about and includes New York and New v Jersey Director Ehler stated that Utah has about youths in the organization organization organization organ organ- and that the total for the twelfth region is about the same as last year The region has he said Every fifth boy from the age of 12 to 17 years is a boy scout In the Twelfth district Director Ehler Elder addressed a meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the Salt Lake council at headquarters in the Central building building building build build- ing Thursday night I He will wiIl leave for Denver Satur Saturday a