Show 1 CONFERENCE AT PARIS Imagination Is apt to run away with conservation under the stimulation of at such an au event in the boy buy scout movement move move- ment t of the International conference recently held at Paris laris at which delegates represented the scouting movement In 30 80 different countries Not so 80 much the definite things done as the spIrit of DC the occasion starts thoughts of the reaching far influence to be he re released to the world through devoted devoted de de- de voted and Intelligent scout leadership But It was not In the clou clouds s alone that lint thata linta a vision was caught of a world wide movement tuo for character building and citizenship training of bo boys s 's In the sober jud judgment of representatives of many nations the bo boy scout l Idea ea Is capable of definitely Influencing international inter national 1 peace and prosperity and human hu In- un u- u n nail man m welfare th the world around Three American delegates Clarence H H. Howard and 11 Valter alter V. W. Head Hend of the executive board and James E E. West chi chief t scout executive reached Europe a few days In advance of the tho conference Lorne Lome W W. Barclay director direr I tor tOl of the educational department deportment I Joined Jollied the delegation at Paris but lIon Hon l I Myron ron T T. Herrick United States ambassador to France chairman of the delegation was compelled to be absent ab ab- absent sent on business In this coun tour tr try There are now 32 nations adhering to the International scout bureau bUJeau an and 30 of these were represented h by dele dele- gates The Tile totals of or scout membership membership membership member member- ship through the world were reported as nS approximately scouts and aud scout leaders leadens of which number number num ber bel scouts and leaders were reported from the United States Sir Robert Baden Powell Baden vas Oms was made the per permanent presiding officer er Mr West was made chairman of the tine com committee committee on resolutions and was as os assigned signed b by the permanent chairman to handle the lie business session when resolutions resolutions res res' resolutIons were wele considered Thirty six resolutions were ere presented for the consideration con can of the conference most of ol which were eventually left In the hands of a permanent committee of nine men meat created by the conference This permanent committee was given given en power po to decide upon the tIle admission slon sion of scout organizations subject to ta veto upon opposition of three countries coon coun tr tries es to draw up the program and regulations for future conferences j supervise financial management of the International bureau and appointment en enof of Its director and to represent the in in- international conference between bien bienn biennial nial meetings and provide such con and laws by-laws as ns may be he necessary sar sary to conduct the wm work k of the Inter national bureau also to fill Gil vacancies In Its own membership The appointment of this permanent committee was wits the chief result of the conference and takes es Importance from froth the fact that the various resolutions and nr recommendations made by the delegates del e itS as well as the Inspirational addresses addresses ad nd dresses made head up In that committee commit commit- tee for OJ effective expression in guiding the progress of the bo boy scout movement movement move move- ment meat asa as ns' ns a n world force I |