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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
2
Noted athletes march to aid scouts in a city campaign to boost enthusiasm for the final push. Baseball, football and boxing stars of past and present join the cause to support youth leadership and the scouts' work for the nation's future leaders.
The Fifth Avenue route was cleared at 10 AM for a Boy Scouts parade led by scouts from Washington Arch. More than 500 athletes and 9,000 scouts marched past the Public Library amid flags and bands. Notables included William G. McAdoo and Blue Ribbon baseball figures, with boxing and football stars also present. Despite a $1,000,000 drive, only $130,170 had been reported by noon as team captains urged momentum from donors and elites.
City wide Boy Scout event features speakers Martin Vogel Captain John Gleason and J C Yorke and Friars mascot Cognac. Luncheon at Hotel McAlpin with William G. McAdoo and L W Barclay. All day camps in public parks with demonstrations and drills across Manhattan. Evening outdoor meetings at multiple locations with speeches and entertainment.
The Public Information committee enlisted the Boy Scouts as an auxiliary army to distribute morale literature. Scouts delivered millions of pieces across the United States, aiding efforts to inform and sustain national spirit behind the front lines.
In St John s Newfoundland on June 11 the Handley Page giant plans a five hour test flight to simulate transatlantic conditions. The test will check fuel consumption and the wireless direction finding gear before attempting the ocean crossing. Captain Raynham hopes to start for England by early next week with a new engine aboard the steamship Gratiana and may announce the navigator chosen for the voyage.
Weather conditions favor travel as the weekend nears. England has ordered a total gasoline supply to be delivered aboard the Graciana, with arrival expected soon.
Rodman Wanamaker contributed ten percent of the purchase price for a Fort Washington site sold at auction by Joseph P. Day. The whole tract, part of the James Gordon Bennett estate, will be preserved by a reforming corporation to honor Bennett. A separate group of eighteen cottages tied to Bennett’s home was also acquired for potential improvements and a future public benefit.
American intelligence in Coblenz reported a disbursing officer missing with 485000 marks. The funds were to pay Fifth Field Artillery of the 1st Division at the bridgehead. Authorities feared German sympathies may have driven him toward Berlin while he is bonded to the U S government.
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