Scout Group celebrates

The Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Group will celebrate the golden jubilee of its Sea Scout Troop on Sunday October 21, 2012 at Allbless Baug in Bombay, and the Group’s centenary will soon follow. Scouter Rustomji Edulji Sethna founded the Group in 1914, while the Sea Scout Troop was the initiative of Scouter S. R. Daroona who established it in 1962, mentions a write-up received by Parsiana.

Rustomji Edulji Sethna: founded the Troop in 1941

The annual and camp fees have always been maintained at an affordable level and all Scout masters, Cub masters and instructors have been appointed from within the Group. They have given voluntary service, training the boys not only in Scout craft, but also inculcating in them traits like cleanliness, honesty, brotherhood, team spirit, obedience and leadership, the write-up mentions. The meetings are held at Master Tutorial School premises at Nana Chowk on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.

Sethna’s Scouting Society, which manages the Group, was earlier known as the Parsee Scouting Society. Registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, as also under section 12A of the Income Tax Act 1961, donations to it qualify for deduction under section 80G of the Act.

The managing committee of the Society comprises elected members as well as one representative each from different sections of the Group. The current committee comprises president Noshir M. Mistry, retired chairman and managing director of the Central Bank of India; vice president Hoshang D. Malesara, former secretary and chief accountant of the Ratan Tata Trust; vice president Percy B. Chhapgar, chartered account; secretary Sam P. Wadia, businessman; treasurer Yazdi P. Patel, chartered account; and Group leader Capt Lavji J. Mistry, general manager and country head of an international shipping company.

The Group plans to publish a volume recording its history and accomplishments, notes the write-up. Anyone, past member or otherwise, who has any information, material or photographs about the Group and its activities may please contact Patel (mob: +919820533118, e-mail: yazdippatel@yahoo.co.in); Chhapgar (mob: +919821043302, e-mail: pchhapgar@gmail.com); or Mistry (mob: +919820401992, e-mail: lavji.mistry@bwfm.com). The Group’s website is www.sethnas.org