The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-25

ing in a most businesslike and, meth odical manner. Or, again. these young and energetic citizens have on their
 handcarts transported beds and hos-l
 pita1 furniture from the army stores
 or from shops to buildings through-1 out the town which have been con xerted into hospitals.
 $ Last Friday I found that required| a pass from the Burgonnaster On ar irving at the Bureau dn BourgrHestre I was at once asked my business by al
 Scoutmaster whoa with a score or SO of Scouts under his command. had charge at the entraqceito the building
 With the utmost courtesy and with a4 ce1erity wholly unknown among the older officials at any government or lr1aunfcipaI office with which am ac- 8auainted was conducted to the de- partment where had to obtain the
 pass.
 while talking to one ofsthe Scouts
 II observed in the courtyard of the. Hotel desYille a crowd of women and children who, I5learned. had come to
 draw an allowance made by the Gov
 ernment to the wives and families of
 the men at the front. There were
 some hundreds of people in the queue,
 which was marshalled in perfect or
 der. and kept in that order by fo1lr
 youngsters, not one Of whom was over 13 years of age. Two of the Scouts,
 holding . Scout pole at either end, stood at the head, and from time to
 time allowed half 9 dozen women wit h their children to enter the office where the money was being paid out Once that pole was placed in front of the waiting crowd no one attempted to pass it.
 cit was really amazing to see those four small boys-two in front and two walking up and down main tain order land prevent any one pushing in be-
 fore her turn Outside in the street a, similar scene was. witnessed. There was an even greater crowd. all waiting
 for their allowance from the Govern l Tnef1t. The people were drawn up Tn 1 a long line fn double file so as not. not to 1 occupy much of the pavement. Ger iStainly more Scouts were engaged, but l this was due to the fact that there was also as constant stream of pedes- I trians on the pavement.
 But even this does not exhaust the
 duties performed by Scouts. An order
 was issued yesterday that every one must have a new 1afsser passer. to l which is affixed the photographs of l the bearer, These were issued by of l ficers Of the gendarmerie. assisted by | two senior Boy Scouts. An officer I exarnined ones papers, compared the I photograph with the original. and be- ling satisfied passed them to one of l the Scouts, who pasted the photograph II | on the necessary form and ir turn | handed the EdOcufl0llS tO a1tlolhSf | scout who filled in the name of the applicant and place of birth. While ! l was waiting my turn Boy Scouts were constantly arriving with dispatches sAn amusing incident occurred a I few days ago. A party of Boy Scouts l were sent out under a Scoutmaster to 1 search houses for arms and contra band of war. Going from house to house they came to the offices of the British Consulate and demanded ad- l raittance in order to make thor ough search of the premises. When Lit was pointed out that they had no fright to search a consulate they apoIo- gized for their error and withdrew. tDuring the day Boy Scouts patrol
 the streets, as many members of the Egendarnerie have been called to the l colors They form a useful adjunct | to the Garde Cfvtque. a, purely volun- I tary force, which has been called out. | Amid all these duties yet another is I performed. Upward of 100 Scouts I daily traverse the streets begging of | passersby a contributi on toward funds for the women and children and for the wounded, and whether the appeal is successful or not the youngsters all
 ways have g, genial smile. If you stop them and ask question they at once stand to attention and answer ! with intelli gent interest. The conver- sation finished there is a aoldierly sa- lute and the lad passes on to seek ihe1p pour les bIesses' or pour les l families de nos braves. so1dats.'
 i .sIt is not till s:30 p. m. that the I Boy Scouts cease from their many la bors Keen and eager and possessed
 of a stanch spirit of duty they never I grumble and report morning after l morning at their days rendezvous, ready and willing for any duty which the day may demand