Milford chronicle., 1915-03-12
The BOY SCOUTS COLUMN.
MILFORD BOY SCOUT NOTES.

MILFORD BOY SCOUT NOTES.
The following letter was recently re-
ceived at headquarters
''You NAV be interested to know that
all of last summer we had with us Al our
country home in the Green Mountains an
Eagle Scout, whom we secured through
an advertisement in your periodical. we
have two boys, nine and eleven years OF
age, and it occurred to US that II woulu
be a good thing for them to have the IN
auence of this older boy during the sum-
mer. The experiment was very success
full. Our boys learned great deal about
scouting, were kept in the open nearly
all of the time and developed a respect
and affection for the substitute big bro
ther" that had markedly good eHect
upon their general behavior. My wife
and I felt that our boys were perfectly
safe. both physically and morally, While
under the care of the older boy, VINO was
seventeen years of age, and had all Dur
one of the merit badges.
Others might try the same plan 10 so-
vantage, and it is with this thought IN
mind that l write you to record my ex-
perience."
casual glance at this letter would
seem merely to indicate that family ae-
sirous of securing the services OF boy
Scout, had successfully advertised for one
and had been satisfied with the services
rendered. A closer glance Will reVeai
several things, the most. important OF
which is, that the writer OF the letteI
knew what the Boy Scout movement
stands for. and so well appreciated 1t,
/ that when in search OF an associate Ior
] his vounp children, instead of choosing
a tutor, college graduate or proles-
sional companion-selected Boy Scout.
And so when YOU hear of people who
want Bov Scouts, and by Boy Scouts we
mean not those who are Boy Scouts for
finn. or merely for the sake of belonging
to the organization, but those who are
willing to learn scouting and have learned
| il and obey the rules and discipline OF
the movement, you will find that these
people who want scouts are those VINO
| know and appreciate Scout training
| And further, YOU will fnd that the peo
Dle who know what scouting IS and stands
! for. are the most important men and
women of every station of life IN the
United States. Presidents, eX-presidents,
/ bankers. merchants, journalists, lawyers,
phvsiciars, ministers, soldiers, capitalists,
| labor leaders, all those who lead both IN
thinking and doiug-these are the peo-
ple who want the ScOuts-but they only
want the Scouts who have made good.
The regular meeting of the Milford
Scouts was held at headquarters Ihurs-
dav evening, March 4. Afler the min
utes had been read new rules were adop-
ted. vesting the authority OF admitting &
| new members in a committee consisting
of the second master, Assistant Second
i Master and the Patrol and Assistant
/ Patrol Leaders. These to constitute a
board to whom new names may De pre-
sented together with recommendation or
protests relating to their admission. The
meeting was then adjourned, the Scouts
formed in column of twOs and then
marched to the residence of Major VII
liam Marshall, Surgeon of the First Del
aware Infantry, where they listened to 8
verv instructive and entertaining lecture
on the subject of First Aid.
In the course of his remarks, Dr.. Mar
shall laid particular stress on the Boy
Scout motto BE Prepared, and he eX-
planned this as meaning not SO much 10
be prepared for any emergency that MAY
be foreseen, but to be so prepared tna'
when any emergency arises the Scou'
will be enabled to make use OF the things
at hand. and so overcome the dlhculues
that NAV not be foreseen. As a case IN
poiut. DR.. Marshall related how on one
occasion while engaged in hospital Work
in Texas. he was sent out on duty Win
28OO men. In some way he became lost,
land on his way back to the main column
came upon trooper who had been thrown
from his horse with such force as to re-
ceive a broken leg. With no medical
suoDlies at hand, the doctor improvlseo
splits and bandages with two carbines'
saddle girth and saddle trappings, anc
was thus enabled to bring the injured
man back to camp without undergoing
undulv severe pain or running the risB
of serious hemorrhage caused by the
brok en- bone lacerating the flesh.