The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-30
ALL BOY SCOUTS
OFFER SERVICE
Local Patrol Leaders Notify
Various Officials of Their
Readiness
WOULD COOPERATE
TO FULL ABILITY
Reply Sent by Capt E. w. Gibson of
Company 1 Scout Commissioner
Virgin Calls Attention to Pamphlet
OF Official Information.

That the local Boy Scouts arc active /
ly alive to the possibility that they
may be of service to Brattleboro III
general or some particular organization
or body in particular is found i'll the
fact that letters signed by the leaders
of the four patrols in town offering the
services of the Scouts in any manner
in which they may be available, have
been received by capt. f. W. Gibson OF
Company l, V. n. c.. President Horton
'D. Walker~of the board of trade, the Sc
lcctmen and the village commissioners.
The letter to the board Of trade was,
in effect, identical with the others, and
follows:
I" The Boy Scouts Of Rrattlcboro beg
to tender their services in whatever ca
pacity they can serve the board Of
trade We stand ready to cooperate
in any civic movement to tn" limit of
our abilities The above offer was
unanimously made at general meeting
Of local Scouts Hoping to have the
pleasure OF serving our community as
la body, we are,
Respectfully yours,
- Leighton II. Moves, T. h., Troop >.
| +" Allan T. Davis, Troop 3.
"Howard T. Richardson. p. t.,
Troop /.
u. Fredrik Virgin,
Scout Commissioner.
Speaking of the offer of the Scouts,
| Rev Mr.. Virgin referred TO q pamphlet
Of official information for parents of
/ Boy Scouts issued by the Philadelphia
council of Boy Scouts Of america in
which, among other things il is pro-
vidcd that: =. No distinctive or definite
part is to be taken by Scout troops in
any military operations.
! Under the heading What Boy
Scouts VIII Do in Case OF War is the
following:
/ .General-They will give unstinting-
~ of their service whore such service
! is compatible with the Boy Scout pro
gram program arranged for adde's
cent boys. When in accord with the
BOY Scout policy anu program. they
VIII perform such services now being
accomplished by adults, as will permit
the latter to assume duties more i'm
tportant TO their country.
'.Speciie 4. Fully cooperate
WIFI the -Ait'lltalt htfl NiDNN,
- Fully cooperate with munich
pal, state and governmental authori
ties.
e. VIII perfect n system OF mobili
zation by means Of which large OF small
groups of Scouts may be called togeth
or for civilian service in emergencies.
ID. VIII continue their programs o.
: activities as in normal time, concentrat
as, in the Scoutmaster 5 Judgment, hes
fits his Scouts for service.
Examples of Red Cross service =
, Perform service in first aid sanitation
. personal and public health, make an
: collect bandages and supplies for tn
! society; act rs messengers, orderlie'
! mail openers, etc; assist in civilian ro
z lief work.
:, = Examples Of civic scrvicc-Servic
I. of Scouts ID wears OF age and over &C
, operating with the police in such serN
: ice as trained boys could properly PEI
form in case of emergency arising +,
quiring services beyond the capacity {
the regular authorities: similar ;ssis
ancc to fire department. Such civilia
service at government stations as ma
be accomplished BY a boy.
Lg Mobilization-Ma be for one
two hours service only, or longer per
DDS ii the situation warrants.
i Rev Mr.. Virgin, the local scout cor
missioner, has already anticipated Il
plan for mobilization and the Seou
all know whore they are to meet al
how to respond to a mobilization call
Mr Virgin finds the local Scouts /;
anxious and willing to learn and to
useful and would greatly appreciate
moro general interest IN the work