Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-12
TRAINING THE BOY
FOR SEA SERVICE.
JUNIOR NAVAL RESERVE is NOW
ESTABLISHED IN NEARLY
ALL THE STATES.
PLAN OF THE ORGANIZATION
Local Units Are Instructed and Guided
oy Big Brother Committees, spe-
cialists in Various Lines and For
mer Service Men.
BY JAMES P. AoRNApAY

BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY
Mashington. The Junior Naval Re-
serve seems to have come TO stay II
was Incorporated in 1915 as national
organization. In 1919 reorganization
took place and new policies we're in
stiIuted. The most Important change
III the plans was the arranging Of =
nationwide program for the oryanizo-
ton Of neighborhood units or local
training stations throughout the Unit-
ed States. In nearly all the As states
there are today successfully conducted
JUNIOR Naval Reserve posts. or activi-
ties are in progress il some stage look
ing to the formation of these hoy upits
The work in any given state is begun
Only AFTER the governor Of thar state
mas mad the plans Of the organization
lald before him, and he has given these
plans his approval and has accepted n
place on the honorary board of state
governors.
ON the advice Of the national corn-
Gilman for the state, Il state council
IS formed composed of one representa-
tive citizen from each county. Under
the guidance of the county members Of
the state council, local councils are
formed. and these constitute the big
brother committees for the organiza-
ton of boy units. The national council
participates IN the selection OF the ad-
'iSory board, which through its execu-
tive committee directs the affairs Of
the organization. This committee
known as the Executive board, con
stitutes a commission form of govern.
ment,' deemed almost practical ana
effective in carrying on nationwide
movement such as the junior naval re-
serve has become
Helped by Specialists.
Ihe executive board is aided in the
performance Of its duties by small con
sulting boards of specialists, represent
ing many lines. For example, there
are military board and boards of
navigation, finance. hygiene, athletics.
aviation, publicity and so on. The men
VINO lend their cooperation in these
small committees are carefully chosen
ana are representative opponents of
specialized thought. Thus ii will he
seen that there is an adult civic or
ganization on the one hand and
Junior or cadet organization on the
other hand. Working along parallel
lines To these two ideas are Darents'
associations, which complete an inter
esting triangle and lend simultaneous
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mittee and the boys unit. Local. state
and national auxiliarics of women are
part of the general scheme.
While the civic organization is be-
ing perfected within state. the mill
tary-naval structure is being created
through the advice Of naval and mill
tary members of the Junior Naval Re
serve, comforting with the state adiu.
tant general and military authorities
within the state. as well as veteran or-
ganizations like the Military Order of !
the Loyal Legion. the American Ie-
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Unit |
ed American War Veterans and other |
IKE bodies. state commandant is /
aud when approved by ma |
tlonal headquarters is duly commits
stoned and thereupon becomes the
head OF the organiza-
ton within his state. A Judge advo-
cate and an Inspector general are also
chosen. The state commandant ap-
points his STAFF. consisting of an aide
ana M executive officer with two aides
md navigation, signal, engineering
ordnance and aviation officers, a sur
seon, paymaster ana other staff Off A
,ers. These constitute his "war
board or consulting committee. and
lnder their guidance are worked our
he details Of plans Of the movement
within The state. along general lines al
'eacy mapped out by national head
quarters.
Ex-Service Men Called on.
Through the advice Of the comfy
activities are started in
ach town, and ex-service men from
he navy ami marine corps are invited
o volunteer as local commandments. A
ecruitlng campaign Is commenced by
liciting the interest Of the local press. :
he veteran organizations, the cham
er of commerce, Rotary club. and
Their like organizations. church con
regations, public and private schools
nd through such other instrumental
es as will take the message of the
eserve to the boy member. Junior e
avail Reserve units are known as
oSts, and are composed of 16 or more
oys of fourteen years and over. but
oys OF thirteen are sometimes per
lifted TO enlist if well grown for their
e. In large cities membership in
Dsts is restricted to boys who reside
ithin specified boundaries.
The local governing body Of the or
lnizatlon works out the salvation of
e movement within community
ong standardized lines, carefully
ought out at national headquarters,
so Broadway, New York city. Each
'st is given a serial number, and the
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