New Britain herald., 1926-09-08
COOK RESIGNS AS
 SCOUT EXECUTIVE Accepts Offer of Similar Post in
 New Bedford, Mass LEAVES THIS CITY OCT. 15
Regional Commissioner Advises Council to Release Him Because of Larger Opportunity in New Eicld-Successor Due October 1,

The resignation of Walter o. Cook, Scout executive for New Britain, was accepted by the Boy Scout coun- ell at a special meeting in Scout headquarters last evening. It was accepted with regret after the direc- tors had decided that it would be un- fair to MT. Cook to refuse to accept it.
 Mir. Cook will leave October Is to accept position as Scout executive for the city of New Bedford, Mass, 8 position which has been rendered him several times.
 Those present at the meeting when the resignation was accepted were President F. NJ. Holmes, vice presi- dents E. L. Warren, A. H. Scott and w. W. Bullen; and S. H. Raymond, w. H. Judd and Leon A. Sprague.
 William E. Severance Of Boston, deputy regional scout commissioner of New England, also attended and conferred with the local directors. The directors were reluctant to re- lease MT. Cook, whose efforts have been responsiblef or the development of Scouting here, but were advised to do so by MT. Severance, who said 1t meant an opportunity for greater advancement for the local executive.
 While no figures have been made public it is understood that a sub stantial increase in salary has been offered.
 Mir. Cook will go to New Bedford as full time executive. This is the first time that city will engage a full time man, the work heretofore having been in charge of a part time executive. He goes from a s6,0OO budget in New Britain to an S11,0oO budget in New Bedford. New Bed ford and Fairhaven combine their Scout activities and the local man hopes within few years to build up an organization there which will be oin par with his achievemets in this city. The policy here has always been duality instead of quantity" and altough New Britain has more than 300 Scout it ranks high in Scout ing because of its standards more than because of mere numbers.
 The New Britain Scout camp at Jobs Pond, said to be one of the best Boy Scout camps in America is probably MT. Cooks greatest work here and that is the most difficult tie for him to break.
 Besides his military record over seas, in the Officers Reserve corps and in the organization of at least two militia regiments here, MT. Cook was one of the organizers Of the old City Qua !, which grew out of the New Britain Rifle association during the early days of the war. He was second lieutenant under Cap tain A. " Piper, and succeeded the latter to the captaincy, afterwards resigning and being succeeded by Captain Fred O. Rackliffe.
 lie IS prominent in Masonic cir cles, a member of Harmony lodge, A. r. and A. M. a former secre- tary of Aziz Grotto and was at one time editor of the Azizite
 He is department scout officer of the American Legion of Connecticut and will submit a report to the na- tional legion convention at Philadel- phia next month.
 He went to the Mexican border with Go. 1. Fir-t Conn. Infantry, in 1916 and later went to Camp Devens from which place he went overseas in the World war.
 It is understood efforts will be made to have a new executive here by October 1.