Don Rittner
Boy Scouts, Detachable Collars, and a Troy Connection? By Don Rittner on December 30, 2020 at 9:21 PM
By Don Rittner
Chances are everyone knows a Boy Scout or two. This youth building movement began in London back in 1908. It was brought to America shortly after by W. D. Boyce, an American newspaperman, who after being aided by a London scout thought it would a great program for kids in the US.
After returning to America in 1910 he joined up with Edward S. Stewart and Stanley D. Willis and incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8 of that year. Boyce was encouraged to take it nationally by Edgar M. Robinson, a leader of the YMCA in New York City, and offered financial help. That year the Woodcraft Indians led by Ernest Thompson Seton, the Boy Scouts of the United States headed by Colonel Peter Bomus, and the National Scouts of America headed by Colonel William Verbeck were absorbed into the new Boy Scouts of America. The first office
Flying the flag: Armstrong Watson’s new billboard advertising near Borderway Mart in Carlisle A LEADING Cumbrian accountancy firm, Armstrong Watson, is flying the flag for British farming. They have teamed up with Mitchell s Auction Mart at Cockermouth which will see the mart s restaurant and auction areas given a branding refresh.This new initiative ties in with the launch of Armstrong Watson’s new West Cumbria offices located just around the corner from the mart, which opened in October. Armstrong Watson Agriculture Accounting Director, Jonathan York, said, When all the 2020 regional summer agricultural shows and events were cancelled I was concerned that we would lose the opportunity to meet up with our clients and farming friends in a more social setting. I am a familiar face at Mitchells, with our office inside the mart, and having seen first-hand just how much farmers love to socialise with each other, it has always struck me how important this is. So when we saw a