In 1913, the Boy Scouts of America provided community service for three significant events. On March 3rd, Scouts in Washington DC provided crowd control and rendered First Aid during the Woman Suffrage March. The next day, March 4th, the Scouts continued these activities in support of the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States.
The performance of the Boy Scouts at these events left a mark on those who saw the Scouts in action. In July, Scouts in the Philadelphia area were called upon to help support quite possibly the largest reunion in history to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Pennsylvania Reunion Commission recognized the involv...