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Originally posted by Attractive#7
Going back to the guys' page,he said that Frank Reed Horton was involved with scouting when he was a boy. Please correct me if I am wrong, and I could very well be, but I thought that Frank Reed Horton was introduced to scouting in Nov. 1923 at the American Legion Armistice Ball. This is where he met Herbert Horton. At this time Frank was 27, Herbert 37. It was Herbert Horton and Everett Probst that taught him about scouting. He became a scoutmaster and and a scouter. Now if this is true, then I would not consider 27 to be a boy. I said all of that to say this...is it appropiate to put this type of information out. I realize that our fraternity is not meant to be a "secret society"; however, when you put things out that are not correct, people misconstrue who we are. As I already stated, I could be wrong in my research, so could I get some feedback on this?
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You're not wrong.
If anyone would read either the Pledge Manual &/or "In the Begining" where FRH gives the history of his establishing APO, they will learn what you stated: that he first got involved in scouting when he met Herbert G Horton. He became a scouting commissioner and involved as a camp director, and later became a scoutmaster. After graduation, he was a professional scouter for many years before moving on to other careers. (never heard a date associated with his meeting of Herbert. your source for this?)
The Pledge Manual is on-line at the National website, so there is little excuse for such misinformation.
Other misinformation about APO I've heard (and had to correct):
All the Founders were Eagle Scouts. (no. as we've pointed out, some were not even scouts.)
Being an Eagle Scout was a requirements to join APO. (no. until 1967, ANY past involvement in scouting was all that was needed).