<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<item xmlns="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5" itemId="572" public="1" featured="0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5 http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5/omeka-xml-5-0.xsd" uri="https://kiakimamuseum.org/items/show/572?output=omeka-xml" accessDate="2026-10-27T12:24:36+00:00">
  <fileContainer>
    <file fileId="622">
      <src>https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/0d898d40681e47d8c1f61c6f29b5bc6e.pdf</src>
      <authentication>229f3c522ed321a6186996662921cb25</authentication>
      <elementSetContainer>
        <elementSet elementSetId="4">
          <name>PDF Text</name>
          <description/>
          <elementContainer>
            <element elementId="52">
              <name>Text</name>
              <description/>
              <elementTextContainer>
                <elementText elementTextId="4050">
                  <text>.

-

CHICKASAW
I

I

'

F

a

C 0 U ii C I 1 1

B. S. A.
I

•

P

I

l.1empl1i s, Tenn.

Feb. 1, 1937.
•

Dear Scouter:

I

Next attacned please find 4 copies of "Instructi ons

to Scouts Doing Good Turns in Flood Refugee \Vo rk 11 •

These are

issued to protect our Scouts and at the same time enable them
to render efficient service.
and

~cplain

Please read ;J:.

t11eir importa.J1Ce to al"'.

bo~-

v110

3.ll

to your Troop

are worlting in

this emergency.
A

oop~r

of thes e instructions will be, fur:t1ished every

boy going on duty from the Liaison Office at Tnird and

!~adison

Stree ts but v,rill a · ·-,r eci a te it if you will impress t!:0se instructions on all of you.. Scouts at your ne%t meeting.
•

Thanks.
•

•

Sincerely yours.

W. Gordon ~orris
Scout Executive
•

•

•

�•

c p P..N C.

CH I CKA S AW
t

I L,

B, S. A.•

•

~1emphi s,

Teri..n.
Feb. 1, 1937 .

INSTRUCTIONS TO SCOUTS DOI1JG GOOD TURNS IlJ FLOOD REFUGEE WORK.
' - -

t

•

·

- -

-

-

••

- · - - - -

-

-

1 . Scouts are permitted to work only eight (8) hours at any assigne1 duty. If
you are not relieved by tl1c tiaie you liavc served 8 hours, report to the ma.n in
charge that you are l eaving, and then go home .
2. It is vitally important that you keep "physically fit 11 during the period of
this em~rgency . A good Scout will get 9 hours of sleep between his tours of
duty . Be sure to get yours .
3.

Be sure to i,vash you.r hands bef ore eating.

ivi0a.ls will be furnished without

charge at the .Audito rium and at Fairview Jr. H:Lgh School for Scouts on duty at
those places .
I f you are assie;11cd else\vhere , ask the man in charge \Vhe re you
are to get J'our meals. Do not mi :.:; s any meals--if you can 1 t get food i,vl1ere you
are stationed, ask the man in charge for relief and for directions as to wher e
you can get food .
Do
by any
health
a good
4.

not drink out of any cup, glass or other container which has been used
other person.
Keep yourself clean Qnd be sure to ta.ke care of your
by uearing sufficient clothing to protect you from the weather. It is
idea to have a r nincoat handy ut n.11 times. ·

Scouts v1ho are students at schools _y1hi ch hp..ve not.,bcen closed by tl1.e Board
of Education arc not permitted to v1ork during school hours but are to attend
their classes r egularly.

5.

6 . If at any time you feel sick or extremely tired, do not try to keep on
vvorking , but report to the man in charge of yo'\J.I' station nnd go home irmnediately.
7 . If you are ~ssigned to go anJ~1here in a truck or in a car, under no circumstances ride on the running boa rd or in any place exc ept on one of the regular
sen.ts . If you cannot get a secit , do .not. go_.

Scouts must regist e r ut the Red Cross Office, Third &amp; Madison Streets for
•
service
.
Only Scouts who register there will be privilege~ to aid in this
emergency , exc ept those Troops which are assigned as a unit to do a particular
job .

8.

•

The Scol1ts of Chiclmsavr Council are doing thousands of "Good Turns" and
we are proud of them . But they must exercise every precaution not to endanger t hei r health in r enderin5 this service .
We bel ieve you will cooperate 100% a s you have in the p~st.

W. Gordon Morris
Scout :Ei;ecuti ve

�</text>
                </elementText>
              </elementTextContainer>
            </element>
          </elementContainer>
        </elementSet>
      </elementSetContainer>
    </file>
  </fileContainer>
  <collection collectionId="12">
    <elementSetContainer>
      <elementSet elementSetId="1">
        <name>Dublin Core</name>
        <description>The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.</description>
        <elementContainer>
          <element elementId="50">
            <name>Title</name>
            <description>A name given to the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="2848">
                <text>Chickasaw Council Publications and Papers</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="41">
            <name>Description</name>
            <description>An account of the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="5585">
                <text>Contains miscellaneous publications and papers by and about the Chickasaw Council.</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
        </elementContainer>
      </elementSet>
    </elementSetContainer>
  </collection>
  <itemType itemTypeId="1">
    <name>Text</name>
    <description>A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.</description>
    <elementContainer>
      <element elementId="1">
        <name>Text</name>
        <description>Any textual data included in the document</description>
        <elementTextContainer>
          <elementText elementTextId="4418">
            <text>I&#13;
•&#13;
•&#13;
. -&#13;
CHICKASAW C 0 U ii C I 1 1&#13;
Dear Sc outer:&#13;
I I F a&#13;
'&#13;
l.1empl1i s, Tenn.&#13;
Feb. 1, 1937.&#13;
B. S. A. I • P I&#13;
•&#13;
Next attacned please find 4 copies of "Instructi ons&#13;
to Scouts Doing Good Turns in Flood Refugee \Vo rk 11 • These are&#13;
issued to protect our Scouts and at the same time enable them&#13;
to render efficient service. Please read ;J:. 3.ll to your Troop&#13;
and ~cplain t11eir importa.J1Ce to al"'. bo~- v110 are worlting in&#13;
this emergency.&#13;
A oop ~r of thes e instructions will be, fur:t1ished every&#13;
boy going on duty from the Liaison Office at Tn ird and !~adison&#13;
Stree ts but v,rill a · ·-, r e ci a te it if you will impress t!:0se instructions&#13;
on all of you.. Sc outs at your ne%t meeting. Thanks.&#13;
•&#13;
Sincerely yours.&#13;
W. Gordon ~orris&#13;
Scout Executive&#13;
•&#13;
•&#13;
•&#13;
C H I C K A S A W • t c p P .. N C. I L,&#13;
~1emphi s, Teri..n.&#13;
Feb. 1, 1937.&#13;
B, S. A. •&#13;
INSTRUCTIONS TO SCOUTS DOI1JG GOOD TURNS IlJ FLOOD REFUGEE WORK.&#13;
'-- t • ·--- - •• -·------&#13;
1 . Scouts are permitted to work only eight (8) hours at any assigne1 duty. If&#13;
you are not relieved by tl1c tiaie you liavc served 8 hours, report to the ma.n in&#13;
charge that you are l eaving, and then go home .&#13;
2. It is vitally important that you keep "physically fit 11 during the period of&#13;
this em~rgency . A good Scout will get 9 hours of sleep between his tours of&#13;
duty. Be sure to get yours .&#13;
3 . Be sure to i,vash you.r hands before eating. ivi0a.ls will be furnished without&#13;
charge at the .Auditorium and at Fairview Jr. H:Lgh School for Scouts on duty at&#13;
those places . I f you are assie;11cd else\vhere, ask the man in charge \Vhere you&#13;
are to get J'our meals. Do not mi :.:;s any meals--if you can 1 t get food i,vl1ere you&#13;
are stationed, ask the man in charge for relief and for directions as to where&#13;
you can get food.&#13;
4 . Do not drink out of any cup, glass or other container which has been used&#13;
by any other person. Keep yourself clean Qnd be sure to ta.ke care of your&#13;
health by uearing sufficient clothing to protect you from the weather. It is&#13;
a good idea to have a r nincoat handy ut n.11 times. ·&#13;
5 . Scouts v1ho are students at schools _y1hi ch hp..ve not.,bcen closed by tl1.e Board&#13;
of Education arc not permitted to v1ork during school hours but are to attend&#13;
their classes r egularly.&#13;
6. If at any time you feel sick or extremely tired, do not try to keep on&#13;
vvorking, but report to the man in charge of yo'\J.I' station nnd go home irmnediately.&#13;
7 . If you are ~ssigned to go anJ~1here in a truck or in a car, under no circumstances&#13;
ride on the running board or in any place except on one of the regular&#13;
sen.ts. If you cannot get a secit , do .not. go_.&#13;
8 . Scouts&#13;
servi• ce.&#13;
emergency ,&#13;
job .&#13;
must register ut the Red Cross Office,&#13;
Only Scouts who register there will be&#13;
except those Troops which are assigned&#13;
•&#13;
Third &amp; Madison Streets for&#13;
privilege~ to aid in this&#13;
as a unit to do a particular&#13;
The Scol1ts of Chiclmsavr Council are doing thousands of "Good Turns" and&#13;
we are proud of them . But they must exercise every precaution not to endanger&#13;
t hei r health in r enderin5 this service. We believe you will cooperate&#13;
100% as you have in the p~st.&#13;
W. Gordon Morris&#13;
Scout :Ei;ecuti ve&#13;
•</text>
          </elementText>
        </elementTextContainer>
      </element>
    </elementContainer>
  </itemType>
  <elementSetContainer>
    <elementSet elementSetId="1">
      <name>Dublin Core</name>
      <description>The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.</description>
      <elementContainer>
        <element elementId="40">
          <name>Date</name>
          <description>A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="4051">
              <text>1937</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="50">
          <name>Title</name>
          <description>A name given to the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="4052">
              <text>1937 Chickasaw Council Letter re Flood Relief</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="39">
          <name>Creator</name>
          <description>An entity primarily responsible for making the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="4053">
              <text>Chickasaw Council, BSA</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="45">
          <name>Publisher</name>
          <description>An entity responsible for making the resource available</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="4054">
              <text>Chuck Schadrack</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
      </elementContainer>
    </elementSet>
  </elementSetContainer>
  <tagContainer>
    <tag tagId="29">
      <name>Letters</name>
    </tag>
  </tagContainer>
</item>
