Figure 1.--A good period view of the Boys Brigade comes from a postcard showing a crowd of people watching the Boys Brigade marching down Pelham Crescent, Hastings. The photograph was probably taken in 1908. |
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We do know that it was well-established in England by the 1900s. It was at this time that Brigade leaders persued the idea of creating a Scouting program wiythin the organization. Leaders turned to Riber Baden Powell. The founding of the Boy' Brigade predated the Boy Scouts by two decades. While Scouting was initially conceived as a adjunct to the Boys' Brigade, it soon developed a momentum of its own. The interests of Scouts and the Boy's Brigade was different as was the program. The Boys' Brigade has continued to focus on religion to a greater extent than the Scouting movement. A good period view of the Boys Brigade comes from a postcard showing a crowd of people watching the Boys Brigade marching down Pelham Crescent, Hastings. The shop to the left is 'W J Willmett enlarging Copying Retouching' and sign to right reads ' Ellis sonc and Vidler wine merchants'. The card was number 17 published by A W Wardell in Brighton. The card was posted in what looks like 1908 (not very clear).
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