This Day in History: 1937-06-30
Captain James Beard was injured in an accident in Baltimore MD. He stepped out of his car and was struck by a passing motorist. He was confined to the St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. His injuries were not considered serious. He had been on his way to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington. His father, a passenger in the car, was not injured. What did his father have to do with it? Daniel Carter Beard, then 87 years old, was “Uncle Dan” Beard one of the major founders of the Boy Scout movement in the United States. The only scout ever to receive a golden eagle award was scheduled to speak at the Jamboree. Dan Beard was also a Suffern resident. He died in 1941 and is buried in the “Brick Church” cemetery in Wesley Hills. (Bristow)