The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
SCOUTS CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY DAY
Troop FIFTY TWO WENT ON
HIKE SATURDAY TO
lo2 BocA CaIcA

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i'.' '-e13@s- Februapy4 3. is an i'm
c5.tont day in the history of the
Be- S.9i.tsa g America. 1t is tie
cay that Sa1utin- was f,un~,>
/ - 80 YEARS ago.
re- million bows hGve becomc
Scouts since that historic dav II
1917. Al kne present yer mo
Ill ic1 i've hundred tncusand
. Z long to this great o.Gariza-
lion.
All of this came abcut from
enc little but important incident
TT occurred in the great city of
London one day duria; &c = :, l
i 1863.
William D. Bovce, Chicago
publisher, was seeking a certain
-lcation il the congested part of
London, when a lad approached
MIN, sGlutcd and asked II re
might be of aid. Boyce accepted
his service and upon reaching his
destination offered the boy 4 a
shilling. The Boy courteously re-
fused the money by saluting and
saying, No, thank you, sir. Sor-
~, sir, am a Scout. And a
Scout never takes anything for
DCing helpful"
Boycc incurred as to what he
ineant and the boy, expressing
establishment that everyone dlu
not know of Baden-Powell's Boy
:occtts, asked permission to take
him to the headquarters of the
british Boy Scout Association.
What he learned of Scouting SD
impressed him that he secured
and brought with him to Amer
lea all available literature on
the subject and proceeded to take
steps for the subsequent incor-
rCration Of the Boy Scouts of
America, which was effected OF
February 8, 1910.
Immediately Scouting caught
en- like wild fire. Thousands of
boys became Scouts and and set
OFT on the trail Of advancement
and Of service to others. Many
outstanding Americans gave the
newborn movement their en-
tkusiastic support and active in
teIest
The first president of the Boy
Scouts of America was Colin H.
Livingston, who recently died.
Livingston had been active in the
scout movement ever since its or
GInlzatlon.
Key West played an import
ant part in the early history of
Scouting. George Archer, veter-
an Scoutcr, was the leader of the
first Kew West troop, also one
OF the first in the country.
Many CT Key Vests outstand-
ing civic leaders were members
OF that early troop.
Troop Hike Opens Scout Week
Boy Scout Troop So went on
an outdoor hike to Boca Chica
Saturday.
The hike opened the cbsery-
ance of Boy Scout Week in this
city.
The troop left for the camp
sit before the sun began to
Use.
SccUtmaster Raw Atwell and
Assistant Scoutmaster Archie r.
Potter were in charge of the
sroup. When the scouts arrived
at the camping grounds an in
Specticn was held. Games, drills,
exploring, instruction, and swim
ming were the main features of
the hike A group of new scouts
were initiated into the troop.
Scoutmaster Atwell was the first
new member who received his
initiation.
The group that enjoyed the
cutting were as fellows:
Scoutmaster Ray Atwell;
Assistant Scoutmaster Archie
f. Potter;
Senior Patrol Leader George
HOLDEN;
Patrol Leaders Donald Pearl
man, Leo Cooper, Buddy Will
liams and Harry Williams:
Scouts Austin Hoben, Everett
Felton,, john Pent, Fred Bassett,
Albert PARA, Adam Stanczak,
Philip Scholly, Frank Brown,
Thomas Swicegood, James Moss,
Robert Archer, Leslie Sanders,
John Sosin, Frank Scsin, Jack
Currie, ONeal Adams and Troop
Mascot Vincent Molina.
Visitors on the hike were Ed
ward Clark, former Life Scout
from Troop IS, Jacksonville;
Jack Smith and Charles Knowles.
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