The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-27
Bronze Palm,
Presented To
e. Hamilton

Highightlng the Court of Honor
held recently at the Monroe County
Court House, was the presentation
of the Bronze Palm to Monroe Dis.
trict's youngest Eagle Scout Cor,
don D. Hamilton of Troop No. 2Ss.
This award was made by Leonard
McElveen, Chairman of the Troop
Committee for. Troop No. 2SS,
sponsored by St. Mary. Star of the
Sea Holy Name Society.
| The Court of Honor consisted of
Bernard Frank, Vice-Chairman of
the District Committee as Chair
man, Leonard McElveen and Ed
Beckman, Coach of the Jr-Sr.
High School. Coach Beckman ad-
dressed the assembled scouts on
the procedures of football plays
and the manueverS during a foot
ball game. The audience was a
very interested one as the MAORI
ty had witness the victory of the
High School Team over Gesu of
Miami recently.
The Court was opened and clos
ed by ScOutmaSter Tony Martinez
who led the Scouts in the usual
ceremonies. Bernard Frank pre-
sented Anthony c. Attilio, Leonard
H. Comfy. Jr. Stanley D. Peterson
and Ray W. Taylor with the insig-
MIA of the Second Class Rank
which they had attained. Joseph
M. Bringman presented Rodney T.
Birkett, Robert H. Jenkins Jr.,
Richard A. McSpadden and Bernie
E. Manchester with the First Glass
Badge. Bringman also presented
the badge of Star Scout to Ernest
A. Wykes, who earned his rank
rapidly. Joining the rank of Life
Scouts were Robert c. Halliday,
Kenneth N. Schrader and Randall
E. Warren.
Their awards were presented by
Bernard Frank acting in behalf of
the American Red Cross, Tony
Martinez presented members of
Troop No. "a represented by Merle
Deland) with First Aid Cards:
William Allen, Harold Payson,
Jack Russell, John Truesdale and
William Truesdale; Troop No. So:
Douglas Allen; Troop No. 253:
Robert c. Halliday Robert H. Jen-
kins, Jr., and Ray w. Taylor.
Bernard Frank undertook the
tremendous task of awarding the
Merit Badges that Troop No. 253
had earned since the last Court of
Honor. Scouts earning and receiv-
ing merit badges were: Frank A.
Bats, Jr., Physical Development,
Plumbing, Textiles. Bird Study and
Machinery; H. Raymond Boza :
Bird Study and Camping; Rodney
T. Birkett: Camping and Swim
ming; Thomas B. Cornell Chemis-
try; Thomas r. Gibson Bird
Study Basketry, Physical Devel-
opment, Cement Work, Carpentry,
Safety and Machinery; Robert c.
Halliday Safety. Physical Devel-
opment, Life Saving, Scholarship,
Bird Study, First Aid, Public
Health and Pathfinding; Gurdon
D. Hamilton Physical Develop
ment; Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.
First Aid, Athletics and Personal
Health; Charles D. Kaufman =
Bird Study; Richard A. McSpadden
Public Health, Personal Health,
Bird Study and Swimming; Bernie
f. Notwithstanding and swim
ming; Arthur d. Noble Pathfind-
ing; Stanley D. Peterson Personal
Health; Robert j. Read Bird
Study and Rowing: Andrew w.
Saunders, Jr., scholarship; Ken
meth n, Schrader Personal Health,
Textiles and Camping; Joseph E.
Smith Citizenship; Phillip l.. Spen-
Ger Personal Health; Reaves Ste
ed. Jr.. Athletics, Textiles and
Home Repairs; George W. Stewart
Citizenship; Ray W. Taylor Home
Repairs; Randall E. Warren Bias
kerry Physical Development, &C.
ment Work, Textiles, Safety, Bird
Study and Machinery. Ernest A.
Wykes First Aid. Friendship,
Pioneering, Safety, Swimming.
Pathflndlng, Public Health Cit
zenship and Life Saving; Alfred
a Yates Athletics.
Members Of the Monroe District
Committee present we're Joseph
NJ Bringman. Chairman, Bernard
Frank, Vice Chairman: Thomas
/. Ketching. Jr. Secretary, Glenn
5. West, Camping and Activlues
Committee. Archie Potter Leader
ship and Training Committee :;
Leonard McEIveen, Chairman OF
Troop No. 2S3's Committee, Robert
Z Lindsey, Scoutmaster. Troop
No So Cdr. I G. Buell.. USN.
Scou'master. Troop No 81 and
Tony Martinez. Scoutmaster. Troop
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