Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-02
Fridays Blue And Gold Banquet In
Honor OF Scouting's Anniversary

parents participation in the Cub
program, the awards. earned by
each Cub were presented to his
parents, who, in turn, presented
them to him.
Bob Cat badges. the first award
in Clubbing, were earned by the
following: Gregory Stewart, Mich
ael Sweet, Samuel and Richard
Thacker, James Arganbright, Mic
hael Healy, Mark Shepherd, Will
liam Butsch, Mike Quinn. Mike
Love. Jerry Hendley. Robert Klise,
Stanley Little. Timothy Reuter-,
Donnie Shindledecker, Tommy Da-
Wis, William Dunham, Robert
Lewis, Charles Mundy, Charles
Sapp. Paul and Richard Taylor,
Keith and Kenneth Rogers, Eric
Rohn and Paul Cavinee.
The following awards were also
made: Wolf Badges to Charles
Sapp, Michael Sweet, James Sour
lock, Donnie Cornwell and Michael
Quinn; Bear Badges to Richard
Snyder and David Peters: Lion
Badges to Gerald Peters, John
Robinson and Bill Robinson;
Gold Arrows to Gerald Peters;
David Peters, James Sour
lock, Richard Ellinger and Michael
Quinn; Silver Arrows to Richard
Ellinger and John Guy; Denner
Stripe to Larry O'Hara and David
Peters.
Larry O'Hara, because he Is the
first Cub Scout to have completed
every step of the three year Cub
program in West Jefferson, rated
a very special graduating cere-
mony. Mr.. Russell Stratton was
given the honor of conducting the
ceremony because of his organiza-
tion work and years of service in
the Scouting program in the COM
rnunity. With all Cubs and Boy
Scouts present, participating. Mr..
Stratton led Larry up the path of
Bob Cats, Wolves, Bears and Lions
each step which Larry had taken
in his climb upward to the top
step, the Webelo, and, having COM
pleted the requirements for that
step also. his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O'Hara, were waiting
there, to receive from Mr.. Stratton
the Webelo badge to present to
their son, the only one of his many
Cub Scout awards that may be
worn on the Boy Scout uniform.
AS the next step up the trail of
Scouting, Larry received his grad
uation certificate from his work as
a Cub, and Mr.. Stratton presented
him to Boy Scout Master George
Brooke, who conferred on him the
rank of Tenderfoot Scout, which is
earned when the Webelo require
ments are completed.
Mr.. Brooke then pointed out the
steps upward on the Boy Scout
trail: Third Class. Second Class
and First Class, then Life Scout
and Eagle Scout, the latter being
the highest award given.
Mr.. Brooke concluded with a
brief resume of his work as Scout
Master and told of the urgent need
for more adult leadership in this
large and rapidly growing group |
He was assisted in his part of
the ceremony by Junior Scout
Masters Tom Lankford and David |
O'Hara and Boy Scouts Dick Pfeil,
Charles Morris, John Lawless ano
Larry Brenstuhl.
Mr.. Robinson introduced Terry |
Pelphrey, Michael Asher, Michael
and Richard Hook, ap-
plicants for Cub membership, who |
with their parents were present.
He then expressed his thanks to |
all who had worked to make the |
celebration possible and especial
ly to the following: Mr.. Larie, af-
with the State Conserva-
ton Department, for securing a
film on wildlife: to Rev. Robert |
Meredith who led in group singing |
and Mrs. James Arganbright, who |
played the piano accompaniment; |
to the Den mothers of the month: |
Mesdames Patterson, Sites, Quinn. |
Carver, Sapp, Rogers and Mrs.
Glenn Robson as chairman who
alSo were the decorating commit |
tee: and to the food committee,
Mrs. Robert Horton and Mrs. Du-
ane Cornwell, co-chairman, also |
Healy, Klise, Lewis, |
Taylor, johnson and Thacker.
Mr.. Ellinger, Cub Master, pre-
sented the Pack with the Plaque.
an award given for having the best !
new enrolment record in Madison
District, and he also announced
some of the outstanding events on
the Cllb program calendar in the |