Six scouts from Troop 91 earned their Eagle Scout ranks in 1974. Front row from left are Ken Douthat, Joe Gibson and Bob Pemberton. Back row Thomas “Skip” Frierson, James Rogers, Chris Capps and Tom Strate.
Scouts’ honor: Boy Scouts of America 100 years old today By Mike Williams, Tribune Staff Writer
When Chicago publisher W.D. Boyce visited London in 1909 he encountered the Unknown Scouts, the English predecessor of the modern day Boy Scouts.
Boyce was inspired by the organization and saw the youth movement as a means to teach patriotism and individualism while promoting mental physical, social and religious development.
The following year he officially incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910.
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