First Scout Troops in Texas

Organized in 1920

In 1920, the first First World Jamboree was held in England; Boy Scouts from 32 of 52 countries were present; the Boy scouts of America sent 301 members.  The Scout International Bureau was established in Londong.  Membership at the end of 1920 was 478,528.
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Quanah Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 6, 1920.  "Camp Leroy Schuman threw open its flaps Thursday.  Included in the Boy Scouts who arrived for the ten-day outing are twenty-eight youths from Quanah, four from Arlington and four from Ranger.  The remainder are Fort Worth boys."
Ranger Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 6, 1920.  "Camp Leroy Schuman threw open its flaps Thursday.  Included in the Boy Scouts who arrived for the ten-day outing are twenty-eight youths from Quanah, four from Arlington and four from Ranger.  The remainder are Fort Worth boys."
Bryan Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 8, 1920. "Bryan Scouts Win.  Bryan, Texas. Dec. 8. - The Bryan Boy Scout football team defeated the Caldwell High by a score of 7 to 2."
Chillicothe Dallas Morning News, December 19, 1920.  "Special to The News.  Chillicothe, Texas. Dec. 18. - Scouts Master R. F. Judd accompanied fifteen Boy scouts on a hike to Medicine Mounds last Monday, staying three days, hunting and fishing.  The boys were in fine physical condition and brought back duck, rabbit and quail."
Lockhart Making a Difference Every Day, Ninety Five Years of Central Texas Scouting, 1912-2007, 2007, page F-70, researcher and author: Te Starr. A troop was organized at the United Methodist Church in Lockhart with Mogford as Scoutmaster.  He served from 1920-1922.
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Last updated: May 11, 2009

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