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Show r A Get-Togefh- For Utah's First Boy Scout Troop er Leroy Sanders Is rounding up members of (he first Boy Scout Troop in Salt Lake City for a Scouting reunion. The troop was organized in 1911 by T. George Woods in Waterloo Ward, Granite Stake, Salt Lake City, several years before Englands system of scouting was officially recognized and put into operation among this nations youth. Scoutmaster Woods was inspired to get his troop started on the basis of information sent to him from an uncle in England, according to Mr. Sanders. The troop had the first Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class Scouts in the Church and the state of Utah. O. Ward, soon had another fine troop going in 1913, according to Mr. Sanders. er The Scout program soon spread across the Atlantic and in 1913 the Church affiliated with national Scouting. Liberty Ward, not far from Waterloo AiiiiviVivy-uviiviivrAivvvvVuvwuwvyvwYYVvirvyviViriiVr- Pictures of members of the original Scout troop were found in an old album by Mr. Sanders. He could not identify the first Scout on the lefi but the others, left to right, were identified as Eldon Sanders, Leroy Sanders, John Veth, Adolph Deitz, T. George Woods, scoutmaster; George Nichols ami Richard Best. Troop members not pictured wore Ed Clissold, Glen Steffensen and Kenneth Mauss. The picture was taken in West Yellowstone Park where the troop went on an outing. These old Scouts will have to gather without their original Scoutmaster Woods. lie died in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, on Jan. 5, 1964, at the age of 76. He was recognized as the first scoutmaster in the nation, a position he held lor 15 yearn. Utah's first Scout Troop pictured two years after its 1911 organization in Waterloo Ward. Scoutmaster T. George Woods, 3rd from right. iiiViAriiAiiViri i A Scouting Aids In Teaching Youth Oon tinned From Page 19 being made for Explorer and Ensign-ag- e youths. Dr. Burton F. Brasher, chairman of the YMMIAs Explorer Committee, and John B. Matheson, Ensign Committee chairman, said separate programs are urged for the two age groups if there are enough leaders and boys for separate quality programs. Approximately 4,000 youths are expected to attend the LDS Ensign-ExplorLeadership Conference at ton, Colo., and Max B. Christensen of Boise, Idaho, will join 11 other youths selected from various areas of the U.S. as "Report to the Nation representatives. They wee selected for their outstanding records in school, church, Scouting and community service. They will visit Washington, D.C., and New York City to carry out of die "Report to the Nation phase of Scoutings 58th birthday. John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and is a member of Post 84, sponsored by the Church at Fort Collins. Max is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd L. Christensen and a member of Post 2 in Boise. Larry D. Shepherd, a Teacher in the Claremont, N.H., Branch, and an Eagle Scout, was selected as the top Scout in his state. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shepherd, Larry was given the honor of presenting a Scout statuette to New Hampshire Gov. John W. King at a recent governors dinner which launched a special Scouting expansion program in New Hampshire. There are now 38 Scouting units (Explorers, Scouts, and Cubs) in the New England Mission. BYU on Aug. 22, 1969. At the end of 1966, 310,669 Explorers were registered with the BSA Of that r n i V F $ W fI number, 42,650 or 13.7 per cent were Mormons. Naomi Shumway, chairman of the Primary Associations Trail Builder Committee, said approximately 23,000 boys are enrolled in die Guide Patrol, a Scouting It has been part program for of the primary since June 1, 1953. Many boys In the Church are able to pass their Second Class Scout requirements by die time they graduate from Primary, Mrs. Shumway said. Cub Scouting has been enthusiastically endorsed in many areas of the Church, according to Patricia Romney, chairman of the Primary General Boards Cubbing committee. There were 53,954 Cub Scouts In the Church in 1966, an increase of 3,556 boys over die preceding year. Substantial gains have been made in this phase of Scouting. In I960, approximately 25,000 Mormon boys were registered In die Cub program. Although figures are not yet available for 1967, it is estimated that 200 new packs were added last year in die Church. Mrs. Romney said that 873 nonmembers of die Church were Cub Pack leaders during 1966. Non-LD- S boys in Church sponsored packs totaled 5,565 for the same year. Cub Packs are increasing in membership, she said. In four stakes of the Salt Lake area alone (Kearns, Murray South, Bountiful South and South Davis), an average of 343 Cubs are now enrolled in 10 packs. There are 12 Scouting regions in die U.S. The Church ranks first in Region 12 (Utah, Hawaii, California, Nevada, Arizona and part of Wyoming) in the number of units which it sponsors. In Region 11 (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and part of Montana), the Church ranks second; in Region 8 (headquarters Kansas City, Mo.), the Church is 10th; Region (Dallas, Tex.), 11th; and Region 6 (Atlanta, Ga.), 12th dace. Many Mormon boys are honored tor their Scouting activities. During Boy Scout John P. Stewart of Brigh Week, Feb. Eagle Scout John P. Stewart of Brighton, Colo., will be one of 13 "Report to the Nation Folkman D. Brown, left, Harold W. Gunn, supervisor of New England Mission YMMIA, and K. M. Nilson, president of Vermont District, attended Scouting training sessions. Representatives. omu.Kwq - v ' - sv fc - ' V V , bi' ' V' 'v' -- . t I ' 4 t- - f 1 f . 3, and Explorers Bruce E. Brown, left. Riverside Stake; Roger Allen, Mt. Jordan Stake; David Halladay, Sandy Stake, have served as Great Salt Lake Council Explorer Cabinet officers. WEEK INDtNO" FQRUARY J, 1W8 CHURCH-- 11 |