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Show Pleasant Grove Scouters Are Honored At Annual Scout Membership Dinner . A Letters Received By Parents of Boys In Tennessee 'l he following letter was received by a number of parents residing ir lJieasanc urove, whose sons are members of the Service Battery, 204th Field Artillery Battalion, at Camp Forrest, Tenn. Dear Parents. Your son has been a member of this organization for some time. As his Battery Commander, I can therefor take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to you, his parents, for the iboy you have sent to the Armed Forces of the United States in this hour of dire need. As you probably know, this unit recently moved from Fort Lewis, Washington, here to Camp Forrest. For-rest. That change of station was ?i period during which many tasks presented themselves that were beyond the normal call of duty. Your son worked hard and willingly will-ingly for l'ong hours during that time and only through such work as his have we been able to accomplish ac-complish the big job that confronted confront-ed us. This organiaztion has been growing stronger & more efficient daily; high standards have been attained, hard work has been done and many things accomplished. Each f the jobs that we have completed com-pleted is another feat for your son; for he too has grwn with us. From a raw recruit he has developed into an efficient soldier a credit to you, his parents, to this organization, organiz-ation, to God and to his Country. Sincerely, ' CARROLL N.'mAIXSEN, Capt. 204th F. A. Commanding. I Pleasant Grove received a reai distinction on WeUnesday evening at the annual Scout Fellowship dinner and convention of the Utah Parks Council held at Provo, when two of her sons Harold S. Walkei . and Calvin Walker, were awrded Silver Beavers, the highest award a Scouter may attain. Other members at the convention who received like honors were: President Henry Gardner of Palmyra, Pal-myra, Stake and Dr. Wayne B. Hales of the B. Y. U. faculty. The awards being for long and distinguished disting-uished service in scouting. The wives of the honored men were presented with beaverette a-wards. a-wards. Harold S. Walker has proved a real Scouter. When a very young man he organied the first boy scout troop in Lindon in 1914. and worked with them until 1923. when he moved from Lindon t - Pleasant Grove First Ward an-1 became scout master there an.' served until 1938, when he became a district scout eommisioner. He has since then served as member of the scout troop coir mittee of the 3rd ward; a member of the Court of Review, and of th Court of Honor of this district, and as a member of the Nationa1 Parks Executive Council. Calvin Walker is a veteran of C i years of scouting, mostly confining confin-ing his work to the Third wan', where he has a very enviable ro- 1 T : to -n 1 . cora, navmg to nis creuiu as iagi: scouts. Calvin Walker began his work in scouting when 12 years of age, and has put his efforts in this district except one year at Lehi and one at Duchesne, where he gave his scou'. service while teaching school. Both men carry their scouting in their church activities being Aa-onic Aa-onic priesthood supervisors. It is noteworthy that this distric' leads the National Parks Council in members of Eagle Scouts, and tha. the National Parks Council is onr of the highest in the United States Among local scouters attending the' convention and dinner were-Bishop were-Bishop and Mrs. Joseph S. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shoell, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Walker, Mr. and Mrs Clavin Walker. Pros M. S. Christ-, ianson, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scholrs, Ertmar Christensen. Mr. and G. W. Larson and Mr. .and Mrs. J. M. Macfarlane I |