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Show IA Proclamation The Boy Scouts cf America, incorporated in-corporated February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress June 15, 1916, have during the past twenty-oeven years rend. red notable service to the Nation. They have done effective effec-tive work in this community and tbrcughout the country. During the past twenty-seven years practically 7,000,000 persons, through the various branche-. cf Scouting, have enjoyed adventure . hiking, camping, swimming, wood ' craft, handicraft, fellowship, health and safety, and have learned how to be helpful to others and have been trained to be participating citizens. During the week from February 7th to 13th th? Boy Scouts of America will celebrate their twenty seventh anniversary. Therefore, I, Justu O. Seely, Mayor of the City of Mt. Pleasant do hereby recommend that the citizens citi-zens of this city observe this Boy Scout Week and Anniversary Year for the purpose of strengthening the work of the Bey Socuts of America. ' I earnestly recommend that our civic organizations, our churches and our schools cooperate in carrying carry-ing cut a program for a definite recognition of the affective service rendered by the Boy Scouts of America, in order that the work of th : Boy Scout Program may be extended ex-tended to a larger proportion of the bcyfrod of this city. In witr.ess whereof I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and cau-ed the. seal of this city to be affixed. Done this third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand thous-and nine hundred and thirty-five. JUSTUS O. SEELY, Mayor. |