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[[Image:scouts-2.png|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative envelope issued October 9, 2010 celebrating 100 years of scouting in the Northeast Council.]] | [[Image:scouts-2.png|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative envelope issued October 9, 2010 celebrating 100 years of scouting in the Northeast Council.]] | ||
[[Image:boyscouts.png|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative envelope]] | [[Image:boyscouts.png|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative envelope]] | ||
BOY SCOUTS. Dubuque's first two troops of Scouts were organized soon after the arrival of a representative from the national office in August 1910. Due to lack of cooperation and interest, these troops gradually disbanded. | BOY SCOUTS. Dubuque's first two troops of Scouts were organized soon after the arrival of a representative from the national office in August 1910. Due to lack of cooperation and interest, these troops gradually disbanded. (1) | ||
Interest was revived in 1916 when local businessmen organized by [[WILBERDING, Henry|Henry WILBERDING]] and a Scout executive, Walter Gunn was hired. Fired with enthusiasm, Gunn organized troop after troop so that by 1919 Dubuque had 525 registered Scouts. | Interest was revived in 1916 when local businessmen organized by [[WILBERDING, Henry|Henry WILBERDING]] and a Scout executive, Walter Gunn was hired. Fired with enthusiasm, Gunn organized troop after troop so that by 1919 Dubuque had 525 registered Scouts. (2) | ||
In 1930 financial security came to scouting when it became part of the Community Chest collection. Local scouts also benefited by the donation of a rugged and heavily wooded campsite south of Durango from the Wallis family. The site, known as Camp Burton, was named after a Wallis uncle. | In 1930 financial security came to scouting when it became part of the Community Chest collection. Local scouts also benefited by the donation of a rugged and heavily wooded campsite south of Durango from the Wallis family. The site, known as Camp Burton, was named after a Wallis uncle. (3) | ||
In 1921 Lynn Osborne became the first Dubuque Council scout to earn the Eagle Scout designation, the highest rank a Scout can earn. [[VANCE, Janet|Janet VANCE]] became the first woman in Iowa to be inducted into the Brotherhood of the Arrow. | In 1921 Lynn Osborne became the first Dubuque Council scout to earn the Eagle Scout designation, the highest rank a Scout can earn. (4) [[VANCE, Janet|Janet VANCE]] became the first woman in Iowa to be inducted into the Brotherhood of the Arrow. | ||
In 1960 the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Scoutmaster Don Hesseling and two assistants organized Troop 67 exclusively for the handicapped. It was the first troop of its kind in the Northeast Iowa Council. (5) | |||
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"How Scouts Grew in Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 31, 1960, p. 5 | 1. "How Scouts Grew in Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 31, 1960, p. 5 | ||
2. Ibid. | |||
3. Ibid. | |||
4. Ibid. | |||
5. "Form Special Scout Troop for Physically Handicapped," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 27, 1960, p. 28 | |||
[[Category: Organizations]] | [[Category: Organizations]] | ||
[[Category: Firsts]] | [[Category: Firsts]] | ||
Revision as of 00:39, 7 May 2015
BOY SCOUTS. Dubuque's first two troops of Scouts were organized soon after the arrival of a representative from the national office in August 1910. Due to lack of cooperation and interest, these troops gradually disbanded. (1)
Interest was revived in 1916 when local businessmen organized by Henry WILBERDING and a Scout executive, Walter Gunn was hired. Fired with enthusiasm, Gunn organized troop after troop so that by 1919 Dubuque had 525 registered Scouts. (2)
In 1930 financial security came to scouting when it became part of the Community Chest collection. Local scouts also benefited by the donation of a rugged and heavily wooded campsite south of Durango from the Wallis family. The site, known as Camp Burton, was named after a Wallis uncle. (3)
In 1921 Lynn Osborne became the first Dubuque Council scout to earn the Eagle Scout designation, the highest rank a Scout can earn. (4) Janet VANCE became the first woman in Iowa to be inducted into the Brotherhood of the Arrow.
In 1960 the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Scoutmaster Don Hesseling and two assistants organized Troop 67 exclusively for the handicapped. It was the first troop of its kind in the Northeast Iowa Council. (5)
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1. "How Scouts Grew in Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, January 31, 1960, p. 5
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. "Form Special Scout Troop for Physically Handicapped," Telegraph Herald, March 27, 1960, p. 28