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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING BOY SCOUT TROOP 1, KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND, ON THE

JOYOUS OCCASION OF THEIR 90TH ANNIVERSARY

     Introduced By: Senator V. SusanSosnowski

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2014

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, On February 9, 1923, in the idyllic town of Kingston, Rhode Island, Boy

Scout Troop 1 was founded at the Congregational Church in Kingston. 90 years later, Boy Scout

Troop 1 celebrated the joyous 90th Anniversary of its founding in that same Congregational

Church. Young boys, and some folks not-so-young, shared glowing and humorous stories about

scouting adventures, the Troop's commitment to the surrounding community, and how being a

member of Troop 1 enriched their lives and set them on the path towards being successful in life;

and

     WHEREAS, Aided by the help of longtime Scout supporter and former Scoutmaster and

Committee Chairman Neil Ross, Troop 1 Scouts explored registration forms dating back to 1923

and studied old archives, which place Troop 1 as the ninth-oldest continually active troop in

Narragansett Council history, with February 9, 1923, as its anniversary date; and

     WHEREAS, Kingston had only 250 residents back in 1923 and thus Troop 1 began with

a small group of ten scouts. Since then there have been approximately 880 registered Boy Scouts,

close to 100 Eagle Scouts, including its first Eagle Scout, Millard Fillmore Perry Jr., and 40

Scoutmasters, beginning with the Reverend Egbert W. A. Jenkins, who in 1923 was Minister of

Kingston Congregational Church, and volunteered to lead that initial group; and

     WHEREAS, Also present at the celebration event honoring the 90th Anniversary of Troop

1 in Kingston was Warren M. Hagist, 87, another volunteer leader and thought to be the oldest

surviving Scoutmaster. He regaled attendees with stories about the history of Troop 1; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby congratulates Boy Scout Troop 1 on the joyous occasion of its 90th Anniversary; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Troop 1 Scoutmaster Bill Boardman.

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