AJR100,1,42 Whereas, W. D. Boyce of Chicago incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on
3February 8, 1910, inspired by Robert Baden-Powell's Scout Movement in England;
4and

AJR100,1,85 Whereas, under the leadership of Daniel Beard, Ernest Thompson Seton, and
6James West, the Boy Scouts of America expanded rapidly, absorbing similar
7organizations, and 17-year-old Arthur Rose Eldred of New York became the first
8Eagle Scout in 1912; and

AJR100,1,119 Whereas, the Boy Scouts played an important role on the home front during the
10first and second world wars, collecting scrap metal, carrying messages, and selling
11war bonds; and

AJR100,1,1412 Whereas, over the years, the Boy Scouts expanded to include older and younger
13boys under the Cub Scouts, the Tiger Cub Scouts, the Explorers, and the Venturers;
14and

AJR100,2,3

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1Whereas, the example of the Boy Scouts of America inspired Juliette Gordon
2Low of Savannah, Georgia, to establish the Girl Scouts of the United States of
3America in 1912; and

AJR100,2,54 Whereas, in 2009, the Boy Scouts of America named its two millionth Eagle
5Scout, Anthony Thomas of Lakeville, Minnesota; and

AJR100,2,96 Whereas, millions of boys over the past century have strived to uphold the Scout
7Oath: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to
8obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically
9strong, mentally awake, and morally straight"; and

AJR100,2,1110 Whereas, the Scout Law defines Scouts as "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
11courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent"; and

AJR100,2,1312 Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America is celebrating its centennial on February
138, 2010; now, therefore, be it