R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, For 75 years, the Chisholm Trail Council has 1-2 overseen the activities of the Boy Scouts of America in Texas' Big 1-3 Country region, and this organization continues to play a vital 1-4 role in the lives of the residents of the city of Abilene and the 1-5 surrounding counties; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The seeds of the council's history date back to 1-7 March 1912, when Boy Scout Troop 1 was organized under the guidance 1-8 of R. M. "Bob" Wagstaff, the troop's first scoutmaster; the success 1-9 of this venture and the keen interest exhibited by the many young 1-10 men in Abilene led to the creation of a second troop in July of 1-11 that year; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Chisholm Trail Council was officially 1-13 established on June 16, 1922, by three local leaders, Dr. Ray 1-14 Maddox, Sr., Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, and Mr. Fleming James; the 1-15 council expanded in 1926, becoming an area council, and today this 1-16 body oversees Boy Scout troops in the counties of Nolan, Fisher, 1-17 Stonewall, Taylor, Shackelford, Haskell, Jones, Callahan and 1-18 Coleman, as well as the northern part of Runnels County; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The dedicated members of this organization, both 1-20 past and present, have nurtured the scouting tradition in the Big 1-21 Country, allowing this unique opportunity to be experienced and 1-22 appreciated by a great many individuals, and this willingness to 1-23 make a commitment to our state's young citizens and to provide them 1-24 with valuable guidance is an example to Texans everywhere; now, 2-1 therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-3 Legislature hereby honor the Chisholm Trail Council of the Boy 2-4 Scouts of America for 75 years of service to the youth of the Big 2-5 Country and commend the many fine individuals who have contributed 2-6 to the success of this outstanding organization; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-8 prepared for the Chisholm Trail Council as an expression of high 2-9 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hunter Counts Turner of Coleman Keffer _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 846 was adopted by the House on May 16, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House