1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 387 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Troop 1 of the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of 1-5 its 90th birthday, which is being celebrated in March of 2001; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in 1-7 Washington by William D. Boyce on February 8, 1910, and was based 1-8 on a program initiated in England by Lord Robert Baden-Powell in 1-9 1907; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In March of 1911, Lyman J. Bailey organized Troop 1 1-11 in Austin, Texas; the troop initially consisted of 40 boys and was 1-12 under the leadership of Scoutmaster P. M. Vardell; the troop met 1-13 every Friday night at the Young Men's Christian Society Hall on 1-14 Willow Street; and 1-15 WHEREAS, On February 12, 1916, a Field Day was held by six 1-16 scout troops at Pease Park to commemorate the fifth anniversary 1-17 of the organization in Austin and the sixth anniversary of the 1-18 Boy Scout movement in the United States; Field Days then became 1-19 a tradition in Austin for celebrating Boy Scout anniversaries; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, By 1918, Troop 1 had 25 members; by 1920, the 1-22 membership had increased to 39, and the troop was under the 2-1 leadership of Scoutmaster I. I. Nelson; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The charter organization for Troop 1 was the 2-3 State Capitol in 1938, and since the mid-1940s, the charter 2-4 organization has been the First Presbyterian Church; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Troop 1 holds the distinction of being the 2-6 oldest continuously rechartered troop in Austin and is part of 2-7 the oldest Boy Scout Council in Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 77th Legislature, hereby commend Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 2-10 and extend congratulations to its members on the occasion of its 2-11 90th birthday; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-13 Troop 1 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-14 Barrientos 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on March 1, 2001. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate