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Event: |
Order of the Arrow Tonkawa Event |
Date: |
January 15, 2005 |
Location: |
Camp Mabry, Austin Texas |
Description: |
At the request of club member and longtime scout Bill B.,
Tim W. put his 1941 MB slat grill jeep on display at the entryway to a
local awards ceremony for the Boy Scouts of America. The vehicle was
used as means of sparking conversation and developing the broad interests
and knowledge base of the Boy Scouts in attendance. The primary
purpose of the event was to honor exemplary scouts. This afternoon
and evening event was centered around the Order of the Arrow, a recognized
official program activity of the Boy Scouts of America. This program
was established to recognize those scouts who best exemplify the scout
virtues of cheerful service, camping, and leadership. Scouts from
the surrounding Central Texas area were on hand to acknowledge and honor
recipients of a number of awards and particularly those individuals
inducted into the Order of the Arrow.
The Order of the Arrow is an Honor Society of Scouting. It was
founded in 1915 only a few years after Robert Baden-Powell started
scouting in Great Britain. It is considered by many to be a uniquely
American scouting honor society. E. Urner Goodman, a scoutmaster who
worked as Director of the Philadelphia scout council's camp, was looking
for a way to teach scouts that there was more to scouting than simply
skill proficiency and that the principles contained in the Scout Oath and
Law should be a daily part of a scout's life. Over time, an
induction ceremony was developed for entry into the Order of the Arrow,
and membership has become a goal of many scouts. Membership in the Order
of the Arrow has grown to 160,000 of the one million Boy Scouts in the
United States who are eligible. There are almost 400 lodges
throughout the country, and it has become unusual for a council not to
have an Order of the Arrow lodge with its own Indian name and totem or
emblem.
Tim W. was able to leave his jeep on site throughout the event and was
able to watch much of the ceremonies. At the conclusion of the
evening, Tim and the club were recognized for their support of the scouts
with Tim receiving a Tonkawa patch as a souvenir and a little "fire
water" for his participation. |
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Bill B with
Tim's Slat-Grill MB |
Bill B, Tim W
and Chris Blanc |
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