History
Our troop started out in 1918 as Troop 7. The population of West Chester at the time was ~12,000 people, and there were 6 existing Boy Scout troops in the vicinity. There were ~50 boys eligible to charter with the new troop. It was agreed to meet at the Church once a week, and to open up the troop to all boys of eligible age.
When the Chester County Council was officially established in 1919, it was determined that there was also a Troop 7 in place in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It turned out that their charter pre-dated ours, so we went ahead and selected the next available troop number; thus, we've officially been Troop 14 since the time of our first re-chartering on March 25th, 1919. The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Chester, Pennsylvania is listed as our sponsoring institution. The first Scoutmaster was Pierce H. McDermond. Accompanying him were two Assistant Scoutmasters, J. Holland Heck and Harry E. Buhn. The first operational Troop Committee consisted of James L. King, George J. Palmer, and Howard Reeves.
The troop started with 9 boys: Stuart S. Dowlin, Walter S. Emory, Howard F. Harvey, Alfred C. Parson, Everett H. Reagan, Pusey J. Singer, Paul LeRoy Thomas, Burford McCarthy, and Albert H. Hall. When the charter was put into effect, all of these boys achieved the rank of Tenderfoot.
When the Chester County Council was officially established in 1919, it was determined that there was also a Troop 7 in place in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It turned out that their charter pre-dated ours, so we went ahead and selected the next available troop number; thus, we've officially been Troop 14 since the time of our first re-chartering on March 25th, 1919. The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Chester, Pennsylvania is listed as our sponsoring institution. The first Scoutmaster was Pierce H. McDermond. Accompanying him were two Assistant Scoutmasters, J. Holland Heck and Harry E. Buhn. The first operational Troop Committee consisted of James L. King, George J. Palmer, and Howard Reeves.
The troop started with 9 boys: Stuart S. Dowlin, Walter S. Emory, Howard F. Harvey, Alfred C. Parson, Everett H. Reagan, Pusey J. Singer, Paul LeRoy Thomas, Burford McCarthy, and Albert H. Hall. When the charter was put into effect, all of these boys achieved the rank of Tenderfoot.