HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Beach, Amores, Argento,
Blair, Caputo, Carmichael, Crosier, DeLong, Duke, Eldridge,
Ellem, Fragale, Frederick, Hartman, Houston, Hrutkay, Hunt,
Iaquinta, Kominar, Lane, Leach, Longstreth, Manchin, Martin,
Miley, Paxton, Perdue, Pethtel, Poling, Proudfoot, Roberts,
Rowan, Staton, Stemple, Sumner, Swartzmiller, Rick Thompson,
Tucker, Walters and Wells)
Designating May 19-21,2006, as "Order of the Arrow Weekend" in the
State of West Virginia.
Whereas, Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in 1910 to
provide an educational program for boys and young adults, to build
character, to train in the responsibilities of participating
citizenship and to develop personal fitness; and
Whereas, The Order of the Arrow is the Boy Scouts of America's
National Honor Society; and
Whereas, The Order of the Arrow was founded by Dr. E. Urner
Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp
of the Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and
Whereas, In 1948, the Order of the Arrow, recognized as the Boy
Scout's national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America;
and
Whereas, The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold: To
recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and
Law in their daily lives, to develop and maintain camping
traditions and spirit, to promote Scout camping, and to crystallize
the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in
cheerful service to others; and
Whereas, The Order of the Arrow has more than 176,000 members
located in lodges affiliated with approximately 327 Boy Scouts of
America local councils; and
Whereas, Boy Scouts of America and the Order of the Arrow have
been beneficial to West Virginians, teaching young men values of
respect, responsibility and citizenship; and
Whereas, The annual Order of the Arrow Section C4-A Conference
will be held from May 19 through May 21,2006 with participating
Order of the Arrow members from West Virginia and Ohio; and
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That May 19-21, 2006, be designated as "Order of the Arrow
Weekend" in the State of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the clerk of the House of Delegates
send a certified copy of this resolution to the West Virginia State
Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America.