Troop 14 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
wasagreed 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 25^th, 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.

Troop 14 Eagle Awards