History

A Brief History Of Troop 101

Boy Scouts Of America Troop 101, Kingston, Tennessee was originally chartered on October 14, 1940, with the American Legion Post #110 serving as the Chartering Organization, Phillip N. Albright, Scoutmaster, and T. Wesley Pickel, Troop Committee Chairman. The original charter registered 14 scouts- Jack Billings, Roe Cox, Murette DeLozier, Joe P. Eblen, Rudolph Houser, Adolph T. Kinser, Don McMurray, John McMurray, Tulis Oran, Don H. Parker, Tom Pickel, Peter M. Smith, William B. Smith, and David Stegall. Additional adult leaders of the first charter included Hugh F. Eblen, Martin L. Harris, David H. Evans, John M. Kinser, Robert S. Ladd, Robert S. Parker, and William J. Smith. The troop met at the Roane County High School Auditorium.

Following a period of inactivity during World War II, the troop was re-chartered under the Kingston Lions Club, July 1, 1951. The Lions Club has remained Troop 101's Chartering Organization continuously to the present. At the time of the 1951 charter, Warren G. Hayes served as Scoutmaster with Clyde Grisham filling the Troop Committee Chairman position. Eugene Banker, C.R. Fultz, Paul Drake, and Wendell Becker provided adult leadership to the 17 boys who registered as scouts. Over the many years of troop activity, scoutmasters have included Phillip Albright, Eugene Banker, Bill Bartlett, Claude Boyd, Bill Carothers, Neal Dunwoody, Warren Hayes, Herman Holsopple, Walter Mayer, Horace Monday, Floyd Walker, Daniel Weber, Alvin White, Russ Limburg, and Roger Richmond. Marc Wise currently serves in the scoutmaster position. Of particular note is Mr. George Ray Dailey, who has remained on the troop charter continuously for 40 years and still offers his time as a volunteer, helping with annual Christmas tree sales.

Many young men from Roane County have been afforded opportunities for outdoor adventure during the years Troop 101 has been in existence. Many adults, who participated in troop activities in their youth, have fond memories of fun and fellowship, along with meaningful experiences which allowed them to grow and develop and gain skills in leadership, teamwork, outdoor activities, and citizenship. On, June 30, 2001, Troop 101 celebrated 60 years of service to youth, including 50 years continuously chartered by the Kingston Lions Club. The troop continues to strive to "deliver the promise" to each boy who picks up a Boy Scout Handbook for the first time, with desires and expectations of experiencing adventure and fun in the outdoors. As Baden Powell so aptly stated, "scouting is a game with purpose".