History of 2nd Guelph

April 30,1922

Sponsored by St.Georges Church - Rector Scovil - authorized representative of group

S.Young - scoutmaster H.Mack, Forest Neil

George Drew - secretary

Met at St George's Church Sunday School - Fridays - 7:30 p.m.

November 1929

Sponsor became Dublin Street United Church

Ronald D.Fowke - Chairman Laurrie Thomson - Secretary

W.Peden Smith, Herbert Young, A.P.Bell

Randolf Fish - scoutmaster Arthur H.Bogardus - cubmaster (acting)

Allan Cotton - assistant cubmaster

Pack met at Dublin Street Church Sunday School Room - Saturdays - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Troop met at Dublin Street Church Sunday School Room - Fridays - 7:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

1941 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949

Troop met at Trinity (old Congregation Church) - Mondays - 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

1941 - 1943 - 1944 Cubs met at Trinity - Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.

In 1933 to 1942 and 1944 there were 2 cub packs

In 1934 met in the "TOC H" building - rear of city hall

General Notes about Scouting in Guelph(related to the 2nd)

The 1st Guelph's charter was # 231 2nd Guelph's charter is # 268

3rd Guelph's Charter is # 232 4th Guelph's charter is # 226

There is a story about the first and the second in that they both were applying for their charter at the same time and the first managed to get theirs in first even though the second was operating first. When looking at the registrations from the early years you can see that the book keeping may not have been what it should have. ie: 3rd changed to 2nd. This also happened between the 1st and the 2nd. It is possible that the charters got mixed up and the 3rd was the 2nd since the 3rd's charter is one after the 1st's. There is also a letter in the 3rd's file which asks the Boy Scouts Of Canada to change the numbers on the registration as the boys of the third were registered as the 2nd and vice versa.

Scouting in Guelph had its ups and downs at the beginning. It all started around 1910 through the efforts of a man named Major Mereweather. At first it seemed they were not organized by number but there was various groups of boys meeting at various location. In August of 1910 the Boy Scouts were invited to attend a 3-day camp at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. They were the guests of the Exhibition and received free access to the grounds, tent accommodation and all meals provided. Fifty one boys and leaders attended from Guelph. Lord Baden Powell was also in attendance.

By 1916 there were several troops at St.James, at O.A.C., at St.Georges. There is also mention of a group at the "Y" but it does not say if the "Y" was its headquarters. It does say that there was 5 patrols of 10 boys each. In January 28,1922's Mercury an article says that the 2nd Guelph Troop which met at the Congregational Church on Norfolk Street where the Norfolk Manor now sits was asked if it would like to take on the name of the first since it was the only group in Guelph registered at the time. They decided to do this and so the 2nd became the 1st. Then in March of 1922 the newspaper mentions the 2nd Troop at St George's but there is only info on that one year. In the paper on April 15,1922 St.George's and St.Andrews are referred to as getting together for a day hike at the Gilson farm. It then mentions of a joint meeting of the 2nd and 3rd which were preparing for a concert and the details of the hike were given out . Thus I would conclude that the 2nd was St.Georges and the 3rd was ST.Andrews at that time. In November 13,1922's paper it states that the 2nd Guelph Troop now belongs to the Boy Scout Scripture Union and that they were presented their membership cards. I would still assume they met at St. George's.

In 1929 the 2nd Guelph Group was started by Dublin. It has been here ever since. Beavers was started in January 1992 with the efforts of Robert B.McCuen