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Taft and Colonel Praise Boy Scouts at White House
President Taft expressed praise for the Boy Scout movement as a benefit to American boyhood in a White House address to the national council. Theodore Roosevelt's letter was read at the banquet, urging boys to grow strong and responsible, and stressing service to others and moral progress. Ambassadors and officials discussed range management and grazing practices to boost beef and wool production, with plans to appoint grazing examiners.
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Washington
Boy Scout Movement
Taft
White House
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Theodore Roosevelt
National Council
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Ambassador Bryce
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Srrvice
United States Civil Service Commission
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Wilson