BOY SCOUTING IN NUTLEY

ADOLPH WELENOFSKY

RECORDS of the early days of Boy Scouting in Nutley are not complete. However it is remembered that in the early 1920s there were at least 7 troops.

Troop #3 of St. Paul’s Congregational Church has the record of being the oldest with Edgar Bellows as the leader at that time.

Troop #6, of Vincent Methodist was active at that time with John Rosengren as the troop leader.

Franklin Reformed Church Troop, #147, is positive of the origin of its troop in 1921.

Nutley troops today belong to Tamarack Council which is made up of troops from 7 communities in Essex and Bergen Counties.

Camp Tamarack at Oakland, N.J. provides camping facilities for Nutley Boy and Cub Scouts.

At the present time, 1960, Nutley has 7 troops comprising 260 Scouts; 6 Packs with 410 Cub Scouts; 2 Explorer Posts with 20 advanced Scouts.

Adults who help with the leadership of Boy Scouts are 91; with Cub Scouts 140; with Explorer Scouts 20; those helping on the Staff are 20 in number.

Adolph Welenofsky is the Scout Commissioner for Nutley and Bloomfield District. Howard Poynter, formerly President of the Council for 3 years, is now advisor to the Executive Committee of the Council.