Philadelphia Story

Fourth of July Remembrances

From the Secret Remembrance Archives

“ I'll never forget the  4th of July  in  1928.  All the Boy Scouts in Philadelphia worked to make grave decorations for the various veterans cemeteries .  We felt it was the very least we could do for our brothers and fathers who laid down their lives for us. My Uncle Joe, mom's brother.was one.  He had been killed at the Marne, and her family never got over it.  The other big thing that day was the ceremony where our  Boy Scout council in Philadelphia, gave the city a building  we had constructed with our dues and by holding carnivals and stuff.  We didn't need all that room so we gave it to the city for other groups to use.  In return, the city gave the Boy Scouts free space in the building, forever.  Mayor Mackey gave a speech and thanked us for being good citizens, That was a big day.  That night we had a big campfire and roasted Marshmellows and watched skyrockets.  Byron Schmidt (shown right) ” But wait, There's more “ City of Brotherly Love Hates the Boy Scouts .... So it was that on May 31, the real-life City Council, without debate, and under pressure from an organization that promotes the rights of “sexual minorities,” stabbed the Scouts in the back. They voted 16 to 1 to break a 79-year-old agreement allowing the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts to occupy a building in a city park. The Scouts built the building in 1928, and turned it over to the city in exchange for a rent-free lease “in perpetuity.” Apparently, “perpetuity” in Philadelphia now means, “until gay groups boot you out.” The Scouts can stay only if they will open their ranks to open homosexuals.  [continued] ”     Big Gay Al is not amused.