ADDRESS BY EAGLE SCOUT AUBREY METCALF (1947)

Year Published: 1947

Description: This 8-minute archival film captures a formal speech delivered in 1947 by Eagle Scout Aubrey Metcalf on behalf of approximately 200 Eagle Scouts from the Los Angeles area at the second annual Eagle Scout dinner. The transcript shows Metcalf expressing heartfelt gratitude to the prominent Los Angeles business and professional leaders who sponsored the event, noting that each Eagle Scout was a personal guest of an outstanding community figure, and that this sponsorship demonstrated a belief that scouting provided valuable training for young men. The video opens with a title card and features what appears to be a formal banquet setting, providing a window into mid-century American civic life and the close relationship between Scouting and LA's business community in the postwar period.