1945 – Contributed by David B. Woodward

This article appeared in the April 1945 Trail Blazer, outlining the requirements for the award that year.

THE ROBERTS AWARD

The Hon. Owen J. Roberts Award for 1945 will be awarded to each Troop of the Chester County Council having sixty percent or more, of its Scouts attending Horseshoe for one or more weeks. The Award will include an appropriate Certificate for the Troop and an emblem for each Scout that qualifies.

The facilities at Horseshoe are limited. Scoutmasters are urged to reserve a Period for the Troop well in advance. A reservation must be accompanied with individual Scout applications. Adult Scout Leaders are assigned to the Camp Staff supervising their own Troop, and are not required to pay the camp fee.

A WORD TO THE WISE REGISTER EARLY!

1946 – Contributed by David B. Woodward

This article appeared in the April 1946 Trail Blazer announcing the Roberts’ Award for that year.

THE ROBERTS AWARD….

The Hon. Owen J. Roberts Award for 1946 will be awarded to each Troop of the Chester County Council having sixty percent or more, of its Scouts attending Horseshoe for one or more weeks.

The Award will include an appropriate Certificate for the Troop and an emblem for each Scout that qualifies.

1950 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

This information was presented in a Camp Horseshoe report to the council in 1950.

For a number of years units have been striving to attain a goal of 60% of their registered membership as of July 1st in attendance at Horseshoe.  The coveted Roberts’ Award was earned this year by:

District     Troop     Percent    Charter Organization   Town

1                68           68.9%       Elks Lodge                     West Chester

2                1             69.2%       Group of Citizens           Wayne

3                15           63.4%       First Methodist Church   Phoenixville

3                27           66.6%       Group of Citizens           Kenilworth

3                58           72.7%       Knights of Columbus      Phoenixville

5                31           63.1%       PTA                                 Chadds Ford        

1951 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The following appeared in the 1951 Camp Horseshoe Director’s Report to Council:

The Roberts’ Award:

For many years Units have been striving to qualify for the Hon. Owen J. Roberts’ Award by having 60 percent or more of their registered membership attending Horseshoe for one or more weeks, based upon the June 30th registration of the Unit.  The coveted Roberts’ Award was earned this year by:

District 1 – Troops 43, 52, 66
District 2 – Troop 78
District 3 – Troops 25, 27, 58
District 4 – Troops 20, 35, 40, 42, 70, 71
District 5 – Troops 31, 46

1952 – Contributed by David B. Woodward

The following description of the Roberts Award appeared in the April 1952 issue of the Trail Blazer.

THE “ROBERTS’ AWARD”

The Hon. Owen J. Roberts’Award for 1952 will be awarded to each Explorer Post or Scout Troop of the Chester County Council having sixty percent, or more of Its Scouts attending Horseshoe for one or more weeks. The Award will include an appropriate Certificate for the Unit and an emblem for each Scout that qualifies. Membership figures based upon June 30th registration.

The following appeared in the February 1953 issue of the Trail Blazer.

The Hon. Owen J. Roberts Award (for 1952):

Lenni-Lenape District:    Troops 43 and 52
Conestoga District:         Troops 11, 19, and 50
Frontier District:              Troops 15, 25, 27, 58 and 67 and Post 27
Brandywine District:        Troop 74
Octoraro District:             Troops 13, 44, 53, and 57

1953 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The following appeared in the 1953 Camp Horseshoe Director’s report to council.

The Hon. Owen J. Roberts Award:

Lenni-Lenape District:   None
Conestoga District:       Troops 19 and 90
Frontier District:            Troops 15, 25, 29, and 49, and Post 49
Brandywine District:      Troops 37, 70 and 74
Octoraro District:           Troops 13, 28, 57 and 92

1954 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The following appeared in the 1954 Camp Horseshoe Director’s Report to Council:

The Roberts Award, established in honor of the Hon. Owen J. Roberts, is earned by a Troop or Post that has at Camp during at least one week sixty (60%) percent or more of its registered membership based on the June 30th registered Scout membership.  The following Council Units earned this award:

Lenni-Lenape:   Troops 6, 68
Conestoga:        Troops 11, 78, 90
Frontier:             Troops 15, 25, 58, 67
Brandywine:       Troops 20, 35, 37, 38, 70, 72, 74
Octoraro:            Troops 53, 92

1955 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The following appeared in the January 1956 Trailblazer announcing the winners of the 1955 Roberts’ Award:

Twenty-two units have received the Owen J. Roberts award for having at least sixty percentof their June 30, 1955 registration at Horseshoe for one or more weeks as compared with sixteen units in 1954:

LENNI LENAPE: Troop 6, 52, 68
CONESTOGA: Troop 7, 78, 90, 100
FRONTIER: Troop 49, 56, 83
BRANDYWINE: Troop 2, 9, 20, 37, 54, 70, 71, 72, 74, 82
OCTORARO: Troop 30, 44

1956 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The following appeared in the January 1957 Trailblazer announcing the winners of the 1956 Roberts’ Award:

Twenty-three units received the Owen J. Roberts Unit Camping Award for having at least sixty percent of the June 30, 1956 registration at Horseshoe for at least a week:

Minquas Trail: Troops 6, 13, 28, 30, 44, and 93.
Great Valley: Troops 7, 17, 25, 29, 56, 78, 89, 100, and 101.
Brandywine: Troops 2, 20, 35, 38, 65, 70, 72, 74, and 82.