Presidents and Governors

For President's Day, the Governor of Missouri hosted all the new Eagle Scouts at the Capitol. Captain took all three Schmids to the ceremony in Jefferson City this afternoon. Gov. Nixon gave the remarks and is himself an Eagle Scout! About 150 of the 1,313 Eagle Scouts were in attendance (which fills the rotunda), including 3 from Troop 216.

Each one received a certificate and commerative Swiss army knife engraved with the date followed by cookies and punch.