James P. Fitch was a Scouting notable in the early history of the Boy Scouts of America and author of Songs Scouts Sing, (September 1935). Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Fitch was Region Scout Executive for Region Nine (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico) from 1920 to 1945 when he became General Manager of Philmont Scout Ranch and Phillips Properties for the BSA. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by LE Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Songs Scouts Sing, and the handwritten version of the Worth Ranch Grace are in the possession of Pete Normand of College Station, Texas. The Wilderness Grace, also known as the "Worth Ranch Grace" and the " Philmont Grace" is the common name of a simple prayer recited before meals at many College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Normand is the son-in-law of Fitch's only son, William D. Fitch.
Fitch was the Southern Methodist University advisor for the Alpha Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an [1]