Definition of American boy scouts

The American Boy Scouts (ABS) was an early American Scouting organization formed by William Randolph Hearst. In May 1910, Hearst called an organizational meeting to form a new Scouting group. Hearst was aware of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), formed months earlier by rival publisher William D. Boyce but pursued his own vision of Scouting and incorporated the ABS in June 1910. Among the objectives of the organization was to prepare boys for the obligations and duties of citizenship.