outs ▁ ▁The ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁( RI BS ), ▁formerly ▁American ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁, ▁was ▁a ▁Sc out ing ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁until ▁its ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁( B SA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁R IB S ▁still ▁exists ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁organization . ▁ ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁First ▁Prov idence ▁Tro op ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁Washington ▁Park . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁tro op ▁was ▁formally ▁recognized ▁by ▁Sc out ▁headquarters . ▁Tro op ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Broad ▁Street ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Sc out master ▁was ▁Herbert ▁R . ▁Dean , ▁a ▁retired ▁Army ▁general . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁char ter ▁listed ▁si xty - four ▁boys . ▁ ▁Four ▁B SA ▁coun c ils ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁council , ▁Prov idence ▁Council ▁( # 5 4 6 ), ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁based ▁in ▁Prov idence . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁was ▁P awt uck et ▁Council ▁( # 5 4 8 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁New port ▁Council ▁( # 5 4 7 ) ▁existed