Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-12
GIRLS WILL ALSO
BE BOY scouts
PLANS MADE FOR THE "CAMP
FIRE GIRLS OF AMERICA"
THE Way IS we'll paved
Pattern After Male Organization, But
Methods Employed 10 BE far
Different.


fled The aim of tho organization is
to provide for girls outdoor activities
corresponding to those furnihsed boys
by the Boy Scout movement. II socks
To encourage a greater interest among
girls in exercises in the open with the
three fold aim OF developing their
bodies minds and characters II Is
recognized, however, that the actiW-
ties provided for the girls must be
fundamentally different from those OF
the boys and that special attention
must bo paid TO the home. Keen in
terest I'm the organization for girls has
been aroused because OF the great in
fluence already exerted by the boy
scout activities.
Hero worship has been the keynote
to the success OF the boy scout work
The movement has spread rapidly be
cause the leaders have recognized that
fact and have enabled the boys to see
I'm the scout work In the woods and
within doors that they have an op-
portunlty to do the things that the
heroes OF their favorito story books
have done. While thus being train
ed physically and mentally under the
supervision OF trained scoutmastcr,
they are influenced to he more cour-
teous and are taught TO understand
the value of service and the true
things OF life.
The aim of the Camp Fire Girls OF
America is to develop womanly quail
ties In the girls. 1t is appreciated
that activities must be provided OF an
entirely different charcter from those
arranged for the boys but 1t Is hoped
that the aim OF character building
will be attained The leaders In the
girl work hope 20 get many girls In
terested in camps and outdoor life this
summer, with the view of testing the
principles they have worked out.
Several meetings of prominent men
and women have been held In the
Horace Mann School, Broadway and
12Oth street. New York. and a tenn
porary organization has been effected
The chairman of the committee is
Mrs, Mary Schenk Woolman OF Teach
ers College Mrs. Charlotte ]. Farms
worth, wife Of Professor Charles II.
Farnsworth. IL secretary. Other per-
sons Interested in the work are Mrs.
Edgerton l.. Winthrop, Jr.; Mrs. Ern-
est Thompson Seton, wife OF the chief
scout Of the Boy Scouts Of America (;
Miss Lima Beard, sister Of Daniel c.
Beard; Mrs. Justius A. Traut, of New
Britain. Conn; Dr, Luther II. Guick,
Mrs. Gulicl, DR. Anna Brown, Of the
Y. w. c. A.: Mrs Anna II. Hohoff OF
the Hudson Guild; Howard s. Brau-
cher. secretary OF the Playground As
sociatlon of America Mr.. Lee r.,
Hammer OF the National Council Of
the Boy Scouts; Miss Grace II. Dodge,
Mrs, Charles Israels. Miss Eliza But
ler W. C. Langdon, Miss sebring, Miss
Elizabeth Burchenal. Miss Edith Brow
nell Mrs, C. II. Wa so-- Miss Bertha
seeley, Miss Marion Pratt Mrs, Neil
MacCoull, Miss Maria Dowd, and
James Z. West, executive secretary of
the Roy Scouts Of America.
At the meetings already held II has
been pointed out that attempts have
been made in various parts OF the
world to establish such an organiza-
ton. THE Girl Guides" has been
formed In England and Canada In
New Zealand there is n society called
peace Scouting for Girls" whi.e the
Girls Aids" are in Australia. Work
along this line is being done by the
Health and Honor League under the
auspices OF the Y, w. C. A. There Is a
small group, called The Camp Fire
| n L., ~ vl D q
decided at the meetings yat three
things were necessary; First, 60 es-
tabllsh central committee to which
all persons Interested might come for
Information and suggestions; second
TO make available for distribution In.
formation concerning what already
has been done, and finally, 10 defer
the actual formation Of the organi.
zation until the study and testing OF
the various plans that have been sug.
gested can he accomplished.
Speaking about the new movement
Mrs. Farnsworth secretary, said;
From girls OF all parts Of the coun.
| try comes the question 10 those IN the
Boy Scout movement, What is there
for the girls that corresponds TO the
| Roy Scout organization To consider
these demands, alternative organiza
tlon has been formed which maj
grow into national organization 70,
girls in the fall, II plans which ar,
to be tried out with various groups
this summer, seem to Justify such {
step
Tho men and women interested
feel that the activities for girls shoulC
he fundamentally different from thos,
or boys, that az the founders OF IN,
Boy Scouts recognized the potent In
fluence hero worship has upon boys
hy giving the impetus to their actlw
ties through the imitation of tn,
healthful out-of-door life led by pio
neer heroes, so the founders OF an or
ganizatlon for girls should consider tn
womanly qualities and provide form
OF expression which do not s,mpl,
copy those Of the boys. but whlcl
bring out the fundamental fact tha
through all the ages woman Is tn
conserver Of the home, OF the fire n
symbolic OF the home, whether tn
fire In n campfire out-of-doors or tn
hearth fire OF the dwelling. The nu
cleus OF the homo is the fire and II
guardian. Activities 10 arouse what 1
most womnnly In the girl are 10 cen
ter around the camp fire and tn
h:arth fire and appeal to the girl
instinct to please. as the boys I'm