Evening star., 1915-06-13
GIRL SCOUTS HOLD
FIRST LARGE RALLY
Give Demonstration Before
National Officers at ZooIog-
iCal Park.
ARE LED BY MUSIC
FURNISHED BY BOYS
Efficiency Badges Presented to Those
Who Recently Passed
Tests.

About 80 girls yesterday afternoon
participated in the first big rally held
by the local CIR Scout orsaniZati ton.
il was held near The huge flagstaff in
Geological Park. and was Witnessed by
the officers of the national Girl Scout
orsaniza ton. delegates who attended the
convention held III this city during the
past three days ana scores of other
spectators.
Several small rallies have been held by
,iirl Scouts OF Washington. but yester
day was the first time all of the scouts
gathered together. About thirty patrols
were represented.
The rally differed from the gathering
of the kind held each year by the Boy
scout organization in that there We're
no contests and the program was de-
voted exclusively to demonstrations of
the various useful activities taught Girl
Scouts The rally started a, ! o'clock. on
scheduled time. All Of the scouts were
proud of the fact that there was no de-
Law in starting for BE prompt is al
most as important to a Girl Scout as
"Be prepared" They are taught prompt
ness AT their patrol meetings.
Led by Boys Music.
Leu bN tIlt III Giii anu 'NSiS NSApS ~
the local Boy Scout organization the go
or more girls marched before Mrs. Ju-
Iiette Gordon Low. founder of the Girl
Scout movement in this country ana
president of the newly formed national
Girl Scout organization, and other Girl
Scout officers. All bat few of the girls
were attired in their brown khaki suits
and wore their regulation khaki hats
Some of the girls were dressed IN white
demonstrated first aid TO the injured
later on in the program
After the review the scouts formed in
their respective patrols and demon
strated various Girl Scout activities,
which in many respects are the same as
those of Boy Scouts, and which included
semaphore signaling, setting up exer-
cises and ambulance drills.
They demonstrated how first aid treat
ment should be applied to various in
juries Some bandaged arms. while
others tied W heads in yards OF cotton
gauze- Other scouts made lmproVlsed
splints and showed how broken arms
and legs should be cared for until eX-
pert medical assistance can be had.
Tents were pitched, campfire lighted
and cooking demonstrated. One stunt
e morning scene in camp and
showed the girls coming out of their
tents. arranging their blankets and
making the camp look shpshape-
w eQC Ou without dltCu
All the demonstrations went off,
without hitch, although it was the
first time so many Girl Scouts had ever
assembled in this city. The evenness
with which the various numbers were
presented indicated the thorough train
ing the girls had received in their pa
trolls. The success of the rally was
largely due to the work of Mrs. +. P.
Wilcox, one of the Girl Scout captains,
and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. who was
elected vice president of the national
national secretary of the Girl Scout or
ganiZation. also took an active part in
arranging the program.
One of the prettiest scenes was
tableau representing Justice, Peace
and Victory" The field was cleared and
three scouts dressed in white marched
into the open. One carried a set of
scales and represented Justice: "Vic-
tory carried a wreath of laurel leaves.
and Peace" carried an American flag
and had another draped over her
shoulders.
Efficiency Badges Presented.
The rally was concluded by the
presentation of efficiency badges to
scouts who had recently passed the
various Girl Scout tests. They were
presented by Mrs. Low. the national
assembly of girls and compIimcnted
them on the success of their first big
rally. As their names were called the
scouts walked up to Mrs Low and re-
celVed their badges. Some were given
as many as six or seven. having re-
Gently successfully passed that num-
Der of Girl Scout tests
Inc ehlciency badges given Girl
scouts are practically the same as the
merit badges given Boy Scouts They
consist of various embroidered en-
bterns indicating the different subjects
lncIucsd nj scoutcrafi. which the Girl
scout attaches to the right sleeve Of
her kha XII blouse
IL is planned to hold an annual Girl
scout fatlE cacn year the time of
the meeting Of the national confer
ence OF the Girl Scout oreaniza ton in
TINS city. Yesterday the organization
took out Incorporation papers under
the laws OF the District of Columbia
which provide that the annual meeting
must he held in Washington The Boy
scouts OF America also is incorpor,t.J
under ttie District laws and the annual
meeting ~ held here. In addition 10 rbe
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