Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-05
NANCY WYNNE TALKS ABOUT THE
GIRL SCOUTS PARADE AND DRILL
Four Hundred Members of Organization naugurated by
Miss Ellen Mary Cassatt Appeared in Their Khaki
Uniforms in Pageant at Lawndale Yesterday

T REALLY is remarkable how wonder.
4 fully the Girl Scout idea, which has
been-talSen up here by Ellen Mary Cassatt
has caught hold, SO to speak, and at least
400 hundred girls have Joined the ranks,
numbering among their members girls in
Miss Cassatts own walk of life wage.
earners, teachers, playground instructors,
secretaries and women in various other
professions, To me II seems very de-
lightful that there should be this sort
of camaraderie among all classes, and
congratulate the girls who have gotten
together and started this bound-to-be-
healthful exercise. Imagine, the society
was only inaugurated on June Is, and so
great has been the demand for member
ship II has been necessary to open an
office and see people by appointment.
The girls appeared yesterday for the
FIRST time in public and looked most at.
tractive in their khaki camp suits as they
marched and drilled out at Lawndale.
They are planning to go to camp later
in the summer, and there are certain tests
which each must pass through before re-
ceivlng a badge from headquarters.
The motto of the Girl Scouts Is BE
Prepared" They are not, 1 understand,
affiliated with the Boy Scouts in any way
but are a sort of sister organization.
Many persons motored out to Lawn
dale yesterday to witness the pageant,
which began at o'clock. Associated with
Ellen Mary Cassatt In the work are Rosa
lie Dolan, who, like Ellen Mary, is great
lover of outdoors, and who rides a great
deal. Gwen Martin, daughter of Judge
Martin, is also on the executive board as
is Sidney Ellis, the charming daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Struthers Ellis, and
who is engaged to young Radcliffe Ches-
ton, Jr Ellen Mary Cassatt is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Gardner Cassatt and Miss
Dolan's parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Clarrie |
Dolan. They tell me that in .35 States
there are Girl Scouts, and the tests which |
they have to undergo include cooking, |
sewing, first aid, housekeeping, nature |
study, laundering, music, swimming, gar
dening, painting, photography, marksman-
ship and various other kinds of things.
Each company is named after a flower,
and the flower is embroidered in the
natural colors on white cloth and is APP
pliqued on to the blouse of the wearer.
There are rumors that another we'd
ding may take place up at Mount Gretna
before the troops finally depart That is,
the young man in question declares he
will II he can only persuade her to.
They are engaged already, and he is
member of a cavalry troop. The little
"she" in question is the daughter of
P. r. r. man. The families of the "he"
and She" l understand. do not antici-
pate any action but it is hard to tell
what the young people may do with the
prospect of a long separation before
them. Time will tell, but l think we may
safely predict, if war does come, there
will be wedding in camp this week.
A mems tennis tournament was given
,n Saturday and Monday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb S. Ridgway, at Co
umbus, n. ]. Among the entries were
Howard Bruce, Edward Fetterolf of Phil
ldelphia Herbert Jacques, Guy Cleve-
and, of New York; S. Gillian, Allan
smith, of Mount Holly; John Kuser, Nah
on Hutchinson, +. III. HUTCHINSON, Jacob
aidgway, Shepherd Dillingham;. James d,
3laok. Caleb S. Ridgway, Mr.. Dougherty,
dr. Elwel Mr.. Dickerman, of New
Iaven. Conn, and Doctor Haight, OF
'renton. NANCY WYNNE.