The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

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 AA have for sometime discussed the
 idea of Girl Scouts in Birming- ham and it will be interesting to learn that Mobile has most successfully or ganized and the following from the Mo bile Register on the subject will prove interesting to many in the city:
 The Girl Scout movement was started in Mobile sometime ago by Mrs. James R. Hagan at a meeting of representa- tive club women of Mobile. At this meet ing an exclusive committee was selected. composed of Mrs. James R. Hagan, Mrs Erwin Craighead, Mrs. T. P. Norville and Miss Elizabeth Fonde. It was the duty of this body to perfect plans for or ganizng the movement. Mrs. J. .. Baker was elected by this body to the position of secretary and treasurer.
 The people of Mobile, as usual, met the demand made upon them and the committee in charge of collections was soon able to report enough pledges to cover the expense connected with the inauguration of the Mobile County Girl Scouts organization. The officers and 1n- terested parties have expressed the opin- ion that the people who are vitally con nected with the Scout movement were peculiarly fortunate in having MISS Hanna B. Horton, a member of the Brooklyn. N. Y, high school system, to come to this city and prepare officers to take charge of the troops after they were organized and perfected in drills and tactics by the New York young lady. Nearly all of the almost 200 girls enrolled are now ready for their tenderfoot tests
 Through the courtesy of the Mobile council Miss Horton was permitted to visit the Eastern Shore in Baldwin county for two days, during which time she was successful in setting the stage for the organization of troops and council in that county. Already some % young girls of Bay Minette and vii cinity have declared their purpose to or ganize into troop and one Is assured for Daphne and the adjoining Eastern Shore resorts. That council will soon be organized is assured.
 The Girl Scouts motto is Be pre- pared" and it is the purpose of the Mo bile county council to see to it that the girls are prepared for present day emer- gencies In order to do this it is pro posed that as soon as the troops now organized pass the tenderfoot stage they will take up Red Cross work ambulance service, auto driving, marksmanship, swimming and first aid work. It is not expected that girls will be called out for military duty away from home, there fore what they learn will be expected to prove available in home emergencies.
 At an entertainment held in Mobile on Monday afternoon the Girl Scouts gave an exhibition of the manual of drill, squad movements, flag signalling and other activities. incidental to the organ ization.
 An address was delivered by Mrs, James A. Hagan, her. subject being, A \ Girls Duty to Her City, and there were \ receptions appropriate for the occasion and the blowing of the revejlle by pop ular girl"
 Mrs J. F. Hooper of Selma. president of the Alabama Federation of Woman's Clubs, and chairman of the woman s committee of the Alabama division of the Council of National Defense. issues the following: "As chairman of the woman's committee of the Alabama di- vision of the Council of National De fense, I hereby designate Wednesday August 15, as Registration Day for the women of Alabama. Our young men have registered for field service, our middle aged and old men are doing their part and I call upon the women to prove themselves valuable assets in this time of war. Enlist for some particular serv- ice. Give your best service in this world struggle for democracy. Mrs. James Full lerton Hooper, chairman Alabama divis- ion."
 Mrs Julian Parke of Selma, president of the Alabama Equal Suffrage associa. ton, who Is chairman of the registration for Alabama, has issued the following "The council of defense at Washington is giving it's best efforts to strengthen ing the defenses of the United States where they are weak and in building up where there exists no adequate pro- lection. In this work they ask the as sistance of every patriot in the land ! They ask the best service that can be given by women no less than men, that we may bring this war to a speedy and successful end. The National Council o1 Defense considers the registration of the