The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-26
THE GIRL SCOUT.
FOR PREPAREDNESS
CAMPAIGN FOR ORGANIZATION
BEING CARRIED TO
EVERY STATE.
=. u ,anea tn Have Five Hundred
Trained Girls Before the Cam
paign Ends-Adjnnct 81
Military Service.

4 glD1ZQtiDn Is geHufut
leach individual in both boay anu
mind. More than two-thifds OF jug
/ states now have troops and cam
paign is being launched 50 tha'
every city. town and hamlet IN
America may be reached. me puf-
pose is to bring the BENEFITS Oh Tue
/ scientific training of the girls OF
the nation within reach Oh every
/ girl in America.
| Before the campaign ends II Is
| honed to have not less than 5oo,ooo
1 girls equipped in mind and body u
| render effective cooperation III am
national emergency that may arise
/ Already the offer of the services OF
the Girl Scouts, rendered to the
| Red Cross when diplomatic rela-
tons with Germany we're severed
have been accepted and the Girl
Scout Troops in different parts OF
the country have had instructions
as to just what to do in the vent
they are called upon.
That Girl Scouts form an iInpor-
tant adjunct to the military arm Of
the government in time OF war Is
shown in the following letter re-
ceited by Mrs. Juliette Low, presi-
dent of the National Girl Scouts,
from Sir Robert Powell, the father
OF all scout movements. and who
expresses the conviction that theit
opportunity for usefulness exceeds
even that Of the Boy Scouts.
This is Sir Roberts letter sent
from his residence in London only
a few days ago:
81 am delighted with the good
progress which the Girl Scouts are
making in America, not only in
their numbers and efficiency. but
In the estimation of the public and
parents as well. In Great Britain
and in countries like Norway, Swe-
den, Denmark and Germany where
educationalists are on the lookout
for up TO date methods In develop
ing character-educatio the move
ment has already won recognition
for its possibilities In this direc-
ton.
Here i'll Great Britain the war
has shown as nothing else could
have done the eapability Of women
for antional service if they are only
trained to it; also that there is no
need for them on that account to
drop their prime duties as home
keepers and mothers. Quite the OPP
posite.
1.-THE training of the girl guides
or scouts is therefore framed to
educate them (not only to instruct
them through their own initiative
to develop these essential points:
Character, skill, service for others
and physical health. Their train
ing is therefore exactly on the same
principles as that OF the Boy Scouts.
which has already had success in de-
yeloping efficient citizenship among
The boys.
But / believe that Of the two
movements, that for the girls is, If
anything, the more important. since
it deals with the mothers OF the
future who VIII influence the future
generations.
Il must congratulate you on the
splendid success which has attend
ea your efforts in starting the move
meut on the right lines in America
am confident that you viii receive
q strong measure of support and
the Girl Scouts will go on and
flourish to an extent equal to THAI
of their brothers, the Boy Scouts.
Signed)
. ROBERT BADEN POWELL. -
The Girl Scouts, starting with
as few as eight girls to patrol
two or more patrols forming a
troop. may be organized whereye,
there is an adult willing to serve
as leader or captain. The age foi
scouts ranges from ten years an.
ward. A troop may be identified
tith either school, church. settle.
ment, Sunday school or other SINH
| lar organization or may be unat
tached. Wherever six or eight pirb
cen be found to interest themselye,
| in the work the scout plan OF or
ganizasion may be embraced.
! IL is the desire OF Mrs. Low IN,
national president. thar girls ana
adults ia any part Of the em,nt,,
Who are interested communioot
| With the national Headquarters a
| 527 Firth avenue, New York city
which will gladly furnish the inror
nation and Instructions neeessar
Tor ORGANIZATION IN any community