The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
GIRL SCOUTS WILL AID
IN EVENT OF CONFLICT
Organization Ready 10 Lend Ib serv.
ices Should Nation Co 20 War.

The Girl Scouts were the pions>rs A
America for preparedness. Tho typs a.
Preparedness advocated By this orgAnin-
uon 10 genuine training Of each tndfvid-
ual In both body ana mind. More than
tWo-thirds OF the States now have troopa.
and q campaign 10 being launched % tha1
every city. town and hamlet IN Amsrlnn
may be reached The purpose D. 10 br,ng
the benefits of the scientific tr1tnfn9 q
the girls Of the nation within rsarS -
every girl In America
BEFORE the campaign ends a 70 hoped -
nave not less than 60o.ooo Girls equippsk
In mind and body to render enectfvs 60
operation In any national emergency chnf
may arise. Already the offer of the serv.
Ices OF the Girl Scouts. tsndersd % ths
REQ Cross when diplomatic relations win
Cd and the Girl Scout troops In different
parts OF the country have had instructions
as 10 Just what to doTtn the event thsy
are called upon.
That the Girl Scouts form an tmportsut
adjunct to the military arm OF the row.
ernment IN time of war % shown IN ths
following letter received by -llr1. yuiisfts
Low. president of the National oif
scouts, from Sir Robert Powell the fsfh-
|er Of an scout movements, who eTprs.s..
the conviction that their opportunity for
usefulness exceeds even that Of the Boy
Scouts:
Il am delighted with the sood prorrss.
which the Girl Scouts are maltpr fn
America, not only IN their number. srd
emciency, but In the estimation OF TIA
public and parents as well In Great Brf-
tain and In countries Ike Norway, sve-
oen, Denmark and Germany. where edu-
canonists are on the lookout for up-to-
GATE methods In developing character-ed-
ucation, the movement has already vpon
Ncogniuon for its possibilities In this al
rection-
Here In Great Britain ehe war hs.
shown as nothing else could have done
the capability Of women for national
service II they are only trained 10 M:
also that there IL no need for them On
that account to drop their prime duttes
as home-keepers and mothers- Quito
the opposite.
The training Of the gfrl Fuides or
scouts is therefore framed 70 educate
them (not only to instruct them) throurh
their own initiative 70 develop these es-
sential points: Character. skill. service
for others. and physical health. Their
training IL therefore exactly On the same
which has already had success IN devel-
optng efficient citizenship among the
boys.
But believe that Of the two move
ments. that for the girls is. n anything.
the more important since Il deals with
the mothers Of the future, who win IN
nuence the future generations"
II is the desire Of MrE Low. the ma
tionsl president, that girls and adults IN
any part Of the country who are interest
ed communicate with the national head
quarters at 81 Fifth avenue, New York
City. which win gladly furnish the infor-
nation and instructions necessary for
organization in any community.
One Of the interesting activities plan
ned by the Girl Scouts In the Immediate
future In participation In large numbers
In the inaugural parade. A large num-
ber Of Girl Scout rallies In different parts
OF the country are also being planned
for che spring and summer.