The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
GIRL SCOUT ON
TOUR OF WORLD
Nineteen-Year-Old Estrid
OFT Is on Solo
Hike.
HAS WRITTEN BOOKS
Travels without Escort and
Finds No Reason to Fear
for Personal Safety.
by MAHGGRY REX

n tW Nblth. E'lNf aN ~ ''''' .
n-ycar-old Eir from 'oprnhnErn
~ now u ruti at New York city.
resting on thb first lap ~ hor In |
tended trip around the world.
Not news YOU sHE' u has boon ?
done before. and done moro uul' XIV
sine. this young Danish Gltl D. 1" /
tnkv % year for hor entire journey. |
Yvr fDarlefs young women nave !
done tha without mtihap or ml""I-
uuc nut the story Of Esltid oiiI :
nineteen. ia different. since u is
"trst case" for the Gir Scouts "i
Amoricna.in fact Tor an members /
W that organization throughout th"
world (
"I want 10 prove for ali girl
SOuuta' said thr,r pr"tiN htt. /
haired rpprcHoniaiiNv, "thui Eitl !
,uu travel safely ana ohoupIy over
tho vid, world
a win not spond much money Il
do not carry much. very litilo /
trunk ans n kunpsnck that Iis hil |
An the way ! viii stay az places mat /
care for girls like the " ana uth- ]
crs."
Estlid'H fair hair. blue cvos, act /
widc apart In hor youthful face. aH
wcll az her athletic .ppcamnco, VIII /
attract attention, no doubt hut her |
achievements ana mcmhcrship in |
- tho Scouts VIII command respect on ,
her long road ahead.
Estrid or ia about five foot seven /
lin, uca TAN and seems taller than tho |
average New York girl although Eho !
says sho is smaller than her coun- /
try-women She wears the blouse ,
of tho BOY Scout with red tie !
about her slender throat Her gold |
On hair ia braida twisted into knots
over each ear. ~ uuCoyCrcd Sho |
viii mako her entire Journey hatless. |
Although stil In her teens. Misa
OF has had remarkable career.
IL Successful Writer.
A succcsurul authorizes ~ sixteen, |
she h now receiving royalties from
five best sollCrs" among Childrcn'H !
books In hor country Since untl I
lntoly the Cirl Scouts we're not TAX /
On very seriously In Denmark, and !
az, owing to their lack NJ funds. !
very poor girls couldn't very well
belong Estrid and her young friends
= pledged Themselves 10 earn money
10 support the organization rather
than accept parental aid.
~ started to work for newspapers,
first the small ones In cities. The
other girls earned money, too. We
have nothing to make our camp life
= cnay. such as you have In America.
Everything IL carried on our hacka.
tent. sleeping bag and other equip
ment. We are afraid to travel at
nlRht or pitch tents In strange
places.
I'VE sleep right on the ground In
camping In my country. We have
waterproof bags and on Nvery trip
pitch camp In different spot. We
don't return to the same place year
after year the way you do here,
"You don't cook In your camp and
you dress up too much"
During the Influenza epidemic In
# Copenhagen several years ago Es-
trid organized girls for hospital and
t.homo service II Denmark had en-
tered the lato war her young women
were already mobilizod for army
aid
Wins Silver Medals,
Lest you may think girl scout
Ing" Is a mild form of amusement for
Miss Oft she wears several silver
medals for walking. or hiking, In
scout parlancc.
This one l got Tor walking As
miles In one day" she said. indit-
forcntlY. And this one for short
walk. | was surprised to get Il for
little 2O-mile walk In day"
After her audience had finished
gasplng Miss OFT explained all her
sleeve decorations which give an cf-
feet similar to the much over deco
rated modern styles. Small circular
bits OF white and livht blue, she ex-
planned were citations for various
scout stunts she had accomplished.
Il will have nothing like that on
this trip, although | will take some
walks she said but | will de-
pond AS much as possible on what
you can native wits l will plan my
trip SO that, In future. other girl
scouts can follow my route. I win
leave san Francisco for China. then
40 TO India and Walt south Europe
later.
WIN visit siberia.
There urc scouts In some Euro
pean countries that I mot I'm Ant.
werp and again in London. | will
visit them and compare experiences
l will so to Siberia and an through
Russia, IL ! can manage IT,
81 am also boy scout. Both or.
ganizations are allied closely in Co,
penhagen. | teach small boys under
2 how 10 prepare to be members
They learn, among the first things
20 care for each other, signals, the
scout ideals and a little about hlk.
ing
No matter what obstacles come
scout must he prepared. I think
am strong ana tall. but in my coun
Try ] am counted one OF the shorl
ones"
~ will uoycr be afraid I'm Amcri
ca. said she, In her quaint accent
although her English Is perfect "Ir
Europe | carried a strong club. ever
though thought / would never ucct
II,
once in London was glad hat
II with mo-" she InuEMnh. " Nod /