Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-05-23
GIRL SCOUTS GROW
To 68,556 IN j. s.
PAST EIGHT YEARS
New York Leads All States
With Pennsylvania Second
and Massachusetts, Third.

There are now 6s,556 active Girl
Scouts in the United States according to
a membership report made public by Mrs.
Jane Deeter Rippin. national director OF
the organization. The figures lnciude
registrations up to and including Marcn
81. A year ago the number OF Girl
of nearly 20 per cent for the year:
March registrations show an increase OF
1853 or more than 18 per cent for the
month. The total number of troop units
is 1898, an increase Of 1893 over last
year. There are 1896 active Girl Scouts
captains and 2,O7S active heutenants.
The troops are located in every state
in the Union and in the Hawaiian islands.
In addition TO single troop. units there
large and small cities. located IN ~
states. This is an increase Of 81 local
councils during the year. There are 10
cal councils In Albany, Manhattan. Bronx.
and Brooklyn in New York City, Babylon,
Bedford. Buffalo, Croton, Dobbs Ferry,
Glen Cove, Hastings, Huntington, Larch-
mont, Mt. Kisco, Pleasantviile, Pocantlco
Hills, Scarborough, Scaredale, Schenec-
tady, Tarrytown. and White Plains, New
Readiag, Scranton and Williamsport, Pa /;
Boston, Brookline. Bridgewater, Cam
bridge, Chelsea, Clinton, Fall River,
Gloucester. Lawrence, Melton, Marble
head, Medfield. Medford, New Bedford,
Newton, Redding, Salem, Somerville,
Stoughton, Waltham, Wellesley, and
Worcester. Mass; Bernardsyille, Eliza
beth. Hoboken, Lakewood, Jersey City,
New Brunswick, Betuchen, and Ridge
Greenwich, Newport, Providence, South
Kingston, and Warren, Rhode Island; :;
Baltimore, Salisbury, and Centeryille,
Maryland: Cincinnati. Kenton, Nelson
vile and Toledo, Ohio; Augusta and Sa-
yannah, Georgia; Colorado Springs. Colo
RADIO; Coyington and Pine Mountain,
Kentucky; Detroit and Kalamazoo,
Michigan; Fort Wayne. Indiana; Hart,
ford. New Britain, New London and
Westport, Connecticut; Lewistown. Mon
tana; Memphis, Tennessee; Minneapolis.
Mime sofa; Mobile, Alabama; North Rut,,
land. Vermont: Washington, u. g., and
Island Of Oaku, Hawaii,
New York state leads all the other
states in numbers of scouts and troops
with 4S7 troops and more than 12,Ooo
scouts. Pennsylvania is close second.
with Massachusetts, third, Ohio fourth
and New Jersey fifth. New York City
has more girl scouts than any other city
in the country. By states, the tabulation
of troops follows: Alabama %; Arizona
/, Arkansas 9, California 81, Colorado
"a. Connecticut 81, Delaware 4. Florida
90, Georgia 53, Idaho 8, Illinois 81, In
diana 81, Iowa 80, Kansas IA, Kentucky
80, Louisiana IL. Maine 10. Maryland
Il, Massachusetts, SS7, Michigan S6, Min
nesota S4. Mississippi ., Missouri ~,
Montana II, Nebraska 6, Nevada 4, New
Hampshire 49, New Jersey 225, New
Mexico 3, New York 4S7, North Carolina
20. North Dakota 13. Ohio 262, Okla
homa 13. Oregon 8. Pennsylvania 400,
Rhode Island "a, South Carolina 13,
South Dakota s, Tennessee 81, Texas 21,
Vermont s. Virginia Al, Washington /,
West Virginia 10. Wisconsin As, Wyo-
ming 2, Washington, D. c., A., and Ha-
wall II.
Scouting was introduced into the
United States in 1912 by Mrs. Juliette
Low Of Savannah. Georgia, at the in.
stance of her friends, Sir Robert and
Lady Baden Powell OF England, found
ers Of the scout movement for both boys
and girls. From the small beginning OF
two patrols Of girls, the movement spread
rapidly. At the end of five years there
were $4,000 girl scouts The war gave 9
great impetus to the movement, in added
numbers and increased social service
work, the scouts rolling red cross band
ages, selling Liberty bonds, and render
ine all manner Of service to the govern
ment and various patriotic organizations
By the close of this year it is estmaMtss M
that the membership will exceed 1uO,UV