The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
GIRL SCOUTS ARE
FORMED ON MAUI;
TEN TROOPS NOW
Council Organizes, Adopts
Constitution and Bylaws,
Asks Charter and Elects,
Ten Troops Already.

Social work among the girls of
Maui will be conducted through the
medium of the Girls Scouts organiza-
tion. Already there have been formed
ten troops, a council of Maui women
with about 80 charter members has
been formed and has elected officers,
adopted a constitution and applied for
a charter from the National organiza-
ton. Formation of the council ocur-
red at meeting held in the Terri
torial Building in Kahului Wednesday
afternoon when Mrs. f. F. BALDWIN
was elected Commissioner, Mrs. II. w.
Rice, Deputy Commissioner and Mrs.
Il. +. Deinert Secretary-Treasure
The charter members are being sign
eG on the list at the time of this writ
ing so it is not possible to announce
the complete list.
Real Start Made
For the past several months Miss
Marjorie Leonard has been working
out plans for social work among Maui
girls and has been receiving the ready
cooperation of Maui women. Earlier
plans contemplated girls clubs but
even before Miss Leonard came to
Maui decision for a Girls Scouts or
ganization had been reached. She has
been busy on organization of troops
and steps for the formation of the
Girls Scouts Council since until the
time came for organization and atfi-
liation with the National organization
on Wednesday of this week.
AT the opening of the organizing
meeting Miss Leonard gave an eX-
planatory talk on Girls Scouts and
what has already been done and re-
mains to be done on Maui. Member
ship is for girls between the ages Of
10 and Is years and the organization
is supported and controlled by the
Maui Girl Scout Council with the OBJ
ject to promote the ideals of woman
hood as expressed in the Girl Scout
movement in accordance with the
policy and methods of the National
Organization. Dues of members of
the women of the Council are 81 "A
year.
First Troops Organized
Maui has been divided into nine dis
trcts: Lahaina, Wailuku, Kahului-
Puunene, Paia, Makawao- Kula, Hama
kuaDoko, Haiku, and Hama. Thus far
troops have only been organized in
places where nothing was being done
for or offered in the way of enter
tainment and amusement of the
girls, such other places to have their
organizations later. There are ten
troops at the places and with the
officers following:
Puukolii Mrs. Shaw, captain; two
in Lahaina, Miss Van Keuren, captain
and Miss Woodruff, lieutenant; Wal
kapu, Miss Groves, captain; two in
Kahului with Miss Gardner as cap
tain; Spreckelsville, Miss Templeton,
captain and Miss Hattie Wong, lieu
tenant; Keahua, no captain named;
two in Hamakuapoko with Miss
Phillips as captain. There are 218
Girl Scouts enrolled
Officers are appointed in accord
ance with the hand book and regula-
tions of the National Council. Any
woman of good moral character may
become a scout captain if she be 81
years of age, or a lieutenant if she be
IS years of age but must hold COM
mission from National Headquarters,
her Application being endorsed by
the commissioner who shall be person
ally satisfied as to qualifications. a
suitable organization of captain and
lieutenants may be formed.
Council Officials
The executive committee OF the
coun consists of the commissioner
deputy commissioner, secretary
treasurer and chairman of member
ship and finance committees and court
of honor, the latter of which consists
of five members, three appointed by
the chairman with approval of eXecu-
tive committee
AS the work of organization pro.
ceeds, Maui News will conduct Girl
Scouts columns just as it does nov
columns for the Boy Scouts.