Evening star., 1923-04-24
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL
CONVENTION OPENS
Mrs. Hoover Renominated
tor Presidency-3OO Dele
gates at Gathering.

A note of real enthusiasm and the
surety of continued progress for the
Girl Scout movement in America was
struck by speakers at the first ses-
sion OF the ninth annual convention
or the National Council Of Girl Scouts,
which met this morning at Wardman
Park Hotel. The more than 900 dele
gates. representing councils from all
over the country. and the many scout
captains attending the convention
were welcomed to Washington by
Mrs. Richard Harlow, acting commits
sloner of the local council in the ab-
sence Of Mrs. Powell Clayton. follow
ing the Girl Scout opening ceremony,
consisting OF the scout creed, the
scout oath and the singing of The
Star Spangled Banner"
MIS- Herbert Hoover, wife of the
secretary of Commerce, and national
president of the Girl Scouts, presided
at the meeting and gave an outline of
how the sessions will be conducted
with sessions every morning through
FRIDAY, with time in the afternoons
for the delegates to see Washington
Founder Warmly Greeted.
Mrs. Juliette Low of Savannah.
founder of the Girl Scout order, was
warmly greeted by the delegates, and
spoke of the growth of thej jorgani-
zation since the first convention in
1913, when there were OILY thirty
two delegates. and the great pos
sibllities OF the future under Mrs.
Hoover.
Other speakers on the program. in.
cluded Mrs. Evelyn Allan, principal
Of Girls Commerciaf High School of
Brooklyn. who spoke on the great
good that could be done by the Girl
scouts among the foreign element;
Mrs. Arthur Osgosd Choate of New
York, past president who answered
Mrs. Allan by telling of the Ameri-
canization the Gin Scouts are doing
by teaching girls to build character.
learn to do thingS and be OF service
to others.
Many Speakers Listed.
Mrs. James J. Storrow o f Boston
spoke on "Recreatibn"; Mrs. William
s. Sims of Newport wife of Admiral
Sims. spoke on the, Need OF Leader
ship" and Josephine Daskam Bacon,
the author, spoke about the executive
board. Other speakers included: Mrs.
Albert Z. Thornton of Atlanta. Mrs.
Dean Sarah Louise Arnold of Massa-
chusetts ana Miss Sally Lucas Jean Of
the American Child Health Associa-
ton.
Scouts were presented with big
bunch OF roses from Mig. Warren G..
Harding. honorary president of the
scouts, who regretted thatther doctors
would not let her attend tte conven-
tion and hoped that the conxention
would be happy time for all in Wash
ington." The presentation was made
by Hester Baden. Betsy Fries and
Helen Shuckells, Girl Scouts from the
local chapter.
At this afternoons session Mrs
Helen Scudder, chairman of the nomi-
mating committee will present the fol-
lowing tickets for the officers for the
coming year:
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, president:
Mrs. Arthur o. Choate, New York, first
vice president; Mrs. julius Rosenwald,
Chicago. second vice president; Mrs.
Albert T.. Thornton. Atlanta. fourth
vice president: Mrs. Marlin f. Olmsted.
Harrisburg, fifth vice president; Mrs.
Nicholas +. Brady, treasurer and Mrs.
v. Everit. chairman of the executive
board. The third vice president will
be nominated from the floor.
The executive board nominated is
Mrs. John Baxter, Mrs. Sarah Louise
Arnold, Mrs. Leo Arnstein, Mrs
Selden Bacon. Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke. Mrs. Fran
els X. Carey. Mr.. Francis P. Dodge,
Mrs. Frederick Edey. Mrs. Arthur w
Hartt, Mrs. V. Everit Macy. Mrs Ly-
man Delano, Mrs William L. Phelps.
Miss e. Gwen Martin. Mrs William
G.. McAdco, Miss Llewellyn Parsons
Mrs. Harold l. Pratt. Mrs. w. y.
Rothschild, Miss Helen Scudder, Mrs
A. Clifford Shinkle. Mrs. Edward A.
Skae, Mrs. Percy Fl. Williams.