The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-11

BY MARY 3. TAILOR
THIS MONTH the Girl Scouts
Of America celebrate their 3oth
anniversary % . movement for
public service, md for the devel-
opment Of girls from seven 70 ~.
It II In recognition Of. these 20
years Of development that the
local organization n holding its
Juliette Low banquet on
"Wednesday. March -.
When Sir Robert Badeh-p Pow
ell founded the Boy Scout move
ment In England, e proved too
attractive to limit 10 great OPP
portunities 70 boys alone. The
sister Organization, known IN
England - the Girl Guides,
quickly followed and won !
corresponding success.
Mrs. Juliette Low, IN Ameri-
can visitor In England and Z
personal friend Of the father Of
scouting. realized the tremen,
dous future Of the movement
for her country. With the active
and friendly cooperation Of the
Baden owells, Mrs. Low found
ed the Girl Guides (wbo later
were called Girl Scouts) In
America, enrolling the first
troops In Savannah, 6eorgil, her
own home. In March Of 1914.
From this s1uall beeinuing
Girl Scouting grew and spread
until Il became = national orga-
nixation ! with members In Ill
the states Of thu Union md M
tional headquarters in-New York
City.
TO LINK NATIONS
For years Mrs. Lows greatest
hope was the linking q Ill n.
ti0ns IN the common bond OF
Girl Scouting and Guiding. She
was intensely interested In Ill
girls and longed 70 bring them
together % comrades, 90 thsy
would b IN influence foe sym.
pathy and understanding b.
tween nations. 50. when he or.
ganixation In the United States
was well established, che d.
voted the larger part Of her time
to the international phase of the
movement, - 4 representative
rom this 6 o untry, until her
death In 1877.
Following her DEATH, the Girl
Scout national executive com.
mittee resolved ''that Ia mem-
DRY Of JuHstte Low, founder Of
the Girl Scouts h The United
States Of America, . fund Be
raised to b known @ The Juli-
cite Low Memorial Fund. for the
promotion Of Girl Scouting and
Girl Guiding throughout the
world, - . contribution toward
world peace and good will"
The first use made of the Juli-
cite Low Fund was during the
summer Of 1880, when gruaps
Of American Girl Scouts were
sent to Canadian Girl Guide
camps, and hospitality ln Amer
lean Girl Scout camps Wa az,
Tered to "a equal number Of
Canadian Girl Guides. n the
summer Of 1882, awards from
the fund enabled 70 Girls from
nine different countries q eaenp
together for two weelIs at Our
Chalet 1t Adslbodsn. Switssr-
land.
The selsctjon q girls Tor tlaesa
awards u based primarily on
Girl Scout spirit Outstanding
loyalty and knowIedeo az Girl
Scout standards and work.
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