The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-02
Girl Scouts Of Key
West Celebrate Nuf'I
Girl Scout Week
WEEK OF LOCAL.
ACTIVITIES
ANNOUNCED BY
GIRL SCOUTS

War and men unprepared for
vigorous life in the omen was
what Robert Baden-Powell
British officer, found when ~
was sent to South Africa ia az.
fend Mafeking from assault DIR
ing the Boer war. From out II
this a great movement for Young
boys and girls was formed.
To help his men how 10 ee.
along in the out-of-doors. Rob
ert Baden-Powell made up a Sc
ries of games he called Stunts
in Scouting. The men were di-
vided into patrols with leaders
of their own choosing.
The games were fun and It was
not long before these games
were retold to their sons in Eng
land who took them for their
own. When Robert Baden-pow.
ell returned to England he wrote
his games into a program for
bows. and Boy Scouting began ii
1908.
The first Boy Scout Rally was
held at Crystal Palace in London
in 1909. Not wanting to be left
out of anything so exciting
group of their sisters dressed
themselves up in khaki shirts
and 'wide-awake" hats and al.
tended the rally They called
themselves Girl Scouts. Later
they changed the name TO Girl
Guides.
Toward the end of 1909. after
some 5000 girls had taken up
the scouting idea. the Girl Guide
movement was launched with
Miss Agnes Baden Powell as its
first president. From England
Girl Guiding spread to Scotland
Wales, Australia. South Africa,
and Canada, then to Finland,
Sweden. Denmark. Poland. and
the Netherlands In some coun
tries they called themselves Girl
Guides in Others Girl Scouts.
Through the tireIess energy
and boundless enthusiasm of one
very handicapped woman, Girl
Scouting came to the United
States.
Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low was
born In Savannah. Georgia. She
spent her giri-hood in the Staes.
but after her marriage To an En-
4 glisfiinan, Mr.. William Low. she
made her home in England and
in Scotland.
On her honeymoon occurred
the accident that made her az.
: most totally deaf for the rest OF
her life. She became the friend.
of Sir Baden Powell and Miss
4 Agnes Baden-Powell. who fos-
/ tered her interest in Girl Guid-
!; ing. She formed her first Guide
company in Scotland and later
was the leader Of two companies
in London.
In January of 1912 She sailed
| for one Of her annual visits to
America, bringing the biggest
thing yet as she expressed il %
her frineds. In March Of 1912
she asked a group OF young girls
TO her home and the first Girl
/ Scout company was formed
Her poorheaIth would not
keep her from this work she had
started. She travelled, and
wherever she went new troops
sprang up. For four years she
financed Girl Scouting out OF her
own pocket.
BY the end of 1915 there were
5000 Girl Scouts and the organ
ization had National Council,
Constitution and bylaws. and
a Charter The first Annual
Convention was held in Wash
ington, d. c. Mrs. Low became
the first president.
Girl Scouts are known for
their servics and during both
world wars Girl Scout Troops
all over the country took their
full share in service and thrift
In February 1919 Girl Scouts
from all over the world joined 10
from the International Council
Of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The following year the first In
ternational Conference was held
in Oxford. England. One Of Mrs.
Lows wishes was 10 have
world conference held in the
United States, and in May 1926
different countries gathered at
Camp Edith Macy, our national
training school for Girl Scout
leaders at Pleasantville, New
York.
Today there are over d million
Girl Scouts in the United States
Whereye you go--in big cities
and on farms. in schools and
churches, and even in hospitals
and other institutions--you will
find Girl Scouts and their little
sisters. Brownie Scouts. Every
year at least quarter of a mil
lion Girl Scouts go camping ia
thousands Of Girl Scout camps.
In addition to the girls who
are Brownie Scouts. Girl Scouts,
or Senior Scouts, you will find
that many adults are members.
Mothers and fathers, teachers