Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13
Girl Scout News

Girl Scouting has been a con-
Shore almost since it was intro
duced in the United States.
In 1912, Julliette Gordon Low |
returned to America following con-
ferences with Lord Robert Baden
Powell, world founder of Scouting |
and created the first Girl Scout
troop in this country.
Later, in 1914, Girl Scout troop |
was established in Cambridge, |
Maryland. Growth of Girl Scouting |
on the Peninsula has been continu-
Gus and consistent. After the first
troop demonstrated the values that
exist in the work, numerous other
troops were formed. During World
War / a troop was formed in Sails
bury and several others were OPP
Grating in lower Maryland and in
the two Virginia Counties. They
were known as "one Troops, for
they had no common supervision
or organizational relationship with
one another.
In 1914 The Wicomico County
Girl Scout Council was formed. A
leaders group was organized in
Kent and Sussex Counties in Del
aware making the first unification
in the northern section of the pc
ninsula. Recognizing the advan-
tages of unified action, the Five
Counties Leaders Club" YVES es-
tablished, composed of troop lead
ers in Dorchester, Talbot, Caro-
line, Queen Anne and Kent Coun-
ties il Maryland.
The two groups from Maryland
and Delaware formed the Penin-
sula Girl Scout Council, Inc, in
1852 in Denton, Maryland. It was
chartered in October, of that year
with Miss IliOne G. Schadt as exc
cutive director In the same year
Miss Dorothy Gambler became the
Executive Director of the WicOmi-
CO Council.
When the Peninsula Council was
organized in 1852, there were IL
troops with an enrolment of liza
girls. In March of 1858, the num-
ber of troops had grown to 184,
and the girls enrolled numbered
2,422. BY 1857 there were "a troops
in the WicomicO Council with STA
girls; an increase of ZIG girls in
the last six years. The entire penin-
sula shows the number of girls
reached by Scouting as being 81
776 from a total girl population of
32,449. 1t is interesting to know
that there are approximately 180
Brownies and Girl Scouts enrolled
in Milford.
Interested and intelligent lead
ership is the way Girl Scouting
begins. 1t is both professional and
lay Where there is one profession
al, you can be sure there will be
scores of volunteers. Our PENN
sula Council offers Leaders
Training Course which has been
greatly appreciated.
The requirements of a Girl
Scout Troop are: A group of girls
of the right ages, a trained leader,
a meeting place, the friendly in
terest of the community, a program
covering a wide variety of activi-
ties, camping opportunities, the
opportunity to take part in nat
ional and international Girl Scout
events and friendships that are a
lifelong result of Girl Scouting.
Some of the fields of activity in
scouting are: Adventuring in the
Arts, Fun and Exploration in the
Out-of-Doors, You and Y0nr Home,
and Citizens at Home and Abroad
Evidence of hoW the Girl Scouts of
Milford are following this program
is seen and appreciated everyday,
for from this wealth of material
comes a plan of activities that
leads to experience, achievements,
understanding and adjustment. that
capture young bodies and minds
and place them in constructive
channels.
Camping plays splendid part
in Girl Scouting aid in the matur-
ing process of participants. Camp
Todd, located at WillistOn, six
miles from Denton, has been in
operation several years. Miss Dor
othy Gambler, who has been execu-
tive director of Wicomico Council,
is the director. Four sessions each
year are held at Camp Todd with
272 girls ENJOYING this treat an
nnally.
/ Girl Scouts will attend world
Day of Prayer" today held at the
Presbyterian Church at $3.50 p. m.