Girl Scout Week March 6 to 12 1 2 March 12 commemorates the anniversary of the Girl Scouts in America Lady Powell Baden-Powell founded the Scouts in Europe after her husband had successfully launched the Boy Scout program there Juliette Lowe a close friend of Lady Baden- Baden Powell started a similar group in the US U.S. Twelve velve girls were in inthe inthe inthe the first Girl Scout troop organized in Savannah Georgia At the present time there are members in the world-wide world Girl Scout movement with 38 million in the United States alone TIm THE PURPOSE of Girl Scouting is to make useful and sound citizens The girls learn responsibility and service by participation and learn through lun jun Girl Scouting has moved with the world but through the years the same ethical code by which a Girl Scout lives has stood The code encompasses the Girl Scout Promise On my honor I 1 will try to serve God my country and mankind and to live by the Girl Scout law The local celebration of Girl Scout week includes observation observation observation ob ob- ob- ob of Girl Scout Sunday where the girls wear their uniforms to their own church They are also putting up displays in various business windows in town The leaders of all troops will be honored for their fine work at a VIP dinner Thursday March l 10 The girls will be out all this week selling Girl Scout cookies If not contacted to buy cookies call Pat Raynor Haynor I Mrs Edward Julie Bigler and 18 month old daughter Kimberly will be living at the home of her parents Dan and Ruth Huth Walker while her husband is serving with the Army in Germany They had lived at Fort Ord Marina larina California