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Show . GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT BIDS FAIR TO SWEEP NATION JUST LIKE SIMILAR MOVEMENT FOR TRAINING OF BUYb y 's ; 1".. ."ijl Around the Camp Fire, a TypKnl - S Scout and Wigwagging. Savannah. Ga , Aug 1 ( Special I With the establishment of national headquarters In Washington for the Introduction of the propaganda ol th I organization into .ill the States of the Union, the Girl Scouts, a movement that had its Inception in Savannah " little more than a year ago when Mrs William Low, the originator of the movement, established here the first organized patrol, and which Is ele-signed ele-signed to be to the girls of the land what the Boy Scout movement Is to the lads of this country and Europe, is about to be launched upon a career ca-reer that bids fair to be as successful success-ful with the feminine hair of the younger generation as its counterpart counter-part is among their brothers Mrs Low, who Is a native of Savannah Sa-vannah and a resident of England, into which country she married, received re-ceived the suggestion for the ;iri Scouts from Miss Agnes Baden-Pow-ell, who. knowing her enthusiasm 101 all things looking 10 race betterment, besought her to organize m this country among the girls an auxiliary to the Boy Scouts along lines similar to an organization of the same kind which she had perfected among the I girls of England at the instigation o: her brother, Sir Robert Baden-Pov ell the originator of the Boy Scout movement move-ment The organization was originally original-ly known as the Girl Guides, but the name was changed in order thai the movement might be identified more readily with the Boy Scouts. Follow Boyb Model Modeled along the same lines as the Boy Scouts. the organization among the girl6 is Intended to accomplish accom-plish much the same purpose. The rules are similar insofar as it is possible pos-sible for girls to conform to them, and the same high and lofty Ideals that mark the Boy Scout movement, are to be found also in the girls' organization, or-ganization, with the srinv general object ob-ject always in view that of teaching dutv and character lo the young girls of the country, the beauty and ncces-sltv ncces-sltv for courtesy and kindness under all circumstances, as well as affording them practical Instruction in the domestic do-mestic arts and sciences. Having seen Tor herself the benefits bene-fits derived from the organizations in England and Scotland. Mr- Low took very kindly to the idea ol effecting ef-fecting something along similar lines in this i-ountrv Sht very naturally I sought among the children of her own childhood friends for a aucleufl around which to build her organization. She met with warm and he..r' suppor 1 among the children of savannah l where there are now eight patrols, numbering something over one hun-Ired hun-Ired girls, with still others in .ourse of formation. From this beginning the movement has spread until women . and girls in many state;-- are Inquiring Inquir-ing about what has been accomplished accomplish-ed at Savannah and insisting thai a movement of so much general interest be put upon a national footing. That suitable headquarters mlgl be established for the seou'- Mr? Low donated for the purpose a piece of property which she owned In Savannah, Sa-vannah, had the house remodeled to suit the needs of the organization, I established athletic and other recreation recre-ation fields, and employ. d a secretary secre-tary to train the girls and to the necessary' Impetus to the move- . ment to create an interest In other sections. Mrs Low has thus tar maintained the organization out of her private resource.-, and sin- will take care of the national headquarters headquar-ters which has been established In Washington until such ilme as the broader movement has become self supporting The national headquarters headquar-ters will be In charge of Miss Edith Johnston, who, until she ;rn' to Washington, was secretarv of 'he original or-iginal organization here Officers at Capital The idea of enlarging the mr ment Into a national organisation ha3 been a part of the plan of Mrs Loo. alnce the beginning. The success I of the movement here has warranted the belief that the time Is now ripe to begin the extension Mrs Low-and Low-and Miss Johnston went together to Washington and established perma- I nent quarters In the Munsel building, where a temporary eecretarv has been I placed in charge for the summer Mlsa lohnston. who is now upon her vnea j tlon. will go to Washington and take personal charge in the earlv fall national committee, composed of I prominent women In a ninjorin of the larger cities of the country, hus been formed to back the movement and encourage it. A handbook explaining ex-plaining the movement, and embodying embody-ing the rules and regulations whicb all Girl Scouts must follow, has been ; Issued and Is now ready for dlstnbu tion. Miss Johnston while In Washington Washing-ton came Into touch with a number of social workers and others inter j ested In such movements, who will I take up actively the work of furthering further-ing the Girl Scouts. The place of j Miss Johnston here will be taken by lr- Lloyd R Taylor, who has been working with Miss Johnston all win ter, and is admirably qualiiied for the -i reiarv ship. Miss Johnston is now in Habersham county She expects to take charge of the Washington office of-fice early In October n the mean time mueh preliminary work Is being 1 done. The commissioners of Chatham Count have co-operated with Mrs Low in making the initial organization organiza-tion a success In addition to the headquarters and playgrounds e-stah lished by herself In the city, thJ. eommisslnners donated for the use of the girls the experimental farm, located loca-ted Just outside the city limits, where under the direction of Prof Walter J Hoxic. naturalist and taxidermist, the Scouts have received much Instruction In-struction In plant life and nature subjects, sub-jects, the names and meanings of the trees and birds, and the mysteries of the field and the forest. Requirements Simple. The requirements for membership in the Scouts is exceedingly simple Any girl is eligible who agrees to obey the rules of the organization, .ill of which are intended to build her up physically and morally as well as intellectually No unreasonable re Btraint is placed on the glrla Rather, they are given more liberty and taught how to use it. as Is the pollej Of the Boy Scouts The membership Is divided into three grades. Prizes are offered the girls for good work along different lines, and proficient badges awarded those who excel In the domestic arts. They are also Instructed In-structed .in Red Cross work, a'yl what lo do in emergencies The underlying un-derlying object In the whole organ; zation is to turn out not only stronger and better women, but more useful women as well. The girls are divided into patrols of eight each, under the leadership of a guide captain, chosen from their ' own ranks and an older girl, who la j leader and instructor in one Every patrol bears the name of some flower, flow-er, and each has Its own colors. 00 I |