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Show I GIRL SCOUT ON i I HER W 1ST Estrid Ott of Denmark Leaves After Visiting Here Since Sunday Working for thr purpose. Of betted ing the Qirl Scout moxoment ' me I miicd simcs and other countries, as xv eP as her own country. Mi I-.strld oi Copenhagen' Girl scout, has ipent sovor.nl flays in 0?dei). blnce , arrival here Miss Ott bus talked at many meeting of Girl Scout captalM I I oops. ., I Miss Ott ha.8 attracted considerable, notice since she left her native land in. August, she lias visited Burope and studied its customs, coming to America In October, in explaining her reasons for undertaking world tour, ills; ott said: "There were tyro: rirst, to prove that scoutinK gives Klrl Mlf-ICllatice Mlf-ICllatice and capability and is as big a u to girls na to boys, nnd second, cnthcr data snowing thai a Girl Scout, when properly trained can well take .arc of herself." flnyTER 1 1 i m:i J H .Miss Ott first became Interested Girl Scout work when at ths twelve. She hn.l undertaken the Work then to develop In rsrlf into a phxslcal-1 phxslcal-1 lv strong woman. She not only suc- eecded but has risen steadily, winning numerous merit badges by ehtletlc feats. She has also won distinction as an authoress, writing several books for children. Beside her books, Mist ptt has written for several in-wspapcrs .'iid has been the editor' of u Girl Scout paper. She is sarnlng the small H i .unt of money sh w, bj B writing a weekly letter to a Cop una H gen paper. Miss Ott has visited several states a-H a-H she lias traveled from the east. As H soon as she reaches the western COOSl, sbc is planning to visit Mexico, sailing H Inter for China and Japan, where fetes H are already under way for her entci- H i.nnment. In traveling:, Miss 1 1 r do--s H not curry anything outside of a small I knapsack across her ii.-ick and a small amount of money. She wears a short i skirted uniform of blue, l corated : with numerous merit badges and sjio ds not wear a hat. She has been the guest at several homes, where girls are cared for. She j Is exceedingly cheerful and is courteous cour-teous to all. PEAKS YEAR'S TRIP. At the conclusion of her trip, wl.icli j she stated will take her one year, she will return to Denmark to take up hcrj i work with her troop there, and to tell I them of her experiences. She says! that she will later write a book of her trip around the world. Mis.- i tt in speaking of her trip, says: 'I do no' carry weapons of any sort, for I believe- that the uniform of the Girl Scout will win respect anywhere. I carried a short can m.th me at first, but having only o. e occasion to use it, 1 discarded it." Miss "tt continued her way westward west-ward this morning. |