Baden's First 100 YearsPage Sixty-two
On display at the Investiture Ceremony was all of their equipment which consisted of an ax, a hiking book, and a small first aid kit. Since that time the equipment has been supplemented and it now includes a complete American flag outfit, a troop flag outfit, drama books, flashlight, knife, Troop Record and Report Book, an enlarged first aid kit and an equipment chest. After a three-month vacation, the troop resumed its weekly meetings in September. A lending library was organized. Two hundred old books, donated by the girls, were repaired. A bookcase and complete library equipment was purchased. Beadcraft and basketry were enjoyed by the girls, who made such useful articles as table mats, belts, necklaces, purses, coasters, baskets and candy dishes. In order to pay for the projects, equipment, and entertainments such as parties and hikes, a bake sale was held in October and candy was sold at Christmas time. In the spring a Camp fund was started by selling Easter eggs and metal sponges. The purpose of the Baden Girl Scouts is the same as that of all Girl Scout organizations. The troop has as its objective the development of the girl along physical, emotional, mental, moral and social lines to the end that there may result not only a personal enriched individual, but also an intelligently participating citizen in a democratic social order. This leisure-time, character-building movement for girls began in England in 1909. It was developed due to the urgent demand of the girls. A program parallel to that of the Boy Scouts, organized in 1908, was worked out for them based on the same ideals as the Boy Scouts. The Girl guides, as they had come to be called, became a separate organization in the spring of 1910. During these years, Mrs. Juliette Low of Savannah, Georgia, was living in England and making frequent visits to her native city. She became deeply interested in the Scout movement and worked with the Girl Guides in London. From England Mrs. Low carried Girl Guiding to the United States where she adapted the program and organization to meet the needs of the American girl. On March 12, 1912, she established the first troop of American girls in her home city of Savannah, Georgia. The name "Girl Scouts" was taken by the American organization. Much of the credit of forming the Baden Girl Scouts goes to the Junior Woman's Club of Baden, who is the sponsor of the troop. From January until march, 1937, four Junior Club members and one Senior Club member took the eight weeks Scout Leader's Training Course at the Pittsburgh Scout Headquarters. Those members were Mesdames Charles Harris, Martha Young McDanel and Misses Jane Morrison, Ruth Whitmore and Virginia Goerman. The club not only furnished the leaders, but have at various times donated money, and keep up an annual Credential Fee. It is advisable that every Girl Scout organization have a Troop
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