Girl ScoutTemporarily out of stockDID YOU KNOW?
The Girl Scout organization owes its beginning
to Juliette Low. While in England she became
friends of Sir Robert Borden-Powell (who
had recently formed the Boy Scouts in England) and
his sister, Agnes Boden-Powell, who had
founded the Girl Guides in England. Upon
returning to America, Juliette organized a
group for girls in the United States. On
March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, the Girl
Guides were established. During the next year,
1913, the name was changed to Girl Scouts.
The scouting idea caught on quickly with American
girls. By 1920 almost 70,000 girls had been
organized into over 3,000 troops. Girls
Scouts are well known for their yearly cookie
sales, which started in 1936. In 1938 over 1 million boxes
of cookies were sold. But in 1975 sales
reached 123 million. From its beginning in
1912 through 1975, over 30 million girls had
registered as girl scouts. The solid hardwood frame measures 18 3/4 inches by 14 1/2 inches
and contains a combination of items relating
to Girl Scouts in a triple-matted layout.
There is an official first day
cover (envelope), a Girl Scout patch and two
Girl Scout pins. There is a 3 cent postage
stamp (53 years old), a 4 cent postage
stamp (39 years old) and a 22 cent postage
stamp (13 years old).
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