I was at work the other day when a troop of Girl Scouts asked to drop off a gift basket for the first baby girl born on October 31st. 🤔 Huh? Was this some sort of Halloween thing? In my 30 year labor and delivery career I’ve seen gift baskets given for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Christmas Day and, of course, the New Year’s Baby! But Halloween? Not once.
The Girl Scouts explained that Juliette Low, the organizer of the Girl Scouts, was born on October 31, 1860. She was inspired by Sir Robert Baden Powell and his wife Agnes whom she met in 1911. The Baden-Powells founded the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides in England in 1908 and 1910, respectively. Juliette brought the idea to America and the first gathering took place on March 12, 1912.
The first registered member of the American Girl Guides was Margaret Gordon, Juliette’s niece. The next year, the name was changed to Girl Scouts. That first meeting had 18 members in attendance. By 1920 there were close to 70,000 members. By 1930 there were over 200,000 members. Today there are 2.5 million members!
The Girl Scout motto is “Be prepared” and the slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” Our local Girl Scouts and their leaders certainly lived out their slogan!! They were so thoughtful and generous and the new baby and her family were very grateful for the lovely gift basket!
The USPS has celebrated Girl Scouts through the years with some lovely postage stamps. Do you know any current or former Girl Scouts? I bet you do!! From Queen Elizabeth to Queen Latifah many people have been Girl Scouts (Guides). My fellow nurses and I recalled our own experiences with Girl Scouts. I was only a Girl Scout for the Brownie years, but I’ve never stopped eating those cookies. 😉
Do you have any scouting memories? Why not share them with one of your penpals?
Do they have any badges for letter writing? 🤔 ✍🏻 📬 🐌
Go postal, people, it’s amazing! Scout’s honor. 😊
XOXO,
Mrs. Murphy
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