Shown in a Mahogany frame.
5 stamps, blue gray on chocolate matting
On my honor, I will try:
To do my duty to God and my country;
To help other people at all times;
To obey the Girl Scout Laws.
The founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA was Julliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low, the daughter of a well known Georgia family. When she married William Low, the couple spent time in England where Julliette met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts in England, and Baden-Powell's sister, who had founded the Girl Guides. Julliette's interest was such that on March 12, 1912, she held the first meeting of a group of girls in Savannah, Georgia, using the name Girl Guides of America, and then the Girl Scouts. New York City became the headquarters in 1916 and Julliette was the national president until 1920, seeing the organization flourish to the point that the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are now represented in nearly one hundred countries. Over 50 million girls and adults have been involved in this, the world's largest voluntary organization.
