THE GIRL AIDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 4

THE GIRL AIDS.

' A .very interesting' .movement; ■' called -.; the. Girl-' Aids,- has. been. started in ■ Sydney I' • Tho story'Of the movement is unique. At the first parade of boy scouts a /number of. .girls, : dressod in khaki, put in an appearance and wanted to' parado: too. \ This thoy, wero not■ al-' towad to", do,' but seeing' the; interwt aroused among the girls some women started something'to correspond with the') boy; scout movement. . They objected: to' Girl Scouts , ns being inappropriate, and- to khaki as being, unbecoming as , -well: as- pointless.;: -The Girl .Aids; , committee, deprecates any foolish/ copying of boys. They, drill and : parade in private grounds, paddocks: being readily, lent for the purpose; They have plenty of picnics; a squad' ;df girls having.to.do the cooking.;' They are taught first-aid, and swimming, and. under the inspiring, motto "BeHeady" aro learning much of their duty.' towards the country. , Incidentally .they.enjoy the physical-benefits of Intel-. ligeut. recreation. .' The; captains, are often, school , teachers interested ; in: the movement, and' when ', a .' so pad ■' starts in ■ a suburb •• ; thev influence: well-known women l to work ~ with them. ..The girls do mnoh .of .the...manage-, .meat- among themselves, , subject .-'to ,the '■ ceu- ' tral■ board ■'of control. ■'.'.No .statistics' are -yet available,' but the enthusiasm with;which; the Boy Scout movement has been. taken -up -..is strongly.reflected in tho Girl Aids.-..; .■;'■: ~ '.!-.•' * ■ •:■■■'■- ■■■■-. ■::..;'..■ ■•■;.:,.■■ ,