Talk:Agnes Baden-Powell

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Agnes was asked by B-P to organise Girl Guides, in the United Kingdom. Juliette Low organised Girl Scouts in The USA quite separately

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[edit] 1st Lone Company

I found reference to the 1st Lone Company in the sparse article and web-page on Agnes Baden-Powell, but can't find any reference to the actual company. Is this a Girl Guide equivalent of the 1st Gilwell Scout Group? Horus Kol 09:11, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm afraid this isn't the same as the 1st Gilwell Scout Group, as far as I understand. At the time, the Lone companies were made up of girls living far apart. These groups enabled girls with no other Guides nearby to participate in Guiding. The 1st Lones had members throughout Europe and they communicated by newsletter. Occasionally they met up for activities, such as camping. You are correct that the company started in 1912. Lone Guiding still exists in many countries, including the UK, but their organisation has changed many times. Kingbird 23:28, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, I see - a bit like the Deep Sea Scouts worked - do you know where we could get some more information on Lone Companies? Horus Kol 11:09, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Countries like Australia, New Zealand and Canada have information on the internet about their Lone activities. I'd be able to contribute a paragraph or two on the early days of 1st Lone, gleaned from a book on Guiding history. Do you think that the 1st Lones deserve their own article or that they should be one section in a larger article on Lone Guiding? I am tending toward the latter at the moment as there isn't a lot of information available. Kingbird 16:48, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
If you can get a couple of paragraphs on the 1st Lone Company, then I think it should be kept as a section in the history of Lone Guiding - if there is more than that available, then a seperate article. It would be good to have either article, in any case. Thanks Horus Kol 08:21, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I've pulled together some information and started an article at Lone Guides. Kingbird 19:14, 2 October 2006 (UTC)