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On Select One Christmas Day 14 February 22 February 1857, Robert Baden-Powell was born in Select One Africa Australia England India .  This man was later to become famous under the name of Select One AB CD BP , as the founder of Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA and Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA .  When he was eighteen he joined the Select One airforce army navy .  As a soldier he travelled to many countries including Africa and Select One Africa Australia England India .  He became famous during the Boer War as a colonel in the army.  After the Boer War, BP returned to Select One Africa Australia England India where he found that many of the books he had written for the Select One airforce army navy were being used by teachers and other youth leaders to help them in their work with boys.  He decided to try out his own ideas and help a camp on Select One Browncow Island the Isle of Wight Brownsea Island with a group of London boys in 1907.  These boys were to become the first Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA .  The girls of that day, seeing what fun their brothers were having, decided they would like to become Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA .  Soon patrols of girls calling themselves such things as lions, tigers and vultures sprang up all over England.  In 1909 BP invited all the Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA of Select One Africa Australia England India to a parade at the Select One Plastic Shed Glass House Crystal Palace in London.  This huge building was actually made of glass.  Select One AB CD BP stood in front of the building and saluted all the Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA as they marched in.  Imagine his surprise when he saw a group of girls coming along at the end of the groups of Scouts!  He was not very pleased but did allow them to enter the building.  He asked them what they wanted and they answered that they too would like to join his organisation.  Select One AB CD BP said that his game was for boys only.  Once at home, he thought about the girls and talked about them with his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell.  The result was not Girl Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA but Girl Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA .  He called them Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA after the Khyber Guides, a famous Select One African Australian English Indian regiment.

Select One AB CD BP left the Select One airforce army navy and devoted all his time to Scouting and Guiding.  He travelled constantly and on one of his voyages he met Miss Olave St Clair Soames.  She become his wife and in 1930 became the World Chief Guide.  She is affectionately known to Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA all over the Select One universe solar system world as Select One Lady AB Lady CD Lady BP .

Select One Lord AB Lord CD Lord BP and Select One Lady AB Lady CD Lady BP were both born on Select One Christmas Day 14 February 22 February .  A Belgian Guider suggested that we make this a special day and it became Thinking Day.  On Thinking Day we remember Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA all over the Select One universe solar system world .  Select One AB CD BP died in 1941 in Select One Africa Australia England India .  On his tombstone is the tracking sign for "I have gone home".  Select One Lady AB Lady CD Lady BP carried on the work of the founder, travelling all over the Select One universe solar system world .  She died in 1977.

Almost as soon as Guiding started in Select One Africa Australia England India , the word spread to Select One Africa Australia England India .  In 1909, Mrs Dobson started three troops of Girl Peace Scouts in Tasmania. In Victoria, Wynifred Gipps, aged seventeen, led patrols called Florence Nightingale Girl Aids.  She later received the first Australian warrant in 1912 after she had changed their name to Girl Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA .  In 1911, 1st Hawthorn in Victoria seems to have been the first registered company.  First Perth, originally 1st Swan Company, has never been disbanded and claims to be the oldest unit in existence in Select One Africa Australia England India .  By 1922, each state had set up its own headquarters and appointed a secretary and a State Commissioner.  In 1948, the first Chief Commissioner for Australia, Mrs Fairbairn, was elected. Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA Select One Africa Australia England India has its own national headquarters in Sydney.

In 1928, the World Association of Girl Select One Guides Girls Brigade YWCA and Girl Select One Scouts Boys Brigade YMCA was formed with Select One Africa Australia England India as a foundation member.  Every three years a Select One universe solar system world conference is held and delegates from all member countries meet to decide on world policy.  Between Select One universe solar system world conferences, the business of the World Association is attend to by the World Bureau in Select One London New York Switzerland .

Although Guiding is adapted to meet the needs of each country, we have many links in common.  We all have a similar promise, motto and salute.  We all wear uniforms and a badge including a Select One pixie flower trefoil .  We also share four Select One universe solar system world Centres, Thinking Day, a world badge, song and flag, and we all use the Select One right left two-handed handshake and do a daily good turn.

The World Association owns four hostels, known as Select One universe solar system world Centres.  Our Chalet in Switzerland was opened in 1932, being given by Mrs Storrow.  Pax Lodge is situated in London and is part of the Olave Centre which houses the World Bureau. In 1957, Our Cabaña was established in Select One Egypt Japan Mexico and Sangam in India was opened in 1964.