Mary Malcolmson (A.H. Malcolmson) started the first

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company in

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on 1910-01-11 in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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Malcolmson organized the first Canadian Girl Guide company to be officially registered. The Company started to meet in November 1909 in St. Catharines,

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and was registered on 1910-01-11. Meetings were held in the

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. ''Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls'' and ''Pamphlet B: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls'' had been sent to a Scout leader in St. Catharines and he passed them on to Malcolmson.

St. Catharines Council of Women

St. Catharines Council of Women was founded in 1918. Malcolmson was elected as its first president. The goals of the St. Catharines Council of Women were to improve the conditions of families, community, and the Canadian state.

Malcolmson Park

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in St. Catharines was named for Malcolmson. It is bounded to the east by the

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, to the west by Port Weller, to the north by

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and to the south, by Lakeshore Road.

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The registration certificate of the first St Catherines Ontario Guide Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malcolmson, Mary Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Scouting and Guiding in Canada Scouting pioneers

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St. Catharines Council of Women

Malcolmson Park

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