Defunct Scout And Scout-like Organizations In The United States
Besides the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and Girl Scouts USA, both of which still exist, there were other Scouting and Scout-like organizations that arose over the years in the United States. Many are now defunct, including these examples. Bee-Hive Girls Bee-Hive Girls was the Scout-like program for girls run by the Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association (YLMIA) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). Initial in 1913, the Ensign Stake YLMIA and Box Elder YLMIA used some portions of Camp Fire Girls' and Girl Guides' programs respectively. The Church indicated to Dr. Luther H. Gulick, the Camp Fire Girls founder, that it would not be officially involved with them, for a number of reasons related to the need of the Stake and General Boards to administrate all activities. Despite this, Dr. Gulick still met with a Bee-Hive committee representative with welcoming attitude. The Bee-Hive Girls was officially founded in 1915. For its Silver Jubilee Year, a ...
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Young Women (organization)
The Young Women (often referred to as Young Women's or Young Woman's) is a youth organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman "be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple.""Young Women"
'' Handbook 2: Administering the Church'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 2010).

History

The first official youth association of the church—the Young Gentlemen's and Young Ladies' Relief Society—was formally organized by youth in