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QUEEN LODGING. Very fittingly Girl Scout green decor… with a touch of soft floral… prevails in this charming room with a white Battenberg lace pillows, French Victorian queen bed, handsome mirror, rocker and armoire. The bathroom features an antique vanity with sink and claw foot tub, with brass rail shower.
A beautiful view of the spirals of Cathedral of St. John the Baptist can be seen from the north floor-to-ceiling, 12-foot-ripple glass windows in the grand historic Savannah mansion. Contact Savannah's family-friendly luxury inn
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About Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927). Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia. "Daisy," as she was affectionately called by family and friends, was the second of six children of William Washington Gordon and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon. Family members on her father's side were early settlers in Georgia, and her mother's family played an important role in the founding of Chicago, Illinois. On December 21, 1886, her parents' 29th wedding anniversary, Juliette married William "Willy" Mackay Low, the only son of Andrew Low, a wealthy British merchant with business interests in Savannah and Liverpool.
Juliette and the Willy Low were married at Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. Poor hearing in one ear was compounded when wedding rice injured her second ear. She eventually became totally and permanently deaf. The newlyweds set up housekeeping in the Low house (architected by John Norris of New York) on Savannah 's Lafayette Square. The couple remained there for nearly a year and then moved to England. Juliette continued her travels and divided her time between the British Isles and America. She adapted easily to the life of the English gentry. She was presented at court, attended and hosted house parties, and traveled extensively. However, Juliette wasn't bound by the rigidness of the era and was often considered a maverick, as reported by Timothy Daiss in “Rebels, Saints, and Sinners.” Once, apparently bored at a social outing, she left (wearing a formal evening gown) to go trout fishing with author Rudyard Kipling.
Her husband died in 1905 before the couple divorced. His mistress is said to have inherited most of Mr. Low's fortune. The Lows had no children. In 1911, and in her 50s, Juliette's search for something useful to do with her life ended. She met a retired British officer, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, and Juliette became interested in his new youth movement, Boy Scouts. A year later, she returned to the United States and made her historic telephone call to a friend (a distant cousin, Nina Pape), saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides, her niece Daisy Gordon was the first registered member of the Girl Scouts. Today Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization for girls, with a membership of more than 3.8 million girls and adults. The birthplace of Mrs. Low, the Gordon mansion on the corner of Bull and Oglethorpe Avenue, is a public museum. For more information about Juliette Low, click here. |
