Order of World Scouts
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The Order of World Scouts (OWS) founded in 1911, was the first international Scouting organisation. It is headquartered in England, with the administration headquarters in Italy. As of November 2008, the Order of World Scouts includes member associations in 14 countries-the United Kingdom
, Italy
, Australia
, Peru
, Jamaica
, as well as two associations each for Poland
, Argentina
, Uruguay
, Chile
, the Dominican Republic
, Bolivia
, Brasil, Chile
and three associations in Mexico
, and Ukraine
.
's Boy Scouts Association and formed the British Boy Scouts (BBS), out of a concern that Baden-Powell's association was too bureaucratic and militaristic.
Sir Francis Vane
was the Boy Scouting Association
's (BSA) London Commissioner
. He felt that Scouting
should be non-military and reconciled through mediation
the British Boy Scouts(BBS) with the BSA by having BBS as an affiliated organisation.
With Vane pushing for a more democratic BSA, his position was eliminated by Baden-Powell's BSA headquarter staff. In a protest meeting, the London area Scoutmasters voted overwhelmingly in support of Sir Francis, however Baden-Powell even though he promised, never reinstated him.
Members of the National Service League
, a pro-military group, were appointed to BSA headquarters. On December 3, 1909, Sir Francis Vane accepted the presidency of the British Boy Scouts taking most London area Troops with him. The Quakers' Birmingham and Midland Troops also followed. Vane was instrumental in gaining Quakers to sponsor Scout Troops. Support was given by George and Barrow Cadbury.
With Vane having an Italian summer home, he and his co-founder Remo Molinari were able to launch the Scouting Movement in Italy with the Italian Boy Scouts (Ragazzi Esploratori Italiani) in 1910.
In 1911 France, Vane assisted Augustin Dufresne, a ship owner, to organise a French scouting organisation.
With spread of the alternative British Boy Scouts program throughout the world via CHUMS publication and Vane's efforts, Vane informally aligned the various groups as the Legion of World Scouts, the first international organization, in 1911 then formally launched as the Order of World Scouts on 11 November 1911. This day was influenced by the French, as it was the day that Baldwin was crowned King of Jerusalem, on the 11th November 1100 (St Martin's Day). Vane became the Grand Scoutmaster of the Order of World Scouts.
Representation covered 15 Countries (counting Ireland as being separate) being; the UK, Ireland, Italy, the United States (American Boy Scout), Canada, France, Belgium, India, South America, China, South Africa, Canada, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.
Vane put his wealth behind the organizations: providing a London headquarters and financed the organisation, even the manufacture of Scout uniforms not only for the BBS, but also for the Italian Scouts. This over burdened his finances to the point of having to declare bankruptcy. Thus the British Boy Scouts and the Order of World Scouts lost their headquarters, source of equipment and uniforms and their leader, Sir Francis Vane.
The Order was left with member Troops in England (remaining to the present), and in Australia. The Australian BBS, proved more resilient than was initially thought. The 4th Alexandria (Australia) British Boy Scouts existed in the 1950s, and possibly beyond that date, Individual members in Australia corresponded with the British Chief Commissioner up until the late 1960s. Robert Campbell an Australian Scout researcher credits the continuation of membership in Australia to the 1990s, when the Scouts of Australia became the successors to the BBS, which "Ceased activity in Australia c1950s but retains members".
In the mid 1980s expansion began again with members joining in Hawaii (USA). In the early 1990s, contact was made by a Scouting organisation in Australia, followed by Scouting organisations in other countries.
With Contact in 1991 with the Independent Scouts of Australia Incorporated
, the Order was more formally organised with the appointments of a BBS Commissioner for Australia in 1991 and a Chief Commissioner of BBS & BGS in Canada in 1999.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, as well as two associations each for Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Brasil, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and three associations in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
History
In 1909, a group of troops withdrew from Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement....
's Boy Scouts Association and formed the British Boy Scouts (BBS), out of a concern that Baden-Powell's association was too bureaucratic and militaristic.
Sir Francis Vane
Francis Vane
For the murder exposed by Major Sir Francis Fletcher Vane, see Francis Sheehy-SkeffingtonSir Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane, 5th Baronet was an early aide of Lord Baden-Powell's and a Scout Commissioner of London before Baden-Powell ousted him from the Scout Association...
was the Boy Scouting Association
The Scout Association
The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...
's (BSA) London Commissioner
Scout Commissioner
In the Scout Movement, a commissioner is the person whose role it is to oversee a Scout association's programs, usually within a particular geographic area. Normally, commissioners are volunteers. In some Scout associations, the term Executive Commissioner is used to refer to a paid staff...
. He felt that Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
should be non-military and reconciled through mediation
Mediation
Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution , a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement...
the British Boy Scouts(BBS) with the BSA by having BBS as an affiliated organisation.
With Vane pushing for a more democratic BSA, his position was eliminated by Baden-Powell's BSA headquarter staff. In a protest meeting, the London area Scoutmasters voted overwhelmingly in support of Sir Francis, however Baden-Powell even though he promised, never reinstated him.
Members of the National Service League
National Service League
The National Service League was a British pressure group founded in February 1902 to alert the country to the inadequacy of the British Army to fight a major war and to propose the solution of national service....
, a pro-military group, were appointed to BSA headquarters. On December 3, 1909, Sir Francis Vane accepted the presidency of the British Boy Scouts taking most London area Troops with him. The Quakers' Birmingham and Midland Troops also followed. Vane was instrumental in gaining Quakers to sponsor Scout Troops. Support was given by George and Barrow Cadbury.
With Vane having an Italian summer home, he and his co-founder Remo Molinari were able to launch the Scouting Movement in Italy with the Italian Boy Scouts (Ragazzi Esploratori Italiani) in 1910.
In 1911 France, Vane assisted Augustin Dufresne, a ship owner, to organise a French scouting organisation.
With spread of the alternative British Boy Scouts program throughout the world via CHUMS publication and Vane's efforts, Vane informally aligned the various groups as the Legion of World Scouts, the first international organization, in 1911 then formally launched as the Order of World Scouts on 11 November 1911. This day was influenced by the French, as it was the day that Baldwin was crowned King of Jerusalem, on the 11th November 1100 (St Martin's Day). Vane became the Grand Scoutmaster of the Order of World Scouts.
Representation covered 15 Countries (counting Ireland as being separate) being; the UK, Ireland, Italy, the United States (American Boy Scout), Canada, France, Belgium, India, South America, China, South Africa, Canada, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.
Vane put his wealth behind the organizations: providing a London headquarters and financed the organisation, even the manufacture of Scout uniforms not only for the BBS, but also for the Italian Scouts. This over burdened his finances to the point of having to declare bankruptcy. Thus the British Boy Scouts and the Order of World Scouts lost their headquarters, source of equipment and uniforms and their leader, Sir Francis Vane.
The Order was left with member Troops in England (remaining to the present), and in Australia. The Australian BBS, proved more resilient than was initially thought. The 4th Alexandria (Australia) British Boy Scouts existed in the 1950s, and possibly beyond that date, Individual members in Australia corresponded with the British Chief Commissioner up until the late 1960s. Robert Campbell an Australian Scout researcher credits the continuation of membership in Australia to the 1990s, when the Scouts of Australia became the successors to the BBS, which "Ceased activity in Australia c1950s but retains members".
In the mid 1980s expansion began again with members joining in Hawaii (USA). In the early 1990s, contact was made by a Scouting organisation in Australia, followed by Scouting organisations in other countries.
With Contact in 1991 with the Independent Scouts of Australia Incorporated
Independent Australian Scouts
Independent Australian Scouts is an alternative Scouting organisation to the World Organization of the Scout Movement's Australian member, Scouts Australia, operating as a central umbrella organization for independent local Scouting associations or clubs...
, the Order was more formally organised with the appointments of a BBS Commissioner for Australia in 1991 and a Chief Commissioner of BBS & BGS in Canada in 1999.
List of members
| Country | Group | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina: UTSA | 2008–present |
| Australia Scouting in Australia The Scout and Guide movement in Australia consists of*Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides, which includes Trefoil Guild of Australia, Baden-Powell Guild of Australia, St... |
British Boy Scouts (AU) | 1911-1930s |
| Australia Scouting in Australia The Scout and Guide movement in Australia consists of*Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides, which includes Trefoil Guild of Australia, Baden-Powell Guild of Australia, St... |
Independent Australian Scouts Independent Australian Scouts Independent Australian Scouts is an alternative Scouting organisation to the World Organization of the Scout Movement's Australian member, Scouts Australia, operating as a central umbrella organization for independent local Scouting associations or clubs... |
1991–present |
| Belgium Scouting in Belgium The Scouting and Guiding movement in Belgium consists of 15 to 20 separate organizations serving about 160,000 members. Nearly all organizations are grouped by languages and confessions. The Crown Scout rank is the highest a Boy Scout can achieve.- History:... |
Troop based in De Panne | 1911–1914 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia: UTSA | 2008–present |
| Brazil | Brasil: UTSA | 2008–present |
| Canada Scouting in Canada The Scout and Guide movement in Canada is served by several organizations with various supernational alignments.-WOSM member associations:In Canada, two Scouting associations cooperate for membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement :... |
British Boy Scouts (Canada) | 1911-1919 |
| Canada Scouting in Canada The Scout and Guide movement in Canada is served by several organizations with various supernational alignments.-WOSM member associations:In Canada, two Scouting associations cooperate for membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement :... |
Canadian Independent Scout Association | 1999-2000 |
| China Scouting in China Scouting in China may refer to:*Scouting in Mainland China*Scouting in the Republic of China... |
The British Boy Scouts (Hong Kong) | 1911–1914 |
| Chile | FIDES Chile (Federación de escultismo Chilena) UTSA | 2008–Present |
| Chile | Boy Scouts Woodcraft de Chile UTSA | 2008–Present |
| Chile | Unión de Scouts de Chile UTSA | 2008–Present |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic UTSA | 2008–Present |
| Egypt | The British Boy Scouts (Egypt) | 1911–1914 |
| France Scouting in France The Scout movement in France consists of about 80 different associations and federations with about 180,000 Scouts and Girl Guides. Next to Germany, France is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.... |
French Scouts | 1911–1914 |
| Hawaii (USA) | Order of World Scouts Hawaii | 1985-2000 |
| India Scouting in India The Scout and Guide movement in India is served by* The Bharat Scouts and Guides, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement* the Global Movement of Green Scouts in New Delhi... |
The British Boy Scouts (India) | 1911–1914 |
| Ireland Scouting in Ireland Scouting and Guiding in Ireland, owing much to the legacy of Baden Powell, has a long and deep history back to 1908. The Scout and Guide movement in Ireland is served by... |
British Boy Scouts (Ireland) | 1911–1914 |
| Italy Scouting in Italy The Scout Movement in Italy consists of about 40 different associations and federations with about 220,000 Scouts and Guides. Next to Germany, France and Russia, Italy is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.-History:... |
Italian Boy Scouts (Ragazzi Esploratori Italiani) | 1911–1914 |
| Italy Scouting in Italy The Scout Movement in Italy consists of about 40 different associations and federations with about 220,000 Scouts and Guides. Next to Germany, France and Russia, Italy is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.-History:... |
National Scout Training School (Scuola Nazionale Formazione Scout) | 2002–Present |
| Jamaica | Girl Scouts of Jamaica Girl Scouts of Jamaica Girl Scouts of Jamaica is a Christian faith based Scouting organization for girls in Jamaica founded on August 5, 2008. The girls-only organization is a member of the Order of World Scouts.... |
2008–Present |
| Mexico | Scouts Mexicanos AC | 2008–Present |
| New Zealand | The British Boy Scouts (New Zealand) | 1911–1914 |
| Peru | The Peruvian Association of Scouts Around the World (Asociacion Peruana de los Scouts Del Mundo) |
2008–present |
| Peru | Perù UTSA | 2008–present |
| Poland | Ls-Drzewo Pokoju | 2002–Present |
| South America | The British Boy Scouts (Creillos, South America) | 1911–1914 |
| South Africa Scouting in South Africa The Scout and Guide movement in South Africa consists of two independent national organizations:* Girl Guides Association of South Africa* South African Scout Association-See also:* Voortrekkers... |
The British Boy Scouts (South Africa) | 1911–1914 |
| Ukraine | Organization of Ukrainian Scouts | |
| United Kingdom | British Boy Scouts | 1911-present |
| United Kingdom | British Girl Scouts | 1911–present |
| United Kingdom | British Girl's Nursing Corps | 1911–1912 |
| United Kingdom | The Order of the Redeemer | 1914–Present |
| United Kingdom | Scout History Association | |
| United States Scouting in the United States Scouting in the United States can refer to Scouting associations that are recognized by one of the international Scouting organizations, as well as independent groups that are considered to be "Scout-like" or otherwise Scouting related.-Scouting for boys:... |
American Boy Scouts | 1911-1912 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay UTSA | 2008–Present |
External links
- homepage Order of World Scouts
- homepage The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association
- Scouts of Australia
- homepage Ls-Drzewo Pokoju (Poland)
- The Order of the Redeemer
- Scout History Association
- 2nd Goring and Streatley BBS and BGS (member of the Order of World Scouts)
- homepage Organization of Ukrainian Scouts (Ukraine)