To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, six girls from local Troop 214 marched with flags at the U.S. Capitol, becoming some of the first female Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to do so.
According to Troop 214 Coordinator Casandra Cartagena, “Flag ceremonies are a traditional Scouts BSA activity and are done at most formal scouting events, and at special occasions like the [commemoration] on June 4. Flag ceremonies can be raising the flag or marching with flags. In this case, we had flags for the U.S., Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and one for each troop, and we marched with them.”
She went on, “Flag ceremonies were organized across the country at many state capitals to recognize the historic occasion. The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) and the troop from Seneca District organized the flag ceremony and invited us to participate. In addition, BSA invited all scouts (boys or girls) to write a letter to their congressman as part of learning about citizenship in the nation.”
For more of this story, see the June 20 News Review.