Among the organizations affected by the pandemic were the local Girl Scouts.  The Girl Scouts’ Rose Troop was not allowed to meet during the pandemic.  However, they bounced back and continued their activities shortly after.  Lieutenant Marion Pennock had the responsibility of calling on the Girl Scouts Rose Troop.  Many of the girls in this Troop were housebound because a household member was ill with influenza.  Furthermore, several were sick themselves including Vera Hall, Olive Whitman, Louise Cass, Ruth Galvin, Miriam Thompson, and Doris Simonds.  On Saturdays they did assigned work at the Red Cross room in the Cochato Club.

Mrs. Laban H. Barnes of Cherry Street was affected with influenza.  She was the Guardian of Wampatuck Campfire Girls.  Meetings of that group were temporarily suspended and several members fell ill from influenza including Rose Murphy, Edna Smith, Dorothea Harvey, and Anna Billings.  One member, Miss. Harriet Durgin, died from the illness.  There were several floral tributes including one representing the emblem of the Wampatuck Campfire.

Troop 1 of the Girls Scouts had to postpone their meetings.  They had a member named Ruth Rollins who died from the illness.  This unfortunate death “cast a shadow over their work.”  Among the floral tributes was a “spray of red roses”, which were the color and flower of the troop.  Although nearly half their members fell ill, they still contributed their assistance to the “liberty loan campaign.”

Saturday was Red Cross day at the Girl Scouts and they did any work required of them at their headquarters.

Before the pandemic it was business as usual for Red Rose (Troop 1).  The Troop had gone on a 10 day camping trip in Mattapoisett.  Among the attendees who were there to assist were first Lieutenant Marion Pennock.  Among the Girl Scout members who attended were several that later fell ill from the virus, including some of the names mentioned in the previous paragraphs. The girls were very “enthusiastic and undoubtedly had a splendid vacation.”