There are Brownies in England as well as the US, it's an international group - and the fact that it's called Girl Guides instead of Girl Scouts helps confirm that, Scouts is the US name. Azizi, I think it's likely that there is a historical mismatch with the book I'm thinking of, because reading this thread you're the only person who has any citation prior to the 60s, and yours is still a good 5 years after the end of the war (when the book is set). I just wish I knew the author's name, I could write and ask her directly!
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