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THE HISTORY OF By 1945, Girl Scouting was an active, established organization in most communities in southeast New Mexico. At that time, a single community could be chartered as a Girl Scout Council. In communities where there was a limited organization, credentials were issued by Girl Scouts of the USA to lone troops. As Girl Scouts of the USA sought to strengthen the organization at the local level, Nation Field Staff conducted studies of communities, and sought ways to join communities together. In 1945, Artesia, Carlsbad, Alamogordo, Clovis, Hobbs, and Roswell each held a charter as a Girl Scout Council Vaughn, Lovington, and Santa Rosa held Lone Troop charters. In February, 1946, representatives from eleven communities in southeast New Mexico met in Roswell to consider a plan for an area council. A Development Committee was appointed to study the proposal, and in November of that year the Southeast New Mexico Area Girl Scout Council was formed. Representatives adopted a constitution, proposed a budget, and elected a Board of Directors. At that time, the council office was located in Roswell. In February, 1947, the council applied for a charter from Girl Scouts of the USA, to include Guadalupe, DeBaca, Quay, Chaves, Curry, Lea, Otero, and Lincoln counties. By September, 1947, this large council chose to divide, with Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Chaves and Otero counties remaining as the Southeast New Mexico Area Girl Scout Council. People in the remaining counties, and representatives from Farmer county in Texas, agreed to work toward development and charter as The Coronado Girl Scout Council. Three years later, in 1950, the council office was moved to Artesia. In 1954, the word "Area" was deleted from the council name. With no change in the five-county jurisdiction, the council name was changed in 1958 to Zia Girl Scout Council. In 1998, the council name was changed to the current, Girl Scouts-Zia Council, Inc.
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