OLAVE BADEN POWELL- CHIEF GUIDE
OLAVE BADEN POWELL - CHEIF GUIDE The youngest child of Harold and Katharine Soames, Olave was born February 22, 1889, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Tradition has it that she was named for Olaf, King of Norway. She spent a happy childhood in the country, devoted to her horses, dogs and birds. She was never sent to school, but had a governess at home. She did not like book learning and her formal education ended when she was 12. She enjoyed outdoor activities: rowing, riding, cycling, tennis and swimming. She also enjoyed playing the violin. When Olave was old enough, she began to accompany her father on his winter holidays. It was on the way to Jamaica with him that she met the “Scout man,” General Baden-Powell. Although there was a great difference in their ages - 32 years, they fell in love. B-P continued with his tour for Scouting and Olave returned to England with her father when the holiday was over. B-P wrote to his mother on her 88th birthday
