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The Moentita Girls was the younger sister group to the Bethany Girls, a Presbyterian girls group. The group was active in the mid-west, but did not seem to become nationwide. The group was very similar to the Girl Scouts with an emphasis on earning emblems and camping. It was active in the 1920's - 1930s. Their handbook, called the Moentita Girls Project Book seems to only have one edition, likely indicating the program did not survive long. The word Moentita came from taking the first two letters of the words money, energy, time and talent and was included in the 11th law of the Moentita Girls.
Moentita Girls Membership Pin Moentita Girls were in the 7th, 8th or 9th grade or 12,13 or 14 years old. There were 3 ranks. The lowest rank, White Craft included such requirements as abstaining from candy, soda and commercially manufactured soft drinks for one month, know the Christian Pledge of Allegiance and know the Moentita Girls Purpose and the Twelve Moentita Laws. Once she completed all the requirements, she could wear the Moentita Girls membership pin. The second rank, Blue Craft required tasks such as - maintain silence from the time of dismissal from school until bed time for one day, read a biography from the Moentita book list and give a report at a Moentita Girls meeting, keep a Moentita Girls Health Chart for four weeks. After all the requirements were met, the girl could wear a blue tie along with her Moentita Girls pin. The highest rank, Red Craft required, among other things, that a girl be a Moentita Girl for at least one year, show leadership in church, created a sampler including 2 alphabets, the Moentita Girls Purpose and her name. Once she completed all the requirements, she was entitled to wear the red tie and the Moentita Girls Membership pin.
When a Moentita Girl reached the Blue Craft rank she could begin to work on the emblems of the Moentita Craft. A girl had to earn 26 points in a craft to earn the emblem. The emblems could be sewn to the white middy blouse in any fashion desired by the girl.
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