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In 1920, the [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] took place in Olympia, and Baden-Powell was acclaimed [[Chief Scout (United Kingdom)|Chief Scout]] of the World. Baden-Powell was made a hereditary [[Baronet]] in 1922 and was created ''Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell, Co. Essex'', on [[1929-09-17]], [[Gilwell Park]] being the International Scout Leader training centre. After receiving this honour, Baden-Powell mostly styled himself ''Baden-Powell of Gilwell''. | In 1920, the [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] took place in Olympia, and Baden-Powell was acclaimed [[Chief Scout (United Kingdom)|Chief Scout]] of the World. Baden-Powell was made a hereditary [[Baronet]] in 1922 and was created ''Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell, Co. Essex'', on [[1929-09-17]], [[Gilwell Park]] being the International Scout Leader training centre. After receiving this honour, Baden-Powell mostly styled himself ''Baden-Powell of Gilwell''. | ||
In 1929, during the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]], he received as a present a new car, which happened to be a [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]. This car was soon nicknamed [[Swiss roll|Jam-Roll]]. He also received an [[Eccles]] | In 1929, during the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]], he received as a present a new car, which happened to be a [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]. This car was soon nicknamed [[Swiss roll|Jam-Roll]]. He also received an [[Eccles]] Caravan, which was nicknamed [[Eccles Cake]], so the Scouts attending the event were treated with a Jam-Roll towing an Eccles Cake. This combination well served the Baden-Powells in their further travels around Europe. Baden-Powell also had a positive impact on improvements in youth education. Under his dedicated command the world Scouting movement grew. By 1922 there were more than a million Scouts in 32 countries; by 1939 the number of Scouts was in excess of 3.3 million. | ||
[[February 22]], the joint birthday of Robert and Olave Baden-Powell, is marked as [[World Thinking Day|Founder's Day]] by Scouts and [[Thinking Day]] by Guides to remember and celebrate the work of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide of the World. | [[February 22]], the joint birthday of Robert and Olave Baden-Powell, is marked as [[World Thinking Day|Founder's Day]] by Scouts and [[Thinking Day]] by Guides to remember and celebrate the work of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide of the World. | ||