▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁winter ▁hol iday , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁it ▁soon ▁opened ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁year - round ▁demand . ▁ ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁was ▁used ▁immediately ▁after ▁its ▁formal ▁opening . ▁First ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Committee , ▁and ▁then ▁six teen ▁girls ▁from ▁eight ▁different ▁countries ▁stayed ▁for ▁a ▁fort night ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Jul iet te ▁Low ▁Memorial ▁Fund , ▁named ▁after ▁Jul iet te ▁Gordon ▁Low , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Girl ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁the ▁USA . ▁Many ▁of ▁today ' s ▁trad itions ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁operation . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁Gu ides ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Europe . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁Gu ides ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁nearby ▁K ander st eg , ▁but ▁the ▁clouds ▁of ▁war ▁comp elled ▁F alk ▁to ▁recall ▁them , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁their ▁safe ▁return . ▁An ▁all - out ▁effort ▁managed ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁Gu ides ▁by ▁ 4   pm , ▁despite ▁significant ▁protest s . ▁F alk ' s ▁concerns ▁were ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁well - f ounded ▁when ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out ▁eight ▁days ▁later . ▁Our ▁Ch alet ' s ▁staff ▁quickly ▁set ▁upon ▁the ▁often ▁difficult ▁task ▁of ▁returning ▁guests / ▁tour ists ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁countries . ▁