lady baden-powell became chief guide for britain in 1918. later the same year, at the swanwick conference for commissioners in october, she was presented with a gold silver fish, one of only two ever made. she was elected world chief guide in 1930. as well as making a major contribution to the development of the guide / girl scout movements, she visited 111 countries during her life, attending jamborees and national guide and scout associations. in 1932, she was created a dame grand cross of the order of the british empire by king george v.