Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

troop. AT the close or the business
meeting stories illustrating good deeds
were read by Frances Weldon and
Elizabeth Gatlin. Mrs. Hughes. Mrs.
Rafter's mother, promised to instruct
the girls in plain sewing.
Mrs. James Finch Gallbreath and
Mrs. H. A. Colman of the executive
board visited the troop at this meeting.
The next meeting will be at the Home
of the Visiting Nurses, where the five
girls who took their tenderfoot exam
ination at this meeting will be awarded
their badges. They are Louise Will
liams. Helen Williams. Edith Pearson,
Josephine Childs and Emily Davis.
The scouts of Troop met at the
residence of their captain, Mrs. W. B.
Pain, and planned for a play which
they Will give later on.
Troop Mrs. Chester Pyles, Cap
tain.
Troop met last Friday at St Marks
Church
They went on hike on Washington's
birthday, meeting at Sd and Penn
sylvania avenue northeast at 1890:
riding to 14th and Park road, and then
walked to the Zoo. They built a fire
and roasted sausages. potatoes and
apples. After lunch they played ball
and other games. The troop now has
membership of twentynine.
Daisy Troop No. 11-Mrs. Norman
Jones, Captain-Tenleytown, D. C.
At the last meeting two new girls
were brought to the troop, and another
voted on at the next meeting They
practiced first, aid, and each girl
brought clean rags to give to an old
lady in the community, who has re-
quested them. Last week pair of
shoes was bought for an old man.
Troop 15-Mrs. Georgia E. Brooks,
Captain.
This troop has just recently organized.
1t has a little more than patrol and
meets every Thursday in the cooking
school on Massachusetts avenue north
east. The troop is composed of the
girls in this section. Miss Marian
Nichols is lieutenant, Annette Bullar,
patrol leader; Edith Dunn, corporal:
Lillian Bowen, secretary. and Phebe
Fleming, treasurer Every meeting the
members are drilled by Steele s. Coma
way. who drills the Boy Scouts of
Troop 10, assisted by Francis B. Will
liams, both of whom are cadets.
Troop 1s-Mrs. J. Kelly, Captain.
The home of Dorothy Rettew was
the scene of a merry party on Wash
ington's birthday anniversary. The
rooms were decorated with American
flags, troop and signal flags and pa
triotc emblems and devices suited to
the occasion. Dancing was the main
feature of the evening. Refreshments
were served at 10 o'clock and the party
disbanded at IL.
Troop 1e-Mrs. n. stailey, Captain.
Troop 10 met at the home of Hester
Gulick. Reports were made from the
various committees Capt. Stailey gave
a talk on the Fifth Law and the
Golden Rule" The next meeting will
be held at the home of Helen Denni-
son.
Troop 2O-Mrs. Leon Arnold, Cap
tain.
Troop 20 met in it's headquarters last
and planned for its benefit
and dance to be given
April 26. The committees have not all
been appointed, but in addition to those
whose duties have been assigned a
committee on decorations has been Sc
lected consisting of II. Households and
Z. Pennojer.
Miss Pauline Holer will speak to the
troon THURSDAY on drilling.
Nearly all of the troop. including the
captain, attended the Boy Scout enter
tainment at Waugh Church last Friday
night in uniform.
The lieutenant. Miss Pansy Barbour.
has returned to the troop after an alb
sence of several weeks
Evelyn Hunnicut. Ethel Entwisle.
Harrie Enoch, Sarah Beardsley and
Marian Smith have passed their tender
foot test. Many of the girls are now
trying for merit badges.
The twelve little orphans of the
washington orphan Asylum had a de-
lightful time last SATURDAY .ns,s, :, when ,h the
ing mixtures and treated them to candy.
A friend of the troop took pictures OF