Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
Girl Scout Notes.

The executive board of the Girl
Scouts Association held a meeting Fri
day morning at Epiphany parish hall,
when several important measures were
adopted. 1t was decided to have the
examination forms for all three classes
in scout training printed; also mem
bership card for the first and second
class scouts and a record card The
board and the captains are to form of
themselves a class for scout training,
taking the tests just as the girls do.
The board also decided to bend all of
their individual and united energies to-
ward making the dance at Rauscher's
given for the Girl Scouts by Henry
Lansburgh, a most successful fina ucial
affair. The menu for the supper is ali
that could be desired, and the troops
and their captains are bound to swell
the funds in the local treasury
The Captains Association of the Girl
scouts met Friday evening at Epiphany
Church. An attractive emblem was
adopted and these are to be purchased
by the organization and presented to
each Girl Scout upon her registration.
This must be returned to the organize
ton when the scout drops out of the
movement, as 1T is solely to distin-
guish the girls who are really scouts
and serves as a protection to the uni
were maze Tor the Tally,
the last Saturday in January, and the
captains agreed to impress upon the
girls the desra bility of simple dressing
for the coming dance, for which the
tickets were distributed in their care
Three more new troops were reported
ready for organization.
Troop Mrs. G. S. Rafter.
On account of the illness of the
r raj in I hall
the direction of Miss Barker of ma
tional headquarters. Miss Fox. super.
intendent of the visiting nurses, gave
her second address in the series on
health and home nursing, which she is
giving for this troop.
Troop ] had seven visitors, all of
whom desire to become scouts.
Troop 22-Miss Laura Jacobs, Cap
tain.
The meeting of this troop was held
at the home of it's lieutenant, Miss
Foght Arrangements were made for
it's participation in the coming rally
After the meeting the troop took a
long and enjoyable hike through Rock
Creek Park.
Troop 6-Mrs. S. A. Mooers, Cap
tain.
The last meeting of Troop S, January
| I. held at the captains home. was in
teresting. After the usual routine the
girls listened to story read by their
captain on procrastination. after which
all resolved to add another resolution
to those made for the new year, which
| was TO avoid falling into this habit
during the year.
Isabelle Cote reported a good deed
that of visiting and reading to a sick
friend every day after school for a
week. The troop then put in some good
| work on their surgical dressings for
the Red Cross.
Troop Mrs. Chester PyIes, Cap
tain.
| Troop met as usual in the parish
| hall Of St. Marks. Though less than a
month has passed since organization.
this troop has added seven girls to its
original eight. The new members are
Beatrice Goodman. Estelle Stockman.
Dorothea Hamilton. Mildred McCauley.
Elizabeth Kullman. Mildred Murray
and Mary Fox. Last Saturday the troop
| made a trip to the Monument, the bu-
reau of engraving and printing and
the Pan-American building.
Troops ] and 6 served as ushers and
gave demonstrations of scout activities
the Willard ballroom yesterday morn
ing.
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