Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
GIRL SCOUT NOTES.

National headquarters has been NOV
ed to New York.
Local headquarters is at SOB Wood
ward building. where Miss Roberta
Braddock is in charge.
prize is to be given at the spring
rally for the best set of notes from
scribes since the midwinter rally.
Scouts are reminded that the literary
contest closes May Is. Write only on
one side of the paper, and make the
copy clear and neat, it is urged. as
marking. The poem is not to exceed
twenty lines and 1000 words is the
limit for both story and composition.
All three OF these contests must be
confined to scout activities. and any
poem, story or composition on any
subject that is not related to the scout
work will be barred. The names, adj
dresses and troop names and numbers of
competitors are to be clearly written
on the papers sent in to the scout COM
missioner
Troop l, Sunfower-Mrs.G G. S. Raft
er, Captain.
Five girls from Troop 1 went to Sum
flower Lodge with their captain Tues
day. April 25. Nine other scouts went
out Wednesday morning.
About IL o'clock Wednesday morn
ing the troop started on a hike to
Great Falls. On the way the scouts
collected about twenty wild flowers for
their botany test.
Friday morning Mrs. Rafter had to
go home and Scout Commissioner Mrs.
place. The troop started home Friday
afternoon and hiked from Bradley Hills
camp to the Cabin John car line and
disbanded at Dupont Circle.
At the regular weekly meeting last
week Frances Weldon was elected pa
troll leader of the third patrol. Winnie
Bomar was elected corporal Louise
Merchant, Evelyn Healy and Martha
Prettyman passed their tenderfoot ex-
animation.
Troop 4, Red Rose, Noel House
Miss Treat. Captain.
The Noel House troop devoted most
of the time to practiring the play and
the May pole dance for May day. which
was observed yesterday at the Rosedale
Troop 5. Takoma Park, The Oaks
Mrs. ]. D. Eggleston, Captain.
Troop has added six new members
to its number. They are Naomi Nc
Kenny. Ruth Deffenbaugh, Elizabeth
Cole, Katherine Reidhardt. Marietta
Wallace and Virginia Prior.
Jean Hayes, who is troop bugler has
been elected scribe. Elizabeth Tobias.
the former scribe, is now standard
bearer
Troop held its second birthday par
ty April IS. at the home of Mrs. Egg
gleston. Those who attended were
Scouts Dorothy Eggleston, Olga Dun
bar. Virginia Prior, Jean Hayes. Mar
garet DentZ. Elizabeth Tobias Marian
Marietta Wallace, Ruth Def
fenbaugh, Naomi McKenny, Katherine
Russell Petit. Frederick
Ewers. Harold Gates. Wilfrid Prior,
Donald Stuart. William Crowl, Denslow
Eggleston and Steven Williams.
Troop 6, Pansy, Petworth-Mrs. S.
A. Mooers, Captain.
Held no meeting this week, because
Of the illness of it's captain, but it is |
planning to take hike Saturday to
Forest Glen, and
Troop 7, Forget-Me-Not-Mrs. J. C. |
Pyles, Captain.
Held only a short meeting
Troop II, Daisy, Tenleytown-Mrs.
Norman Jones, Captain.
A meeting was held last Friday
light in the hall of the Episcopal
Church Rev. Mr.. Sherer. the minister,
gave the troop a short talk on the
bird law.
Troop 2o-Mrs. Leon Arnold, Cap
tain.
Last Wednesday, April 26. this troop
rave a most successful dance at the
Few Masonic Hall on Sth street north
.ast. A play. How a Woman Keeps
Secret" was given under the direc-
ion of German Hendricks and George
rugitt, friends of the troop. The scouts
liking part were Marion Saunders
eliza beth Hesse. Marion Smith. Ethel
,ntwisle. Gladys Fish. Dorothy Pick
lis. Julia Harrison. Alice Ashford,
iaud Warner and Elsie Penoyer.
Two prizes were awarded by Mrs.
arnold for the greatest number of
ickets sold. The first prize. a first