Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

regretting their inability to attend,
accompanied by flowers and checks,
received from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
ana MRS. Sephen B. Elkins, were read
sided.
After '"rhe Star Spangled Banner"
nad been sung by the audience, under
the leadership Of Ralph w. Hill Of the
community service, company of
golden eaglets." Girl Scouts who had
quaIned in at least fourteen Of the
s sss n5e activities necessary. recited
promise and the laws which every
1ir' scout sWears to adhere to.
Scout Activities ILLUSTRATED.
A rally song by the Girl scout
chorus. Mr.. Hill directing. was fol-
lowed by golden eaglet tableaux. in
Wnich scout activities were illustrate
60 py scouts taking the roles Of path
nhaer, pioneer, drst aid. naturalist,
gardener, dairymaid. signaler, swim
lmsr, mAIksman, archer, needlewoman,
GAMER housekeeper and musician,
a scene was enacted on the entrance
OF the naturalist, who falls on the
Stage. presumably from injuries. I'M
mIediately hrst-aid was signaled for.
four scout girls, carrying two poles
answer the call, and deity dropping
tneir outer skirts and attaching them
to the poles make a comfortabls
stFetcher. with which the wounded
scout Is removed to the hospital.
Representative OIney spe.ks,
Following the singing of 1.-THE Long.
Long Trail by the Girl Scout chorua
representative Richard Olney OF
M NJ G was introduced BY
MT. olney congratulated the officers
OF the organization for the splendid
work that had been Accomplished
throughout the country. After i'm
pressing the young women with the
sIeat Importance Of the drills and
exercises, which would eventually
..at me. them strong. healthy women,
you most" he paid tribute To
Gen. Leonard Wood
Tribute to Gen. Wood,
There is no one man In N. .,u,
try today" said Mr., Olney. "whn 4.
more deserving Of credit of winning
ING world war than Gen. Wood. It
was no who first conceived the idea
vi tne summer camps for boys, which
"oe the torerunners Of 'Plattsburg'
ano otner officers camps. which in
turn made 1t possible for this country
to turn out $4,000 of the best trained
most efficient officers in the world to-
day. Gen. Wood failed to get over
| enefe,' but what he did on this side
Will never be forgotten"
mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
nGie, seir.styled as woman Of Eng
| llsh birth but of American citizenship.
made strong appeal to parents. She
lad stress on the necessity of edu-
eating girls in the simple, out-of-
aoor way In which most of the boys
The first duty Of women is racial !"
said Mrs Hale, but the brains and
a Oh
| tial for modern society, and il is the
| part OF new America to see that their
giFls are given every opportunity to
develop mentally and physically"
Work and Growth Praised.
MIS. Jane Deeter Rippen, director of
the national organization Of Girl
scouts. made short address, in which
| she spoke of the wonderful growth of
sns organization and the splendid
Mrs. Goodwin D. Ellsworth, repre-
senting the Children and Sons of the
Republic, on behalf Of the Daughters
or the American Revolution commit
tee, told of the willingness of that or
gantzation to make some suitable gift
to the Girl Scouts. the same as IL had
done to the Boy Scouts. and suggest
ed to Mrs. Hopkins that when in
formed whether the gift should be In
the FORM or money or flags, as had
peen given the Boy Scouts, her Or
sanization would take action.
Gold Medal for Joseph Bradley.
Joseph Bradley. at whose place the
| Girl Scouts pitched camp last year,
| was the recipient of a gold medal
from the organization for apprecia-
ton Of all that he had done to fur
| ther the work. Mr.. Bradley was un-
able to be present. and the medal will
| be sent to him.
| 1t was brought out that there are
now $1,000 Girl Scouts throughout the
United States, with about 5000 scout
masters, and as there should be, &C
| cording to the officials, at least 10000
| scout masters, an appeal viii be sent
| out shortly for women in different
| communities to offer their services
for these very essential positions.
The music for the rally was fur
nished by the jasz band composed of
wounded soldiers from Walter Reed
| Hospital.