The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-06
Girl Scout Activities
Are Booming

Girl Scouting % getting on
splendidly in st. Johnsbury at the
present time. There are three
troops of scouts, and all Of them
are active and Enthusiastic.
Troop 1 is made up of 80
Academy girls divided into three
patrols. 1t has the Red Glover
for flower. This is the original
st. Johnsbury troop, and several of
the present enrolment were char
ter members under Miss Vaughn.
The troop officers are, Captain,
Miss Walter, lieutenant. Miss
Helen Wakefield, troop leader,
Grace ("Jack") Frost treasurer,
Irene Aldrich. Troop l has II
Tenderfoot scouts and four Sec
ond class scouts, DOROTHY Baxter,
Irene Aldrich, Edith Carpenter,
Natalie Stickney. Several of its
members hold merit badges for
first aid, home nursing. canning,
and drawing, and several more can
have badges in one subject OF an
other as soon as they present the
prerequisite of the second class
test. This troop gave Thanksgiv-
in" baskets. sang Christmas ca
rolls and sold Christmas seal last
year, and this year have tended
babies many afternoons when the
| Woman's Club baby clinics were
| being held at the club house. Sew
eral past members of the troop
are away at school and COLLEGE
| Ore member is serving success
fully as lieutenant of Troop 2.
Troop 2. the Red Rose Troop,
has the largest enrolment of the
three. There are 81 girls divided
into five patrols. Most of these
"irls are students at the junior
high school. though one patrol has
FIVE Academy girls in it. and there
ere several Graded school Girls in
The troop. The officers are, Cap
tain. Miss Walter, lieutenant,
Edith "Judy) Carpenter, troop
leader. Cleave Earle, treasurer.
Muljel Clifford. This troo~ has %
Tenderfoot Scouts and two second
class scouts. Cleave Earle and lola
Hubert Manv of the girls have
qualified for the dancers merit
badge and can claim this and sew
eral others as soon as they are
second class scouts. There is a
good deal of rivalry as to which
troop will have the honor of re
Senting the first class scout to St.
Tohnsburv.
Troop 3 is newly organized and
cannot be registered until at least
eight of its members have COM
nleted their Tenderfoot test. So
far one "irl. Eleanor Fuller. has
become a Tenderfoot, and there
are number of others who are
nearly through the test The
troop is made up of 20 girls. many
from Junior hiPh school and many
from the Summerville school. The
captain is Miss Walter and the
lieutenant Miss Rhea Gibson.
Other officers and the troop name
will be made nublic after the
troop is registered at National
Headquarters.
The motto of the scouts is "Be
prepared and their slogan is "Do
a good turn daily" The 10 scout
laws which are frequently recited
and discussed, deal with honor, 10y
atty, usefulness, friendliness, cour-
tesy. gentleness toward animals,
obedience, cheerfulness, thrift, and
cleanliness in thought, word and
deed. The scouting movement
stands for work and fun and
spirit of readiness 70 do and enjoy
good things both indoors and out
1t stands for group good times and
individual attainment. 1t links
girls all over our countr'- through
interest in others who like the
same kinds of things. 1t reaches
further than that, for the Europ
can countries and the Near East
have similar organizations, and
lately troops have been undertaken
in the Far East.
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