The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-03
GIRL SCOUTS
ACTIVITIES
ARE MANY
Members of st. Johns
bury's Three TrOups En-
joy Many Outings

IL all Il uOZeil Trips 10 EIleISOil
Falls for picnic-swims with an av-
erage attendance Of eight girls
each time. These swims were
chiefly patronized by Troops 2 and
3 as most of the Troop 1 girls
were away from town a large part
of the summer. Many Of the
younger girls learned to swim, and
those who already knew how,
learned other strokes and increas-
ed the length of time they could
keep up swimming. Several st.
Jchnsbury scouts spent some time
at Camp Hochelaga, and found the
Emerson Fails trip useful to pre-
pare for their camp boat tests and
after their return to show what
they had learned in the way of
new strokes and water stunts.
At one swim Miss Alice Sandi-
ford, New England director Of the
Girl Scouts, was present and
taught the girls a number of the
+ Red Cross life-saving methods,
Troop won the time and stroke
record in swimming for the st.
Johnsbury scouts when Elizabeth
Woodwork swan 203 strokes
without stopping on the Troop 3
party at Miles Pond.
Several scouts Of Troop 2 who
had been unable to go to regular
scout camp at Lake Morey in June
and July, joined Community
League camping trip to Diamond
cottage at Joes Pond in August.
While there Ruth Moffett passed
her proficiency test for a home
makers merit badge.
During the summer series of
picnic sWims, the various troops
entertained a number of guests.
Girl Scouts from other places Wis
ting in St. Johnsbury, little sisters
and friends who want to be scouts
when they are old enough. At
recent scout meeting Troop 2
had as guests Captain Frances
Dickerman and Second class Scout
Nellie LANCE of Pike, N. H., who
were interested to see the scout
activities carried on in our town.
Since school began, regular
meetings with scout formations
and business sessions have been |
resumed at the Woman's Club i
House, Troop 1 on Fridays, Troop !
2 on Mondays, Troop 8 on Satur
days. Out door activities have |
not been abandoned, however.
On September Is the Troop /
girls made a trip to Burke Noun /
tain, going and coming by auto
mobile as the extreme rainy !
weather of the previous day had
made impossible the overnight
stay they had intended. They
found the mountain trail in many
places almost a mountain brook,
but were rewarded for their wet
climb by the magnificent view
from the top stage Of the tower
at the summit which as one of
them said, made them forget
school, every single bit"
Troop l has definitely pledged
itself to a program of wider COM
munity service this year, and has
begun by furnishing from
its ranks a second lieutenant for
Troop 2, Grace Frost, commonly H
known as Jack" The new first
lieutenant Of Troop 2 is Miss Hell
Ell Hyde of the domestic science
of the Junior high
school.
The Girl Scouts of Troop 2
spent Friday night, September %
in Lyndon at "Riverside", the
home of their captain, Miss Doro-
thy Walter. Sixteen strong, and
loaded with blankets and lunches,
they attracted much friendly and
comment frompasseng-
ars or the 4.18 train. After hiking
the quarter mile to Riverside"
hey explored every room, attic
and haymow. While a picnic sup
per was being eaten around the
camp fire two more scouts arrived
~ automobile. Songs, star gazing
md strollinq in the dark passed
he evening until it was time for
shake downs and story hour.
Next day eight scouts of Troop
; arrived on the morning train UNI
Ter charge of Lieut.. Jack Frost
md Dorothy Baxter of Troop l |
md the entire % hiked to the
slightly Brown farm" hill where
hey cooked beefstcak "kabobs"
vcenies and marshmallows over
wo campfres near cold clear
,pring. The party returned to
Il. Johnsbury Saturdayafternoon.
If other st. Johnsbury girls, old
II or younger, want to join Troop
2 or 3, or start a brand new
Troop and come in for all these
oily good times, Captain Walter
viii be very glad to talk with them
It the club house at any time.
iirlS or young married women
,ver q who have spare time that
~ girls, will find great pleasure in
hey would enjoy giving to young
,ccoming scout captains.
Some people feel there should be
t,or, fr,n -yapph -, hi. 1