The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-06
.Strdtford Girl Scouts
 Re,Uarded By Hearty
 Co-Operatiora Of People

Hearty co-operation from the peo- 1 vice which the Girl Scouts of Strat- ford are receiving during this time when they are trying to raise a camp l ing fund.
 Last year the girls went to Long Hill for several weeks on a camping expedition which was thoroughly IT. toyed, in fact, so much ir that the girls have never ceased looking eagerly
 ahead for repetition of the expe- dftton this year. Mrs. Richard Howell, aptain of three Stratford troops is
 within the next few weeks will de- eide on camping place which the troops will lease for five years. It is expected that the first camping par ty wlll take place the first week in August.
 In order to lease and equip the camp the girls desire to raise about $500. While the amount may not be
 raised this year it is hoped that the entire sum will be on hand before next summer
 treasurey contained about s119.30. Eighty seven dollars and eighty cents
 from the proceeds of the play "On a
 Slow Train Through Mizzoury'' was | $21.5O was made on a bridge party given recently by the Women's Aux:n- ary of the American Legion of Strat-
 ford Following the regular business on Nichols avenue last Saturday night, | a small clock, donated by one of the
 members was raffled off and about $lO was realized.
 On July Is the Mems club will hold | a d>ce and the proceeds of this so-
 cal will also be given to the Scouts. On the same day the Italian people | Of Stratford and Bridgeport will ob- serve with great religious and social
 eelebration, the Feast of Our Lady of | Howell directed rf Q T m oaT1T | in Avon Park for the Italian people | on such an occasion. Ever since that
 tune they have been eager to prove their gratitude to Mrs. Howell, and | to show their appreciation of her ef- forts and so this year, have invited | the Girl Scouts to arrange a booth in | Avon Park on July 15, to sell cakes at
 the great picnic and carnival which | will take place. The money made
 on the sale will also be added to the 1 camping fund.-
 | Probably the last big event this | month for the benefit of the camping | fund will be the large bridge pinochle
 and whist hi which will be held at the | nome of Mrs. Howell on Elm street.
 It Is expected that there will be about
 15O tables arranged for the games. Always Ready to Help. | Mrs. Howell declares that this great | cooperation of the towns people with l the Girl Scouts. is the reward for the | great work which the girls have | done for the town of Stratford in 1 Q | things in which they are engaged is | in helping various organZations in | benefit affairs in minding small chill
 dren at meetings of Parent Teachers l association and at town elections; in | reading to the sick and carrying them | fruits and goodies; and in sending l funny sheets and books to the soldiers | at Allingtown. The Girl Scouts greatly
 assisted the American Legion and it's auxiliary in the sale of peoples on | Decoration Day.
 1 Since iza he | have met at the Stratford Mems club on Nichols avenue. Less than a year
 ago it was decided that the club | quarters were too small ana so the l Mems club assisted by the Women's | Auxiliary and the Girl Scouts decided | to enlarge the club house. Each | group pledged special amount and 1 the Scouts decided that their quota l should be S2O0 dollars. The last pay l ment on this amount was made with | a part of the proceeds of the very | While S2OO may seem to some to be | a small amount it is really a very | worthy amount when one considers l that the Scouts are all between the 1 ages of 10 and Is years and very few | of them are employed.
 At Christmas time the Scouts hold
 a large Yuletide party for the poor
 and distribute worthwhile gifts to
 The first troop of Girl Scouts in Stratford was organized March 10.
 1921, by Mrs. Howell. The member | ship, however. has grown to such an | troops with a total registration of 92 girls. and with many more on a waiting list to be initiated as soon as l leaders for another troop are avail able. The three first lieutenants now assisting Mrs. Howell are Mrs. Ed l ward Simpson, Mrs. Ruth Popping | Beers and Mrs. Hilda Beckley, while 1 Miss Ethel DeLorme, Miss Mildred | Penney and Miss Myrtle Normand are second lieutenants.
 1 Mrs. Howell is experiencing much | difficulty in obtaining trained women | to teach the Scouts and besides the l strenuous work of managing the | three troops. she, herself, gives | weekly lessons in Scouting to the | members. At present she is choos- Il ing candidates for her Scout Instruct II ors' course which will begin soon. Mrs. Howell will choose one girl from each patrol for special training 1 teach their patrols. One group will | be instructed in first aid; another in signalling, another in cooking, and in all the other branches of Scout work.
 Mrs. Howell EneIEetic.
 Mrs. Howell deserves much credit plishing in Stratford. Nothing which 1 will make for the betterment of Scout ! conditions or the welfare of the l Scouts, is too strenuous for her to | undertake, and she finds her full re | ward in the love and respect which | every troop member feels for her. | Troop One, composed of all Stratford l girls, was organized in March. 1921; ! Troop Two. composed in part of Lord
 ship girls, celebrated it's first ami
 June 26, and Troop Three will ob-
 serve its first birthday next Novem-