Evening star., 1923-12-23
DISTRICT SCOUTS
Girl Scouts.

MI oNOdL0s
Troop tMiss Mabel Nelson, cap
tain; Margaret Scott, lieutenant, and
Grace Muirhead, scribe) held its
weekly meeting At the clubroom OF
Epiphany Church December s. The
game scheduled for that day be-
tween Troops So and was forfeited
to Troop 2. as Troop IS failed to ap-
pear. The girls are looking forward
to games with other troops
Camp songs were rehearsed for tho
entertainment to be given in Febru-
ary. The girls divided into two
teams and practiced basket ball. The
registration cards were given out
New patrols have been formed.
with Elisabeth Franzoni as patrol
leader of one and Josephine Stanton
| as patrol leader of the second.
Troop 4 (Mrs. Loretta Murphy. can
| tain. and Leah Woods, scribe) met
Wednesday at Noel House. In the
| opening exercises Dorothy Claypole
| and Ruth Mckinney were color
/ guards and Leah Woods was flag
bearer. Patrol corners were held and
the candidate scouts were coached by
the patrol leaders. Ethel Botz pass
! ed on American flag drawing. Games
were played. in which Patrol 2 won.
Troop (Mrs. J. P. Hoyey, captain,
and Carol Simpson. scribe) is busy
with plans for community Christmas
good turns. It will assist the Saliva
/ ton Army I'm packing dinner baskets.
The members plan to decorate and
give twelve small trees to twelve
/ bed patients in Chiidren's Hospital.
For their Thanksgiving good turn
they made and sold homemade
candy. the proceeds OF which are
being used to nurse a patient in
Children's Hospital In the divisional
! rally they won first place in their sec
tion.
Several hikes are being planned for
/ holiday week.
Holly Troop 10 (Miss Hazel scanlan.
captain. and Florence Rice, scribe,
met Saturday at the home of the
captain.
Some of the girls practiced on the
second-class work and some worked
on the home nurse badge.
! 1t was decided that a Christmas
basket be sent to some needy family.
Troop Is tMiss Ruth Wallace, cap
tain. and Maivina Bandel. scribe)
held its regular meeting at Wallach
School Tuesday. The Saturday pre-
vious a hike was taken The troop
rode to Georgetown, crossed the Key
bridge. went down the Virginia side
to Chain bridge, crossed the bridge
and came back on the state road.
The girls were drilled while on the
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games played. The meetings Of the
troop will probably be changed to
Wednesdays.
Violet Troop II (Miss Theresa Fitz-
morris, captain) met December II at
the Northeast Catholic High School
Four girls were appointed to enter
tain the next week.
1t was decided that gifts for the
party be brought up to the Northeast
Catholic High School.
Troop 30 (Miss Hilda King, cap
tain, and Beatrice Maudell. scribe)
planned a hide for Wednesday, the
26th. after the girls had taken tho
tests. Leah Guegenheim was elected
secretary and Beatrice Mandell scribe.
The distribution committee called up
Children's Hospital to get a free
ward where 1t could distribute the
toys that the girls had made.
Troop 28 (Miss Evelina Gleaves.
captain. and Edna Simpson, scribe)
held a meeting Thursday. the 9th.
Patrol corners were held and the
girls studied signaling and other
parts of the second-class test.
A business meeting was held ana
plans for Christmas good turns"
were discussed 1t was decided TO
dress dolls and make worsted dolls.
Songs were sung and a new song,
My Uncle, He Sells Old Clothes" was
learned.
Troop 81 (Pine Cone troop (Miss
Vera Lawrence. captain. and Esther
Rankin. scribe) met Monday evening
in the Anacostia Methodist Church
, hall. Doris Fort was received into
the troop.
A special meeting OF the girls who
are to take part in the Christmas
entertainment Wednesday, the 26th,
was held at the captains house We'd
nesday. Several members of the
nature club are making Christmas
wreaths, which they will sell to
parents and friends.
A rehearsal was held Friday after
school in the church hall. The troop
plans to send a box OF homemade
candy to world war veterans at Wal
ter Reed Hospital.
A hike is planned for Christmas
week.
A letter has been received from u
scout captain Of Woodstock, Va.
which reads as follows:
MY dear captain: / have a little
girl from my troop in the Garfield
Hospital in Washington and thought
you and your troop could think of
some little thing. a card or letter.
that would brighten her days a little.
She went to Washington for few
days and was sent to the hospital
with scarlet fever. She is there
alone and knows very few people
! around there. Our troop is in Wood
| stock. Va Her name is Eleanor
| Franel; address, Garfield Hospital.
.I shall appreciate anything you
do and believe 1t will make her
and the rest of my scouts realize
! more that a Girl Scout 10 a sister
to every other Girl Scout"
( The letter. is signed (Miss) Mar
! garet v. Hoffman, captain, Crescent
Troop, Woodstock. Va.
So far a few cards have been sent
| to Eleanor and Il is hoped thas she
will receive a deluge Of Chris tmas
cards from Washington scouts.
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