Evening star., 1923-03-04
Girl Scout Troops
In Various Activities

! captain; Frances Short, scribe;
met in the parish hall Of tho Church
OF the TRANSPORTATION. on Wednesday
afternoon. The captain being Ill.
Lieut.. Ruth took charge of the meet
Ing. assisted by Patrol Leader Mary
Rose Norwood. Many Of the men,
bers were reported i'll. Patrol Leader
Mary Marion Butler is improving.
Corporal Ruth Nicholson will soon be
able to return to the troop.
The troop sent flowers recently to
sick members. and also to Miss Ruth
White. district director, who is still
confined to her home as a result of
an automobile accident
Frances Evans passed a part Of her
tenderfoot test. Eight members will
receive tenderfoot pins in short
time. Capt. Frey gave the girls a
snort drill, after which the meeting
adjourned
Troop 81. Miss Nellie Dunkley. cap
tain; Edith Robertson. scribe; held A
snort business meeting Friday, after
Wnlch some games were played. After
the meeting some of the girls went
skating with the captain The
ary 22. when Margaret Jennings
passed her firebuilding test
Troop Is, Mrs. Mildred Bennert.
captain; Mary kelso, scribe; met as
usual at Wallach School, with an
other new member present. Various
topics OF interest were discussed at
the business meeting. The Girl Scouts
who have passed their tenderfoot
tests received their certificates.
Troop Al, Mrs. Conrad Young. cap
tain. and Margaret Baldwin, scribe.
held its meeting at Scout Molly Gree
ly's home. Mrs. Breckenridge. a
member of The council. was d visitor.
Scout Inlay IS patrol leader OF the
first patrol. Dorothy BeaIl is leader
of the second patrol Scout Dick son
is corporal OF the second patrol. The
troop is growing larger \ new
troop emblem was chosen, the thistle
Troop AZ. Mrs. Conrad Young. cap
tain; Eleanor Mcclure. scribe. met
Friday. the 23d, at Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church. A mothers tea was
held. There were three officers. forty
scouts and thirty guests present. At
the opening exercises four scouts
were invested as tenderfoot scouts
and two were made second ella as
scouts
The tenderfoot scouts were invest :
ed by Mrs. X. L. Norwood, the candle
ceremony being used. During the in
Nestments the scouts stood before a
small table decorated in blue and
dies. representing the scout promise
and the ten small blue ones, for the
ten laws. were lighted by Scout Abi-
gail Potter, while repeating the
promise and laws
Mrs. Young then made several an
nouncements and merit badges Were
presented by Mrs. Herbert Hoover
national Girl Scout president. Among
the other guests present were Mrs
4. l.. Norwood. president of the Pa
troll Leaders Association; Mrs Charles
Il. Lindsay, jr., chairman Of the CamI
committee. and Miss Vera Lawrence
Refreshments were served by the scouts
Troop %, Miss Vera Lawrence. cap
tain and India Bell Csorea, scribe
Some of the members. of the trooT
went on hike through the Zoo and
Rock Creek Park Thursday. Febru-
airy %. June Robinson passed a part
OF the nature-stud requirements 70.
the second-cass test Scout Ruth
Shaughnessy is working hard on heI
second-class test
Troop "a. Miss Vera Lawrence. cap
tain; WinIfred Rankin. scribe, held
a meeting Friday morning. February
%. at the home of the captain. Three
new members entered at this meeting
Mildred Peaper. Ruth Boblits and
Lorena Robey.
Games were PLAYED by the girls
Wednesday afternoon a the captains
home.
The members OF the Girl Scou,
Officers Club, were the guests OF
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. national presi-
dent. for dinner at her home on
Tuesday evening. February 20. There
were forty members present. among
whom were Mrs. Amos Frier. Mrs
Myron Whitney of the Girl Scout
council. and some of the members Of
the officers training class. Miss l.
r.. Lippet spoke to the members on
the value of educational gymnastics
and classes were formed which Will
meet on Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings.
In the absence of the president OF
the club, Mrs. Julia Thomas. the vice
president, Mrs. Louis Dashiells. pre-
sided at the meeting. Mrs. Hoover
made several announcements, after
which the club voted to send flowers
to Miss Ruth White. the director
Mrs. f. E. Norwood was given charge
of the details.
After the business meeting. instruc-
tions was given in games to be
played in connection with teaching
PARTS OF the second class test by Miss
Mabel Shannon.
For the next two weeks the Glee
CJuh offers membership TO any scouts
who wish to join. The Glee clut
meets every Saturday morning a.
1890 o'clock. at st. Johns parish hall
r1sth and | streets. Rhythmic dane
ing will be taught by Miss Katherine
NjchOldn.