Evening star., 1924-01-13
DISTRICT SCOUTS
Girl Scouts.

opening ceremonies, Capt Franklin
spoke of the court of awards meeting,
when several members of the troop
will receive badges. Games were
played and the meeting then adj
journed.
Troop .. Miss Mabel Nelson. cap
tain: Grace Muirhead. scribe, held it's
weekly meeting in the clubroom of
Epiphany Church. The girls were as
signed to their new patrols and
quickly fell into formation. a short
business meeting followed.
The girls then formed two teams.
and played basket ball for half an
hour. This troop IS anxious to play
with other troops. Any team wishing
to make an engagement should get
In touch with the manager, Margaret
Scott of Hyattsville, Md.
Troop 4. Mrs. Loretta Murphy, cap
tain; Leah Woods, scribe, held no
meeting on Wednesday the I'd, ow-
ing to the weather, but it's next meet
ing will be held Wednesday at EoeI
House.
Troop 10, Miss Hazel Scanlan. cap
tain: Florence Rice, scribe, met Sat
urday at the home of the captain
The meeting opened with the usual
scout ceremonies, followed by a bus
mess meeting. Ruth Shaughnessy
passed part of her signaling for first
class test.
The troop was then divided into
two sections. knot-tying was prac-
ticed for the coming rally.
tuyn e>rnnna fnrv,a5 fun
and a competition was held to see
which side could recognize the most
leaves.
The girls were given paper and
pencil and shown leaves. which they
identified. Several girls passed their
second d-class work in tree-study at
this time.
On Saturday evening at o'clock,
eight girls and the captain went down
to the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Company headquarters where
they and other scouts were shown
motion pictures Of the telephone. and
were then shown through the build
ing.
Violet Troop l.. Miss Theresa Fitz-
morris, captain, met January At
the N E. Catholic High school. No
business was discussed. An enter
tainment was given by the girls, and
a new group of four girls was ap-
pointed for the next week.
Troop 2S, Miss Evelina Gleaves.
captain: Edna Simpson, scribe, held
its meeting Thursday, January 3.
All the second class scouts, or ones
that were working for second class
were together. and those working for
first class formed another group.
The prospective second class scouts
studied the observation part of their
test; the others studied compass. At
ter that, patrols were formed and one
girl was made a tenderfoot scout. The
girls were drilled in marching, for
the court of awards. Following
court of honor meeting, the troop
was dismissed.
Pine Cone Troop 81, Miss Vera
Lawrence, captain; Esther Rankin,
scribe, held its regular meeting Mon
day evening. in the Anacostia Metho-
dist Church hall. The opening cere-
monies were followed by business
meeting. A letter Of appreciation and
thanks from the boys at Walter Reed
Hospital for the homemade Christ
mas candy which the troop sent was
read.
The court of awards meeting was
discussed and other coming activities
talked over.
Two girls, Evelyn Hazel and Esther
Rankin. plan to write to scouts in
Wilton, Me. Patrols were changed
little. Winifred Rankin was made
corporal OF the second patrol. Jose
phine Rankin was made patrol leader
and Helen King corporal of the third
patrol. Alice Gibbons and Lille Hazel
acted as fiagbearers.
The Nature Club was given practice
IN Identifying leaves OF trees by blue
print copies which had been made.
A meeting Of the Nature Club was
held at the captains home on Thurs
day afternoon, when the girls had
chance TO see several of the winter
birds which daily visit the feeding
shelf the captain has provided for
them.
This club and several other mem
bers of the troop plan to visit the
National Museum for the bird lecture
to be given Saturday, February 2.
The next meeting Of the troop will
be held Monday evening in the Bible
class room in the Methodist Church.
Troop AZ, Mrs. Conrad H. Young,
captain; Katharine E. Merritt, scribe.
met as usual. with an attendance OF
thirty. AS Capt. Young was in New
York Lieut.. Helen Wheeler was in
charge Of the meeting. Patrols were
formed for the regular ceremonies,
after which genes were played.
The meeting of the officers Club
was held Wednesday evening, Janu-
ary 9, at the usual hour. with about
thirty-four members present. The
dinner was followed by the opening
ceremonies and the investiture of
seven of the members as tenderfoot
scout officers by Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
national Girl Scout president.
The group was then divided into
patrols and drilled in facings and
marching by a sergeant of marines.
A business melting followed, with
Miss Katherine Wylie, the vice presi-
dent, in charge. The secretary's re-
port was read and approved, followed
by report from the treasurer.
Lieut.. Nan Surface Of Troop 20 gave
a talk on winter camping with the
Girl Scouts at Camp Andree.
Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson made sew
eral announcements and Miss Hazel
Scanlan reported that scouts wishing
to visit the new city post Office would
be given that opportunity through
the courtesy of w. H. Haycock.
The Girl Scouts of Washington and