The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-24
GIRL SCOUTS
(By the Scout Correspondent

Miss SdIOi IIeSLOIl, nGSlOudi LII
rector for this district and member
of the National Education Commit
tee was the guest of the Ely Coun-
Gil of National Girl Scouts Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
Miss Preston and Miss Gilfillan were
entertained at luncheon Wednesday
by Mrs. Sutherland and at din
ner at the home of Mrs. Quigley in
the evening. Mrs. B. o. Strachan,
Mrs. j. l. Laing, Mrs. Gust Maxi,
Mrs. E. Leino, Mrs. VIM. Barker
and Mrs. Quigley were the old mem
bers present and the Council was
very much gratified to see Mrs. M.
Walsh and Miss Florence Johnston,
new members, also present. Miss
Preston talked to the Council about
the Girl Scout Campaign which is
to be held during November and
December. She spoke of how al
though the campaign was organized
to raise money for the new National
Headquarters building, yet it was
an opportunity for every Scout, Of
ficer, local council member and Ma
tional council member to work to-
gether on a common ground for a
common end; For Scouts big and
little to help build this building
which is to be dedicated to Ameri-
can Girlhood, that it was not to be
the gift of a few people on Wall
street, which it might easily be, but
the gift of the entire Scout organ
ization from the httlest tenderfoot
to the National President Mrs. Her
bert Hoover. The National board
itself has already pledged one humid
red thousand dollars and the Man
haitian Council at New York has
challenged the rest of the country
and will earn two dollars for every
one that we earn. The entire quota
is about five hundred thousand dol.
lars and is to be paid for by ten
dollar bricks. The quota of the
Ely Council is six "bricks" and be-
cause it has pledged itself to raise
it's quota has become a second
class" council, for the campaign is
being run just as the Scout tests
are and starting as tenderfoot it
Advances to a second class council
just as soon as its pledge is made
and then when the money is actual
ly raised it becomes first class
council.
After this delightful dinner and
talk by Miss Preston, the Council
adjourned, in part, to the Leaders
Training Course which was being
conducted by the Director. Those
present were Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs.
Strachan, Miss Mabel Fanklin, Miss
May Meenahan, Miss Florence john
ston, Miss Francis Spooner. Miss
Preston told the class about the
aims, principles and methods of the
Girl Scout Organization and then
organizing into patrols she taught
the new Scouts" how to be real
Scouts through games and patrol
meetings, and Court of Honor Ses-
sions. She stressed the necessity
for allowing the girls to run their
own troops and not to make the
Scouts feel that they were being
overshadowed or crowded out by
their over-zealous leader. The lead
er is merely there to help when she
il needed and she should make her
Scouts feel that, and the response
bility connected with running a
troop of their ows. All this may
be easily done by adopting the Pat
rol system which is explained i'll The
Patrol System for Girl Guides or
the same for Boy Scouts. With the
few words which she was, able to
use to such great advantage, Miss
Preston turned the meeting into a
recreational good time for most of
the members present though at the
same time she taught each one
something to carry back to their
Scouts Or those they may have later.
After a few songs both English and
American Taps was sung in the
usual goodnight circle and the meet
ing disbanded.
The regular October meeting of
the Ely Girl Scout Council was held
last Wednesday evening and the new
members who were elected that
evening are accepting in most
gratifying manner.
The first meeting of the Home
Nursing and First Aide Class was
held Tuesday night in the new Girl
Scout room. Miss Myrtle Saul is in
charge and is making the meetings
most entertaining and profitable.
Scouts who finish the course with
creditable grade and at least sew
enty-fve percent attendance will be
given the First Aide, Home Nurse,
Health Winner and Child Nurse
merit badges provided they have