Evening star., 1925-12-27

Troop !, Mrs. Cottrell, captain; Eli
abeth Griffith. acting scribe, opened
its meeting with the regular exercises.
after which a business session was
held. The troop good turn was dis
cussed. and it was decided that the
troop should help the Salvation Army
as ii did last year. The Scouts then
read one of the Scout laws and told
what ii meant to them. Patrol cor
ners followed Mr.. Hovey instructed
,he girls in signaling ami first aid. A
number OF the girls passed their ten
derfoot and second class badges. These
badges will be presented at the next
meeting. Some games We're played
and the goodnight circle was formed.
The Girl Scouts of Purple Pansy
Troop, No. 9, met Friday evening at
7:15. The girls decided to buy food
and toys during the week, then on
Wednesday evening they were TO be
put in the mission bags. On Christ
mas day they were given to the poor
children. The meeting ended with the
GOODNIGHT song and prayer. Captain,
Catherine NauX; scribe. Anne Iiollo-
way.
Troop No 10 met at the Central
PRESBYTERIAN Church Saturday, De
cember T.. Following the usual Scout
ceremonies. patrol corners were taken.
Dues We're collected and each patrol
was told to choose a name by which
to be known: also a slogan, motto and
call Afterward a game of knot-tyinS
was played by each patrol. Then.
while Cat. Scanlon held Il court Of
honor in the next room, the girls
PLAYED Il game of king and queen.
1t was decided that Troop 10 would go
with Troops 26 and IS TO the Louise
Home to sing Christmas carols on
Christmas eve. They would practice
on Thursday at 80. Scribe. Dorothy
Reed.
Troop , on Friday night acid an
informal meeting. as several of the
girls went to the Christmas choir re-
hearSal \ Christmas story was told.
From TO g the girls played I'm the
gym. Frances Shanllland, a former
lieutenant of the troop, visited the
meeting.
At a recent meeting of Troop 10, held
at the Wallach School, Capt. Pain
spoke to the girls about the true Girl
Scout Christmas spirit and why the
need for making scrapbooks. The
troop is making % scrapboolls for the
Children's Hospital. At its last meet
ing the formal opening ceremonies
were omitted in order that the Scouts
might work on these books. While
working on them they sang Christmas
carols. The meeting closed at 4:30.
Scribe and lieutenant, Leah Woods.
Troop II, Mrs. W. J. Peters, captain:
Lois Green. scribe, met Wednesday at
Masonic Hall. After some studying
games were played. Then two patrols
assembled. while the other patrol did
some stunts. Beverly Marshall was
made a tenderfoot Scout.
Wildrose Troop, No. IS, held its
meeting Thursday at the Church of
the TRANSPORTATION The girls lined
had inspection. The usual ceremonies
followed. Then the troop gathered in
horseshoe formation and the three
patrol leaders were formally installed.
They are: Frances Evans, Helen Soil
ers and Elizabeth Middemas. The next
10 minutes were spent in drilling.
Some Christmas carols were sung and
afterward an interesting game was
played. Ruth Murray passed her ten
derfoot test. Scribe, Elizabeth Middle
mas.
Troop 20 met as usual at the Cleve-
land Park Congregational Church
When Miss Hobbs discovered that Pa
troll was dressed in middieS and
skirts, which made pleasing contra st
with the regular uniforms, she chose
the color guard from that patrol.
Court of honor followed a short busi-
ness meeting with >pre-classes in diff
ferent phases of Scout work. Clarissa
Howe passed her tenderfoot test. Miss
Hobbs announced that there would be
no meeting Christmas night or the
week after so the girls formed
good night circle for the last time this
year. Scribe. Betsy Garrett.