Evening star., 1925-06-17

The courses offered include swim
ming, boating. hiking, tennis and
other sports, as we'll as first aid, map
making and signalling.
The course aims to prepare students
as scout leaders and to equip them TO
organize troops under the direction OF
the local Girl Scout Council.
Registrations are being received
through the Baltimore headquarters.
525 North Charles street, and as they
are limited to so students. all applica-
tions are being considered in order
of arrival in the Baltimore office.
Sadie w. keating, Baltimore local
director and camp director, will con-
duct the school Other instructors
will be Margaret W. Hussey. assistant
camp director; DIR. Bertha Chapman
Cady, naturalist; Evan Thompson.
swimming instructor, and Ethel M.
Holmes, instructor in first aid and
home nursing.
The school closes July s. The five
Junior members taking the course will
subsequently act as assistant coun-
cilors at the Girl Scout camp which
opens several days later at Camp
Bradley.
For detailed information get in
touch with Vera Lawrence at the Girl
New York avenue.
Will Run All Summer.
AT Camp Bradley on Gunpowder
River, Maryland, at the point where
the river Is widest and most beauti-
full, the Girl Scouts will pitch their
tents on July Il, and will not break
camp until the trees have donned
their Autumn colors.
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sessions-the first from July IL to
25, the second from July 25 to Au-
gust 8, the third from August to %
and the fourth from August % to Sep.
tember 5.
Under the new ruling only Scouts
who have attended troop meetings
during the Winter are eligible for
camp. Exceptions to this rule will
be made only in cases of illness, alb
sence from the city or other unavoid.
able causes.
Mrs. Charles r. Lindsay, jr is
chairman of the Washington camp
committee. and Mrs. Herbert +. Traut
heads the Baltimore unit.
A junior senior camp plan will be
put into effect this year Margaret
Hussey will have charge of the
junior and Sadie keating of the senior
group. Miss Heating Is camp director
and Miss Hussey, assistant director.
A staff of 90 councillors, most of
them college graduates, especially fit.
ted for their particular phase of the
work, will conduct the various ac.
tivities, including swimming. boating
fishing, tennis and other games, folk
dancing, first aid. singing and home
nursing instruction.
An examiner of the Red Cross Life
Saving Corps will be in charge of
the swimming, assisted by additional
instructors.
Five schools, winners in their re-
spective divisions of the Public School
Schlag Ball League. received cups this
morning, presented by the municipal
Fairgrounds department. The awards
were made during the commencement
exercises at the various schools.
Langdon School, which has already
gained permanent possession of one
threeyear cup, was presented with
the Bloomingdale division trophy for
captain of the team, received the cuI
from Elizabeth Mahon. director of the
Bloomingdale Fairgrounds.
In the Virginia Avenue division
Lenox School claimed the trophy
which was presented by Thelma
Smith, director of the grounds. tC
Edna Moreland, captain of the LenoS
team.
Marguerite Gossage, captain of the
CurtiS-Hyde toSSerS, received the
Georgetown division trophy from
Maude Parker. District director OF
girls playground activities.
The Logan School, champions OF
the Virginia Avenue division. were
represented by their captain, Eliza
! beth Mercer. who accepted the cup
from Mary Dickerson in the name OF
her team.
Amanda Wye of Wilson School re
ceived the Howard division award ir
the name of her team. The presenta
ton was made by Daisy Pierce. di
rector of the Howard Fairgrounds.
A representative group from the