Evening star., 1926-10-24
GIRL SCOUTS

The following merit badge examina-
tions will be given this week: October
| %, 4 pm. at Western High School,
| athlete; October %. 10 am. at the
| Little House. health winner, health
guardian. laundress Every Scout
| must be thoroughly prepared before
she will be permitted to qualify. The
| evening training class will hold its
final meeting Tuesday evening, when
all members of the group who have
| satisfactorily completed the require
ments. will he invested az Scouts by
the Local Director Miss Evelina
Gleaves
The SECOND meeting of the morning
training class will he held At the
Little House tomorrow from 10 to IL
noon. There Is still room for four
new members. and any one inter
ested is invited to join.
Troop II. captain, Mrs. Oliver
Owen Kuhn. met october 13 at the
Bethesda School An excursion to
Mount Vernon Is offered as prize
by Capt. Kuhn to the patrol which
gets the largest number of points In
the year. Occasionally a point is won
by winning a game. Catherine Beans
formation and a game, Capt. Kuhn
took up the rest of the meeting In
teaching the girls who are candidates
for Girl Scouts. Nearly every tender
foot passed two Of the tests necessary
for passing the second class test. The
meeting was ended by Good Night
Song" and taps.
Troop No. / at the last meeting was
opened by singing few songs, in
Guiding a new one. Patrol corners
followed. Miss Lewis, field captain
for the District of Columbia, was a
visitor. One of the Scouts conducted
some signaling games. then Jonqull
patrol gave an entertainment with
cherades, readings. etc. The meeting
closed with a brief talk from Miss
Lewis. At court of honor, the main
discussion was concerned with the
troops activities for Girl Scout week.
Troop No. 2. met at the Glen Echo
Town Hall. There were new Tender
foot candidates. which necessitated
starting a new patrol as the others
were filled. The Scouts learned new
knot-"Spanish bowline''-which can
be readily used in making a rope
stretcher. Just before the good night
circle, there was a game called Fly
ing Dutchman," and nature study.
Troop No. 12 of Calvary Methodist
Church met last Friday. Several new
members were enrolled. After 40 min.
utes of Scoutcraft the meeting closed
with games and court of honor.
Boxes of Christmas cards were dis
tributed to be sold by the girls.
Troop No. 13, Falls Church, has
been practicing on it's operetta for the
past two meetings as we'll as during
the week. A surprise party was given
to Capt. Bonelle. Some of the Boy
Scouts were also invited. Dinner was
served.
Troop No. "a held its regular meet.
ing at the jefferson Junior High
School Alice Donohue helped prepare
the girls, who want to qualify for the
homemaker badge. Mabel Meyers in
structed in second-class work. The
patrols were named as follows:
"Jeune. .Amis." Peter Pan" and "Hia-
watha." Miss Vaux. captain, taught
game called "Soup Bowl" and the
Jeune.A .Amis patrol gave a campfire
stunt.
Troop No. 43 met at st. Adams.
There were classes in craftsman, judg-
ing and second class. Each of the
btenderfoots received individual
instruction from some Scout. The en-
tire troop ''reveled" in the Virginia
Reel.
Troop No. As was in.charge OF Miss
Lewis. field captain. She advised the
Scouts to learn what they had accom-
plished in the way of Scout work, and
is trying to get new captain to fill
the place Of Mrs. Currie, who recently
resigned when she moved to another
section of the city. There were va
rious games. signaling (when every
Scout learned part of the Morse Code)
and stories in the form of flower
legends.
Troop No. AZ, scribe Margaret
James, gives the following interesting
account of their troop activities. The
captain announced the resignation OF
the second lieutent, Molly Greeley.
Helen Chafee, who will act as l1euten-
ant, was introduced to the troop. The
new patrol leaders were invested and
one new tenderfoot. The meeting
was in charge Of Patrol No. l, Bar.
bara Winkler, patrol leader. The
games proved so strenuous that the
full program could not be carried out
The girls met Saturday afternoon for
a hike and returned to the little
Scout cabin "Pocohantas," where they
cooked their supper and told ghost
stories around the camp fire.
Troop No. SO held it's regular meet
ing at the Eastern Presbyterian
Church. Capt. Alwather explained
the Scout laws and promise to the
four new candidates. and the troop
carried on it's regular program.
Troop No. SO, of which Mrs. Gerrit
s. Miller, jr., is captain. held it's week
ly meeting at the Girl Scout day camp
instead of at the Potomac school. The
Scouts met at Capt. Miller's house.
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