Evening star., 1926-05-02
GIRL SCOUTS

health guardian test. Capt. Cave
naugh helped some of the tenderfoot
Scouts, while Lieut.. Carol Carpenter
| taught signalling. Goodnight circle
was held where the meanings of the
| Scout laws were discussed, and the
girls suggested ways in which these
| might be fulfilled. One verse of
America closed the meeting.
Troop 2OA met at the Cleveland
Park Congregational Church April
II, at pm. An outdoor meeting was
voted on by the girls, so the meeting
was held on the church porch. Court
Of honor decided upon q new system
OF patrol contest. and it was met with
approval by all the girls. Miss Hobbs,
the captain, directed the bandaGing
of "sprained ankle" in first aid, and
every girl tried it on another. n belt
"whipping" game was played for a
while and as il was a comparatively
new one. was enjoyed by all. The
meeting closed with goodnight circle
and Taps"
Troop 20B met at st. Adams Fri
day, April %, with Miss Nancy Girls
void. The opening exercises We're held
out under the trees. There were
classes in signaling, observation. sec
/ ond class and tenderfoot work. Seven
members were invested as tenderfoot
Scouts. Scout songs and the good
night circle. followed. Scribe Jean
Mackay.
Troop 81, Narcissus, met ut Pet
worth School Friday night. The room
seemed unusually quiet and orderly
for no particular reason. until Capt.
McElroy solved the mystery by an
nouncing that all of the second patrol.
consisting of Bessie Bra agoff, EebeCca
Bragoff, Sarah McElroy. Annie Tai
bert, Wilhemina Cronenburg. Clara
Taylor and Rose Jenner We're usher
ing Epiphany Church for Dr.. \. w.
Cfrenfel's lecture on his work in l.abra-
dor. which was being given at Epiph-
any Church. The tenderfootS were
taught first aid and the second-class
Scouts trained some girls for their ten
derfoot tests. Mrs. Claire. community
secretary. announced that owing to a
pageant at Central High School she
would be absent next time. and she
asked the girls to be as quiet and good
as possible for her substitute. This,
of course, was promised Scribe,
Laura Brundage.
Troop %, Wild Rose. was called to
order at the home Of Capt. Reed at Z
pm. During the business meeting an
entertainment for the next meeting
was discussed. Several Scout songs
followed. Scribe. Betty Alexander:
Daisy, Troop rs. Miss Margaret
Tuckey captain. Dorothy Stubbs
scribe; met Friday afternoon at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. Open
ing exercises We're followed by patrol
corners. During that time patrol
business was attended to and Mar
jory Smith was elected to represent
Troop % at the cooking of the dinner
for the international guests who are
coming in May. Announcements re-
garding merit bbadges and May day
exercises We're made by the captain.
Plans for an entertainment TO be given
soon for parents and friends We're dis
cussed and parts assigned to the girls.
After the business meeting several
new games We're played. The Silver
Fox patrol was the winner. Some
songs and rounds We're sung and then
the goodnight circle was formed
Even though we do live in the same
city as the President. it isn't every
one who has the pleasure of meeting
him on the street and being noticed
by him. However, some Of our girls
had one more grand and glorious
feeling last Friday afternoon. While
on their way home from the Little
House." Elizabeth F'ranzoni. Ruth
Hunt, Lois Hall and Laura Brundage
met President Coolidge on Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue. and he. seeing their uni
forms, tipped his hat to them.
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