Evening star., 1926-04-25
GIRL SCOUTS

Troop 2, Pine Cone of Glen Echo,
Md. held it's regular meeting Friday,
| April 10, at pm. After having
horse shoe formation, patrol corners
were held. There were four new mem
bers present Election Of officers was
held. Then the girls wrote sentences
| pertaining to the first scout law. Pa
| troll 2 won. Nadine BroWnfield re-
ceived her .tenderfoot pin. Capt. Pal.
mer talked to the girls about the field
meet Taps followed. Scribe. EN-
| lily Houghton.
Cornfower Troop, No. 3, met Tues
day. April 13, at the Emory school.
Rose Mates opened the meeting with
! the promise. laws and THE Star
Spancled Banner" new treasurer
was appointed, Florence Brill. March
! ing and "setting-up" exercises were
practiced The Evening Song was
sung. Scribe. Evelyn Holcomb.
The following is the report OF
| Scribe Vivian Watts of Troop 10,
! about the party given recently py
| Troops and Is: Troops 3 and 10
had the incest time Wednesday even
ing, April Z, since their camping trip
! last August 1t was in the form OF
special badge awards, buffet supper
and party. The first part was in uni
form, when Frances West of Troop
Is and Florence Brill, Evelyn and
Elizabeth Holcomb, Doris Harder,
Rose Mates and Mabel Pain of Troop
3 were invested as tenderfoot scouts
bv Capt Pain. 1t was very I'M
pressive ceremony, for Capt: ram
seemed TO make the girls feel tnelr
obligations to the scout organization.
Then followed three second-class in
vestments for Troop 10, Ida Cannon,
Virginia Daiker and Eleanor wilson.
After the girls had fallen into ranks
again the promise and laws We're re-
peated. and a great deal or teenhg
was put into them, for we all knew
what was to follow. 1t was the pre-
Sentation of the tina nks badge to Ii.
ID. Mitchell for all his kindness 10 us
during the Summer and at various
other times. When Lieut.. Lean
Woods made the, announcement Tor
him TO come up and receive the badge
he was dumbfounded. Then lda can
non was chosen to present the badge,
and her fine little speech made an
imnression, The next badge to be
presented was l0-year gold stripe 10
Can't. Pain for 10 years service IN
the District of Columbia scouts. IL
was presented to her by Mrs. Harry
4 Colman, first director and pioneer
of scouting in Washington. the girls
| then broke ranks and dressed Tor the
buffet supper in young baby costumes
for the less serious part OF the pro
gram. The table looked very inVit'
| ing with chicken salad, potato salad
| "hot dogs" hot rolls and coffee for
the grown folks. The guests were led
| in first and what they saw In the
middle of the table was a birthday
cake with a trefoil in the center. back
| of which stood a cornflower and
girl scouts silhouette, while in front
of that Troop 3, 10 Years was done
in blue and green icing. The treIoli
was drawn and gilded by MIR. Pam.
At corners of the table were corn
flowers. Talk about eats, oh, boy,
| don't believe there was anything
ever better than that buffet supper
thanks to our own scout sisters,
Troop 3, for they had done the cook
ing (sone cookSD, and they won't lose
nv it. because that goes toward their
cooking test for second class.
After that part of the supper was
finished, all were invited into the am
.ng room for the cutting OF the cake.
The table had been changed ana on
it were cookies by the dozen. capt.
Pain asked the girls who should cut
the cake. and all shouted with one
accord. Mrs. Colman,' so on her
was bestowed the honor Then came
Mrs. Adams, Capt. Pain first friend
in America. Each guest had turn
at cutting the cake. after which the
cantain finished. The program was
as follows: Piano solo, Ida cannon
iazz dance, Troops 15 and 3; Charles
ton. Rose Mates; piano solo, VIVIAN
Watts: clog dance. Ida Cannon and
Virginia Daiker; song, Margaret Cush;
violin solo, Mabel Pain; Highland
e;po dapca Flea nor Wilson.
a few impromptu items followed
Charleston. by Margaret Cush;
dance, by Eleanor Wilson: sketch
entitled Shattered Nerves by capt.
Pain and Mr. Pain. For taps, the
guests were asked to stand inside the
circle while the girls clasping hands
were on the outside. The guests
were as follows; Mr.. A. G. Adams OF
Berkeley, Calf; Mrs. Cannon, Mrs
Edith Griffeth and Mrs. David Wat-
kin. former scouts of troop 3; Mr.. w.
Bower Pain, Mrs. G. A. Lyons, Miss
Betty Adams, Miss Evelina Gleaves.
Mrs. H. A. Colman, president OF the
Pen Women's League; Misses Mar
garet. Bessie, Eileen and Monte Cush
and Mrs. William +. Cush, at whose
home the party was held.
Troop 10, Hazel Scanlan, captain,
received the red ribbon At the field
meet on Saturday, held on the Monn-
ment Grounds. Three prizes were
awarded, and Troop 10 won the red
ribbons for second place with s
points. 1t had first place in knot
tyingy first place i'll signaling and
third place In standing broad jump.
Scribe, Rena. Bernstein.
Red Wing Troop. No. II, held it's
meeting Saturday at 230 in the John
Burroughs School, instead of Thurs
day at the Sherwood Church hall.
Present meeting place and time stand
subject to change. The arrow forma-
ton was used for opening exercises.
after which IA business meeting was
held. Dues and registration were
collected. Plans were completed for
hike. and a few of the members
completed their tenderfoot tests.
Scribe, Hortense Cusack.
Troop II met Friday night in Cal
vary Church. After the formal open
ling, a new game of missing words
was played. The field meet was talked
about, and signaling and first aid
were practiced. Capt. Bagby then
! distributed articles, including several
poems, regarding American Forest
Week, and each Scout read her part