Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
GIRL SCOUTS

Clark. gold star. and Carol Carpenter,
Betty t'riedell. Margaret Hamburger,
Mona I.aurene, Frances Marie Smith,
Dorothy Townsend. Lucille Weber
and Pauline Siebert. silver stars.
Scribe. Sidney Jones.
Pine Cone. Troop "a. met Thursday
at the home Of the captain, Miss Vera
Lawrence, with II members present.
The usual ceremonies We're followed
by patrol corners. An interpatrOl
water boiling contest" was held.
Each patrol leader instructed her
girls as to what wood to get. then
the contest was on. The fires were
made without par per and In the ca SEES
Of patrols ! and .. with only one
match. Patrol 9 succeeded in caus-
ing the water TO boil first. The mem
hers in this patrol were Josphine
Rankin. leader. Ruth Lott. Alice Will
Ia ms. Elizabeth Harmon. Mabelle
Herring and Gertrude Tew. Patrol |.
with Gladys Acton. Catherine Scheytt.
Helen Earnshaw and Laura. Wolfe.
and later Linda Swain and May Lott.
came second. A game Of Grows and
Cranes was played. followed by
! HindOo tag. 1t was decided that the
last regular meeting OF the troop for
nesday at pm. A rummage sale
will be held this week to raise funds
for sending some of the girls to
camp. Among the girls passing parts
Of tests were Ruth Lott. Mahelle
Herring. Anna Lee and Virginia Edge.
Gladys Acton and Alice Williams have
completed their second-class test.
Scribe Helen Earnshaw.
Troop As met at the NJ. F.. Church
of bradbury Heights Tuesday eve
ming Miss Betty Adams enrolled
three members AS tenderfoot Scouts.
The girls practiced signaling. after
which she taught some new songs.
Scribe. Wilma Sterba.
Troop a.. Mrs Peters. captain; Mar.
garet James. scribe; met Friday eve.
ming at the home Of the captain. The
girls who were preparing for their
star gaZer test wrote the test and
were examined by Mr.. Peters. At
O'Clock the first diagram Of the
heavens was made. At 10 o'clock the
second diagram was made, and after
the goodnight song all We're soon
asleep. At 3 o'clock the call came,
and after much cOaXing on the part
of Capt. Peters, every one got UP ard
had hot cocoa. The sky began to
cloud over and though t.A> big dip,
per- was partially visible the full
diagram could not be, made. When
the dawn came all were so wide
awake that games were played until
it was time to go home for breakfast
The troop IS planning to meet each
week to sew for the Needlework Guild.
The girls who took the star gazer arc
Barbara Daskam, Leora Sanford. Mar
Iot,epc Norcarof Poet Parth q
Shafer, Charlotte Hazard, Eleanor
McRae and Harriet Clark.
Troop SO met at Christ Church Par.
ish Hall June Is. This was the Ia st
meeting of the troop. as the captain.
Miss Mary Phelan. is going away.
Songs were sung followed by opening
exercises. Games were played and
the good Knight circle was held. Scribe,
Floride Hewitt.
Troop 81 Of Takoma Park for its
recent meeting went down to an old
spring, which has q band stand. Each
girl brought something to use and
polished it. Scribe. Bernice Hendrick.
Troop 81. Mrs. Olive Ross. captain
met at the Cleveland Park Congrega
tional Church. Glasses were held in
tenderfoot and second class work The
following girls have been enrolled as
tenderfoot Scouts: Caroline Bell, Mar
garet Grayson, Margaret Avery, Lou
| Use Shoemaker and Media Waldecker
| Two new members entered the troop
Emiline and Beverly Jenning. The
Scouts of this troop went on hike
June IL to Rock Creek Park, where
some Of the girls passed parts Of The
second class test. Scribe, Eleanor
lRrOokA.