Evening star., 1926-05-02

was called to order in room Il at the
Jewish Community Center. Capt.
Miller took charge. On saturday,
week. the girls plan to meet at
Eighteenth street and Columbia ROAD
and will take the bus to the Lincoln
Memorial. They will then visit the
new Science Building and other public
buildings. Lunch will be enjoyed.
Scribe. Freda Stein.
Dogwood, Troop 81. Miss katherine
Wylie, captain: Margaret Mackln,
scribe; held its regular meeting III the
Blair School Monday, with II very
large attendance. The meeting opened
with rearranging of patrols. Patrol
corners were then held. Drilling in
game forms followed. The tenderfoots
were helped and the others practiced.
Songs were followed by the good
night circle.
Troop 80, Miss Nellie Dunkley, cap
tain, held its weekly meeting at the
Kenilworth Church April %. The
9rls practiced play which they will
give to .'aise money to send their
members 10 camp this summer.
Games were played followed by the
goodnight circle and Taps
Holly. Troop SO. met at the Bryan
l y. a
lowed by the opening exercises with
the arrow formation. Miss stevens
then taught the girls the game.
washington crossing the Delaware.
Some of the girls We're taught sig
Mailing by Miss Johnson. Three new
girls entered the troop and were
given some Of the tenderfoot work
by Second Lieut.. Emma Simonds.
Miss Stevens passed two OF the girls
on part of the second-class test. The
circle was formed and many songs
enjoyed. Taps was followed by
court of honor. Scribe, Julia Curtin.
Pinecone. Troop 81. held its regu-
lar meeting Thursday afternoon IN
the Scout room at the CaDtain's home.
Patrol corners were held. The girls
attention was called TO the list pub
lished by the Wildfiower Preservation
Society. showing flowers which may
and may not bc picked. Some in
teresting posters. calling attention TO
the protection Of wild life. also were
noticed The girls then went with
the captain, Miss Vera Lawrence, to
the pine grove near her home, and
in the shadow of the pine trees sew
eral of the members gave Forest
Protection week program, which they
had prepared. Stories, poems and
short verses We're given by the fol
lowing girls: Gladys Acton, Mary
Brashears, Catherine Scheytt. Anna
Fugitt, Linda Swain, Mary White,
Margaret Torney, Jacqueline Kelly,
Clara Williams and Gertrude Rob
erts. Gertrude was in charge OF the
program. The captain asked ques
tions about the purpose Of American
Forestry week and spoke about camp
fires; the different kinds of campfires
and particularly the proper care oil
them, and how best TO eXtingu1Sh
them. The troop then took Il patule
walk, the chief purpose Of which
was to look for frog eggs. None
were found, although the girls did
see q few big frogs-one sat as
though enchanted, on the edge of =
bank, only his green throat making
him visible from his surroundings,
Several wild flowers were seen
and violets were gathered.
Gertrude Roberts and Mary Bra
shears passed part of the second
class test. On Saturday. the troop
went with the captain on u hike.
one of the most interesting things
seen was the nest OF some bob
whites. There We're only five eggs
in 1t, one of which was broken. and
1t appeared as though the nest
might be deserted. However. the
girls did not touch it and hoped that
the birds would return to it. Scribe,
Helen Earnshaw.
Troop a., Mrs. Conrad II. Young.
captain; Sarah Jamper, scribe. The
meeting of the troop was called TO or.
der Monday at $50 with II present.
It was announced that Vivian Essex
had won the water boiling contest al
the field meet. Fifteen members of