Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28

Mary Tolman advanced to the third
round also by virtue of her victory
over Peggy SLIDER. whom she bested
in two hard-fought sets, %, 6-S'
Previously Miss SLIDER had won over
Helen Bettinger, 6-3; "a. in first
round encounter, while Miss Tolman
had eliminated Mary Ferrari. 6-3,
81.
Semi.fnals will be played tomorrow
IN the Virginia Avenue tourney, IL
the preliminary matches which were
scheduled today are all completed.
Yesterday. Eleanor Riggs scored easily
over Jessie Cardwell in straight sets,
81, 6---I.
Bessie Soper gained the edge on her
match with Mildred Hook on the Rose
dale court, winning by the close score
OF ga, SIS.
Virginia Jones has earned the dis.
tinction of being the first girl to quail
ifv for the gold test button on the
Montrose playground. The gold put
ton is the highest athletic efnciency
award offered by the municipal play
ground depa rtment. 1t represents at
least three wears experience in out
door sports. as the fair athlete who
ACQUIRES it must first have won her
bronze and silver badges, each rep
resentin6 one years efforts in ath-
letic activities. :,
According, to Pauline Woodruff, d.
rector of Montrose, Miss Jones has
plaved through a series OF 10 Volley
bali games with an organized team;
passed the goal-throwing test, shooting
straight baskets; qualified in the
swimming tests, which included the
rescue of q drowning" companion
and CARRYING her to a place of safety;
and under the leadership requirements
she has assisted the director in kim
dergarten, directed ring games and
quiet games for one month, averag.
ing one hour a day.
Miss Jones is one of the most &C
complished young swimmers who fire.
ouent the Montrose play center. Last
year in the Georgetown meet she was
the high point scorer in the S-to11.
year class. She represented her
ground in the inter-playground finals
staged in the Rosedale tank.
Washington Girl Scouts enter.
tanned two distinguished visitors yes.
terday at their day camp. Adven-
.ture, located on the estate of E. c.
Graham near Takoma, Md. Agnes
Wayman, supervisor of physical edu-
cation and healthful recreation for
the National Girl Scouts. Inc, and
Mrs. Charles r. Lindsay, local Scout
commissioner, attended the session.
The camp is conducted each Tues
day and Thursday under the direction
of Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller jr., to take
care of the overflow of local Scouts
who cannot be accommodated at Camp
m
for Washington and Baltimore Girl
Scouts.
A full program of games and camp
ing activities makes the hours fly for
the group of khaki-clad youngsters
who gather on the camping grounds
twice a week. A car carrying a white
signal flag leaves Fifteenth and New
York avenue at $40 on camp days.
and picks up Scouts along the route
who do not meet at the starting point.
Each girl brings her own luncheon,
which is augmented by q, community
hot dish" prepared and cooked by the
campers on the new stone fireplace
built by the campers themselves.
The group attending camp yester-
day included the following council
lors: Mrs. J. e. Benedict, captain;
Lucille Weber, Janet Broadhuet,
Marion Barrel and Emma Simmons.
PlOn0erS. fflOQd blO6S. AdETlS AMI,
Dorothy Stubs, Julia Bell, Elizabeth
Brundage and Ellen Anderson, and
Scouts Mildred Clark, Julia Heff,
Sarah Clark, Rachael Blose, Constance
Russell. Rose Ardai, Julia Whitson,
Ruth Dick, Ethel Lear. Frances Bene.
dict. Shirley Rowe, Evelyn Gunion,
Betty Blose and Ann Clark.
A special meeting OF the Metropoli.
tan Athletic Club has been called for
this evening at 8 o'clock by Gladys
Mills, athletic director, for the pur-
pose of electing a president pro tenn to
serve until the regular election in
November. in the absence OF the presi-
dnt and vice president, both of whom
have resigned
The meeting will be held in the club
rooms, on r street between Ninth and
Tenth.
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