Evening star., 1926-11-21
GIRL SCOUTS

night and Saturday they hiked to
Camp Adventure. where they built a
hre and cooked lunch. afterwards ex-
plor1ng the camp site. Monday they
held their meeting at the Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church. Capt.
Ida Ratliff gave talk on important
phases Of scouting and merit badges.
They made plans for their Thanks
giving good turn.
Miss Hazel Scanlon is captain OF
Troop No. 10, which meets Saturday
mornings at 10 o'clock at the Central
Presbyterian Church. At the last
troop meeting the Scouts divided 100
feet Of rope into four-foot lengths and
whipped the ends. Virginia Scale and
Betty Jane Oswald volunteered as
buslers for the troop, and have Joined
the Drum and Bugle Corps, which
meets at the Girl Scouts Little House
Monday afternoons from a to 3
o'clock. Preliminary suggestions as to
Thanksgiving plans were made.
Troop No. IL met in the Sherwood
Church November 10. with Mrs. Dow
ling in charge. One Of the girls
opened the meeting with the troop
In squad formation. Inspection was
followed by patrol corners. The ten
derfoots and second-class Scouts re-
ceived instruction. Mrs. Perry, cap
tain, Joined the Scouts in the good
night circle. Margaret Crossman,
Helen Terwisse, Catherine Davis and
jeanette Stuttler were invested as
tenderfoOts. After learning the song
Onward" for the court Of awards.
Mrs. Perry gave a brief talk on
"Glorifying Ones Work"
Troop No ~ had IS Scouts present
at the court Of awards. The follow
Ing girls received merit badges: Alma
J.auxman, hostess, healthwlnner: Nlr-
einia Hammerley, healthwinner; Eliza
beth Parks, hostess, cook, scholarship;
Mary Parks, hostess. needlewoman'
scholarship, cook; Nadine Steacy, COOK,
hostess, scholarship, healthwinner;
Gene Rozelle, Edna Mae Miller and
Nadine Steacy were in the stunt,
n group Of dances representing Eng
land. Ireland and Scotland.
Troop No. is, met November IL at
the Wallach School. Rally plans were
rehearsed.
Troop No. 16, Of Ballston. Va,
worked on first and second class. AT
the next meeting there will be a knot
tying contest for each patrol. Dorothy
Nav Bates Is the new troop librarian
Dorothy May Bates and Esther Ken
drick were appointed color bearers.
Widrose Troop, No. IS, met Satur.
honor preceded the opening. Points Tor
the month were totaled showing the
Golden Feather Patrol" leading.
Capt. Lyons taught the tenderfoots
and the two lieutenants taught sec
ond class, which included compass
and signaling There were knot
tying and compass games. songs
rounds and goodnight circle.
During Troop No. PAS opening
ceremony Dora Datlow was invested
as a Scout. Due to the fact that the
Scouts in the Star Of Bethlehem
Troop, No. 80. were attending the
court Of awards, their meeting that
day was a short one, consisting OF
songs and q resume OF the WINTER
plans as proposed by the court OF
honor.
At the meeting Of Troop No. AZ
Jean Wolfe passed her tenderfoot test
and will be invested as a Scout at the
next meeting.
led last Saturday by Mrs. Agnes
Chase of the Bureau Of Plant In
dustry Of the National Museum on
hike along the towpath from Cabin
John to Glen Echo. Lunch was eaten
at q. cabin Just below Glen Echo.
After Troop No. So meeting at the
Potomac School gymnasium Saturday,
they went out to Camp Adventure.
meeting was also held Thursday so
that the Scouts could be awarded
their gold and silver stars at t1e GdllN.
Isabel Stuart and Catherine Mcka1ne
were invested as second class Scouts
and hold the honor of being the first
second class girls in the troop.
Troop No. 61 Is concentrating on
signaling The patrol which won the
Morse contest last week was No. !.
JonQuil Troop No. 63. met at Cleve-
land Park Congregational Church
Thursday to help with church
hazaar. Between duties the Scouts
assembled in the basement anu
learned Onward" At the court of
awards the captain, Mrs. John Tabb.
met them for the first time after
long illness Badges were awarded to
members Of the troop as follows:
Helen Christian. laundress: Lucille Nc
Gehee craftsman: Marion Ryan,
craftsman; Margaret Moses, scholar
ship, silver star, craftsman, health
winner, citizen.
Troop No. 63 met Saturday for a
picnic in the woods with instructions
in building camp fires, tying knots
and other Scout arts. At the next
meeting Doris Lake will be invested
as a tenderfoot Scout.
Troop No. il Captain, Mrs. o. @.
Kuhn, met Novo -lber 10 at the
Bethesda School. The girls played
outdoor and indoor games and spon-
sored a popcorn and candy booth at a
carnival held at the Bethesda school,
house Friday evening by the local
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