Evening star., 1927-04-28
FIRST LADY GREETS
GIRL SCOUT HEADS.
Two-Day Conference Begins
at American Red Cross
Building.

The eighth conference of Girl Scouts
of region three, composed OF Girl Scout
counseIors from the District of Colum.
bia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia, opened a two-day
session this morning at the American
Red Cross Building.
The delegates were welcomed by
Mrs. II. II. Flather. District Girl Scout
commissioner. at the meeting presid-
ed over by Mrs. Charles C. Harrison,
jr.. Philadelphia Girl Scout commits
sioner. The conference adjourned at
noon, when the visiting delegates were
received at the temporary White
House by Mrs. Coolidge.
The program this afternoon consists
of an outline of plans for the years
work by Mrs. Sibyl Gordon Newell, the
session of local training courses by
Mrs. Herbert Traut of Baltimore and
discussion of financing a permanent
Girl Scout camp by Mrs. Walter Hugh
son. The delegates will be the guests
at tea of Mrs. Herbert Hoover at her
residence at o'clock.
Scout Health Program.
The conference will meet this eve.
ming at the Willard Hotel, where the
Girl Scout health program will be
announcement will be made of the
1925 banner council of region 3.
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convene at Continental Hall at 10
o'clock, when a discussion of work
of standards and court of awards
committee and suggestions of new
ways to present merit badges will be
made by Miss Martha Seller Of Har-
risburg. The report of the nomi-
mating committee and election Of Of
flcers will follow. Mrs. Charles C.
Harrison, jr., will discuss Lone
Scouts and Lone Leaders," The pro-
gram tomorrow afternoon will con-
sist Of a discussion OF camp problems
and needs by Miss Margaret Robins
of Philadelphia, the report Of the
speakers bureau by Mrs. Edgar
Surge Of Scranton and a discussion
Of the new Brownie program by Mrs.
A. Station. The golden eaglet in
sigma Of meritorious service will be
awarded at 5 o'clock to one of the
Girl Scouts by Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
The Girl Scout banquet will be held
at the Willard Hotel at 1880 o'clock
tomorrow evening as a climax to the
convention.
The following Washington council
ors are delegates to the convention:
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gart. Mrs. Joseph Bradley, Mrs. r. w.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Frederick H.
Brooke, Mrs. Edward Campbell. Mrs.
F. T. Chaplin, Nine. Laura Eckengren,
Mrs. Henry II. Father, Mrs. Harris
Franklin, Miss Jessie Fremont, Mrs.
Amos A. Fries, Mrs. Isaac Cans, Miss
Dorothy Greene, Mrs. F. w. Jones,
Mrs. Collins Livingstone, Mrs. Dema.
rest Lloyd. Mrs. Arthur Macarthur,
Mrs. John E. Mclean, Mrs. Maude w.
Neader, Mrs. William w. Meek, Mrs.
Gerritt S. Miller. jr.; Mrs. John Wise
Morse, Mrs. Arthur Orr, Mrs. Clar-
ence II. Patterson, Mrs. J. Girvin
Peters, Mrs. Halsey Powell, Mrs. Ar.
thur Ringland. Mrs. Lindsay Russell,
Mrs. George Scriven, Mrs. Charles
Sheldon, Mrs. III. r. Scudder, Mrs.
Adolphus Station, Mrs. Conrad Young,
Mrs. Edward Sturtevant, Mrs. John 8.
Tabb. Miss Caroline Thorn, Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman. Mrs. Hewitt Wells
and Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson. Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cooke, honorary
president general of the d. A. r., is
honorary District Girl Scout commits
sioner.