Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
GIRL SCOUTS

A talk on the opera March 10 ct A:3o
o'clock ct the Girl Scout headquarters
Is being arranged by Mrs. Henry Wright
Moving pictures Of her travels through
Holland. italy. France. England, Ger
many and Austria were shown BY Miss
Elizabeth Persons last Wednesday.
Orchestra practice under the direc-
ton Of Miss Maud Seweu has been
changed to 2:30 o'clock. Girls may
register for orchestra practice by calling
Decatur 1899.
Sixteen leaders and troop committee
members from district z, Mrs. Louis
Dashiell chairman, spent yesterday at
Fort Foote. Troop IS, Of which Miss
Claire Oberg is captain, plans a trip
there In the near future.
The Spring court of awards viii be
held May "a.
An idea to enable the girls to be-
come better acquainted with one an
other was suggested at the meeting Of
district / at the Hine Junior High
School last Monday evening. Troop IL.
Miss Peggy Garrett. captain, entertained
Troop "a, Miss Eleanor Fitzpatrick cap
tain, on q hike to Rock Greek Park yes
terday. The Wheatley School Troop,
Miss Susanna Mellichanpe, captain, will
entertain the jefferson Junior High
School Troop, of which Miss Ethel By
Ter is captain, after school on Wednes-
day, March 20.
Miss Imogene Koonce viii give In
struction in folk dancing to troops in
district /. Arrangements may be made
through Miss Marion Barrett at Girl
Scout headquarters.
Miss Alice I. Fowler will be the new
captain Of Troop 5, which meets at the
Juanita Nye Council House. Miss Ma
rion Barrett, field captain, has been
| acting captain since the troop was
formed last Fall.
Troop So, Miss katharine Pagan cap
tain, had a food sale yesterday at the
home of Mrs. James Leake, 1888 Onta-
| rio road, for the benefit Of the Wash
| ington Girl Scout Camp.
| AS part Of their first-claSs test re-
| quirement, Jacqueline Davis. and Claire
| Callaghan recently planned hike To
| Rock Greek Park for their troop, No. SO.
Trailing and outdoor cooking were fea-
| lures of the hike.
Wooden patrol boxes are being made
| by girls in Troop 20, of which Miss
Marion z. Stevens is captain. A group
Of eight girls meet every Tuesday after
noon to work on them.
/ Girls in Troop 20, working on second
One in patrol colors will be made for
each patrol. The others will be sent to
the Central Union Mission Children's
Home.
Troop 10, Miss Ada Taylor, captain,
gave stunt representing hike in the
woods as part Of the Park View School
Parent-Teacher Associations annual
celebration Of the founding of that
school. Fire building cooking and
flrst-aid demonstration were followed by
the flag ceremony and songs.
Miss Wadley Of the Marjorie Webster
School Is giving instruction in folk
dancing to the girls in Troop 10.
Mrs Harold Clay was elected chair
man, Mrs. H. D. O'Meara, secretary
treasurer and Mrs. II. 0. Sargent, chair
man of examiners at the meeting Of
district at the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church Wednesday afternoon.
A song and game training course for
leaders and troop committee members
was planned to meet from to $3.50
pm. March "a, 81 and April z.
Troops IS and A requested help with
map making and other f1rst-claSs work.
The two troops will meet together for
this work.
A troop at the Langdon School was
recently started by Mrs. Walter Valen-
tine, who reported IS girls attending
meetings. Mrs. James Silver reported
on the reception Of her Brownie Pack
by Mrs. Hoover.