The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-22

I COuuSA4OAS- CCL4OI COuACllOIS were
young women who acted as heads
Of various activities. Junior ooun-
cilors, all assistant leaders in city
/ troops, served as link between the
senior councillors and the young
+ scouts.
The Girl Scout office. 5I2 Board
of Trade building will reopen
Sept. l.
The Dellwood classes enjoyed many
hikes. The Limberlost, the woods
behind the camp lodge, are eSpe-
| cially adapted for the study of ma
ture lore and small animals.
Miss Rosalind Mentzer, nature
councillor, conducted her clubs on
many interesting tramps around the
grounds. The girls studied trees,
flowers and birds. second-claSs ma
ture and worked on various badges.
Two overnight hikes were held
recently under the supervision of
Mildred Jenkins to enable scouts
working on their first-clasS badges
to pass that part of their require
ments which calls for a day or over
night hike.
The girls hiked from the camp,
through Limberlost and along Eagle
creek for about mile, where they
pitched camp on a gravel bar To-
Gated there Miss Clarice Harvey,
senior councillor, assisted with the
first hike and Miss Rosalind Ment-
ger supervised the second.
On the first hike Mignon Wag-
ner and Harriet Moore, junior
councillors. assisted with the plans
for the hike.
At the recent swimming meet
held at the camp pool, several close
contests developed. In the 50-yard
dash, Jeanne st. Pierre placed first,
and Jane Crawford, second.
In the midget 25-yard dash. Jean
Benham was the winner, Shirley
st. Pierre. second, and Mary Kersh-
ner, third.
Mary Morrison placed first. and
Jane Blake second in the breast
stroke event.
Various fancy dives were given by
Mary and Martha Morrison, Mary
Kershner, Jeanne St. Pierre, Jane
Crawford, Betty Macy and Jane
Haldom.
A pageant was given last Satur-
day night when Sleeping Beauty"
was enacted by the dramatic class
before a large crowd in the natural
ampitheater, Council Bowl. The
play was adapted and directed by
Miss Mabel Jelnick, senior dramatic
councillor, assisted by Jane Craw-
ford, junior dramatic counsellor.
The cast included:
Mary Lou Womack. Betty Lou Johnson.
Mary Scott Morse. Betty Calvelage.
Charlotte De Vie, Helen Galbraith, vir-
ginia viking, Rosaling Schlaegel, Ger
trude Turner. Suzanne Casper. Martha
Graves, Mary Kershner. Jean Knowlton,
Bobby Joe Vestal, Martha Morrison, Betty
Macy, Betty Ann Leech, Melicent Coleman,
Marjorie Goldberg, Jean Benham. Mary
Ann Carpenter Marcella West, Mary Nor
rison, Ruth Osborne, Mary White. Janet
Wallace, Adele Dunn and Jane Freebooter.
An interesting service was held
last Sunday before campfire in
Foxlease when Scouts own" a
half-hour Of appreciative thought
was presented. The program began
with the Scout hymn, sung by all
campers.
Mary Alice Burch read a poem,
Good Company" and junior coun-
selors presented a series of songs.
Miss Dorothy Ruth Miller, senior
councillor in Pioneer unit, gave a
short talk on Living"
Mary Vance Trent told a story,
1.-THE Happy Prince; Miss Jean
Adamson, director, read a poem en-
titled I'm Glad I've Lived" and
Miss Mabel Jelnick read the Girl
Scout creed.
Pioneer unit, under the supervi-
sion of Miss Dorothy Ruth Miller
Mary Alice Burch and Jeanne st.
Pierre, junior councillors, visited
McCormick's creek during their last
gypsy trip. During the trip the
pioneers learned many new camp
songs and we're given the oppor-
tunity to work on their pioneer
badge.
Last Monday, Topsy Turvy day
was held. At this time campers take
the places of all members of the
camp staff and assume their duties
for the day, while senior councillors
attend classes of the campers.
Melicent Coleman took the place
of Miss Adamson, camp director;
Jeanne Williams took the place of
Miss Betty Bowman; Mary Mcrri-
son that Of Hilda Dalzell, swimming
instructor; Mauvis Johnson that of
Mrs. Mabel Fouty, handicraft Sc
nior; Betty Macy was dramatic Sc
Nor in place of Miss Mabel Jelnick,
and the place Of Miss Isabella Adj
amson, photography councillor, was
assumed by Shirley st. Pierre.
At the completion of Topsy Turvy
day a nosebag lunch took the place
Of the usual meal in Sycamore
] lodge.