The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-16
Community Council Hears
Talk on Girl Scout Work
Delegates Attend Tea Which
10 Anniversary Week Feature
Following Meeting

Following Meeting
The Girl Scout purpose Of making
each girl capable Of meeting . practi-
cal problem In Q practical way and
how the end q achieved we're ex-
planned to the Womens Community
Council by MIA Themar E. simle.
president Of the local Girl Scout
Leaders association, who was the
speaker for the March meeting held
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. 6imle had delivered the talk.
which was Z feature Of the local OBJ
servance Of Girl Scout Birthday week.
over KFYR earlier In the afternoon
At the close she invited Community
Council members to attend the tea
which the scouts were sponsoring q q
benefit for special Juliette Low prof.
ect fund. Many from the group re-
Sponded to the invitation.
Date Back = 1Dl2
The Girl Scouts, 1era. 9imle said.
date to 1912 when the White Rose
patrol was organized ct Savannah,
Ga, by Juliette Low who was inspired
by the work Of the Girl Guides In
England and her friendship with Lord
Baden-Powell who had founded the
Boy Scouts IN England. She con-
pared the growth Of the national and
Bismarck organizations, reporting
that Bismarck now has II troops OF
24-32 girls each, three new ones be.
ing added this year. She detailed the
scout division Of troops and patrols
and emphasized that the girls receive
training IN working out problems as
organized groups aiding them In later
life and that . varied program Is con.
Quoted to meet tho interests Of the
individual girls. The five major work
divisions outlined are camping, wood
craft, homemaking, health and first
aid ana community service. Fifty
two proficiency tests are available, It
being believed that the variety will
assist girls In finding hobbies which
may later on Be Of pleasure and value
to them. Mrs. Simle announced that
q leader with special training in the
camping phase Of the scout program
will be secured for the local organize
ton next summer.
Seal Fund Demseits a
That $50 children have had correc.
tive work done up to the present, a
Of them being bene1iciaries Of the
Christmas seal fund Of the council,
was announced by Miss Esther Teich-
mann, city school nurse, In her
.11ns1fh1v roy%nrk 0YaA ss>s,a> &saA>~ w,>,u>
taken care Of by government funds.
Nineteen cases were cared for dur
ing the last month.
Mrs. Frayne Baker, council preSi-
dent. thanked the delegates and other
club members for their assistance
in giving the reception for Mime. Eide
Norena on February Is and voiced q
request BY Mira. =. T. Trepp that or
CARNATIONS turn In their contribu-
tions toward the function to the
treasurer, Miss Josephine Hosch. Mrs.
Baker read letter from Miss Maude
A. Tollefsen, manager Of the Singers
Guild Artist Series, In which she ex-
pressed her own appreciation and that
Of Mime. Norena and tho accompanist,
Rafael de Merits, for the reception.
Governor Walter Welfords letter &C.
cepting his invitation to the reception
also was read.
Mrs. J. A. Kramer's milk committee
report showed receipts Of 4l66.O6
during the period OF February Is to
March 3. The treasurer's report
showed that the councils present fund
of $l,40s.23 Is divided Is follows:
health fund, $362.7l: general fund,
$401.04; school nurse fund, 3l30.30,
and Christmas seal fund. $5l4.1s.
Federation Reports Asked
Mrs. r. A. Ritterbush, community
service and moving picture chairman
for the eighth district. North Dakota
Federation Of Women's clubs, urged
delegates to inform club presidents
that reports on those two phases Of
federation work should be in her
hands 50 that she can sumbit her
summary to the state headquarters by
April !. She stressed the importance
Of the community service work be-
cause Mrs. Blanche DuyTell Jones,
Lisbon. who Is candidate for the SEC
one vice presidency Of the general
federation, heads that division in the
state and it = important that North
Dakota make good showing.
A resolution Of sympathy was
adopted to Mira. =. B. German. the
councils representative to the county
health advisory committee. upon the
death Of her father, which occurred
recently.
The April meeting Was advanced
one week to April u In difference to
Good Friday when many churches arc
holding special services.
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Rev. Father Henry Holleman. as-
sistant pastor Of st. Mary's pro-
cathedral, entered st. Alexius hospital
Wednesday morning for treatment Of
q cold. It Is expected that be win b
there only for q few days.
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