The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-13

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United States q D. very 0noGt
there are" Miss Gertrudo Neut.
eomegy Of q. Clair Shores told
$50 Mount Clemens Girl Scouts
laDt evening IN Tho 0ethOdibt.
church parloes at the 3oth birth.
day banquet o3 the organization.
The banquet hohorine Juli-
cite Low. founder o. Girl Scout
ing In America. also launched
~ Spring cookie sale. 70 b co.,
Quoted botwsen now and April
10 al over the city BY Girl
ocouts, under the direction 'o&,
l1rs. G. H. Malbin, Of the Girl
Scout council.
~ Miss Montgomery. m ain
speaker At the Girl Scout BAN
Qust. was Z teacher In Puerto
Rico for several years, and she
delighted her audience with tales
Of the customs, superstitions and
lie IN the tropical island.
a An hour earlier, 100 Brown.
lee, Junior members OF the Girl
Scouts, and their leaders and
troop committee members
opened their banquet In Grace
parish house. Ceremonies there
began with the grand march.
during which each Brownie
dropped one penny for each Of
her years into bowl In honor Of
Juliette Low, founder Of Girl
Scouting In America. The money
u 70 b used 70 aid Girl Scouts
In other countries. Brownies
save 4e.7S. Mrs. Haroid Peter.
son played the piano for the
grand march.
Miss Ruth Boughner, Of Ypsi-
lanu State Normal college, told
the Brownies about children IN
other .lsnds she has visited.
Greece. Italy. Sweden, France,
Germany and England were
among the countries she took
her audience 70. She was intro
duced by Mrs. Paul w. Mckee,
Girl Scout Commissioners.
MANY FLAGS
At the Methodist church,
where the Girl Scouts were
gathered, the scene was bril-
liant with the color Of the Pan
American countries. Each troop
decorated Its own table 70 repre-
sent . country previously A.
signed. The girls planned their.
own pot-luck meal. md many
were In costume.
Troop ! represented Mexico.
with fiesta colors striking the
note. A centerpisos na3e Of
charm string Of lacqusred svsss.
tables was ret at the side Of .
scene with little animals and
psople GA . mesa.
Troops 2 and u Joined 70 rep
resent the Panama Canal. Great
ing q little canal Of mirror with
tiny boats going between the
high mountainous banks.
Little place cards ct different
spices from Jamaica were IN
unusual touch ct Troop % table.
while their centespiece featured
the main products.
Canada, by Troop 10, had .
tiny girl on . platform survey.
ing the many products Canada
grows, among them, fruit and TO-
bacco.
Brilliant gresn and yellow.
Brazilian colors, were used By
Troop 10 70 decorate their
table. Flags flsw bravely over
the scens, end the girls wore
flowers IN their hair.
Troop : represents Guatemala.
with ., eenteSpiecs Of roalistic
mountains, nd. GustsmAans
living IN . little house. Theas
donkey drowsed nearby under
. palm tree.
RACE TRACK
Troop 3, rsprassnting Afssn.
tina, built . miniature yoce
track, complete with srondstaud,
to point out one Of the country's
main occupations, the breeding
and training Of race horses. Each
girl wore q ymanulla.
Troop 10 arranged . layout 6
the Island of Bermuda n .
colorful centerpiece. Tiny done
told how many miles 70 the
mainland In several dlf1esuns a.,
rsctions, while tiny palm RecG
were q fascinating bit 6 1o1e
cal vegetation.
Troop - made ~ han4 e
large CubGn aag taee oeaeeIe
the table q which 09oy 49,
seated. Piles Of The @negele q
the island surrouude2 - g 49,
q fruit and sugar - 49,
products. 4 try O. ec@v ~
from Cubs conpasssa w az
play. 1855
s,,eir a. cboye ihsir table. Rep
ressntinS 0ulana, they made
S.s.I,rS n,sr,n ant Of coeOnut