Evening star., 1943-02-21

Of the home, thereby increasing de-
hnquency among adolescent girls.
The aim of the Girl Scouts and
the Girl Guides, Mrs. Miller stresses,
'is to see that all girls enjoy a
balanced, normal childhood and
girlhood, with plenty of work to
give vent to their desires to help;
with plenty Of fun and good COM
panionship to combat the strains
found at school, at home and in the
movies, and with plenty of affection
and friendship to give her sense
Of security"
Through sharing home duties
more happily, participating in COM
munity life more broadly. through
such troop projects us cookie sales,
salvage drives, victory funds and it's
service bureaus. Mrs. Miller is con-
fldent Girl Scouts and Girl Guides
are contributing to the home and
their communities in no small way.
Mrs. Miller has had widely vary
ing talents and the utmost versa
tlllty ever since her college days.
She is a graduate Of Wellesley Col
lege, where she won academic honors
and was stroke of its rowing crew.
a tennis and fencing champion and
the organizer of its first ice hockey
team. Later she studied art in the
Boston art schools, did postgraduate
work at Columbia, Harvard and the
University of California. While liv-
y Il ri, L.
study of art and architecture. max
ing frequent trips to European art
galleries and collections and the
cathedral cities. Until the outbreak
OF the war she was a deVotee of
golf and archery and has been
Girl Scout leader in nature-study,
canoeing, horseback riding and
tennis.
Travelled Extensively.
Since her marriage to DR.. Gerrit
S. Miller, jr. who can read all of the
languages of Europe, and is an in
ternational authority on mammals;
connected with the Smithsonian
Museum, Mrs. Miller has Travelled
and camped extensively with him in
many parts of the United States.
including Alaska, and in Panama.
Mexico and all Of the important
West Indian islands. In their camp
ing expeditions Mrs. Miller invaria-
bly, has used Girl Scout cooking
eXpedlents. with such success that
neither she nor her husband have
been made i'll by strange and un-
accustomed foods.
She shares her husbands hobby
for print collecting, modern art and
music, artists and composers.
The home Of DR.. and Mrs. Miller
at 28l0 Adams Mills road. overlook
ing Rock Creek Park, has long been
center of art and cultural interests.
1t was in the drawing room of their
home that folk dancing had its
Washington premiere. Both are
deVotees Of the folk dancing group
which meets regularly at the Amer
lean Association OF University
Women.
1t was at the invitation Of Mrs
Herbert Hoover while her husband
was President of the United States
that Mrs. Miller became a member
OF the board of the Girl Scouts
Of the District in 1922. Since then
she has made this character build
ing agency her chief civic interest
and has been a captain of a troop.
president of the Captains Associa-
ton, chairman of various commit
tees and, from 1929 to 1882 COM
missioner of the District organiza
ton. She is interested in various
enterprises sponsored by the Amer
lean Association of University
Women, the Twentieth Century Club,
the Arts Club. Wellesley Club,
League Of Women Voters and the
National Symphony Orchestra As
SoCiation.