The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

during the past year .he following awards had been given out: go Brownie pins, 9 Brownie wings, 2 tenderfoot pins, 21 second class badges. 45 first aid badges, 17 troop dramatlcs badges, g hostess badges, 3 cook badges, 2 design badges, ? musician badges, 3 clothing badges and 2 perfect attendance stars.
 The chairman of the camp corn- mittee reorted that last summer three leaders and one council nlem- Der attended Camp Edith Macy; six girls attended Camp Wequa- pausett; five girls, camp Alice Mer- ritt and one attended camp in Tor rington. Eleven weeks of camping were paid for from the council fund. A total of twenty-five weeks in camp this past summer was spent by Watertown Girl scouts. During the afternoon Mrs. Bronson Lockwood retiring commissioner was presented with bouquet of flowers. Mrs. Lockwood also poured at the tea which followed the meet- ing.
 Delegates Elected
 Mrs. Harry F. Atwood and Miss Dorothy Ann Wheeler were elected delegates to the Continental Con- gross of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution which will be held in March. at the meeting of Sarah Whitman Trumbull Chapter, at the home of Mrs. Atwood Thursday. AL ternates elected were: Mrs. Edgar c. Norton, Mrs. D. c. Peck, Mrs. B. P. Hudson and Mrs. Howard Farwell.
 The following were elected dele gates to the State convention to be held in Greenwich also in March; Mrs. Harry F. Atwood, Mrs. A. N. Botsford, Miss Dorothy Ann Wheel CT and Mrs. P. B. Randall, alter mates elected to the state conVen. ton were Mrs. Sdgar Norton, Mrs. D. 0. Peck, Mrs. Grace Hartwell, Mrs. B. P. Hudson, Mrs. Howard Farwell, Mrs. Harold Kopp, Mrs. E. E. Eisenwinter and Mrs. John Mau- rice Deyo. During the meeting @ resolution was made that due to the unusual conditions, the February and March meetings would be omit ted. Announcement was made that Margaret Campbell, daughter of MT and Mrs. Irving F. Campbell of Main street, has been chosen the D. A. R. Good Citizenship girl by the faculty and students at the Wa tertown High school.
 A Memorial tribute was paid to three members of Sarah Whitman TruInbull Chapter who have died during this past year; Mrs. VII. liam J. Munson, Miss Ella Lock- wood and Mrs. F. N. Barton. Avote to buy war bonds with dormant funds in the chapter treasury was passed at the meeting. Following the business meeting, poetry was read by William Elwell of Water bury.
 Basketball Tonight
 Watertown High school will play Morris High school in the school gymnasium tonight. The first game will be between the Oakville Raid CTS and Watertown Junior Varsity.
 The first game will begin at 7:lS p. m. and following the second game there will be dancing until II p. m.
 Canteen Course
 A canteen course to be held under the instruction of Miss Margaret Porter, head dietitian at the Wa terbury hospital will start at the Watertown High school. Monday evening, January IS at 7:30 o'clock.
 All those persons who have re- ceived their certificates for com pletion of a nutrition course or who intend to take such a course later are eligible to attend the canteen course.
 EnOch Sprague, Speaker
 The officers of Watertown Grange will be in charge of the program to be given at the regular Grange meeting in Columbia hall tonight at o'clock. Refreshments will be in charge of the brothers of the order.
 Enoch K. Sprague of Woodbury. who will be the guest speaker has chosen for his subject: "Salvaging Submarines" MT. Sprague is well versed in knowledge on this subject as he worked for several years with simon Lake, noted submarine in- yentor.
 Introduces Bill
 Joseph R. Neill of this town in- troduced a bill in the senate in Hartford yesterday validating acts of the Watertown Library associa- ton. A similar bill was passed two years ago, but a special meet ing necessary to ratify it was not held, therefore 1t was necessary to pass a similar bill this year. the main feature Of the bill the increase Of trustees fro six to nine.
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 MANY ENROLLING
 IN PROSPECT UNIT
 Prospect, Jan. l5--M0re than twenty-five members have enrolled ln the local unit of the State Forest Fire Fighters Service, which was organized Wednesday evening ln the Community school basement. following q very interesting and inc siFuetiye demonstration ln the use Of hand equipment for fighting forest by q state forest ranger, 4 series Of eight meetings has been outlined and v0luniens will be taught hog to fight forest fires, hos to prevent fires from getting started, hog to take care Of them- selves Co the woods, and the use Of