The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-15
DOWNRIvER COUNCIL MEETS

Downriver District Council of
Camp Fire Girls held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Arthur
T. Korn, Plum street, Monday night
with Mrs. G.. F. Flynn presiding.
The business meeting was fol-
lowed by reports from various COM
mittees. The extension committee
reported a new guardian, Mrs. DAY.
id Arsenault who has taken over
the leadership of the Garfield
school Camp Fire Girls and a new
assistant leader, Mrs. James H.
Crutcher, for the Blue Bird group
at Mckinley school. Both leaders
are taking the training course at
Roosevelt high school for a six
weeks term under the leadership Of
Mrs. Earl Beckett.
Definite plans were announced
by Mrs. Flynn of the Downriver
Camp Fire Girls rally which will
be held, rain or shine, at Elizabeth
park Saturday, october Is from
to 5 pm. All Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds are to meet at the Shell
ter House at pm. Bring your own
weiners and buns and the dessert
and a drink will be furnished by
the Council. A nlture hike is plan
ned for the occasion with Miss Lee
Libby, Downriver's new field secre-
tary, in charge.
The card party, originally plan
ned for October II, has been post
poned until November Z, Mrs. Ho-
mer Howard, chairman, announced.
Assisting Mrs. Howard are Mrs.
Kenneth Drum, prizes, and Mrs.
Frank Owens, tickets.
The annual dinner will be held
November IL.
Among those attending the meet
ing included Mrs. Flynn, Mrs. Oden
Simmons, Mrs. Kenneth Drum, Mrs.
Earl Beckett, Mrs. L. Barnesdale,
Mrs. Homer Howard, Mrs. Frank
Owens, Mrs. Edward Affholter, Mrs.
T, j. Smith, Mrs. Edward McDon-
aid, Mrs. L. Dunmire, Mrs. Burt
Knox, Mrs. Russell Bush, Mrs. Al
bert Haynes, Mrs. Harold Johns,
Mrs. Harry Pomerenke, Wyandotte;
Ruth Leblanc, Mrs. Leila Man.
nausa. Ecorse, and Margery Mich
OILS, River Rouge. Elizabeth B. Spear,
executive secretary, Detroit Council
OF Camp Fire Girls, and Lee Libby,
Downriver's field secretary, were
also present.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Korn, assisted by Mrs. Fred Carey,
with Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Spear
presiding at the tea table.
TRAINING COURSE ATTENDED
BY GUARDIANS AND LEADERS
The third session of the Guard
ians Training course, under the
leadership Of Mrs. Earl Beckett,
was held Tuesday night at Roose-
Welt high school.
Symbolism, under the direction
or Ann Parks, River Rouge, was
studied by MRS. Burt Knox, Char
lene Schieber, Mrs. Harold Johns
and Beatrice Owens.
Blue Birds training was under
the leadership of Mrs. Melvin Isa-
belle with Mrs. Jack Younkman,
Mrs. Russell, Mrs. James Crutcher,
Mrs. Claude Brickey, Mrs. Charles
Hileman, Mrs. o. L. Humphrey and
Mrs. Robert Purdy attending.
The newly formed Camp Fire
Group. under the leadership of Mrs.
T. j. Smith, held a lookout Tues
day. This is one of the require
mentS to gain the wood gatherer's
rank. Hobo stoves were used to cook
sausages and pancakes, and s'mores.
Among those attending were Phyl-
lis Baldwin, Beverly Bernard, Mary
Brochure. Juanita Schieber and
Eunice Smith.
Guardians who have attended the
three puppet workshop sessions at
the Central YWCA in Detroit have
gained considerable knowledge of
puppetry. Those who attended the
last session were Mrs. T. j. Smith.
Mrs. Burt Knox, Charlene Schie-
Der, Mrs. v. Rushlow. Mrs. o.
Truesdell. Mrs. Robert Purdy, wy
andotte, and Elizabeth Seavitt,
Mary Williams, Audrey Fought,
Emma Heading, Mrs. Leonard My
rand, Ruth Leblanc, Elizabeth Le-
Blanc, Ecorse.