The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
Girl Scout
Celebration
Set Saturday
National Organization Cele-
brating It's Thirty-Thlrd
Birthday During Week

rx;endship" is the timely theme
of the Girl Scout Birthday cele-
bration this year. =.
Over 6e6 registered Girl Scouts
.nd over "a volunteer adults OF
Wilmington and New Hanover
county are celebrating the found
inc of Scouting in the United
states during this week.
On March II all Scouts, lnclud-
ing Brownies will participate IN
the City-Wide Birthday party to be
held at the USO club, Second and
Orange streets from 10 am. TO
- o'clock. Mrs. j. D. Freeman
and Mrs, w. A. Fonvielle, CO.
chairmen have completed plans
and appointed committees.
Mrs. e. v. Hunt and Mrs. j. r.
Hinnant will supervise the Scouts
in decorating the auditorium Of
the USO club.
Mrs. W. A. Cannon and Mrs:
r. T.. Richardson are in charge OF
the table decorations which will be
carried cut in Scout colors. A huge
birthday cake with 80 candles VIII!
adorn the table. The members OF
the executive committees of the
council and the leaders assocla-
ton will assist in serving cake to
the Scouts. They are: Mrs. W. a.
Fonvielle, Mrs. j. D. Freeman
Mrs. ]. S. Webb, Mrs. G. D.
Greer Mrs. ]. Brantley, Mrs. H.
A. Emory, Mrs. A. j. johnson and
Mrs. w. B. May.
Admission to the party will be
one of the following: a current
magazine to be used at the USO
club for the men and women IN
service; an old toy, to be later
repaired and sent overseas to chill
dren in war torn areas; or some
garden flowers that can be sent
tn the children's ward at the hos
pital. j..
In charge of the collection of
these articles will be Mrs. L. Jor-
dan. Mrs. w. c. Mebane, Mrs. w.
Is. Pullen, Jesse Reynolds Miss
Cordelia Foster, and Mrs. Lucille
S. Goldberg.
Committee members in charge
of serving soft drinks are: Mrs.
~ N. Bosgs, Mrs. T. T. Sellers,
Mrs. Nora Graham, Mrs. E. M.
Shepherd, Mrs. ]. W. Clarke, Mrs.
A. T. Davis, Mrs. M. Hall, Mrs.
H. w. Giuiard, Mrs. E. W. Della
ney, Mrs. J. F. Dixon and Mrs.
Paul Werner.
The Program for the event is
as follows:
Girl Scout Pledge-led by Mrs.
George L. Mitchell Honorary
Commissioner for Life.
Reading on the History of Scout
ing in the United States by Scout
Mary Morrison Stanland OF Troop
No. 20.
Scout Songs led by Mrs. A. G..
Harvey, Leader and Council Mem
Der.
Greetings from Mr.. E. L. White,
Chairman of the Board of Direct
ors of the Community Chest.
Greetings from Mayor Lane.
Presentation of Funds to Juliette
Low Committee from troops in the
Council - Mrs. j. Wallace West
and Mrs. H. B. Peschau.
Songs.
Presentation of Award to WIN
ming Troop by Juliette Low Com
mite.
Happy Birthday Girl Scouts"
Song.
Cake Cutting by Mrs. ]. S.
Webb, Commissioner.
Refreshments.
Goodnight Circle.
Mrs. ]. S. Webb will be mis-
tress of ceremonies.
The Girl Scout organization is
member agency of the Commun-
ity War Chest.
CURRIE NEWS
CURRIE, March 13.-Miss Mary
Elizabeth Moore of Currie, stu
dent at Peace junior college in
Raleigh, recently attend tea
given in Raleigh when Mrs. B. F.
Griffin and Mrs. A. B. Stoney of
Morganton entertained in the Co.
ionial room of the Sir Walter hotel
for the Sir Walter Cabinet and
honoring the officers and chair
man of the standing committees
of the Cabinet.
Miss Moore assisted in serving.
Sine is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles P. Moore of the