The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-02

Brownie Troop 7, Brownie Troop
6, Brownie Troop 9, and Brownie
Troop 2.
A troop of intermediate Scouts
had ben organized at Islamora-
da, but this troop was unable to
be present.
Girl Scout leaders, committee
members and former leaders
were honored at this meeting.
Parents, representatives of civic
organizations and troop sponsors
were invited to attend the pro-
gram and reception which fol-
! lowed. A display of handicraft
articles made by the girls was
exhibited. The Noes auditorium
was filled to capacity.
/ The annual election of officers
was held in January, 1851. Mrs.
10th was reelected President,
Mrs. Hemphill, Secretary, and
Mrs. Saunders Treasurer.
In the early spring of 1851 the
Leaders Association voted to
send a representative to the Re-
/ gional Leaders Training Camp
/ Juliette Low as Cloudland, Geor-
1 gia, for special training course
! to be held during June, 1851
! Mrs. Neil Saunders, Girl Scout
/ leader in service in the commu-
nifty for the longest period OF
I time was selected to be the first
! leader to represent the Associa-
ton. Funds covering the expense
of the camp were voted to be
/ paid from the Leaders Associa-
j ton Treasury. A scholarship fund
i was established, to send one Girl
/. Scout leader to a training camp
each year, selection to be based
upon length of time served as
Girl Scout leader in the commu-
nifty.
Mrs. Saunders served as am
bassador in representing the Girl
Scouts of Key West, and in pre-
senting local scouting needs to
Regional officials. Accordingly,
Mrs. Gretchen Kidd, Member
National Field Staff, recommen-
ded the formation of Commun-
County Girl Scout Council to
embrace troops not only in Key
West proper, but on the Keys
within the county. Mrs. Kidd
areed to include Key West in her
travel schedule for January, 10.
1 So.
J Upon her return from the
Leaders Training Camp, Mrs
Saunders held a training course
for local leaders beginning in
July and continuing through
| August, 1851. The course was
vel lattended, and Mrs. Saun.
ders' instruction was of the high
est quality and as presented in
la most interesting manner
/ Troops are already benefiting
from the inspiration their lead
ers received under Mrs. Saun-
lders' guidance.
In August, 1851, Mrs. Virgins
Stearns succeeded Mrs. Hemphill
as Corresponding Secretary, and
Mrs. Marion Cobb became Re-
cording Secretary of the Associ-
alton.
At the present time there are
nine troops in Key West, with
approximately $50 girls register
ed in Scouting, under the leader
ship of approximately SIS leaders,
!, assistant leaders and committee
members. The majority of the
leaders, assistant leaders and
committee members attend the
meetings of the Leaders Asso-
citation regularly. The Associa-
ton is meeting the needs of the
troops, and has dealt with prob
lens common to all troops.
Of these nine troops, one is a
senior troop, Mariner scouts,
which was formerly troop of
intermediate scouts; four ore in
termediate troops, and four are
brownie troops.
Increases in the leadership
training and camping fund in
the treasury of the Girl Scout
Leaders Association have been
made possible through Commu-
nifty Chest funds of several
years ago which were made
available to the Girl Scouts. The
Navy Charity Carnival of 1851
also made substantial contribu-
ton.
In order TO establish a County
Council, a permanent and ade-
quate source of funds will be ne
cessary. The Community Com
mittee, to be organized in the
next few weeks, will be compos-
ed of citizens in the community
interested in Girl Scouting, who
will investigate the possibility
of establishing the council. who
will determine the size of ne
cessary budget. and who viii at
tempt to find an adequate source
of income to support the increas-
ing program in Monroe County.
The Community Committee
will work in close cooperation
with the Leaders Association,
and will take the responsibility