The Key West citizen., 1954-10-22
Local Girl Scout Council Receives
Recognition At Regional Meeting


Council was recognized at the re-
cent Girl Scout Regional Confer
ence held in Jacksonville.
The council, chartered last
March, is the newest council in
the Juliette Low Region and was
represented at the meeting by Mrs.
Sam 10th, vice president and
chairman Of the troop organiza..-
tion committee. Mrs, 10th report
ed on the conference at the quar-
terly meeting of the council. held
at the Wesley House last night.
Recognition was given to the
Council for an Outstanding job re-
sulting in so per cent increase
in Girl Scouting in its jurisdiction. !"
The meeting was opened with the
Flag Ceremony presented by three
members of Troop 18, sponsored
by the Key West Woman's Club.
After the presentation of the CO.
lors, the girls showed council men,
bers the charcoal burners used for
out-of door cooking by the Scouts.
Made from large tin cans and
coat hangers the burners were used
at the Day Camp held at the Coun-
ty Beach last August. and by indi-
vidual troops for "Cook Outs"
The program was directed by
Mrs. Robert Dopp. -
Joe Pinder, president of the
council welcomed the members and
thanked them for their help and
hard work during the months
since the organization of the coun.
Gil.
He said that the board of direc-
tor had not been idle, and that
he felt much progress had been
made in every phase of Girl Scout.
ing in Monroe County.
Mrs. 10th reported that the con-
ference had been most interesting
and inspiring and that she "just
wished that everyone could have
been there"
sit was stressed at the confer
ence that the purpose of Girl Scout
ing - building young girls into
better citizens - should be en-
phasized," she said.
She spoke briefly on using the
meetings of the Leaders Club as
a workshop to provide additional
training for leaders and committee
members.
When you approach some one and
ask them to take the responsible
lity of leading a Girl Scout troop,
tell them the truth. Don't tell them
there isn't anything to it and it
only takes little of their time.
"Tell them it is a responsibility.
Tell them it takes lot of hard
work and time, but tell them, too,
that nothing gives more satisfac-
tion than working with a group of
girls"
Mrs. 10th announced that Mrs.
Stanley Millege of Miami, chair
man of Region 6, would be in Key
West and meet with the board of
directors at their next regular
meeting in November.
New leaders and committee
members were introduced by Mrs.
10th. Some of them are the lead
ers of the new troops and others
are helping with established troops.
Council training chairman, Mrs.
Neil Knowles, announced that a
training course for volunteer lead
ers will begin on October q. The
first meeting will be held at the
Congregational Church annex at
500 p. m. The 16 hour course will
be directed by Mrs. Neil Saund-
ers.
An interesting report on the Day
Camp was given by Mrs. r. S.
Simpson.
The day camp, was the first ever
held in this area, and Mrs. Simp-
son said, 81 didn't see how we were
going to do it."
when Mrs. 10th asked me 10
help direct the camp. didn't have
the courage to say mo- - she
was so enthusiastic. !"
She explained how the program
wne divided into four fields and