Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
History OF Girl
Scouts In Milford
lContinued from naee onel

are UAuABul the LulleSt realization
OF their capacities, The volunteer
leaders who become friends to the
girls are in a different and some
times a better position to aid the
individuals than any one else.
Two new seVen-year-Old troops
nave been organized this year.
These include the youngest men,
bers Of our Girl Scout organization.
Troop NO. 8, under the leadership
Of Mrs. L G. Burton, Mrs. S. PEN
nlWell lsaacs and Miss Penny KOpt
bave IA girls in their Brownie
Troop. Their committee members
are. Mrs. Charles Murphy, Mrs.
Bernard Frankel, Mrs. Bernard
Tebbins, and Mrs. James F. San
oersOn. These girls have been busy
getting ready to entertain their
Mothers and friends at an investi-
ture party on February 3rd. At
thisc time they will each receive
their Brownie pins.
Troop No. 137, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Donald Downs and
Mrs. Harold Stauffer. have 13 girls
in their Brownie troop. Their COM
mittee members are: Mrs. Gloria
Eypel, Mrs. Burt Willis. Mrs. Thel-
ma Alexander and Mrs. Irene
Kane. These girls enjoy games and
crafts, and are busy learning what
il means to become a Girl Scout.
There are three eight-year-old
troops. Troop No. rs, under the
leadership Of Mrs. Walter Biggs,
has II girls. Mrs. Biggs has three
committee members who have been
very willing to help her whenever
they can. They are Mrs. Parker
Hitch, Mrs. Eva AbramsOn and
Mrs. Virginia ThaWley. However,
Mrs. Biggs would be very grateful
for an interested assistant to help
her II anyone is willing to help
please call Mrs. Hitch, 1886, and
Omer your services. The activities
include plans for scrap books of
the eleven program fields offered
our girls. They will work on a diff
terent topic for each month Feb
ruaTy will be International Friend
ship month. Troop No. so, under
the leadership of Mrs. Doris Ninze-
heltzer and Mrs. Emma Newton,
have IS girls. Their committee
members include: Mrs. Marvel
West, Mrs. Martha Fischer, Mrs.
Mildred Postles and Mrs. Edith
Kline. They have been busy with
crafts and miniature flower gar
dens. Their leader, Mrs. Ninze- |
heltzeT, has been in the Milford |
Memorial Hospital this past week /
and the Brownies all wish her a
speedy recovery and hope she will |
be back with her troop before verv
long. Troop No. SO, under the lead |
ership Of Mrs. Shirley Frankel and |
Mrs. Clement Nevins, have IA girls. |
Their troop committee includes: /
Mrs. Leslie Dobson, Mrs. Vinal /
Bennett, Mrs. Harvey Kenton and /
Mrs Howard Vreeland. They are
working on a service project at I
the present time, They are all busy
making receiving blankets for the
new babies in the nursery Of our !
local hospital. Thew will relax soon.
though, and take time out for a
Valentine Party Brownies do like
parties.
We have one nine-year-old troop
under the leadership Of Miss Helen
Macklin and Senior Scout Miss
Joan Warrington. There are Is
girls in Troop No 58 and Mrs. Car
rett Grier is their Troop Commit
tee Chairman. Mrs. Grier assigns
Mothers to act as helpers for Miss
Macklin each month. This is a big
help to the leader and a wonderful
way TO acquatnt the parents with
the Joys of scouting. These Brown
les are working toward their fy-up
IN the spring. AT this time they
viii receive their wings and be-
come Intermediate Girl Scouts.
They have planted a bulb garden
as part Of their nature study pro-
gram. At Christmas time they
decorated a Christmas tree for the
Children's Ward at the hospital.
We have one Brownie TrOOp
which includes seven. eight and
nine-year-old girls. This Is Troop
no. 48, under the leadership Of
MISS Emma WOOdsen, Mrs. Gloria
F0untain and Miss Shirley LOfand.
Their committee members include
Mrs. Randolph Fisher, Mrs. Mary
p. Freeman and Miss Agnes Den
MS. They are working toward
Mother and Daughter Banquet in
the spring.
Our intermediates includes TroOp
No. SO, under the leadership Of Mrs.
Jehn Hallett, Jr., Mrs. John Dick
erson and Mrs. Russell ArgO. There
are is ten-year old girls in this
troop. Their committee members
include: Mrs Frank Clendaniel.
Jr' Mrs. Garrett Grier, Mrs. Edgar
lsaacs, Mrs. Clarence Elliott and
Mrs Frank Lynch. This entire
troop VIII very soon receive their
second Class Awards After that
they VIII choose which badge ac-
uVity they wish to work on for
the next few months. Those offered
will be Health and Safety by Mrs
Pearl Hopkins and Mrs. Edgar
1saacs; Child Care By Mrs. Frank
Clendaniel and Mfs. John Dicker-
son; and Cooking BY Mrs. Garrett
Grler and Mrs. John Hallett. ~.
Troop l06, under the leadership
OF Mrs. Charles Lundstedt and Mrs.
Daniel Petrucci includes f6 Inter-
nealate Girl Scouts. Their Troop !
Committee includes: Mrs. Robert
Wall, Mrs. Robert Mercer, mrs.
broddus Jones and Mrs. Burt VIII
Us. Ihey have been very busy with
their badge program this year. Thev
nave completed their Cyclist and
Sewing Badges and at present are
working on their Dancer Badge.
This last project will be climaxed
with dance. This active troop re-
Gently visited the Ice FolHes il
philadelphia Mrs Nancy Shelton
plans to visit them soon and give