Milford chronicle., 1957-03-01
Years Plans For
Girl Scouting

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and one half million American va-
men, Robert Baden-PoWelL thus
Girl Scout Week will be celebrated
March 10th through March 18th this
year.
The selling ofaGirl Scout cookies
by Milford Girl Scouts viii be held
in conjunction with Girl Scout
Week. The cookies will be on sale
from March 9Th through the 10th.
AS this event is one of the few
means of asking support from the
local community, it is hoped that
everyone will share in making this
project a huge success and will
prove to the girls who work so
hard, that neighbors and friends
are pleased and honored to well
come and support these girls as
Scouts.
On March 10th the girls will OBJ
serve their Sunday together by go
ing in body and attending services
at the Church of God. A Girl Scout
takes an oath to do her duty to God
and her country. This is a most sa-
cred oath for every girl for from it
is developed a girls character that
every community car be proud Of
With the love and teachings of God
in girls heart her life is nodded
in the form of perfection. At 7:15 in
the Avenue Church on March goth,
Movie Night will be held. This af-
fair is free of charge and an invita-
ton is extended to all Scouts, their
parents and leaders of Milford
Films on Scouting and those taken
at Day Camp will be shown. Co
operation is asked in making this
event a very successful one. Dur
ing May, Mother and Daughter
covered dish suppers are planned.
This year there will be two sep
arate evenings for the Brownies
and the Girl Scouts At this time a
Court of Awards will be held in
stead of the usual procedure of all
troops holding their own at meet
ing time. In July the girls may
look forward once again to a glori-
GUS week of Day Camp. At Camp
We Love IT., donated to the girls
by Mr.. Lester Lovett, no words of
endorsement for wonderful week
spent are greater expressed than
those OF the girls w6e are fortunate
to share this week together. Camp
Todd, located in Denton, Md, and
operated under the direction of the
Peninsula Girl Scout Council will
also be in operation for the sum-
mer. Here girl gets more ad-
vance type of camp life and expert
ences valuable to all girls interest
ed in scouting. September is the
month for all troops to reorganize
again and the girls eager to start
more challenging months of scout
ing. During the month of October,
the leaders and executive board
members of the various troops will
meet for training purposes. One
does not assume the leadership OF
Girl Scouting without proper train
ing. For how can one teach with
out being taught? The training OF
Girl Scout is varied and involves
many phases and duties of life.
Precise information. must be given
so that every girl can pass what
ever test is offered her. Worth
while Service" will be stressed al
the girls yearly Christmas Party
for 1857. Girl Scouts promise tC
''help other people at all times.
They are taught to develop sym
pathy and consideration for others
by lending a helping hand whenever
they see need for service. The
families of ali Scouts are asked tC
work with their girls. To encourage
them and to set an example foI
them by lending helping hand to
community affairs whenever it is
possible. Make Girl Scouting g
family affair.