Milford chronicle., 1957-11-15
Girl Scout News

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busy one for Troop No. 78. We
meet on Wednesday afternoons at
the Lakeview Elementary School
under the leadership of Mrs. Park
er Hitch and Mrs Walter Biggs.
We have fourteen scouts which are
/ as follows: Jennie Armstrong, Eve
lyn Biggs, 10 Ann Collins, Ger
maine Dominguez, Raye Ann Dare,
Barbara Hitch, Bonnie Hoey, Su-
san Kirby, Judy Jefferson, Carol
Ann Metz, Eileen Newton, Sandra
Ninzehltzer, Marsha Townsend, and
Donna West. Mrs. Isaac Newton is
the Troop Chairman and will make
many phone calls this year, as well
as helping with Proficiency Badges.
Mrs. George Collins is Miss Fin
ance and I'm sure she is looking
forward to the cookie sale in Feb.
Mrs. Sam West is Miss Publicity
and her job is to inform the pub
lie of our progress. Mrs. Lester
Jefferson will be Miss Out-of-Doors
and suggest and supervise cur out
ings. The girls elected the follow
ing officers for the coming year:
President, Bonnie Hoey; Vice
President, Donna West; Scribe, Eve
lyn Biggs: Treasurer, Germaine
DomingueZ. No. l Patrol Leader, 10
Ann Collins, Assistant, Judy Jeff
erson; No. 2 Patrol Leader, Bar
bara Hitch, Assistant, Raye Ann
Dare. The Scouts are working on
the Dabbler Badge We took a piece
of chalk and found the many diff
erent lines and ways we could use
it. Then each girl was asked to
make a drawing of some place they
had visited. The first Court of
Honor was held Monday, Nov. 4th
at the home of Mrs. Hitch to dis
cuss a Birthday Social. We as a
troop are four years old and look
ing forward very much to our fifth
year in Scouting.
A new Brownie Troop has been
organized. Troop No. rs has 16
little girls and is under the leader
ship of Mrs. Olga Moore as Troop
Leader and Mrs. Janet Boltz as
troop Committee Chairman. Others
helping include Mrs. Thelma Hill,
Assistant Leader; Mrs. lisa Botte,
Transportation and Outdoors; Mrs.
Edna Warren, Publicity, and Mrs.
Verna Walls, Finance. Troop No.
rs meets every Thursday after
school at the home of their lead
er. They are starting to work on
many projects which include COL
lecting and selling newspapers and
magazines and selling the Girl
Scout calender. Last week each
Brownie made her own Trick or
Treat bag. Already the little girls
have been on a hayride out to the
farm of Amelia Donovan, a mem
Der of the troop. This was probably
the first hayride for most of the
troop. The many things to be seen
on the farm was particularly in
teresting to the little girls living
in town. A picnic and hike that
had been planned was called off
because of bad weather, but they
expect to go at a later date, This
new Brownie Troop is looking for
ward to a lot of fun during the
coming weeks as they work on
their projects and prepare for
Christmas.
Brownie Troop 156 was re-organ-
lied in October at the home of Mrs
Jean Kenton with Mrs. Audie Will
kins, their new leader; Mrs. Clara
Lafontaine, Assistant leader; Mrs
Louise Roosa, Committe chairman;
Mrs. Marjorie Cresson, Hiking and
Camping chairman, Mrs. Jean Ken
ton, Publicity Chairman; Mrs. Sara
Snyder, Finance Chairman and Mrs.
Clara Lafontaine, Transportation
Chairman. The sixteen Brownies
meet with Mrs. Wilkins, on Tues
day afternoon. Their first meeting,
October 9Th, they made sit-upons
to use on their hiking trips. The
next meeting the Brownies had