Milford chronicle., 1958-05-09
Girl Scout News


The Home Demonstration GrouJ
is having a training session In Out
door Cookery under the direction
OF a representative from the Ex
tension Service of the Universit,
of Delaware. The class will be hello
in the Grange Hall In Georgetown
at 100 p. m. on May 22, and all
Girl Scout Leaders and adults are
invited to attend.
The >Kiwanis Youth Center last
week began a weekly recreation
and dance night for boys anc girls
up TO IA years of age, or to the
Sth grade. The dance is we'll
chaperoned by women and men
Each one must sign a register
when entering and is not permitted
to leave until picked up at the
coor by parents. The cost is rs
cents each. Numerous inquiries
have been received from Girl
Scouts and parents about the Fri
day night session, and we think II
is great service to rr>younger
youth.
On Wednesday, the Neighborhood
Association team. which consists
of five members met in Denton to
learn how to better serve their own
neighborhood
From May 23 through May 25
the Senior Girl Scouts will have a
weekend at Petersburg, under the
direction of Mrs. Thomas Rodgers
last years Pioneer Leader al
Petersburg Day Camp. The girls
will leave after school ON Friday
and return Sunday afternoon. The
charge for meals with be S.75
The girls will begin from scratch
on their outdoor training and will
progress to outdoor skills in order
to become skilled woodsmen. This
will be a great help in the Senior
Aid program, and any girls who
wish to be assistant counsellors al
Day Camp this year should attend
Any other senior scouts, including
those becoming senior scouts by
next fall, who would enjoy an out
door weekend are invited to go.
Please call Mrs. Charles Lundstedt
II you plan to go, so that she may
inform Mrs. Rogers as to the num-
ber to plan for. ~
Day Camp training for Day Camp
leaders will be held on May IL,
May 19 and May 26 at Petersburg
for all who will be leaders or lead
er assistants at Day Camp. Anyone
wishing to serve in this capacity
should call Mrs. Lundstedt. Don't
forget the weekend for experien-
ced leaders at Redden Forest from
May l6 through Is,
Camp Todd will have counsel
or from Turkey on its staff this
summer. She is Nege Kivane, who
has been a girl scout and camp
counselor in Turkey. Miss Kivane
Is currently attending graduate
school at Kirksville, Missouri.
Also on the stan will be Susan
Williams OF Salisbury, who was an
exchange student in Turkey in
1866 and now attends Beaver Col
legc, In Jenkinstown, Pennsylvania.
She was on the Camp Todd STAFF In
1855 and has had IL years expert
ence in scouting and camping.
On Monday, April 21, Troop No.
83, under the leadership of Mrs.
Clement Nevins. met in Mrs. Nc
Clung's room. We had our opening
exercises and Mrs. Homan checked
our Girl Scout notebooks and dog
care charts. We went to Lulu
Webb's home to adopt her as our
sister Girl Scout. We all intro
duced ourselves and Christine Ho-
man presented her with a Girl
Scout handbook with all our sig
natures in 1t. Kay Maull gave a
brief history Of Girl Scouting and
we gave her pin. We repeated
the Girl Scout Promise and Laws.
Carol Dobson gave the activities
OF our troop this year and then
cookies were passed around. On
Friday, April 26, Troop rs had
dance party. We would all like to
thank Troop 78 for such a nice
time and Lulu Webb for being our
Sister Girl Scout Scribe Kay
Maull, Treasurer of Troop No. SO.
On May 2 and 3, Troop 5S, led
by Mrs. Charles Lundstedt, gave
Rummage and Bake sale at Phil
lips Mems Store. On Friday, May
2, the mothers of our troop worked
from 100 p. m. to 500 D. m. On
Saturday from 900 a. m. to 700
p. m, the mothers and daughters
worked together. We made $685.
during the two days. This money
will go toward our trip to Mexico
and to the Cabana there. Two girls
printed the signs. The Scouts col
lected rummage from neighbors
and other friends. We sold coats,
hats, shoes, skirts, blouses, dress
es, toys. bathing suits, shorts,
sweaters, cake, cookies and other
things. We are very grateful to
our mothers who worked so hard
with us to make this sale a sue
cess, and especially to Mrs. Finley
Jones who was the organizer of
this effort. We also wish to express
our thanks to the V.F.W. and La
dies Auxiliary. who are our spon-
soring organizations, for their
help.-Scribe, Carolyn Kicker.
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