Milford chronicle., 1958-10-10
Girl Scout News

This is the time when all troops
should concentrate on one of the
most important of community SER
vices that of preparing to give all
possible assistance in getting out
the voters in their neighborhoods.
All girls should prepare them
selves as follows:
l. To tell people where to go to
vote.
2. If they have no way to get
there, forward their names, ad-
dresses and telephone numbers to
the organization offering trans
portation.
3. If they are i'll, or will be out of
town, give them the address and
correct way to apply for an absen-
tee ballot.
4. IL they have never voted before
tell them what happens at the poll
ing place, and give them names of
organizations that can give them
helpful information.
5. If they have small children,
offer your services for baby-sitting
(for friends and relatives only or
offer a child-care service in a room
near the polls or a sidewalk carri
age watching service outside the
polls.
Some of the outstanding COM
munity services given last year by
our local Girl Scouts and Brownies
were: made Christmas cards for
patients at Stockley, decorated
Christmas trees for shut-ins, made
crosses as Easter tray favors for
two nursing homes, made scrap
books for children's ward at the
hospital, presented Bibles to the
hospital, made up care packages,
dyed Easter eggs for Governor Ba-
con Health Center, participated in
Jaycee Fashion Show, Hospital Fair
and Chest X-Ray campaign and
made diapers for premature babies
at the Hospital.
Next week when you are ap-
preached for a contribution, please
bear in mind that the Girl Scout or
ganization is not just one for the
amusement of our girls, but one
of the main purposes of its ex-
istence is to be of service.
Remember, the weekly news
casts will begin next Saturday
morning at 9:45 over Radio Station
WKSB. These programs which be-
gan last year and proved very sue
cessful with both the radio and
public, are presented each Satur-
day morning by girl from one of
Milford's Girl Scout Troops. All the
activities of the previous week are
brought TO the public.
The officers of one of our new
Brownie Troops, which is, in fact,
so new it hasn't even been assigned
a number, is as follows: Leader,
Mrs. Emma Cunning; Assistant
leaders, Agnes West, Ann Lane and
Barbara Robinson; Troop Chair
man, Betty Sharp; Finance, Cheryl
Talbot; Transportation, Elizabeth
Pearce; Out of Doors, Emily Carn-
wright; and Publicity, Marty
Brownie Troop No. 75 has begun
fall activities with the following
leadership: Troop Committee Chair
man, Mrs. Bonnie Pritchett; Lead
er, Mrs. Olga Moore; Assistant
leader, Mrs. Thelma Hill; Publicity,
Mrs. Edna Warren; Transporta-
tion and Outdoors, Mrs. Thelma
Alexander; Finance, Mrs. Ida
Emory. Three new Brownies were
welcomed into the troop at their
first gathering. They were Vickie
Pritchett, Diane LeBright and Jane
Plummer. Troop 75 celebrated the
birthdays of Carole Emory and Dale
Warren. These girls are looking
forward to a lot of fun in the
months to come.
The new officers of our troop,
No. 83, are as follows: Leaders,
Mrs. James B. Homan; Assistant
Leader, Mrs. Paul Teare; Publicity,
Mrs. Clement Nevins; Troop Com
mittee Chairman, Mrs. Alden Maui;
Finance Chairman, Mrs. Richard
Welch; Transportation, Mrs. How