Milford chronicle., 1958-02-28
Girl Scout News

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Thelma Hill, Assistant Leader OF
Brownie Troop No. rs is in the
hospital. Cards and visits will help
to shorten the recovery period for
Thelma, which we all pray will be
very soon.
Hearty congratulations are ex-
tended to Mrs. Frank Appel, Mil
ford's Girl Scout Cookie Chairman
for job well done. Every Troop
had turned in their money by the
due date on Friday, Feb. 81. This
feat was accomplished only through
complete cooperation on behalf o.
all Milford Troops and the service
Mrs. Appel rendered her position
The girl selling the most cookies
and the results of the sale will be
announced during Girl Scout Week
at the Parents Evening" program
The Brownie and Girl Scout
Troops of Milford will display an
exhibit of scouting in the windows
of the store adjoining the Humes
Hardware Store. We wish to thank
Mr.. Humes for allowing us this
privilege. Girl Scouts are proud
and pleased to know they have
| friends that say yes, when they
ask a favor, and Mr.. Humes gave
a very gracious answer to their re-
quest. All troops have been given q
theme to work on, and although
there may be a few changes the
exhibit will display: Senior Scout
ing, Troop 108; First Glass"
Troops, So and 80; Second Class,
Troop 80; '"Tenderfoot" Troop 8;
"Emblems and Slogans, Troops
156 and 13; what We Do, Troops
1876 and 180; organizing a Troop,
Troops 19 and rs. The committee
in charge of arrangements Mrs
Gordon Kicker, Mrs. Finley Jones,
and Mrs. Roy LaFontaine. All ex-
hibits are requested to be ready by
March 8th. Troop 7S will exhibit a
display on a proficiency badge in
the window at the Pierce Hardware
CO. A special thank you is offered
again for a warm response to the
name of Girl Scouting. Plans are
still being formulated for the pre-
sentation of the Holy Bibles to the
Hospital. 1t is hoped that this deed
will be accomplished on Saturday,
March 18th, being very fitting
end for Girl Scout Week.
Troop No. 33-The girls in Troop
33 attended Communion Services,
Ash Wednesday, at the Avenue
Methodist Church. On Friday, along
with girls from other troops they
went to the Presbyterian Church
for World Day of Prayer. Monday
night, February "a, the girls had
an appointment with Judge Terry
in Dover, who is chairman of the
Polio Foundation for the State of
Delaware. The purpose of this visit
was to find out what benefits can
be derived for victims. Troop 33 is
very much interested in this work,
because their honorary member,
Mamie Leverage, is and has been a
polio victim for years. Judge Terry
so Interestingly described the work
ings of the foundation, and then
showed the girls the various offices,
the courtroom and the Juvenile sec
ton. Thanks to Fran Dickerson,
one of the troop members, who so
kindly wrote the letters and through
her efforts made it possible for this
wonderful visit, and thanks to Judge
Terry, very busy man, who de-
voted his evening to the troop. Con-
gratulations to Troop 83 for their
donation of hand made blankets
for the hospital nursery. Thanks
also to Mamie Leverage, Troop 33's
honorary member who sold 16
boxes of Girl Scout Cookies by
phone.
Troop No. 5S under the leadership
of Mrs. Charles Lundstedt, met in
the basement of Mrs. Garrett
Grier's home for their weekly meet
ing, Wednesday. February 19. The
meeting was opened in regular
form. The most important and heart
felt business was the cancellation
of the Redden State Forest trip
which was to have been on Feb. Il.
Plans were made to take the trip
on the weekend of Feb. 28. We
made our caper charts that we Will
use on this camping trip. Our
lockwood trip date has been set
as June 8, 8, 10, and IL.
Mrs. Lundstedt announced that
our troop sold 420 boxes of cookies.
The scout with the highest number
of sales was "Tina" Lundstedt. She
sold 81 boxes. We realized $25 from
our cookie sales. Three dollars of
this profit was given as donation
by different people chat wanted to
help our Troop. This money has
been added to our fund that we
have started for the big Mexico
trip that we are all dreaming of in
the future. Troop Scribe, Bonnie
Jones.