Milford chronicle., 1958-06-27
Brownie Troop Is Fly-up
Into intermediate Scouts

The activities of Brownie Troop
No. 13 for May and June have been
varied, educational and highly en-
tertaining. Not enough has been
written about the Troop or their
leaders. Mrs. Elwood Montgomery
and Mrs, George Westphal I
should like to make up for that
negligence in this article.
The first trip Of the Spring sea-
son started with visit to the
Florists. Mr.. Elton took the girls
through the different greenhouses
explaining about the species of
flowers and potted plants. The
highlight of the trip was lovely
floral display of Easter Lilies and
the presentation to each girl of
beautiful carnation. Troop No.
156 joined our girls on this visit.
On May 29th, the Troop walked
to the Milford Ice Plant. There,
Mr.. Mayhem very courteously, took
the girls through the plant ex-
planning the principles involved in
making ice. They were all present.
ed with a favored 'sno-balI' /,
which was enjoyed by all.
On May 31st, the Troop met at
the home of Mrs. Westphal and
were driven to Slaughter Beach
for their first Cook Out. This is
the type fun the girls really enjoy.
They cooked their own hot dogs or
hamburgers or both as appetites
are hearty on an outing. Assorted
drinks were served and marsh
mallows toasted 10 top a perfect
afternoon outing.
We have finally arrived to June
4, the afternoon of their "Fly-Up"
ceremony, which took place in
Avenue. Methodist Church at $3.50
p. m. The girls were presented
with their "Year Pin" and "Fly-Up
Wings" by Mrs. Montgomery and
were given theii Girl Scout pins
by Mrs. Wliliam Denny, who will
be their new Leader next year
Each girl also received a hearty
handshake from each Leader. This
ceremony was well attended by
mothers of the girls. We were then
all served refreshments of cookies
and delicious punch. We were so
very sorry that Mrs. Westphal
could not attend this program due
to illness.
On June IA, Troop No. 13, accom-
panied by Troop No. 156, were
driven to Camp Todd at Denton,
Nd. This was to be their second
cook out and their biggest. The
girls helped build fires and were
really very helpful preparing their
lunch. The girls also made sterili-
zation bags to take care of their
soiled dishes. The t he menu consisted
of chilli, french bread, assorted
drinks and for their piece de re-
sistance"- "s'mores". Needless 20
say these trips are thoroughly en-
joyed by the Troop and their
Leaders deserve so very much
credit for their time and effort
spent on the planning and realiza-
tion of these trips and outings.
The final trip of the year was on
June IS, to the Dover Air Base.
Troop No. 156 also accompanied
our Troop on this trips The two
groups combined, make a very inn
pressive lot of nice looking, young
aspiring scouts. The girls were es-
corted into an Army bus and en-
1 Joyed a guided tour OF the Air
Base. Altho' they did not go inside
the planes they did stand close to
them and were briefed on all the
details of these huge aircraft. They
were also given an actual demon
stration of the latest in firefighting
equipment, should a craft crash
and burn while landing. This trip
] ended at the Milford Dairy
Queen" where the girls were treat
ed. Then, back to Lakeview School,
their meeting place.
l am sure we mothers all wish
to thank Mrs. Montgomery and
Mrs Westphai for their combined
interest, untiring effort and en-
thusiasm in our Troop.
The first concrete effort to change
the status of Hawaii from that If