Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Girl Scout News


A look at our Girl Scout calen-
dar reminds us that February % is
Girl Scout Thinking Day. 1t is
also the birthday of Lord Robert
Baden-Powell, the founder of
Scouting. 1t is the birthday of his
wife, Lady Baden-PoweH, too.
When you become a member of the
Girl Scouts in your own country,
you become a part of the world
movement. We celebrate the Ba-
den-Powells birthday by thinking
about our sister guides and scouts
all over the world, and about what
1t means to be friends with them.
AS a member of the Girl Scouts
what thoughts will you be able to
enjoy on this day? They should be
the most pleasant thoughts poss-
ible, for because of scouting
girls world is filled with good
clean fun and happiness. The feel
ing of being a part of the world
wide movement of teaching girls
in all lands that their interest and
needs are basically the same & that
sharing is part of every day living,
are only few of the lessons we
set out to learn. The first Girl
Scout Troop was founded in Savan-
nash, Georgia, on March II, 1912,
by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low. If you
have Girl Scout calendar, sit
down with it and study the pic
lures. 1t will offer ycu a wealth of
thoughtful moments. There is not
one month when a girl does not
have smile on her face.
During Girl Scout Week, March
8, through March Is, the Brownies
and Girl Scouts of Milford have
planned an evening for their par
ents. Each group will meet on "a
separate evening in the social hall
of the Avenue Methodist Church.
Both will have the same basic pro-
gram. They will open with the flag
salute, repeat their promise and
sing the hymn of Scouting. Each
group will announce the girl and
troop who sold the most cookies
during their recent sale. Each troop
will present skit, based on differ
ent themes. Invited guests will be
parents and representatives of
sponsoring groups. The evening
will close with prayer and the SER
wing of refreshments. The Girl
Scouts will entertain on Wednes-
day, March IL, at 1880 p. m. The
chairman will be Mrs. Garrett
Grier, assisted by Mrs. Leslie Dob
son and Mrs. Finley Jones. Plans
for the evening are almost complet-
ed During the evening recogni-
tion will be given those adults who
have been instrumental in helping
the organization and the growth of
the Girl Scouts in Milford. The
troops will entertain with the fol-
lowing skits: No. 78, Puppet Show;
No. So, Fashion Show and Review;
No. 33, Our Community Service;
No. 8, the Mock Girl Scout Meet
ing; No. 83, Dramatics. The Brow
nies will entertain on Friday,
March IA, at p. m. Their chair
man will be Mrs. Joseph Kemp, as
sisted by Mrs. Verna Walls and
Mrs. Roy Reichhold The troops
on this evening will entertain with
the following skits: No. Is, Puppet
Show; No 180, Giving and Shar-
ing; No. 10, Manners; No. rs, Tai
ent; No. 185, Band and Songs; No.
156, Service. Troop No. 13 will lead
the flag salute during the opening
service. All parents are urged to
attend these evening festivities.
The girls are working very hard
to make the evening an enjoyable
one for you.
Troop No. S3 under the leader
ship of Mrs. Clement Nevins and
Mrs. James Homan, held a Valen-
tine dance last Friday evening,
February IA, at the Milford Arm
ory. They had as their invited
guests Girl Scout Troop No. 78, un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Parker
Hitch. There were 26 girls and 7
mothers present. The girls danced
to records and enjoyed themselves,
as only girls of this age can do.
They could dance all night and still
not get tired. 1t was wonderful to
watch them. They had several spe-
cial dances planned. Refreshments
of punch, cup cakes, pretZels, pick
les, potato chips and candy were
served. Tables were decorated by
the Scouts. Each Scout of Troop
No. 83 brought a portion of the re-
freshments. During the serving of
refreshments we pulled Z door
prizes that were given to the lucky
winners. The evening came to
close at $50 p. m. with each girl
expressing the hope that there will
be more of these get-together par
ties with other troops in the near
future.
Troop No. So under the leader
ship of Mrs. Charles Lundstedt had
a Valentine party at their last
meeting when they met at the home
of Mrs. Garrett Grier. They have
made plans to take a camping trip
on Friday, February %. They plan
to go to Redden State Forest and
set up camp in the lodge located
there. They will be under the SUI
Dervision of Mrs. Charles Lund-
stedt, Mrs. Garrett Grier and Mrs.
Ira Garbutt The girls will sleep
in sleeping bags and bed rolls.
They have planned their meals and
are prepared to do all the cooking.
They will work on their badge
work, will hike if possible and will
certainly have a wonderful time.
| We all hope the weather will be
| in your favor, girls.