Milford chronicle., 1958-10-24
Girl Scout News


high school seniors will be pleased
10 learn of their opportunity to win
scholarships offered by Westing-
house through the Annual Science
Talent Search. One of last years
top three winners was a Senior
Scout from Teaneck, New Jersey.
Entrants in the Science Talent
Search must be prepared to take
an examination in December, so
there is not much time left to get
started. Efforts are being made to
get all pertinent information so
please watch this column for fur
. ther announcement on these schol-
arships.
Another announcement which
will interest many of you is that
during the last TWO weeks of Aug
ust, 1859, more than a hundred
older intermediate and first-year
Senior Girl Scouts from all over
the United States will camp to-
gether. for the purpose of finding
new and imaginative ways of car
rying out a camp waterfront pro-
gram. These girls will be selected
on the basis of interest and the
group will include beginners as
well as those experienced in aqua
tic skills.
The AlI-States Encampment will
be held at Camp Archibald, proper
ty of the Scranton Girl Scout
Council. on Lake Ely in Pennsyl-
yania. Applications are now being
accepted for staff positions of unit
leaders and assistants, nurse, and
administrative assistant Please
forward to Recruitment and Refer
raj Division, Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A., $50 Third Avenue, New
York %, New York.
One of our Senior Girl Scouts,
whose troop is no longer active,
would be interested in working
with one of the Brownie Troops
which may need or desire her help
Please call Mrs. Charles Lundstedt
for information if you are interest
ed.
The beginning Brownie Troop
which as yet has no number, had
their second meeting on Wednes-
day, October Is, in Mrs. Lund-
stedt's room at the Lakeview Ave-
nue.. School The girls are learning
their promise and songs and are
looking forward to being invested
and getting their Brownie pins at
their fifth meeting. This week they
are going to make favors for their
Halloween party.
The officers of this troop are;
Leader, Mrs. Ethyl Jones; Assistant
Leader and Publicity, Mrs. Alberto
Gent; Transportation, Mrs. NOreen
Macko; Out-of-Doors, Mrs. Joan
Foulkrod; Finance, Mrs. Barbara
Townsend; Committee Chairman,
Mrs. Margaret Vickins; Commit
tee Co-ordNator, Mrs. Helen Hitch.
Susan Drigger, one of the mem
bers of this troop, is moving to Do
yer and will be missed very much.
Brownie Troop No. 10 had their
first meeting on October in the
home of Mrs. James p. Hammond
Their time was spent in getting
acquainted. On October 8, the girlc
went on a hike hunting for wild
flowers and weeds which they will
later use in winter flower arrange
ments.
The leaders of Troop No. 10 are:
Mrs. John Glenn, Leader; Mrs.
James p. Hammond, Assistant
leader; Mrs Joseph Kemp, Troop
Chairman; Mrs. William Denney,
Finance Chairman; Mrs. Joseph
Calls, transportation; Mrs. Will
lis Bunting, Out-of-Doors and Mrs.
Vernon E. Guerrazzi, Publicity.
This fall finds Troop No. 78 un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Gladys
Evans, and they have been busy
getting acquainted with their new
leader as well as some new mem
bers. At the same time the girls
have been eagerly making plans
for some ways to raise money.
This troop had campfire at the
V.F.W. and Sue Kirby, a Patrol
Leader, showed Shirley Postles how
to build a fire while Mr.. GLAND
Evans taught them how to use and
care for q Ratchet properly.
Have you ever had a Scavenger
Hunt in the moonlight? Well, Troop
7S did. Just try To find an acorn,
a maple leaf. or round stone with
very little light They also hunted
for roasting sticks by flashlights.
Then hot dogs, marshmallows and
bug jGice were served around the
campfire.
October 8 was quite an exciting
meeting for this troop because they
invested and initiated their new
leader, Mrs. Evans. An open circle