Milford chronicle., 1959-10-16

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The first meeting of the Girl
Scout Neighborhood Assoc. for the
1959-60 year was held at the Mil
ford New Century Club on October
s. Miss Dorothy Gambler, our field
representative was present and
distributed new material to troop
leaders for use. during the year.
Some of the projects getting under
way are:
1. Pennies. nickels and dimes are
being contributed by all troops to
the Juliet Lowe Fund which will
sponsor a scout from the confer
ence to visit a foreign country in
exchange for a visit from one of
their scouts.
2. Sunday, November 1. will be
"Tree Planting Day" at Camp Todd
in Denton, Md. Each troop is en-
deavoring to donate a shade tree
clearly identified with their troop
number.
8. Several troops are planning to
participate in the Halloween Par
ade sponsored blythe Milford ]. C's.
Due to the mosquito hazard. the
State Board of Health has requested
through the Peninsula Council that
all cook-outs and hikes be post
poned until after the first frost
Mrs. David Hugg has very kindly
accepted the responsibilities OF
Neighborhood Publicity Chairman
Mrs. Hugg is secretary at the Del
aware State Development Dept. in
Dover and is president of the Mil.
ford Auxiliary of the V.F.W.
Troop Publicity Chairmen please
take note that all news in the fu.
ture will be mailed or handed tC
Mrs. David Hugg, SO Fisher Ave
nue., no later than Sunday evening
of each week.
Troop No. 83 began its fall activi
ties on September 22nd. Newl.
formed committees are: The Bus,
Bees-Leader, Chris Homan, Ka.
Maull, Sarah Penuel, and Jud.
Roberts; The Busy Beavers-Lead
er, Kathleen Nevins, Colleen Teare
Frances Welch and Sharon Appel
The Conquistedores- Leader, Ann
Hickman, Dee Ridings, JEANNE Ely
pei and Eileen LaMorge.
The troops new service projec
will be aiding the nursing person
mel of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital. Each scout will contribut
two hours of her time each weel
Members of the 1959-60 Colo
Guard are: Judy Frankel, Jeanin
Eypel and Chris Homan. Three nel
members have been welcomed int
the troop: Susan Desmond, Jud
Frankel and Donna Teare.
Troop No. SO
The members of Troop No. 83 me
at the New Century Club on Tues
day, October 13, at three fifteen /
m. After the initial opening exer
cises of flag allegiance and repeti
tion of the Girl Scout laws, th'
minutes were related from the las
meeting by the secretary, Miss De
Ridings. Dues were collected, an
we settled down to the busines
of the week
Miss Claudia Lofiand was wei
coined into the troop. She will b
the last addition as far as the mem
. bership is concerned. We now hav
| total registration of fifteen girl
This has been the desired numbel
and unless there are. cancellation
or designations, we will have roOl
for no more new members.
Plans have been laid for th
preparation of the float that Troo
No. 83 will have in the Hallowe'e
Parade October 31st.
There was a lively discussion o
the ways and means of increasin
our financial status, and a decisie
reached about the month we woul
request for our projects. Permfs
sion will be sought from Peninsul
Council.
All Girl Scouts showed interel
in the coming event at Camp Tod
on November 1. There will be
tree planting ceremony, each troo
contributing a shade tree to tn
: camp grounds. They are asked I
read one page of information o
the. tree given and to formally pre-
sent same, properly identified.
Our cookout has been temporaril
postponed due to the request il
: sued by the State Board of Healt
in conjunction with the control {
Sleeping Sickness" m OF osquit
threat. After frost has been we
established, we may have permis
, sion to cookout.
Those volunteers among us VIII
have offered to give two hours
week as assistants to the nursin
personnel of the Milford Memoris
Hospital, were given their assigr
ments of duty hours for the weel
and will report to Mrs. Stevenso
for instructions.
, Patrol No. 2 served refreshments
, and our meeting was adjourned.
Scribe, Colleen Teare
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