Milford chronicle., 1959-05-01
Girl Scout News

The Girl Scout Neighborhood
Association met with our new
chairman, Mrs Lorenz Clark, at
the Milford New Century Club on
Thursday. April 23rd. Mrs. Clark
opened the melting with the flag
salute and the Brownie and Girl
Scout promises.
Mrs. Lorenz Clark, Mrs. GLAND
Evans, Mrs. Eurie Savage and
Mrs. James Homan, were our four
Representatives who attended the
Council Charter Dinner on April
Sth in Salisbury, Maryland. Mrs.
Clark related to us the council
goals and aims which were en-
phasized at the dinner.
Government phamplets are being
secured for our civilian defense
preparations. One of our service
projects which is to purchase
trash can for the city of Milford
has been postponed until next fall.
The Red Men of Milford will pre-
sent a re-enactment of an old In
dian ritual at Marshall's Mill Pond
on Saturday, evening, May End at
1880 p. m. The ritual was perform
ed after the Indians had located
new lands for themselves. The
Red Men will be in full Indian
dress, carrying burning torches.
ss they cross the pond in canoes.
Upon reaching the shore, they will
embark from their canoes and per-
form the Medicine Man Dance"
around a bonfire while the legend
is being narrated by one of their
members.
A large crowd is expected to
attend this colorful ceremony.
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will be
we'll represented, since the Red
Men are doing this as special
favor to them.
Folders for applications to
Camp Todd this summer were
given to the leaders for distribu-
tion in the troops.
Our next meeting will be held
in September.
On Wednesday, April %, Girl
Scout Troop No. S3, held another
weekly meeting. We worked on our
secret project for the Hospital
Fair. This project is a troop secret
which is being kept very well. Mrs.
Homan told us the costumes to
wear and the necessary things for
the fair. Well be looking for you
at our booth.
Our troop is planning a five day
camp-out at Camp Todd (the Girl
Scout Camp this June. We will
sleep in pup tents-each will hold
two people. This trip is present
to us for selling so many cookies
and candy canes. We're all looking
forward to this event.
Refreshments we're by Patrol
No. 3-Frances Welsh, Kathleen
Nevins, Dee Rulings. Refreshments
were cookies, cupcakes and punch
Now that Spring is definitely
here, Scout Troop No. 13 have
yearnings to be out in the wide
open spaces. They are making
plans and developing much en-
thusiasm in discussing their first
overnite camping trip. Meanwhile,
at each Monday afternoon meeting
they keep busy doing those things
that are required of all scouts as
they earn their classified ranks.
This past week thew were taught
their knotcraft by Hickey Rosker,
son of our Assistant Leader. From
what the girls tell me, he is quite
an expert at this art of tying knots
quickly and untying them easily.
OF course, they need lots of prac-
tice to become expert. They are
also teaching one another new
dances. and songs which is al.
ways fun.
The Troop is looking forward to
the Hospital Fair, as they plan to
make fudge, cupcakes, cookies.
etc. to sell in order to help aug
ment the funds for the Ladies Aux
iliary.
Individually these things may
not mean much to us as adults,
hut collectively to these scouts,
it keeps them interested in plann-
ing forthcoming events and busy
mentally and physically. which is
important in growing youth.
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