Milford chronicle., 1960-11-25
Girl Scout
Council Meeting

The Peninsula Girl Scout Coun-
Gil was represented at the Nation
al Girl Scout Council Meeting by
the following delegates: Mrs. G..
Arthur Mcdaniel, President, of
Federalsbury, Md; Mrs. John w.
Henderson, End Vice President, of
Seaford, Della; Mr.. Robert Faw,
Treasurer, Salisbury, Md; Mrs.
Donald Kirwan, Public Relations
Chairman, of East New Market,
Md; Mrs. K. Thomas Everngam,
Nominating Committee Chairman,
of Denton, Md; Mrs. Edward
Turner, District Chairman, of Cen
terville, Md; Mrs. Austin F. Rob
erts, veteran Girl Scout Leader and
Troop Leader of Sudlersville, Md;
Mrs. Robert Gribbon, Juliette Low
Chairman, of Easton, Md; Mrs.
Edith Bounds, District Director, of
Salisbury, Md; and Mrs. William
]. Hart, Jr., Acting Executive Dir
ector, of Salisbury, Maryland.
Moore than 1000 adult register
ed Scouts and Senior girls con-
gregated from all over the nation
to attend to the business of the
National Council. Also present
were visitors from many other
lands.
Included in the sessions, which
lasted from Monday, November IA,
through Friday, November 18th,
1860, were speeches by outstand-
ing authorities on Youth Programs,
Council Finance Planning and Sup
port and The Key to Effective
Services.
The opening and closing sessions
were most dreamatic in presenting
programs to carry out the slogan
of the Birthday Years 1960-1963,
"HONOR THE PAST, SERVE THE
FUTURE.
The first phase of the Three
Year Celebration of the Girl Scout
of the U.S.A. Birthday Years pro-
gram was carried out by the Pen
insul Girl Scout Council at Camp
Todd in Denton, Maryland with a
Founders Day on October 80, 1860.
Mr.. William R. Galloway, Jr. of
Seaford, Delaware, was the Master
of Ceremonies for the program
which includes an Invocation by
Rev. Donald o. Clendaniel of Fed
eralsburg, Maryland gre etin g S
from Council President, Mrs. G.
Arthur Mcdaniel of fredericksburg,
Maryland; 1.-THE Golden Years" by
Mrs. K Thomas Everpgam of Den
ton, Maryland; Camp Memorial
Gifts by Mr. John Hess of Sails
bury, Maryland, and the Juliette
Low World Friendship Fund by
Mrs. Donald Kirwan of East New
Market, Md. In addition, there was
recognition of the earliest founders
who were Miss. Marguerite Klein,
Mrs Austin Roberts, Mrs. Elliott
Waddell and Miss Nancy Waddell.
Individual girls made contributions
to the Juliette Low World Friend
ship Fund from their own troops.
After retiring of the Colors and
the Benediction, the annual tree
planting took place. Mr.. Robert
CLINE of Seaford, Del. was Cen
eral Chairman of the. event.
In March, 1861. during Girl
Scout Week, there will be an
honoring of yesterdays Girl Scouts
Today's Career Women. During the.
spring summer and fall of 1861
Heritage Hikes have been planned
for troops and the Program Com
mittee has prepared a booklet
issued to all leaders so that the
girls may plan to visit places of
historical interest on the Eastern
Shore During late fall and winter
of 1861 troops will plant bulbs
blossoms for the Birthday Years.
From March 1862 to March 1868
after a survey has been conducted,
the community's needs for chill
dren will evolve into a service
that the Girl Scouts will render
in thanks for community support
of them.