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26 WILMETTE . LIFE January 31, 1930 Ja NEW TRIER GIRL SCOU Here's 2nd Prize Essay in Tribute to Juliette Low Second prize was awarded by the judges to EHlyn Link. age 18, tirst lieutenant of Troop I. ~lanatee, Fla.,' in the essay contt·st on the subject "\Vhy I Should Like to Have Known J ul ie t t e Lo \\' .' · The first prize essay : ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~~:::::::::::' appeared last week. ~fiss Link's essay heart must have thrilled at the knowlfollows: edge of the joy which Scouting has By Evelyn Link brought to thousands of girls, not only 1 American ritizcns love and revl'l'e in the United States. hut also in manv the name of G{'orge \Yashingtun, the other nations. \\'ith . all my heart ·r Father of hi~ Country: children are should like to have known the woma11 taught the story of hii lift; the world wh 1 believed in her dreams, and dared admires the character of this man, the to make them come true: who gave so first Amrrican. In the same way, Girl much of herself- tiH· only true giving Scouts of the Cnited States honor and -that other girls might know Scoutlove Julictll' L~)\\'; by the · camp lire ing. they read. nf. her life with interest; Influence Widespread they art· tnsptred hy the force of her Then after her dreams of a world charactt-r: and each one. wishes that I c·Jmp in the nitcd States had mateshe could ha\'e known thts remarkable rializcd . i should like to ha,·e known ~,· oman. t1~e Fonndrr uf the Girl Sct)Uts her as she unflinchingly, even cheerm the Umted States. fully, bore intense physical pain, which I should like to han· ktwwn her l>c - finallv brought her death. The incause she was an :\m eriran Wl)man flttt'ncc of sttch a life on those around who did a great work in an cxtraord- her cannot he estimated. \\'c arc like inar); way. .\"o other woman has done those with whom we associate, and I more for the girls of the United States should like to have known Juliette than she, for s he opened a way to 1 Low. and to have been touched hy the them, a l!iylz way, called Scouting. 1 unquenchable fire of her spirit. Any girl who has worked therein will [ kno\\' I should have loved 1-'frs. he a broader, a better girl for herself, J.n,· simply hecau . e she enjoyed life so for her country, an(l for her God. fully. 1'\othing was drab or usual to Great Personality her, and through hn eyes the world 1 Yet, entrancing and great as Iter became a ,·eritah lc \\'onderland. \\' hen work is, it docs not overshadow the I read of her making a record ascent woman. It has bec:n said of h er, "To and descent of the pvramid, of know her at all is to want to know scrambling up a rocky cli.ff to select her better"; and it is true, for as ! ·1 camp site, and of innumerable other read of her life I wished in my heart exciting adventures. I wonder at the that I could haYe known her. I should spirit of youth which led her on. Surelike to have known her as a young lv in her heart wa~ that fountain of girl, imaginative, energetic, and drama - ,:outh. and the heart of Youth in this tic, leading her brothers, sisters, and eternal girl called unto "the vouthful cousins in games, and plays, and in others. Could we help but love founding clubs among them. I wish such a one as J uliettt Low. aptly I could have known her as a young called Little-Ship-under-Full-Sail? woman of di\'ersificd talents, any one Gracious Hostess of which, with the exclusion of the The picture of U rs. Low as a graothers, would have developed into an cious hostess in her lovelv Southern lrt. I wish I could have been her home is the sweetest that~ I can imfriend during her young womanhood. agine. \\'ith true Southern hospitalwhen she charmed her associates with ity, with the grace of a queen, and the vivacity and wit which was always with kindness horn of a loving heart, hers. she entertained those who came to her home. \\'het her resting on EgypCoura1e ancl Faith tian sands in the shade of the pyraThen too, I shoulu like to have mid. or li,·ing in a romantic Scotch known he: <~s sh,e. be.gan .the ~· reat castk, or camping out in the United t~sk of brmgut~ Crtrl, Scoutmg lo the States. or seated in her New York ~trls .of the Umt~d States; UJl{l~rtook, nflice. she is a part of the picture; It, w.tth~ut countmg the cos.t, '~ 1 tho.ut but as a charming lady in her home constdenng the obstacles whtch mevtt- she is best 1 1ortrave<l ably would arise, but true to her vision, T k ~ ]· . I 0 1 1 a.ve with undaunted courage and unbound·nown ll 1tette ,ow ~)e.red faith she began the work. In her sonally ts 0 .ne 0 .£ the greatest prtvtlhome t~wn she formed the first troop. ege. I · can nnagme, hut to those w~10 and what · a leader she was !-serving ~an know her .only through the wntSaturday afternoon tea to her girls, tngs of her. fnends: and thr<?ugh her telling weird ghost stories of Scotland work, ~he IS a typtcal Ame.ncan woand !!lcomparable jokes, around those' mal! \nth . ~h~, heart. of a gtrl. Long first camp fires. And then to have 111 ~~ her " 01 k contmue, and may we watched with her the rapid growth of wtth ready hands carry on where she the Girl Scouts, the formation of new left off. trobps, the building of Little Homes. "Dais~· Lov.·, Daisy Low, until at last she saw the best dream Founder Dear." realized when the World Camp was held in the United States. What a ~~iss Lucile Heals of the School of joy to see the work of one's hands Speech at Northwestern is our capand the dream of a lifetime so fruit- Utin this year. Miss Beals has done ful! Girl Scouting had grown until it work with the Camp Fire Girls and Gi:-1 surpassed her expectation. How her Reser\'es also. TOWNSHIP EWS Troop Activity '----------------------------WILMETIE MEASURING EVERYTHIN G I , LIKE SCOUT HEADING The New Trier Township Girl Scouts are most appreciative and proud of the beautiful new heading to o·ur page of Scout affairs. It was made by Mrs. Frank A. Farnham, an artist, living in Winnetka. I Service is not odd jobs, but an attitude toward life. -The Guider moving clock called all the Brownies to be on their ·way ho1]1e, before dark. If you want the sue am in back of A. not her prof-itable Brownie hour your house measured or. your base- aclded to our experience - Cordelia ment floor, ca,ll on the 9trl Scouts. of Danforth Goodhue. Troop l. \Ve re measunng everyth~ng 1 _ __ in sight. At our weekly mertmg · ELECT PATROL LEADERS Thursday evening \VC measured the The Pine Tree Troop elected new width and length of the room, the height of floor lamps, and also the patrol leaders as follows: Sarah ] ane Haven . Siln:r Fox patrol distance across an imaginary c;;tream. Dividing up into two groups, \VC had ~~ arv Green ...... Forgctmcnot patrol a race follov;ing the Morse code trail. Bets~ey Ann Doering . . .. \\' hite Pine patrol Both groups did very well, hut group. . Fireflies patrol 1 seemed · to ha,·e studied signalling Antoinette 1fearne Last " ·rck we had an indoor hike more thoroughly. -Isabel Haskin, \Vilmette Tr001) 1. which enabled the Scout. tn pass nature for second class rank. At this HOLD TREASURE HUNT s.amc meeting Antoinette I:earnc, ~1 ·I f rl' II ttl · r ' Sarah Jane Ilan.: n and Bett\· 1 1c gtr· s o r rOOJ) · . a 1c1r cgul 1 - · Shuster f · ') were aware cd god stars it1r per ect tar meettng W ednesclaY, January -1, 1<11 )9 11 1 Cl , II f 1 1 ·,, a tctH ance or /- . e en 1ancc o r had · t 1) car 1 a11c1 F' ranees l)f e1· ff cr re-' . a treasure hunt. I here was no }( arnr pnze but the Buccaneer patrol came · 1 .1 f YO t t in first. The notes were written in cetve< st ' :cr s ars or . 1~erce~1 ~ a ·t 1 1 1 tendancc 1nr last n :ar-Scnht·, I r<·op . coc1e, ma k· 111g 1 muc 1 1an cr. Ill ,,.. k · Another contest was to , ~:e wha't In net ·a. patrol had the best listeners. A Scout tapped the rhythm of . a S(lllg that ~frs. 9oe!z and ~liss. Alley attended everv Scout shou ld kno\\' and the a class tn l·.,·anston last wtek to learn Sco~ts 'who knew the song n ·ceiye·d SlllllC new songs and games. Their ina point for their patrol. The Pioneer structor was ,f_rom, the Xew _York head patrol came in first with six point:;. I <i~tartcrs of (l!rl S~o uts .. \\ e are planNcar the end of the meeting, 'troop !\lt'.g to start n_ur hrst atd c<:ursc ~oon. Ill of the Baptist 'church came over , 1 hts \ourse wtll not on)_ ,. g1n tts our and taught Troop II a song called . first atd seconl ~nd first class rank "Soldier Soldier will You :M arry lmt, havmg passed 1t successfully. \\·e :\f e? ·· ' ' will receive the first aid merit badge. -Eleanor Ricks, Troop II, \Vilmettc. -Troop I, \Yinnetka. 1 1 1 ' 1 · ll )] ~ · 1J <1 1 J ll \1 'I !or TEACH TROOP II NEW SONG \\·cdncsday, January 2.2, the girls in Troop III had their regular meeting in the Baptist Ch,urch and from there we went to the Methodist church to teach them a new song. \\'hen we reached there they were acting out things. They finished their play and then we taught them the song. The name of the ong is "Soldier, Soldier." They learned it very quickly and for the rest of the time we ·watched them act their little plays. \Ve then had our closing ct. ·cle and afterwards went home. -Francis Collins, Troop III, \\'ilmettc. ~econcl KENILWORTH NEW 2ND LIEUTENANT The Kenilworth troop is to haH a lieutenant, ~·I iss ~f arian An derson, a senior at :\n,· Trier High school. 11 iss Anderson has h<.:en a Scout for a number of years, and her experience will be valuable to the troop. Several · of the second class Scouts have begun work on the hostess badge. Mrs. Frank Barrett, one of the community committee members, is htlping the girls with their '"·ork. GLENCOE MEET ON TUESDAY The Girl Scouts who are in Troop 2 meet on Tuesday afternoons. \ \' e arc ~arncstly. working on our scout proJ('Cts. \\ e have classes in second class, nature merit badges, housekeeper's badge, and we are proud to say that we are now all tenderfoot Scouts and there is a good percentage of s~cond class Scouts. The girls in this troop are 111 seventh grade. WINNETKA THE BROWNIES The meeting of the Brownies on \Vednesdav, ] anuan- 2.2, was a mixture of disappointment ·and delight. \Ve had planned a sleighing party, with eats to warm us up afterward, and games at Mrs. Lowrey's. But when the thermometer registered fifteen below zero. (ours did) we thought we'd have a hetter time indoors. So we played post office, wrapping our parcels neatly and securely, then made a train of ourselves and in the baggage car had all this parcel post delivered as the train flew bv the various cities for which thev were destined. Conductor called "To-le-do" and all Toledo packages were thrown violently from the train, as they are often, when caught on a high arm extended from a post. If the packages survived the strain they passed muster and were approved for the Brownie test. If not, they will he done again. Then a c1uiet game, and the swiftly ELECT NEW OFFICERS Patrol 4 has elected a new corporal ~nd secretary. Jean Louise Wagner ~s our corporal and Catherine Birdsall ts our secretary. and we have elected Rarbara Austin for our reporter. HAVE STUDY GROUP La.st Monday in patrol meeting we ~urned through with our formalities m order to go to our classes. There . u e two of t~em, signalling and nature. We are passmg merit badges and second class tests. We enjoy this very much and hope to eomplete our tests vt"ry soon-Barbara Austin.