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38 WILMETTE LIFB Febru~ry 7, 1930 NEW TRIER GIRL SCOU Juliette Low Really "Got Urge Girl Scouts a Kick" From Her Uniform to AIake Plans for " ... it suddenly dawned on me that International Day .:-he loved that big hat; she loved. that February is one of the most inte~ esting months of the year for Girl Scouts. For, February 22, besides being the birthday of the "Father of our Country," is the birthday of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide, Sir Robert and Lady Baden-Powell. It has been the custom to observe the date of their birth as International day. It is hoped that every troop in New Trier township will start now, if they have not already done so, to make plans for th_e celebration of this day in such a way that it will be a day long to be remembered by every Girl Scout and Girl Scout leader. International day may be observed in many, many ways. It is a time to give thanks for the lives of men and women in every country who have made Scouting pos sible: to read and tell stories of the activities of Girl 3couts throughout the world: to enjoy the folk songs and folk dance s of other nations; to pay tribute to the Chief Scout and Chief Guide: and to thi;Jk particularly of Juliette Low-who died just three years ago-whose life is an inspiration tn Girl Scout of en:r~· country. Sir ·Robert said of Tuliette Low. "The hest memorial that we can raise is to keep her line of aim and action bright and living, and. making it our own. to pass it on to all girls." Since her death. Girl Scouts all onr this countr\' ha\'c contributed to the Juliette Low Memorial fund that her life of aim and action" might be kept living. Perhaps any troops in ~ew Trier town ship which may not yet have contributed to this fund will plan to do so by February .22. 41 TOWt--ISHIP EWS PLAYING THE GAME The rules of this Girl Scouting game of ours are : To play fair . To play in your place. To play for your side and not for yourself. And as for the score, the best thing in a game is the fun and not the result for: "When the Great Recorder comes To write against your name, He writes not that you won or lost But how you played the game." List Interesting Books for Local Girl Scouts The following books will supply very interesting reading for a quiet time in your troop meeting. They instruct as well as give great intere:>t. Perhaps some Girl Scout who has recently earned SO!lle money would like to purchase one of these for your troop library. "Tami"-The story of a chipmunk. Dr. B t> rtha Chapman Cady. "Gayneck"- The story of a pigeon. 1\Iukerjl. "Ghond, the Hunter." Muke rji. "Bambi"- The story of a deer. Salten. "Four 'Vay Lodge"-Reed. "The Jungle Books"~Kipling. 1!diculous whistle; she loved her whole uniform! She wasn't wearing them, as ~ome of us were, because it was necessarv or because it seemed best-she loved to wear them I She loved it just as Roosevelt loved his big hat; she was the eternal girls just as he was the eternal boy. And so she could drench with her vitalitv and enthusiasm the little plant she Jiad brought over from England, and cherish it till it grew into the great tree that it is today." -Josephine Daskam Bacon, first chai~·man of the National Publica- will be utilized ·for general troop action committee. tivities. ] oan Brown of Troop 4, who recently was operated upon at Billings Memorial hospital, is reported to be improving. ] ean Grasset, Scribe pro tern, Troop 4. trampled chalk or disorderly chairs. Grace Louise Bull, Patrol 2. Troop 3. Troop Activities WINNETKA PLAN TO GIVE PLAYS Troop 3 of Glencoe· is try1ng to help its Scouts pass their second class tests, and, of course, all tenderfoot members. Dur_ing the troop's general meeting, we divide into ~roups, one to pass signalling, one to pass nature, and the othrr group to pass their tenderfoot tests. Only a few have not passed theirs. Our patrol has only one Scout '"ho has not her uniform. The third patrol's ambition is to turn itself into a miniature dramatic club and give little plays for our troop. Of course, \\'e have to keep up our Scout work which will he more work but we h_ope to do both. I believe we shc1ll attain our goal. ·-Marjorie Ruth Lynn. WORK ON SCOUT SONGS For the past two meetings the girls of Troop 1 have been working on Scout songs. .Miss Alley and Mrs. Goetz taught us a few of the songs they learned at the cla ss in E\'anston. Then. there were camp .songs to be looked over and learned anew. Of course the meetings given over to this were joyou s one s, becau se, as one ·Jf our s<,mgs says, "Singing is the th ing that keeps you cheery!" A twop flag has been ordered and also our twop crests. The crest is ci. cardinal, and we think it will look fine on our green uniform s. Already plans for spring hikes are goin~ on. Many of the girls have been to camp and the .. hike lore" they learned there will help out a lot. Every Girl Scout enjoys a hike, and those planned are being looked fon...ard to ""ith great joy. ~~ arjorie Leach, Scribe, Troop J. INVEST 12 GIRLS On January 16 twelve girls were invested as Tenderfoot Girl Scouts in Troop 4-Beth Bryson, Jean Clark, Dorothy Davis, Marian Goldstein, Betty Jean Keefer, Mary Louise McKisson, Harriet Morehouse, Louise Ogden, Elizabeth Sparrow, Vivian Spegal, Flora Jean White-and Miss Mary Tibbals as our lieutenant. Two girls were invested as Secnnd Class Scouts-Marjorie Griffes anrl Betty Jane Weld. Brtt~· Jane \Veld. Scribe. Troop J. GLENCOE INSPECTION RACE WILMETTE QUESTIONS Girl Scouts Should Take Pride in Wearing Uniform Girl S<.'outing is a privilege and a respon . ib:lih·. In wearing your uniform vour ·responsibility as an individu~l to this nation-,vide organizat inn ;_. emphasized. Every Girl Sraut should take pride in her uniform and b~ep it neat and clean. It is your badg-e nf democracy. There are Girl ~couts itl even· state in the United States. in the Philippines, Alaska and Hawaii. Is it not a wonderful th:ng to think of these thousands of girls ~11 meeting each week. wearing the ~arne uniform and in their daily lives carn·ing out· the ba. ic principles of the ten ·r.ir.l Scout law s and the promise? -Jane Deeter Rippin. National Directnr LOTS OF PEP Pep! The Girl Scouts of Troop 2 certainly have it since we started our patrol contest. Points are g-iven for attendance. dues. punctuality, obedience. courtesy and inspection. with ten points for tests passed. And. oh, how we are workinl!. The \Volf patrol. with Barbara Pitts as Patrol Leader. leads the contest \\'ith a total of 947 points. Troop 2. \Vinnetka. TROOP 3 MEETS ~1 rs. Greet1's troop had a meeting on Saturdav. Frances Pfi ffer was flag hearer. Suzan Sleep and Margo Webb \\·ere color guards. We first pla~·ed a nature game. which the Fire Flies won. Then the Tenderfeet reviewed their knots for Second Class. All patrols then each gave a little act using four knots. Scribe Harriet Pearl, Troop 3. TO JULIETTE LOW Hers was a gold n vision- for lookJ:Jg down the years, She under tood the qucstionings and de-eds th.1t would arise In the lives of little girls and big girls, growing to womanhood, And clothed her understanding m adventurous djsguise; · Taking as her recompense, the laughter in their eyes. On M.ollday, January 27, Betty Leach was invested as a member of the Kenilworth troop. The t1 nop voted to send a quart of milk t"ach day during the year tp a needy family in Chicago, and plans \\ere discussed for raising money to Ji6Y for it. TO HOLD FOOD SALE \Vinnetka Girl Scout Troop 4 will have a food sale Saturday, February 15, at 10 A. M. in the front part of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea store on Elm street. The members of the troop will make a generous assortment of cakes, cookies. candv and home-made bread. Funds ·obtained through this sale Our patrol is having a race \\·ith the "\Vhere is the sun at 9 o'clock in other patrols in inspection . . \Ve re-1 the morning? Where should the field cei,·e six points if we have full uni- he when the flag is hung across an form . \Ve have a point for the hat, east and west street?" These' were one for the tie and one if we have amonQ" the questions asked in a code the same color shoes and stockings. message at Troop I's meeting on \Ve receive two points if our uniform Thurs.fiay evening. 1. neat. Our patrol is trying its be st -Isabe l Haskin, \Vilm ctte Troop l. so we can all have s1x points each time. JOINS TROOP Caryl Cowan. Patrol 3, Troop 3. J errine Fromm was invested as a Tenderfoot Scout Wednesday afternoon. She is now a member of Troop CHOOSE PATROL LEADERS Jane Mathews has been chosen pa- II. After the investiture ceremonv and trol leader and Barbara Hess, corporal. good-night circle, the Scouts enjoved \Vc have chosen a Bald Earrle for the · cookies and toasted marshmallows, name of our patrol and crest. The tl1tts celebrating J errine's first Girl Scout hirthdav. colors are brown and white. -Eleanor R.icks, Wilmette Troop II. Y..,T e are trying to keep an orderly patrol room, as sometimes we come in WEAR 'EM! and find scraps of oaper all over the Uniforms! Scouts. don't neglect patrol room floor and sometimes \YCaring vour uniforms to troop meet"\Vhcn the high heart we magnify, ings. A Girl Scout uniform is to wear not tn hang in vour closet! ' And th·~ sure vision celebrate, -Isabel Haskin, Wilmette Troop I. And wor~hip greatness passing by-·· Ourselves are great." MERIT BADGE EXAMS John DrinkwaterThe following merit badge examina"Abraham Lincoln" tions will be given for Wilmette girls on Saturday, February 15: J~urnalist-9 A. M.-E. W. 'Veber, HANG OUT YOUR FLAG WILM"BTTE LIFB office. Scouts, and friends, remember Laundress-10 A. M.-Mrs. Ralph February 12, next Wednesday, is Mouldin~. 1025 Elmwood avenue. an occasion which calls for the flyHealthwinner-10 :30 A. M.-Mrs. H. ing of the American flag in comJ Dernehl, 1010 Linden avenue. memoration of one of the country's greatest men-Abraham Lincoln. To February helong the hirthdavs of Get your flags out flying on a ';\lashing-ton. Lincoln and the Chief pole or on your house in the best Scout-all high hearts, and we rememvossible pla~e. It is your duty. ber our Girl Scout citizenship in t'ribute to them.