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26 WILMETTE LIFE February 28, 1930 NEW TRIER GIRL SCOU Wilmette Troops Unite to Observe International Day All of the Wilmette Girl Sc,gu! troops celebrated International day together with a program in the Girl Scout room of the Methodist church. The . program opened with the singing oi a Swiss folk song, "The Old Chalet. " They were then privileged to listen to Mrs. Leonard Osborne, a former Girl Guide in England. Mrs. Osborne was one of the first English girls to enjoy the privil~ies of Girl Guiding, and the girls were all more than thrilled with what she had to tell them. They learned that the English people are J{reat hikers and that she herself hiked ninety- ninety not ninemileS- one week-end. Mrs. Osborne de scribed Sir Robert Baden -Powell, his sister, and Lady Baden-Powell, and reviewed in a very interesting man ner the beginnings of the Bor Scout and Girl Guide movements. She also told the story ot Juliette Low's visit to England and her enthusiasm overthe movements which she very shortly afterwards brought to America. The girls were interested in the de scrip tion of the English tmiform, the reasons for the type of hat \·;orn. and also to learn that great stress was placed in those early days on home nursing. Miss Harda Stoa and Miss Marion Neffenquist, two Girl Scouts from Norway, were present and in uniform. Although the girls are very fond of the color and style of their own uniform~~ they were certainly impressed with the neatness of Norwegian girls' uniforms . These friends sang the national an them of Norway as well as one or two folk songs. And, although they felt somewhat shy about making a speech in the difficult English language. they were very generous in answering the questions which the local girls asked. All seemed particularly interested in their pin , badges, cords, chevrons and ribbons. They do not wear as many badges on their sleeve as American Girl Scouts do, but those which they have are very colorful and interesting. The third part of the program took the form of sort of a reproduction of the World camp held in the United States in 1926. Various Scouts-some of whom were in foreign costumerepresented the nations which too'< part in that camp, and each Scout told what her nation gave to the world. The progr:~m closed with the color ceremony, followed by the singing of the "Golden Sun" and "T.aps!' As the last note of "Taps" died away, the bugle, played by Janet Wright from the top of the outside stairs, echoed the beautiful thought. TOWNSHIP EWS Winnetka Forms Group to Guide Its Girl Scouts thev could have another party like it, The interest in Girl Scouting in and if it would be as much fun , tho.ugh Winnetka is growing by leaps and they didn't think that could be posstble. bounds. A~plicants are waiting eagerly for vacancies or the formation of new On Friday, February 21 , Marjorie troops. Troop 5 has been organized Stilting, Rachel Lippincott, Jeanette Nel- to help this situation and to take care son and Mary Stewart were made Ten- of the Brownies, who at ten years of derfoot Scouts. This investiture made age are eligible for Girl Scouts. With every girl in Troop 2 Tenderfoot S~outs. such an active and growing organizaThey were also very proud to mvest tion the leaders have felt the need of four members of the troop as the first a d~finite group or committee which Second Class Sc:outs. These girls were would do for the Girl Scouts what the Mary Frank. J can Simpson, Evelyn hoy Scout council does for that or Calkins and Ruth Poff. They have been ganization. working very ha rd to pass the Second The Winnetka Community commitClass tests. tee for Girl Scouts has been organized -Marjorie Helm, Scribe, · as follows: Troop 2, Winnetka. General chairman, :Mrs. Thomas W. Hearne · Vice-chairman, Mrs. J . R. ~Ir s. Green has been helping the mem- Goetz; 'secretary- and Treasurer , Mrs. bers of Troop 3 a good deal lately on William A. Barr ; Chairman Finance signalling. Last week they played some committee and Advisory Board, Thomas o.; ignalling games. W. Hearne; Chairman Awards and Most of the troop are hoping to pass Standards, Mrs. George S. Lee; Chairsecond class tests. The investiture, man of Education, Mrs. Herbert M. which was supposed to have been this Weil; Vice-chairman of Education, week was postponed for a week. · Mrs. Stewart Weston; Chairman Camp 01~ W cd~esday they had a spe~ial committee, Mrs. Herbert Sieck, and meetmg whtch one-fourth of. the gtrls Chairman Supplies and Equipment, attended. They would have ltked .more. Mrs. Glen Bull. ¥ost of the after!loon th_ ey ~ad s tgna~- . Troop committees: Troop I- Capmg. dA11 of the gtrl s passed tt for the1r tain, Mrs. ]. R. Goetz ; Lieutenant, secon c1 ass. . . Miss Frances Alley ; Chairman Troop - Harnet Pearl, Scnbe, · C B R d 11· T T 3 w· tk comm1ttee, Mrs. . . an a , roop roop ' mne a. II-Captain, Mrs. R. M. Ward; Lieutenant, Mrs. Alfred Brittain; HOLD FOOD SALE Troop 4 held its food sale as planned Chairman Troop committee, Mrs. at the new Atlantic and Pacific store Frederick Hurlbutt: Troop III-Capon Elm street, Saturday, February 15. tain, Mrs. Earl Green ; Lieutenant. Each patrol took turns selling home- Mr s. Ward C. Pearl; Chairman Troop committee, ~1rs. H. L. Woolh\ser; made food. We cleared $28. \Ve wi sh to thank the mothers who Troop IV-Captain, Mrs. Elmer Baker, ~ o graciously helped us and also George Jr.; Lieutenant, Miss Totten; ChairGreenaway 1 the manager of the A. & P. man Troop committee, Mrs. E. W. store. who donated a corner of his store McMullen: Troop V - Captain, Mrs. so that our sale was possible. \Ve sure- Gerald Burnham: Lieutenant, Mrs. Raymond Doonan ; Chairman Troop ly appreciate his kindness. committee, Mrs. Myron T. Harshaw. - Jean Grassett, Scribe, Troop 4, Winnetka. A( News of the Local Troops GLENCOE HOLD ESSAY CONTEST The ·latest Scout activity in Troop is the essay contest. It is open to any one in the troop and should prove most interesting. There is no limit to the number of words but the title is to be "What Girl Scouting Means To Me." This seems to be a very good choice ht:cause e;rerybody has an equal chance and the subject may be approached in so many different and original ways. Every entry should be neatly writt.en and signed with a nom de plume. \V1th each essay must be an envelope on which is written your pen name and which contains a card with yo ur real name written on it . The judges will be picked from the Scout c o mmit~e e and the prize will be worth work~ng ior. A definite date for the cl os m~ ha s not vet been announced hut it is a good pian to start in right a\Ya y and wMk hard. Wat ch thi s column for fur ther notices! PATROL THREE . Our troop went outdoor s last Tuesda y to pas s an observation te st. E ach patrol was appointed one hlock in which to notice all the land mark s and points of interest. \\'e hope that the girls who read this and are not Scouts will come and join and take part in all the fun we have. - Jean YoungloYe, Troop It WINNETKA PLEIADES PATROL On the en· of Monday. February 17. the members of the Pleiades patrol hart a patrol dinner. The girls cooked the dinner 1)\· themsehres. and as they are excellent- cooks, the dinner was very good. It consisted of hamburger. lettuce, baked potatoes, peas, cookies and ice cream. After the dinner they washed the dishc!W and cleaned the kitchen. Some of the · girls practiced signaling. The troop meeting began at 7 o'clock. A good time was had by all. - C. Barrett, Troop 1. \Vinnetka. TROOP I, WINNETKA Troop 1 had its meeting last Monday night at the Parish House. They had a patrol leaders' investiture and the new patrol leaders received their badges. 'fhe new patrol leaders are: Anne Burnham, Jane Twist, Carolyn Barritt, Bettv Zimmerman and Esther Hearne. Next week the patrol leaders will invest their corporals. Tohn Roos. the mate of the Sea Scout Ship, gave a drill. They learned the facings, attention, at ease, and rest. They will do some drilling every meeting from now on. -Esther Hearne, Troop 1, Winnetka. CELESTIAL GUIDES The sun by day and the stars by night are nature's chief guides for the traveler. So long as the sun is visihlf' &nyone can tell, in a general way, the direction in which he is going. To tmd the sun on a cloudy day: hoM a knife-blade or other thin, flat article perpendicularly on the thumb nail, watch case, or any glossy surface, and slowly twirl around. It will cast a faint sha1ow, unless the day is v~rv dark. Choose an open spot in the wood·s for this, rather than under the trees, .and don't try it near noon, when little shadows would be cast anyway. -Kephart. GIRL SCOUTING A GAME Girl Scouting is essentially a game tor many girls to play together. It is a game whose playing takes from the time we are children until we are grown up, and one of the reasons for i!lventing it was to provide a means ior numbers of girls to work and play together during these years. Thus it \'!ill have become quite habitual for them to work and play together when they are full-fledged citizens, so that they not only can accomplish more good by friendly cooperation but they can have very much better times. All Campers Should Be Versed in Fire Making HAVE YOU MET HER? She is a Girl Scout. She sew-;, · She · cooks, She care11 for all the little tots, She hikes and swims and camps, S<' keeps her body fit, Her fingers busy, mind alert. She's a merry, helpful personA good all-around Girl Scout. She's friends with Uncle Sam, She knows her city needs sunny parks. A happy· Girl Scout. St. Valentine's evening was a very happy one for the Girl Scouts of Troop 2. Winnetka. \Vho wouldn't have had a jolly time at a jolly Valentine's party? The girls all came in costume, and danced, sang, played games, and all together had a very enjoyable time. There was plenty of fun for everyone, besides ice cream, cake and candy. Nearly everybody was masked and they had great fun guessing the identity of each other. All went home wondering . when HAVE VALENTINE PARTY All hikers must know, of course, the art of fire-making. A woodsman is known by his fires, so they say. And ag · n, as stated by the backwoodsmcn, "The most of cookin's fire buildin':' Girl Scouts should remember also that a Scout is known not only by the way she builds a fire but also by the way she leaves the fire and camping place. Here are a few fire suggestions : Startiae Firea First a curl of birch bark drv as it can be, 1'hen some twigs of softwood, dead, but on the tree, Last of all some pine-knots to make the kittle foam, And there's a fire to make you think you're sittin' right at home. -Ernest Thompson Seton. When starting ·any fire, remember: 1. Hardwoods produce ·better coals than softwoods. 2. Split wood burns faster than round branches. 3. Fire burns upward; use long sticks. 4. Fire needs air; leave plenty of space for it. 5. Lay the fire and have a supply of woods before lighting.