Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Mar 1933, p. 39

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4rom meeting and working and play- ing tçgether- perbaps: preparing theniselves for other inauuains ndother cabinets a few years hence. Here are somne of thethings the Girl ýScouts are doing: Troop 24, according-to Scribe Jane Ethel Newman, is busy tryinig tO fathom, the stars; each meeting, dur- ing.March, is going to be plannedl by oe eof the patrols, and most appro- priately, this weekc the Star patrol centered the progranis around the stars. -There was a song about the- Man i in the Moon, the Big and, the L.ittle Dipper and the Milky IN ay; then talks by the leader, Miss Ortsei- feu, -and the. patrol leader, Adrian .Kavanatigh, and games that tauight some of the more important constel- lations. Ail the scouts are guiessiug about th'e' - progiam whieh 'the qecontl patrol plans for next week. Troop 23 Has Candy Sale Troop 23 held a candy sale in St. Francis school,' Tuesday of last' week, and since it 'was the day preceditig Asi' Wednesday, the candy went lice the proverbial "hot cakes"-and those who were too Jate to buv any arc .denanding another .sale as 'soon 'as Lent is over. Rosemary McDermott, troop 'scribe, aiso tells abot. thc andi showed a great înterest in al et the ýtroop's prejects.,,She sbirked nO task,' agreeable or otherw.ise, and under her: supervision, mnembers of the troop displayed an eagerness to do whatever'duties were requ ired of tbem. Troward th'e1 other memnbers,' Alice was decidedly' altru.istic, as was. shown, on more tfhan .eoe occasion. She was censtantly aidinig somneone or other %Nith helpful -hints or a -kinil word. With the passing of our fellow scout we have'. lest aà'Most faithful and, truly desirable friend and ally.. 1Our, hearts 'go out te ber parents, who have- been se suddenly bereft of their sole daughter. We like te think that 'Alice met her fate with a smile, for she had al- ways -ljved by that meotte, "Be Pre- pared."-Isabel Haskin.', ' Message for Girl Scout Zlst BirthdaY. Mrs. Frederick Edey, national .pres- ident of the Girl Scouts, sends greet-, ings te every meinher 'of the organ- ization' on the Girl Scout comning-of- age birthday on March 12. The fol- 9roups were entered in the. cenipeti- tien, representing, church.es ini everv part. of '.the metropolitani area.,, *The Wilmiette group reached th(: 'serni-finals,. and the contest was woii by the high school greup'. of the First 'Methodist churchin Evanlston for its oue-act 'allegrical play. , "The ýSlave With -Twoô Faces." As a-'resuit, it will be preseýInted With three other's during A Century of Pro'gress iii the Hall of Religion., Add C:Ii*cago Aveniue tô Shore LUne Train Stop Effective M\onday. March 6. alil, trains of the Chicago. North Shore and 'Milwaukee railroad, both inbound and outbounid, except Chicago-Mil- waukee limiteds, will sto~p at Chic ago avenue station on the neàr'north side at ail' heurs daily, te receive and dis- charge passengers. it w'as annouinced today by Bernard J. Fallon, executive officer for the receivers. This, added convenience is being provided in response te mnany requests for service at thîs point froinicenîmutors and others using' the North Shere' line between downtown Chicago, Shore Line suburbs anîd cenîmunities on the Sknokit.Valev rouite .tn 'i flrtvville. ttiese tiIICS UT tconomic stes ?iLet us' face the. facts. ' "hen people are hungry, local, state and -fecleral agen- deçs do provide, aid -in the shape of. food, clothing and shelter wI'lele it is. left, to such agencies as Scouting to provid e 'character building,' and. 'citizenship trainfing', for ýour youth. Our budget has been cut more thart one-haif f rom latyear, as per audit- of Arnold Himnielblau, which neans that we can l'ave., only a skeleton .organization tu head up and provide leadership to the velunteer troop comimitteemneti commis- sioners, scoutimasters and assistant scoutmasters. Coat $6 Per Scout Scouting on thé north shore cos $6 per- boy. Contrast this with $,3 in taxes (per county records) for every Cook county Juvenile delinquent, the abov, ;$6 is the lowest jin our history and compares with $10.33 per Scout, as per the National Boy Scout average. "Our physical assets consist of a well-equîpped, camp of 360 acres in no rthern WVisconsin, containing within it a lake one mile in length owned enx- tirely by the North Shore Area coun- cil at which a Scout spends two weeks or more in the sunimer, unider cempet- ent leadership and supervision for the althe preparations and prôvide the refreslîments and . entertainient; the following Sunday, thev mrill be eni- tertained in* turnby the second patrol with a tea at' the home of Scouts IRe-semary a n d Betty McDermiott; (l~ie from the fun of working anîd learrîing the art cf a perfect hestess, the 'scouts thiuk the badge Oe e c thle jrettiest in the whole list of pro- tciencv' badges. " That seed was piaiited 'by Juliette Low, Tuesdav at a dessert bridge anîd is- our beloved Founder, when she organ, cellatieous shoiver ini houeor of Mrs. ized the 'llrst troop 'of Girl Scouts onGeeGigr(aneHrd ckvîIi March 12, 1912, in Savannah~, Ga. Since Goge egr(aie adý-c that day, .one milliton girls have enjoyed ivas recentlv married) 'Mfrs. Geiger the fun, the. »dventure and the laStiug attended Northwes'teriî anîd is a Garn- friendships which Girl Scouting brought ma Phi Beta. M.r. Geiger was g:rad- te them. Girl Scouting -has shiot Uip like Jacks bean staik, bLecause it has uated frein Dartmouth aiiîd is an AI- actualiy belped so many of us, to make plia Delta Phi, the m'ost' of our lves. Ma.ny of You are doing your bit. of relief work in these days of stress, be- Mr. and Mrs. William F. el, 1dollar. - ~ ~ 14e - 'Lour~aE'ge -\Ve need courage' and conifidence, 'al- thougli this depression bas robbed us of' 'almost ahl that we ever worked for, it 'cannot rob us of our will te ce- eperate,, te organize and. build anew aud carry on." 2aVI I. Nirs. Judson Large, 1942 Thornx- hostess "wî'od. avenue, wilI be hoste'ss te bier lunchec bridge club at luncheon Tuesday, home, Nfarch 21. " ' worth. 1 À'% V f LAAStA Fl pG l ' - 0- - -0 ýe guests at a bridge Mrs. William F. Héalv entertainied Mr. -and Mrs. Leslie Vogel, <1033 [y of last week at ber fier bridoee club at luncheon 'Wednes. Greenwood avenue, and their famnilv &vorth. avenue, Kenil- day at ber home, 205.Mel rose: avenue. notored te Springfield'. Ill.. last Kenilworth. "we-end' te see Mr. Vogel's' parents%

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