Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Nov 1939, p. 59

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The Girl Scout 'or ganiz ation has been given, a large. grant from the Amnerican childrens' fund .to develop the health and safety program for the next three, years.. Three, field persons have been ap>poinited topro- mote and develop, the field. The. suggested slogan is -"It's: swell to be well."? Perhaps- Wilmette scouts can think up, a better one. Mrs. Siade,, out-going chairman. of the national board, said in her fare- well speech, " the test' of girl scouting is what happens. to the. girl. Remember, the Pied Piper neyer bad such a following." Troop Meeting Places Tlroop meeting places are tremen- dously important in scout work ' The girls need congenial atmosphere, room to do what they want to do, and a place to keep their equipment. Bad air, wrong -heat, uneven and slippery floors are handicaps hard to cope with. This is a inatter of Style is thatindefinable something about which we hear. so muÙch ln our daily'life.* You girls want. it inà your school clothes-don't you also want' it in your scout uniform? If you do yýou will, wear. your beret properly on y our head -you will ýhave Your scout dress,preissed- before you go to the next troop: meeting-ýyour neckerchief will be tied in. the pirop-, or. square knot, with your girl scout pin ini the center-your dress wfll be just below your kneecap-your shoes will be polished and your socks drawn up neatly. For aboyé 'al style hieans neatness, smartness and aà gdod setup. Wheh people see you in your Girl Scout uniform, they know that you are a Girl Scout so why not show by the way you, dress that you are proud of your member- ship in this great organization. The leaders wiIl have a lesson in block-printing and candle-dipping at HOME FOXt HOLIDAY Miss Barbara Anne Crowe, daugh- ter-of.Mr. and Mrs. Burt'A. Crowe of 234 Ra leigh road, Kenilworth,. will return home next, Wednesday for: the Thanksgiving holidays.- Miss Crowe is -teaehing the seconid and third grades in The Old, Trail, shool in Fairlawn Hei ghts, suburýb of Ak- ron,' Ohio.. the next -leaders meeting, o.21, at 7:45 Wn the English Lutheran church.. A trainng course for. new brownie and mntermediate leaders will be given by thé local director startlng with the first meeting on November 17, at 9:45 a.m. at the Girl Scout office, 914 Central avenue. For fur-_ Iher infôrmiation, please cafl the scout office. Senior troop 6 members are busily preparing for the faihion revue they will present at the Baptlst church on Friday, November 24, at 8 p.m. Pro- ceeda w1fl be used for a charity pro- ject. Paironize Your LocalI Standard. Dealer

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