Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 70

CONDUCTED BY STORIES, Girl ASHINGTON girls are busier than usual these days Flrst. there were the Thanksgiving baskets to prepare and deliver last week, and cverybody from the bilggest senior girl in high school to the smallest | irl in kindergarten took part in some | way in making these Rir dis- tributing them to other ch. grown people who were le: than they. Now the girls are turning all of their energies toward the making of Crristma things. Some of the pl: grounds that furnished baskets 1he patients at hospitals for Thanks- giving are doing more work in prep- ation for giving the siek folk a bit of Christmas cheer. In all the play ground classe for children of kinder- zarten age, the littlest girls are espe- cially active in cutting out guy dolls and other little novelties from bright papers. At some of the pla girls are making the will later be filled At dale playground, under the <upervision of Mrs. Caroline Al ander, the girls and boys are tiaking 211 the ornaments for their Christmas trec. At Garfield playground it has always been the custom, under Mis Maude Parker. who recently accepted another post in the department, to make the stockings and fill them. 0 be distributed to children through missions. Miss Louise Sullivan, the pew director. will probably ke:p up 1d the other feaiurs of ations on this play- und. the dressing of dolls. @Ga field playground noted for the cuteness and smartness of the dressed @olls which the small girls who play there have painstakingly gowne All of the girls who are playgrou directors have planned special cel Lrations for Christmas with tre2s, the singing of carols. and the telling of the Christmas story to all the bors Fad irls 1 ‘Vl“:yl‘folm: been sent broadeast ail \ the United States from Hollywood, Calif, begging that each ecity tell the vou people and esn cially the girls that Hollywood is no| for them to go. Miss Marjori Williams, direct®r of the Hollywood Studio Club, has sad stories to tell of the hundreds of girls w to the studio city trying to the movies To be sure, wow of the tria the “extra girl the hich rgrounds, tocking: with little sifts, this eustom au Christmas prepi place it is an old story by Is and tribulatiers of and the smail chance of her succ:ss in reaching a star position. Storfes have buea written of it, sermons have been preached. motion picture plays have demon- strated this truth, vet, this fall, girls have arrived in Hollywood in even ater numbers than ever before. Many go with the thought thaz it will he possible to get some Kind of a job 1f they fail in getting into piecu but this outlet is almost blocked now. Wages have dropped 'below a good living salary becaus of the many applicants for every joo from waiting on table in a cheap restaurant to telephone operating. Washington saw a group of Amerl- can girls last week who typity the underlying problem behind this most vecent rush for the picture studlos. Miss Williams says that these beauty contests are responsible for makin: miny girls dissatisfied wita thelr kome life and simple pleasures such those our high school girls en- . and making them wan® tae ap- parently perpetusl limelight which the press agents say the motion pic- ture queens posscss up. too. 4 It has been considered Ly some peo, ple as unfortunate that at prasent Washington has no representative known as Miss Washington who could have accompanied the other Miss Cities to a big party in New York. Others, however, think that Washing. ton is rather to be congratulated and the fact that local girls are too busy to compete at present for this posi- tien as a good thing. “The day is past,” says Cecil de Mille, the producer of films, “when a man or woman of ordinary ability, appearapce or personality can make zood in the movles. Perhaps one in 100 girls who come to Hollywood have even a chance to try. The best the ninety-aine can do is to turn around, #0 home to fatber. and say: 'Daddy, You were right. I am back. The tragedy lies in those who, out of pride, shame or humiliation, never go back. That is the lot of many.” Ruth Parsons Heads S. O. S. at Tech. RUTH PARSONS of McKinley Man- ual Training School has the _unique honor of being president of the S. 0. S.. which sounds much mora | exciting than it really Is. although it is one of the most interesting of the varfous activities at Tech in which girls alone participate. The S. 0. S. is the soclal service organ- tzation, with the initial letters chang- ed about in order to have the catchy nickname, S. O. S, During the past week the soclety started its drive for collecting dues from members, so as to arrange the charity gifts for Thanksgiving and GAMES, s and Their Affairs HELEN FETTER. ix & junior at the school, is also cap- tain of the swimming club and an ardent enthudast over basket bLa hockey and tennis. She was a mem- ber of the dramatlc club for one vear and has enjoyed the distinction of being class representative in the school's general organization, several times, Ruth is also a member of the Cap- itol Atbletic Club of Girls, one of the lve-wire clubs to which all Washington girls are eligible. Names for Girls and What They Mean. MADPBLEINE s e sentially a French name for girls and the exact origin of it is uncertain. Tt is gen- erall imeidered as a form of Made- lon and Magdalene, meaning “repent- ant woman.” Madeleine, however, seems much too dainty and musical a name to have so sorrowful a mean- ing and, as though to make up for this, the motto for girls named Made- | 1eine is “heauty of spirit.” The flower the red 1ily. t famous Madeleines of history was Marle Angeliqu: de Salnte Madeline, who was a "rench abbess, prioress of the famous nun- nery of Port Royal frem 167%. Her baptismal name was Jaequeline Marie Arnauld. She was the great-grand- daughter of Antoine Arnauld, zealous of the cause of 1 1w idered the greatest iawyver time. St. Madelelne was famed for her piety and was prominent umong, the Jansenists. Another Madeleine of literature was for Madeleine One of the mos Ty | the heroine of Keats' narrative poem, “The Eve of St. Agnes” written in 1820 This poem ix based upon the old superstition that if a maid goes Dbed supperless on the vigil of St Agnes’ feast she will see her destined husband on awaking. Madeleine, in love with Porphyro, tries this spell, and her lover, obtain- img secret entrance to her room, watches “her tenderly until she ie asleep. He then arranges food for her on the table by her side of her bed and, waking her with a favorite love song, persuades her to elope with him from the castle. Although Madeleine is a pretty name for girls and comparatively popular, it is known all over the world as the name for one of the most famous cathedrals in the world, La Madeleine, a church in Parle, in a square of the wame name. Work on this church was completed finally in 1832. The cost was estimated at $3.000,000. It was bullt in the form of a huge Roman temple, and is 100 feet in height, o feet long and 141 feet wide. The marvelous bronze doors of this tem- vle church are thirty-five feet hizh and sixteen feet wide, and slgned by Triqueti. no windows, but lighted fr above. The interlor forms a great were de- is a1 I hall and is effectively decorated witi paintings and sculpture, Margaret McClosky Heads Amikico Club. ARGARET McCLOSKY. a senior at Business High School, and vice president of the June class, is one of the busiest girls who ever at- tended Business. One of her many honors, won this fall, was election to the office of president of the Amikicd Club, the this school. The butlding has | | | friendship club of girls at | Mar- | saret has been un- | usually active as a member of this club. She joined it in her freshman Year and was see- retary «f the club durinis her sopho- more and Junior years, attalning to the presidency this fall. The Amikico Club has been par- ticularly resource- ful this year in Its preparation for Marsaet Motheshey. panksgiving and gave many baskets on that date. Margaret is a prominent member in a number of the other organizations at Business. She sings in the glee club, of which she is secretary; is treasurer of the Girls’ Auxiliary, an- other girls' club organized to give the cadets something hot to drink after hard drills these frosty winter days and something cool to drink just before the big eompetitive drill in May. The Girls' Auxillary ave a dance for the cadets last Tuesday, a Thanksgiving~dance that was the first big affair of that kind this season at the school, Margaret McClosky is chairman of the Business bookshop and is a mem- ber of the Daniel Webster Debatinig Society. She is also on the business stafl of the Balance Sheet, the school publication, and does not neglect ath- letics, either, having played on the basket ball team. As a final summing up of Margaret's participation in school activities, be- side making a fine scholarship record In her studles, she {s a member of the dramatic club, having. belonged to it all four years, and had parts in the Amikico Club play given in Feb- Christmas among the less fortunate people of Wash- ington. Last weelk the society sent $50 toward the support of Friend- ship House, as well as alding ma- terlally for the upkeep of the playgrounds. The £50 for Friendship House and a stone and bronze memo- rial plate form the durable memorial for'gold star boys who attended Tech and died in serv- ice during the wa: Most of the members of the society have many other interests—in music, sports and other things, as well-as school work—yet the walfare work is one of thelr most important inter- ests outside of. school and is doing much more good than many older folk realize. . In addition to being president of this worthy organization, Ruth, who . ruary, 1922, and the Christmas pag- eant of 1921. Margaret is also a radlio enthuslast and a member of the new radio club at Business. It is quite evident that Margaret McClosky has already discovered the real art of handling a number of things well by using the secret kay of concentration on each separate thing while that is the affair of the Texas Honors Girl Scouts. Acting on the recommendation of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, ‘Which is actively interested in the Girl Scout movement, Texas Uni- versity. has annpunced its intention of awarding a four-vear scholarship to every. golden eaglet In ‘the state of Texas. Miss Florence Jackson of Houston is the first scout to win the scholarship, which has a value of $100 yearly. 2 The goldén eaglet Is the highest honor conferred on the Girl Scouts by | chip with a burnt st THE- SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 2, 1923—PART 3. hings ' of s Interest to Young NEWS OF SCOUTS, GIRLS’ ACTIVITIES, SCIENCE, TEMMY TORTLE nxe v Lirsee Re Writter aad lllustrated by Edward neCandlinh, OMMY TURTLE was janitor at the little red schoolhouse on the hill. Tommy also attended classes at the scuool, so that he was part-time pupil and part time Janitor, which Turtle to a T. All the folks of the neighborliood sent their children to the school to learn to climb trees; and dig burrows: and tell directions, so they wouldn't get lost: and to stay upder water a long time: and to crack nuts: and cateh ilies; and & thousand other use- ful little things that all small,,wild creatures just have to know. One of Tommy's duties as janitor was to take care of some plaster of parls statuettes of Christopher Co- | suited Tommy | | i | i 1 i lumbus and Joan of Arc. | The school teach an old stork named Prof. Snodgrass. The professor always wore tortoise-shell eyeglasses and lavender spats. One day the profes d to Toumvnz pointing to the statuette of Christopher Columbo: Tommy, that is a fine statue, is it not? “Deed it is,” replied Tommy ful old boy to dust, though '™ Finally, the statuettes were knocked off the pedestal and broken. Tommy gathered up the frag- | 3 sackcloth and ashes, re- AW “Wh sir? t was that asked the profe word sor Tommy replied. “And where did you ever hear such a word as that?" continued the pro- fessor. “Well,” replied Tommy, “one day I wag settin’ along d' bank of d' Big Pond, studyin’, when all of a sudden dat word just pop in my head!" * X 5 You used, One day a strange coon came to the Big Pond. The strange coon had been raised on the plantation of Mr. Man, and when he was entirely raised—he ran off, of cou Right away the strange coon began Introducing new tricks Into the settlement. which said were things t did; such as making queer on ding" books made out of other chips. Most of the younger creatures in the set- tlement pretended to understand all of this. and it was funny indeed to see them solemnly sitting up. holding chips and pretending to read. Old Simon Bluejay sald that all The Stocking Doll. CHRISTM.\S is less than a month away. The girl who makes her gifts to give away may suddenly real- ize that her time is now limited and half the family is still unprovided for in the matter of presents. The les- sons' in handicraft for this week and next tell you how to make two things that will please vounger children of the family. A white sock and a blue sock are! all you need to make this rag doll. You may buy them as cheaply as 10 cents a pair, or you might follow the plan of buying a pair of white ones and coloring one sock blue with dye soap. Follow diagram A for cutting the doll's body.’ Slash up on' the dotted ltne at the bottom and when you have sewed around the open edges you.find you have made a pair of legs..The toe, indicated by B, makes the two arms. Before vou sew up the stocking on the side, you must pack the body snugly with cbtton ‘batting. With a strong plece of yarn, tie a division between the body and head. Then sew nomics, on the arms, tie yarn in place for hands and feet, and, lastly, sew yarns of the proper ghades into'a smiling tace. Orange varn hair hanging in ————————————— the ledders of that organization, and is awarded to scouts who have won distinction in various arts, sports, studies and home dutles, and who are physically, mentally and morally per- fect. Among the requirements are skill in first aid, child ‘nursing, home nursing, athletlcs, cooking and sew- ing. Winners of the golden eaglet must have previously won twenty-one merit badges, fifteen of wiich are compulsory and include, as well as those mentioned above, honors for health, athletics, nature study, eco- ‘health gusrding, hostess, laundering and pioneer work. The University of Texas has for some years past lssued scholarships to Boy Scouts who have been singular 1y honored by their organization. The award'to.Miss Jackéon is the'initial step in‘a similar award to the girls. § 3 he lur with sunlight and their green } i these new-fangled doin's | i were { much tommy-rot. and he'd be hang stuffed, drawn and quartered befor: he would play any gosh-dinged games that silly. Simon Bluejay really car- ried on quite disgracefully about the matter; let his feclings get the best of him, and said a lot of things that it would never do to print at all One of the most mysfifying games that was introduced by Brother Slu- the strange coon’s name—was a game which called ‘rithmetic. This was & game that appeared to require & great deal 1of pondering and scratching of the d. Little Billy Turtle—Tommy's punger brother—chewed upa whol { box of slate penells trying to figur € he called a “problem.” Real- thing was quite absurd Turtle had , noticed that Brother Slu-foot did any pondering he always pressed one finger to his forehead and worked his big toe back and forth in a knot hole that was directly under hi¢ desk. One evening, after | | | Tommy whenever real. hard \lops gives the doll a swagger look. | Cut the blue sock into C for the | | sweater, the cuff of which ralls up| | around the waist. D is cut into pieces | which are sewed up for the arms. E makes the cap with the top tied into |a little pompon knob at the top. Ior | the muffler, use a piece of brightiy | colored woolen material with stripes land fringe darned in, and there is | your doll completed, ready to hang |on the Christmas tree. JF vou want to see why your Dis- cults rise to a fluffy lightness when the cook remembers to put soda in them, but are hard and flat when she forgets, mix some baking soda in a glass with some water and notice that a fizzing takes place. That is because a gas is set free by thes combination of the soda and water. It is carbon dioxide gas. This gas in the biscuit dough rises in bubbles, making the bread light. Carbon_dloxide, composed of car- bon and oxygen, is used for charg- ing soda water and escapes with a fizz when the 1id comes off the bot- tle. When things burn, they usually glve off carbon dioxide—coal, wood, even the candle you burn. At the same time that carbon di- oxide is being given to the air by burning things, it is being taken away from the air by thousands of leaves belonging to trees and plants. Plants must have mnourishment, like people. The leaves are constantly uniting carbon compounds from the coloring matter to form the sub- stances of which the plant is com- posed. The carbon breathed in the plants does not make the same sub- stance every time. The potato turns the carbon to starch; the sugar maple and the leaves of the cane plant make it into sugar. Coal and peat gre almost pure carbon. They are formed of plants which have changed to these forms by slow decay. Diamonds, too, are almost entirely carbon, though they have a far different appearance from ~NE=E=RY) 1 seated. | desk, | closed, Brother finger was Tommw Slu-foot's to his forehead and worked his back and forth the knot hole. By doing this he found he could think quite clearly. Finally, Brother Slu-foot announced that he wae gohig to hold a big “ex- amination” and give prizes to the creatures who won the principal ames. Then, for quite a spell after that, Brother Slu-foot and Prof. Snod- grass went about looking very my 'rious over ' something. Diving, swimming, fiy-catching and the other useful arts were entirely neglected while the pupils got ready for the| cests that were coming in the big ex- smination one toe Finally the day arrived, and early in the morning the pupils began com- tng in, all starched up and tricked out in fresh gingham dresses—for the girls—and pink and blue pants, with beautiful red penders—for the boys. The parents were all there, too, dressed up a bit, also, and wear- ing a mixed look of doubt, curlosity, Pen Handling. OU can always spot an amateur by his pen handling. He insists | on filling his drawing with short, little, Interesting Facts About Science Carbon and Carbon Dioxide. l the other soft. black carbon -sub- stances. People cannot absorb carbon sub- stances from the air as plants do, so they fill their need for this sub- stance by taking it into their bodies in the form of foods by eating plants which contain it. Cleaving Diamonds. JLAPIDARIES aver that diamonds coming from different districts vary remarkably in their degrees of hardness. It appears that the hard- est diamonds are those found in Australia. I Diamonds are made to assume approximately the required shape by | slitting and cleaving and by “brut- ting,” a process comsisting in the rubbing of -one diamond against another, before they are subjected: to the polishing. wheel. To cleave a diamond it is cemented on the end of a wooden stick, and a steel blade] is driven with a smart blow in the; direction of the natural plane. of cleavage. Diamonds that have.been cut by the lapidary’s wheel lack some of the brilliance possess®d by thiose that have simply been cleaved; certain stones, however, are of such grain that they cannot be cleaved. e Her 'Mistake. Usher—Lady, . I think you have wrong seats. -May I see your stubs’ Lady (somewhat deaf)—Young man, I want you to.understand I do.not smoke. . Eo e interest ‘and suspicion, which was really quite remarkable in itself. It was a wonderful sight to see =0 many fresh little bunny faces, and so many bright, black eyes. Old Prof. Snodgrass had his eye on a young widow crane from Blue Mea- dows, and he wore his best frock coat and silk hat, with a beautiful brocaded and flowered westcott, and a chrysanthemum in the lapel of his at. " Brother Slu-foot Peters came in smiling and took his seat at his ac- customed desk. Prof. Snodgrass then arose, made a sign for absolute silence, cléared his throat and. an- nounced ithat—previous, to the exam- ination—Brother , Slu-foot Peters would give @ demonstration by work- ing out, in a‘'few.minutes, any prob- lem iIn the book, given at random and without ‘previous preparation. A murmur of.admiration ran about the room, and the folks crane_d their necks forward so as not to miss any- thing. Prof. Snodgrass adjusted his eye- glasses, opened the text book and put his finger at random on a problém in ‘rithmetic. Then he read the prob- lem out to Brother Slu-foot. . . Brother Slu-foot smiled a smile of confidence; Taised his pencl, hesitat- ed, looked puzzled; turned very pale, and- then,suddenly crumpled up like a jack-knife and fainted- away as dead as'a cucumber. Everybody rushed to his aid. Many Lands propped him up, opened his shirt gollar, and poured water down his back; while others ran for sinell- ing salte, life preservers, botties and the like After quite a while Brother Slu- foot opened his eyes and gazed about him in a bewildered way. “Save the women and children first—" he began to say. And then, suddenly realizing where he was, Le became quite dignified and attempted to arise to his feet. weak, however, and had to be laid back. The shock had heen too much for "him Sister Sally Woodchuek's shrill voice could be heard rising high above the clamor. “Oh! Brother Sally, “Tell w that happene Brother Siu-foot raised picture of Injury and indiznation: “Sister Woodchuck,” sald he, “Prof. Snodgrass and friends: Somebody— some one—some low person—stepped up the knot hole under my desk!” -foot!” said Sister tell us—what it nimself, the HOW TO CARTOON scratchy lines. The professional car- toonists use only a good black line— and not too many of them! Whenever possible, use solid black —it peps up a cartoon and makes it 100K Snappy. Practice making “ha: as the lines in figure 1 are’ called. Be sure You have enough ink on your pen and every line you draw is black, not gray, no matter how thin the line is. As in figure- 1, join your lines to- gether very carefully and don’t allow the ends«to overlap. The “cross hatch” in figure 2 as well as the, hay in figure 1 will often serve as efféctive backgrounds. Note figure 6. Figure 3 illustrates a simple way of handling a ‘man’s. coat and trou- sers. Bear In mind that. contrast'is of vital Importance’in a cartoon. Put a black next to, & gray,.or white next to black—never a‘black against black, a gray nextito gray, etc. shows an advanced technigue on a man's coat. You.can do ft after a little practice. Note the contrast in the handling of figure 5. The near trouser leg is White, the.farther one black—or it could be gray, If you wish. S NS Bright ' Saying. Grandmother—When I was a girl 1 never thought of doing the things you do. Granddaughter—TI expect that is the reason you didn't do them. —_—— Ask ' Dad. His sister called him “Willie,” His mother called him “Wil| But when he went to college To Dad "twas Bill, Bill, Bill. e e Engine Knocks Him Out. “Is ‘your husband still worrying about. your, automobile?” ‘Constantly,” ‘replied. Mrs. Chug- gins.” “Y never knew a.man to suffer 0 much’ with flivver complaint.” ADVENTURE, hot-water | He was ton | was | Figure 4| JOKES, Boy Scouts. Col. Theodore Roosevelt will ad- dress a mass Scouts of Washington on the east front of the Capitol next Saturday morning at 10:30. Col. Roosevelt will publicly award the streamers given in the name of the late President Warren G. Harding to fifty-four| Washington Boy Scout troops, which increased their enrollment 25 per cent during the round-up contest, which | ran from November 1, 1922, to August | 1, 1923. This will be the biggest turn- | out of Boy Scouts ever held in Wash- | ington, and every one of the 3,000 Scouts In Washington or vicinity is expected to be present. ! The following troops will be award- | ed the streamer and will bring their Amerlean and troop flags, with a color guard of Scouts In uniform: Troop 1, Thurch of the New Jerusalem; 4, Peck Memorial Chapel; 6, St. Mar- | garet's Church; St. Columba Chapel; 8. Douglas Memorial Church; 10, %llllh Street Christian Church; 12, Sherwood Presbyterian: 13, Y. M. H. | :h:ulrn_,‘ Cleveland Park Congregational | C 17, Western Presbyterian | Church; 20, Epworth M. E. Chure | Eplphany Chapel; 26, Georgetown Presbyterian; 27, Ludlow School; 31, Fifth Baptist; 3. Church of the Transfiguration; ' 23, Takoma Park Presbyterian; 35, Rhode Island Ave- nue M. P.; 385, Reformation Church: 40, Powell School: 43, Plerce School; 45, Mount Vernon M. E. Church; 46, Foundry M. E.; 45, Anacostia M. E. Church; 52, All Saints' Church: 57, E. T }:ro.wn School; 58, Fifteenth Street ¢ ristian Church: 63, Calvary Baptist | hurch; 64, Central Presbyterian Church; 66, 67, Trinity M. E. Church: 68, Garden Memorial Church 70, Fourth Presbyterian Church; 2 M. IL A 77, St. Paul's Church; 8 Brookland M. E.; 83, Emory M. E.; 85, Boys’ Club; 80. Church of the Blessed Sacrament; 91, st Paul's Catholic Church; 93, Holy Comforter Chureh; 96, ¢ hapel of Nativity, Catho- He; 100, Y. M. C. A.; 101, Ballston, Va.; 102, M. E. Church South: 107. Mary- land Pari Christian Chur. ; Pleasant, Md.; 114, Berw Laurel, Md.: 11 | Alexandria; 1 | Alexandria, va Dr. Paul Bartsch, curator of Mol- | |lusca of the Smithsonian Institution, will give an illustrated lecutre on | “How to Make Nature Study Interest- ling to Scouts” before the next meet- {ing of the scoutmaster's®training | course, at George Washington Uni- | versity, 2017 G street northwest, on | Wednesday evening, December Following their annual custom remembering the less fortunate on | Thanksgiving day, many Washing- | ton Boy Scouts provided poor families ‘with a good Thanksgiving dinner. A typical case was that of Troop 73, | of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, of which Ellis S. Middleton is scout-| | master. The scouts of this troop, of | their own volition, hunted up five needy families and out of their own funds purchased all the necessarles for a good Thanksgiving dinner, which they took and quietly delivered at these homes on the night before { Thanksgiving. | ch; 108, Seat Md: 115 Rosslyn, Va “irst Baptist Ch of At the October meeting of the ex- ccutive board, the following recom- mendations was adopted. and made an | official procediure of the Boy Scouts jof America: “That a new and distinct badge be; | provided by the Boy Scouts of Amer- tica to be awarded | registered, either sociate. members of a | pioneers, who, because of apparent | permanent physical disability, are unable to pass all of the tests pre- scrived for the award of the second and first class badges. “When such a scout has passed all those requirements prescribed for the {second-class scout thag this physical | condition permits, he will be entitled to a badge or certification to this effect, which shall be acceptable as evidence of achievement when he presents him- |self for tests in qualifying for the achievement certificate or badge. “Scouts earning this special achieve- ment certificate or badge shall be en- titled to qualify for any other of the merit badges in the program of the Boy to scouts active or troop, or as duly | | Girl Scouts. Troop No. 4, Mrs. Loretta Murphy meeting of all Boy|captain; Leah Woods, scribe; held its regular meeting Wednesday at 2:30. After the opening exercises games were played. The candldate scouts were taught the promise and laws by Patrol Leaders Dorothy Claypole and Leah Woods. At 5 o'clock, after singing the “Evening Song" and “Taps,” the meeting was adjourned, Troop, No. 29, Miss Hilda King, cap- tain; Nanette Dembitz, scribe; held « meeting November 26 which was called to ordér by Chairman Leah Guggenheim. After the regular drill the new members, Bernice Falk and Bertha Robbins, were entered. Ber- tha made a motion that committees appointed for the sewing which the scouts are doing for charities, fo the djstribution of it after its | pletion and for entertainments. matter was fully discussed. Marjorie Blumenfeld, as chairm Beatrice Mandell and Nanette Dem bitz were appointed on the distribu- tion committee; Rhoda Friedman, as chairman, Lillian Kahn and Jo Eileen Rudnick for the sewing committee. and Leah Guggenheim, as chairman Beatrice Mandell, Bertha Robbins and Bernice Falk om the entertainment committee. After this a game of synonyms played and the tests were discussed Girl Scout Troop, No. 235, lieutenant Miss Lucille Duffy; scribe, Kathleen Kilroy; held its regular meeting No- vember 16 at Notre Dame Academ Hall. Miss Mabel Shannon presided. The fire test held on a recent hike s passed by all the scouts present The scout signs were practiced. The troop flag wae received and was the cause of much joy among the girls. The resignation of Lieut. Duffy was received and accepted with many re- grets. Election will be held at the next meeting to fill this vacancy “Taps” concluded the meeting Troop. No. 42, Mrs, Conrad If. Young captain; Katherine Merritt, scribe met as usual with an attendance of twenty-eight. The regular classes were held, and the members prac ticed knot-tieing. A home played even pecial meeting was called of Capt. Youn Games Wwers members tended the scout Wilson Normal afternoon. of the troop at rally held at th School on Saturday Members of the troop entered the nature and cooking con- tests, winning first place in the former and second place in the latter The regular meeting of Pine Cone Troop, No. 3i. was held Monday eve- ning in the Anacostia Methodist Church, with twenty-one present. A business meeting was held witl Evelyn Hazel as chairman. The sec- retary’s report was given by Esthe Rankin, after which the rally of urday was talked over. Troop. No. 34, won first pla rally a the Ingram Congreg: Church on Plans for Christmas were discussed and a court-of-honor meeting callec for Tuesday. The regular scout cere- monies were then held, following which the lights were put out & the giris sat in a circle around a gas heater for a camp fire and sang scv- eral songs. Evelyn Hazel, Josephine Ranki) Lou Snyder and Lillle Hazel enter tained the members with “motio) ngs.” after which Winifred Josephine and Esther Rankin sang troop formed circle, san the meeting adjourned Virginia Galatz is meeting, and Lillis red the onor meeting was heid in at the home of thes Vera Lawrence, with the following present: Katherine Peaper, Marjorie Robey, Evelyn Hazel, Esther Rankin, Margaret John- son and Josephine Rankin. It was decided that the troop would give $2 from the treasury to the Golden Page class of the Methodist Church, to be used to help provide Thanksgiving cheer for some needy family. A system of interpatrol com- petition was outlined. Plans for Christmas entertainment were made The Nature Study Club of the troop kas made special Christmas pla A meeting of the club was called for Friday at 11 o'clock at the home in th Memoria Saturday and ber entered Hazel A ¢ at ¢ re-en urt-of Tuesday aftern captain, M troop. Scouts of America, without any modi- fications, The achievement badge is to | be metal and cloth and the cloth badge |18 to be worn on the sleeve with any merit badges subsequently awarded. “The procedure in qualifsing for | these spectal achievement certificates or badges shall be the same as is now pre- scribed for second and first class scouts, except that the scout shall also present a written application addressed to the local court of honor or examining com- mittee, setting forth in full the apparent physical disability which makes impos- sible his meeting of the prescribed re- quirements for second and first class scouts. This application eshall be sup- ported by the evidence of a duly regls- tered physician, based upon thorough personal medical examination. “This evidence shall definitely cover the question as to whether the ap- parent physical disability actually makes impossible full compliance with the requirements of either sec- ond or first class scouts or involves such hazard as to make an attempt inadvisable. “Further, as to the probability of the permanency of the disability as set forth: It is recommended that scouts making application for these special achievement certificates or badges be encouraged to exercise thelr own initiative and judgment in devising and passing some test with- in their physical capacity as evidence of their scout spirit and their eager- ness to develop to the fullest their abilitie “This application, with the evidence, shall be presented with the approval of the scoutmaster to the local court of honor or examining committee, and after careful consideration shall be transmitted to the national court of honor for consideration and action, All achievement certificates or “achievement badges shall be awarded by the national court of honor. . —_— At Last, a Clue. “Keen has jumped into the twice" . “Must be & girl at the bottom of it." river . of the captain. The troop is proud of Katherine T'eaper, a member of the club, who recognized every bird in the nature competition at the rally. A meeting of the candidate scouts was called for Friday afternoon for work on the tenderfoot tests. The next regular meeting of the troop will be held Monday at 7 p.m in the Anacostia Methodist Church. Troop. No. 45, Miss Mildred Averii captain; Dorothy Gothoudt, scribe met ‘in the Ninth Street Christian Church Monday evening. After the opening exercises a business meeting was held. Several scouts are working on their second class tests and study- ing for merit badges. One of the members won honors in the dressing contest at the field meet held on Sat- urday. It was planned to take a hike soon Following the games were played. Troop, No. 20, Mrs. Dana Durand. captain; Mary Durand, scribe; met at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church, Mrs. Woodbury introduced a group of girls who have recently become ten years of age. They wiil form the seventh patrol in the troop. During the summer the scouts worked on articles for the bazasr which the troop plans to hold. Anne Woodbury and Betsy Garret: received their tenderfoot pins. The troop Is walting for all to pass their tests, when they will be given a hearty initiation. a business meettng —_— Mistake Somewhere. First Little Boy—What does the buffalo on a nickel stand for? Second Boy—Because there isn't room enough for him to sit down. —_— Birthstones. Freshman—Emerald, Sophomore—Blarney stone. Junior—Grindstone. Senior—Tombstone. —_— Second Hand Wit. “He's a witty lad. don’t you think? “Heavens, no! We both subscribe to the same humorous paper.”