Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1923, Page 55

‘STORIES, CONDUCTED BY IRLS and Christmas are two. subjects that are aiways| closely associated. Boys, too, have a large share In Christ- oas, but the heavier part of the burden of preparing for that great annual cvent usually falls upon feminine shoulders. All of the Washington organizations of girls are doing things this year in even greater abundance than in pre- vious seasons to carry cheer to chil- firen and entire families in the way of vrovisions, clothing and toys. Although the weather has remained unusually mild, the spirit of Christmas is in the air, and tomorrow will be onme of the busiest Christmas eves that local high school girls have experienced. * X ¥ % MAXNY girls, absorbed in their own 4% plans for Christmas in American mes, do not realize the bigger mean- !4 of Christmas among the nations. A significant phase of this broader and tuller meaning to the Yuletide hollday was expressed here recently In an in- teresting talk given by Miss Edith M Dabb, head of the Indlan department of the national board of the Y. W. C. A. | Miss Dabb, who was In Washington | only a few days, has lived for many | vears among the American Indians. She was here as a member of the committee of one hundred on Indian | affatrs Miss Dabb told of the joys of the indian children upon receipt of Christ- mas boxes last year from members of the Girl Reserves. It seems that thesc 4,000 Indian children were particularly interested in noting that their Christ- mas gifts with the *with love from" jabels were signed by girls whose names indicated many natlonalities, including Italian, German, French, Swedish and Polish, as well as English. “For the first tme these original| American children realized that thair | Jountry is a country of many pationali- tles,” sald Miss Dabb. “Living on lnnd: set apart by the government and at- | tending achools that are sclely for In-| dians, the boys and girls of the reser- vations have hitherto felt rather fso- lated from the rest of the children of the country. When they received the presents last Christmas they went sim- ply wild from joy and éxcitement, e %ecially over the mechanical toys. Even the simplest of these toys they seem to feel is animated with some spirit from the earth or the air. This i= particularly true of the Hop! boys and the children from remote stretches of the Navajo desert and mountains.” So now the Indlan children have de- cided that this year they will make the tnterracial Christmas custom their own, choosing for their share the very new- &st of Americans, the children on Ellis Tsland. As a result on Tuesday the little for- cign children of immigrants detained at Ellis Island over that day of days, who will no doubt be sorely missing the qualnt customs and fun of their home provinces and hamlets in the strange government bufldings on the fsland, will recelve pledges of friend- hip from the first Americans. Dolls dressed In Cherokes fashion and other toys of Indian manufacture will glad- den their eyes. The toys will be the | Fift of the Indlan children of the fherokes Training School in Okia- oma. * k% 1 course there are many places at| home for enlivening cheer among Washington children, but if any girls’ club is at a loss as to where to send 2 Christmas box, or if any particular #irl has her childhood toys which she would like to send where they will be teartily appreclated, rest assured that {Jese descendants of the earliest Amer- ‘cans or of the about-to-be Americans will glve them enthuslastic welcome. It would seem especlally appropriate for glfts for these youngaters to come from Washington, the heart of the United States. \ omen’s Basket Ball Council. EPRESENTATIVES of all girls'| basket ball organizations of the! city met at the Y. W. C. A, 614 E street, recently to form a council. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs. Benjamin E. Cook, director of health education of the Y. W. C. A.; vice president, Miss Marjorle Webster. | principal of the Marforla Webster | School of Physical Education; secre- rary, Miss Cecella Martin, women's sport editor of the Washington Times; treasurer, Miss Grace Keefe. A committee was appointed by the %resident to organize a league under the supervision of the council to per- fect a schedule of games, the committes being H. F. Martin, chalrman; Miss Pepper and Miss Castle. Constitution and by-laws were pre- pared and accepted. According to the constitution, the organization shall be known as the Women's Basket Ball Council of Washington, D. C., and its obfects shall be to raise the standards of coaching and refereeing: to estab- | lish bureau officials; to protect girls' rket ball from exploitation for ath- tic reputation or commercial advan- tage; to encourage publicity to be of 2uch a character as to stress basket ball and not the individual or*group competitors; to establish honor L tode of health. new recipes that have been proved sat- Jisfactory will be interested in the fol- lowing, given as the official recipe of cookles that have met the hearty ap- proval of the First Lady of the Land. It is sald that after tasting one of siastically declared that ‘“the Scouts are good cookie cooks,™ added, “I'm going to send some of these cookies to my boys at school. I want them to know what good bakers Girl Scouts are.” ‘The Girl Scout cookle recipe calls for one cup of butter, one cup of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of milk, two eggs, one tablespoonful of vanilla or two tea- spoonfuls of nutmeg, two cups of four, Iwo teaspoonfuls of baking powder. 'Then add cream, butter and sugar, well eaten eggs, milk, flavoring, flour, bak- ing powder. Roll thin, sprinkle sugar on top and bake In quick oveny Girl and GAMES, | HELEN FETTER. THE principal girls' club of Eastern High School and one of the most prominent organizations of young girls in Washington Is the Merrill Girls, a club that has unusually high standards for membership and has actlvities of wide scope, ranging from welfare work to dances. This club has two chapters —the school chap- ter and an alum- nae chapter. Originally there was just the school club, but the charter mem- bers of the Merrill Girls discovered upon graduation trom school, when they were auto- matically placed on the club shelf, as it were, that the club meant too much in their lives to glve it up, so they organized the alumnae chapter, with Edna Bur- Tows as president. This year Ruth Smith Is president of the chapter of #raduates and Eola Benzler is presi- dent of the school chapter. Ruth is| one of the leading lights of the Wil- son Normal School this year, and Eola Is secretary of the senfor class at Eastern, to be graduated June. Eola has as her ambition in life the development of her soprano volce, and hopes some day to sing profes. sionally. At present she is majoring at school in vocal mueic, and is aj prominent member of the school glee | club. She is also a member of the | dramatic association, and has ap- peared in several plays given by the Merrill Girls. It is unique that Eola should have both the .offices held last year by' Mildred Boynton, who was president | of the club and at the same time secretary of the senior class. The other officers of the school chapter of the Merrill Girls are Helen War- field, vice president; Mavgaret Beas- ley, secretary, and Maude Boynton, treasurer. i There are about elghty-five active members, with an enrollment of mere‘ than one hundred. The two faculty | members are Miss Ella Monk and| Miss Olivia Taylor. The club has done considerable good in welfare work. At Thanksgiving time it de-[* livered four large baskets to needy families, and for Christmas the boys in the wood-working department of the school are helping the girls by making new toys and repairing old ones to pack two or three barrels of Christmas cheer for the mountain children of Piney Creek, Kentucky. The alumnae chapter was not neg- ligent at Thanksgiving, either, and entertained the children of the Bruen Home at a Thanksgiving party. It, too, is planning Christmas cheer for children who otherwise might not have any to enjoy. The two clubs have thelr own good times, too, Last vear the alumnae gave several successful dances, and this year the school chapter gave a dance in November, and is planning to glve a play during the middle of January. The production to be pre- sented will probably be “Cranford.” EOLA BENZLER. next| Kathryn Baxter— Editor. KATHRYN BAXTER, a member of the senior class of McKinley Manual Training School, to be gradu- ated from the school next June, Is particularly interested In writing in all of its numerous phases. She is ons of the active members of the staff of each of the school publica- tions. She fs as- sociate editor of Tech Life, the of- fictal school pub- lication, and is sports editor of the annual publi- cation, The Year Book. Kathryn is very fond of the vari- ous sports, and is a member of the Girls’ Athletic As- sociation., She has EATHRYN BAXTER., been on the class basket ball team all four years while attending Tech; and now is “out for swimming,” as she says, too. Sports and writing do not, however, detain her from the principal pursuit of school life, and she is & member of the school's honor roll in her studies. She is taking the secretarial course, expecting to become proficient in stenography and typewriting, so as to have these excellent tools avall- able in any line of work that ] may take yp following her gradua- tion from high school. Kathryn says she wants to go Into ne later. interested e of girls in other coun- It is a fact that the young Amerlcan girls have furnished even The particular case in mind is the recent establishment of a girls’ camp, American style, by Queen Marie of Helen Jatkson, in- dustrial secretary of the Y. W, C. A. in Rumania, found that the members of her club were overtired and needed country air and nourishment. Bhe interested the queen in the mat- ter, and the first Y. W. C. A. indus- trial camp in that country is now located in a picturesque villa in a forest of gresn pines along the side of the Carpathian mountains. It has the quaint name of “Bran.” The queen donated the house for the year 1924, and admits that she has already been impressed with the results. She is installing bathing facllities and adding a gift of 20,000 . I N | They were no larger than daddy's {and there they lived most | house ______THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. NEWS OF SCOUTS, Glrls and Their Affairs BY CHARLES W. O'DONNELL N the woods near a big farmhouse there lived three little fellows named Chuck, Nip and Tuck. hand is long. Chuck was the tallest and had red hair. He pretended he was a big sol- dier and always carried a sword which he had made out of a big darning needle. Nip was slender and always wore a feather in his hat. Tuck was very fat and very lazy. They had a little house under a log happily. They had caught three rats which were stealing their suppllies and had taught them to haul a little wagon which they bhad built. The little boy who lived in the farm- knew these three friends and used to play with them, although he never told the grown-ups, because they did not believe in fairies or things of that sort, and there is no use in telling | people who do not bellevs As Christmas approached the little boy friend of Chuck, Nip and Tuck grow more excited over Santa Claus’ prospective visit. He told his friends of the many things he wanted, but the main thing he desired was an electric Written and lllustrated BY EDWARD MecCANDLISH. OMMY TURTLE was out on his I back porch, packing up & box of Christmas necktles. Sister Gray Goose saw Tommy at work and stopped In'to say “Howdy! “Mawnin’, Sister Gray Goo: sald Tommy. “How is things sagaclatin’ wid you?" “I declare,”” replied Sister Gray Goos “l never was so mnervous and upset in my whole life ““What seefns to be d' main trouble?" Tommy asked. “Why, tryin’ to think up convenlent Christmas present Sister Gray Goose. “I have racked my brain and tried and tried te think of something nice—aad appropriate—to give to Sister Titmouse and Sister Spring Warbler and Sister Cedar Wax- wing. And I simply can’t think of a thing! I declare I believe I shall soon be raving crazy!” Tomme Turtle raised up from his work of packing and looked at Sister Gray Goose shrewdly. “Give 'em a bunch of neckties,” he suggested. “Sent by mistake; mailed to wrong party; everybody Sorry; no- body hurt. Send 'em some necktles. Dat's my advice to you, Sister Gray eald Tommy. Sister (Jray Goose opened her eyes wide and threw up both of her wings. +How per-fectly ab-surd!” she ex- claimed. “Who but a man would ever suggest anything so abetlutely id- lotie? Quite undisturbed by this outburat, Tommy went calmly ahead with his packing. When he had driven the last nail and finished pasting on his 1al he surveyed the package with an air of satisfaction, like an engi- neer who has just completed a bridge crossing the East river. er Gray Goose, said Tnmmy m toward the new association board- ing home in Bucharest. “From our sun parior and bllcony a fairyland unfolds before us,” Mi Jackson writ. “Along a path wind. ing beside the river a continuous pag- eant of peasants, with théir gay colors and their small donkeys, laden with vegetables, fruit and wool, pass. In the distance is the medieval royal castle, all turrets and towers glisten- ing in the sun, its red roof visible for many a mile. In the foreground are banks of orange marguerites along the river.” Girls Have Busy Week Tlm hundred and twenty girls who live at the Elisabeth Somers Young Women's Christian Association Residence are planning a merry and s busy week. This rnoon they will meet with groups of girl re- serves, student council and business girls at 614 B street to rehearse Christmas carols under the leader- ship of William E. Bralthwaite. Tomorrow they will trim their tree and pile beneath it not only the gifts GIRLS’ ACTIVITIES, train that would run by itself on a track. It must have a station and nals, with electric lights. His three little friends decided to give him a present, too, and after & great deal of discussion decided on a box in which he could keep hif marble The little house resounded with ths noise of saws and hammers and the screech of planes as the three tolled long into the night to finish before Christmas. At last, on Christmas Eve, the box was finished and our friends took it on their little wagon to the boy's house. ‘The door of his home was securely locked, so they had to wait until they heard Santa Claus’ slalgh bells. As Santa Claus drove up he saw the three little fellows at the door. “Ho! Ho! Ho!" he laughed. don't you go In?" “We can't get in,” said Nip. “Take us in your sack down the chimney. WIill you please? “Hop in," eaid Santa, “but hold your noses, because it may be pretty smok: In they went and were soon helping Santa set up a beauty of an electrie train. “Why “You see dem two packages there? One contains a box of smokin' see- gars, an’ @’ other incloses a box of Christmas neckties. I been sendin' dem see-gars an’' neckties back an’ fo'th every Christmas, now, for goin' on eighteen years. Every Christmas, each of my frien's gets & see-gar an’ a necktie. He smokes d4' see-gar first, den he waits a year an’ sends back 4’ Christmas neckti O o dem blue necktles is clean wo' out with traveling back'a'ds and fo'ards dese eighteen years. Two of ‘em is gettin' frayed around 4’ edges from just being’ packed an’ unpacked. “Christmas neckties, as & yuletide present, {s my specialty, I craves to tell you. Take rhy advice an’ send a nice cravat to each o' dem friends o' yo'rn, an’ see if you don't get & nice note from each lady, ‘splainin’ how they are exchanging, but all of the boxes from back home; for many of them are away from home for the first time this year. At midnight they will hold a carol service, but they will walt until morning for gift opening. Christmas afterndon they are giving an Infor mal dance, On Wednesday twenty-five little children from Bruen Home will be their guests. Lorene Kreider, Ora May Mon and Myrtie Bender are the committee in chary Thursday they are to hold their annual kid party. Ruth Harris, house president, and Mary Allen, assistant, are expecting all the good children of fairy story days, Miss Moffet, Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue and French Dolls, with & few Pock’s Bad Boys and Jackie Coogans. December 31 they are to have & New Year watch party and dance. She’d Take a Chance. Maid—There's a man outside, ma’am, says ‘won’t you give him 10 cents for 2 bed. Madam—Tell him to bring it in and T1l look at it, They put their box under the! D. C, DECEMBER 23, 1923—PART 3. gs of Interest to Young Folks tree and Santa dug up a bag of mar- bies out of his sack to fill it. ‘When the train was set up and & tached to the batteries, Banta said: “Get in boys, and let us see how it goes. I can't leave a bad one, you know." 80 Chuck, Nip and Tuck got into the cars, while Banta switched on thé cur. rent. The train started and began to run faster and faster around the cir- cular track. “‘Slower!" yelled Tuck. “Faster* Faster!” said Chuck, while Nip just held on and sald nothing at all. Around and around they flew, faster and faster, until Tuck could hold on no longer. As the train turned a curve he flew off and rolled over and over right Into & saucer of milk that had been placed there for the cat. Flop! The saucer turned over, with poor Tuck pinned under it. stopped the train and rescued Tuck from under the saucer. He got up spluttering and covered with mukl Chuck and Nip roared with laughte: while Santa held his sides and shook | all over. milk out of his eyes, laughed too. Santa | Tuck, when he had wiped lhe, SCIENCE, He soon dried out beside the fire, but ! she done had to lay in a supply of frock coats, high hats, an' soft col- lars, just so she can year out dat magnificent new purple-an’-gre necktie which you was 5o kind an’ condescendin’ as to send her.” The Gray Goose laughed heartily, and a little later she went out the back gate, still cackling to herself over some Idea that had appe to her goose-like risabdilities—which means, of course, that Sister Gray Goose was highly amused. Crossing & fleld, the Gray Goose continued her way on down to & but. ternut tree whers Billy Possum had' a hack stand. The hack (which was drawn dy Mgu) ‘was standin, ready, an Goose gave her directions and climbed in. “Take me to the nearest haber- dashery, Brother Possum,” sald sh Brother Possum whipped up the guinea pigs, and théy were soon ra tling down the Big Road and head: for the Village. Pretty soon Broth Billy Possum turned partly around In his seat, and sai “Where was it Miss Gray Goose? “To the nearest haberdashery,” ri plied the Gray Goose. Brother Bllly Possum drove on for some distance, and then stopped his guines pigs and turned about, facing Bister Gray Gooss, who was leaning Dack and enjoying the scenery. “Sister Gray Goose,” said Bllly Possum. “I been drivin’ dis ol' duck- board for nigh on twenty years. I can keep & secrat as long as any on Now, you just whisper in dis old Po. sum's ear—just wha' it is you wants to go." ‘“Take me where I can buy gome Christmas neckties, Gray Goose. ‘Then Brother Billy Possum wheeled about with the knew his busines: “Now/ sald he, “you are talkin' more to 4’ point! Now you are speak- in' English.” And he drove on with- out any more hesitation, until they drew up at a tiny shop under & fallen u wanted to go, snapped the ir of & man who l ' z he would not get on that train again. “Well,” sald Santa, “I guess we had better get out of here. Bewides, you fellows should be asleep soon, or I can't leave you any presents. Jump tn1" 80 they jumped Into his sack and soon were galloping home behind their rats. The next morning the boy found his toys under the tree. He saw the train and the box. He knew Banta had left the train, but he was not sure about the box until he saw s tiny card which read: (Copyright, 1828, Chas. W. O'Donneil. ‘Tommy Turtle and the Christmas Ties 108, where a sign over the door read: “Brother Bulifrog's Style Emporium. Hats, shoes, suspenders and collar buttons a spectalty.” “Dar's you' place!” said Billy Pos- eum. pointing with his whip. Sister Gray Goose paid her fare (whioh was two postage stamps) and climbed out. inquired for Christmas neckties. “fou finds dem on d' fo'th floor of 4’ gents furnishings depa'tment,” re- plied the clerk, who was & young tad- pole. The Gray Goose followed the course indicated, and finally arrived at a apot where necktles large, neck- ties small, neckties loud, medium, and conservative, were on display. Sister Gray Goose selected an assortment, and ordered them sent home, paving for the lot In cash (twelve safety pins, this time), and then she went home feeling a contentment such as she had not experienced since she first met the White Gander. *x % x Christmas came, and passed away, and the folks of the Big Pond had such a time as they remembered long afterward. For the Gray Goose—for the first time in her life—was happy and contented. Brother Jack Rab- bit was happy; Brother Bullfrog was bappy; Bister Raccoon was happy. Everybody was happy, and everybody had a Christmas necktle. Brother Bullfrog wears his yet—a yellow one. Bister Tansger's is crimson, with a touch of purple. Brother Bluebird's s blue and Bréher Cardinal's is scar- let; and they all wear thelir neckti ind all of the wild cre. are happy and contented, as you can sees for yourself, if you watch them a little. The Feudal Yule Log. In feudal days the kindling of the yule 10§ in the festal hail was one of the merriest of Christmas customs, It dates from the dsys when It was kindled in honor of the great god ‘Thor. Its burning caused the liquor to bubdble in the wassail bowl, which ‘was passed at tne Christmas banquet from-one to the next, around the board, and which was quaffed by each person.to drown old feuds. At an orphanage In Lyons, France, the first foundling to be received on Christmas day is given a special cradle with delicate, elaborate cover- lets, the daintiest of garments and special gifts and toys, thus honoring the coming of the Christ chitd into the world. > et Dangerous. Physics teacher—If you combd your Bair with & hard rubber comd it will lifht light objecta. Student (alarmed)—Oosh, hold your head. Poor Connection. Violet—Why is a kiss over a tele- phone like a straw hat? Ray—I don't know. Why? Violet—Because it i=n't felt. ADVENTURE, Entering the shop, she | JOKES, CARTOONS | l DISTRICT SCOUTS | Boy Scouts. All Scouts who are members of the C. M. O. Fraternity are looking for- ward to the annual banquet to be held at the Allies Inn next Thursday evening. The C. M. O. is open to any Scout who qualifies for the camp lef ter at Camp Roosevelt, the Washing- ton Boy Scout Camp on Chesapeake bay. Dr. Paul Bartsch, chairman of the camp committee, will preside at the banquet. Linn C. Drake, assistant executive of the Washington Boy Bcouts, and camp director for the past five years, who has been Il for the past two months, I8 expected to be present, which will be welcome news to all members of the clan. All Scouts of division 1, which com- prises the entire northeast section of the city, are to have a special trip to the New National Museum to hear an {llustrated lecture by Dr. Paul Bartach on the birds and animals to be ecen about Washington. Dr. Bartsch recently prepared a special exhibit at the museum, which will be of special Intefest to Scouts, and this will be the first ghowing of this exhibit to Scouts or any other or- ganized body. Admission will be by ticket only—one ticket*being sent to each Scout. The following merit badge examin- ers have recently been appointes Leather working, 5. W. King, 10: Lawrence street northeast: first aid, Girl Scouts. Troop 2 (Mies Mabel Nelson, cap- tain; Margaret Scott, lleutenant, and Grace Muirhead, scribe) held its weekly meeting at the clubroom of Epiphany Church December 5. The game scheduled for that day be- tween Troops 58 and 2 was forfeited to Troop 2, as Troop 68 failed to ap- pear. The girls are looking forward to games with other troops. Camp songs were rehearsed for the entertainment to be given in Febru- ary. The girls divided finto two teams and practiced basket ball. The registration cards werd given out New patrols have been formed, with Elisabeth Franzoni &s patrol leader of one and Josephine Stanton s patrol leader of the second. Troop 4 (Mrs. Loretta Murphy, cap- tain, and Leah Woods, scribe) met Wednesday at Noel House. In the opening exercises Dorothy Claypole and Ruth McKinney were color guarde and Leah Woods was flag bearer. Patrol corners were held and the candidate scouts were coached by the patrol leaders. Ethel Botz pas ed on American flag drawing. Games were played, in which Patrol 2 won. Troop 7 (Mrs. J. P. Hovey, captain, and Carol Simpson, scribe) fs bue with plans for community Christmus £00d turns. Tt will assist the Sal tion Atmy fn packing dinner basket: The members plan to decorate and give twelve small trees to twelve J. Sharpe, navy yard, and Dr. B. Ly- |Ded Patlents in Children's Hospital man Sexton, 1624 I street northwest; life saving, J. Sharpe, navy yard; swim- ming, J. Sharpe, navy yard; personal and public health, B. Lyman Sexton. At a conference of the Scout ex- ecutives of eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbla, held in Phila- | delphia this past week, it was decided to hold the second annual intercity Boy Scout fleld day In Washington on /June 7. A team of ten Scouts will be chosen to represent each city in the various scouting events. Every Boy Scout in the Capital city and nearby communities will have an opportunity to win a place on this team through an elimination contest to be helg in the spring. Washington Scouts are determined that the trophy, which was won by the Bcouts of suburban Fhiladelphia last year, shall be kept in this city. Troop 4 of Peck Chapel, George- town, of which John B. Cuno of the forest service is scoutmaster, had an interesting patriotic program Friday evening, given by the Abigail Hart- man Rice Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The program conststed of music and read- ings and a presentation by Col. James A. Moss, United States Army (retired), author of military books and other literature, of a pamphlet entitled, “The Flag of the United States, How to Display It, and How to Respect It Other troops present as the gueéts of Troop 4 were Troop 3. Capt. Woolworth, scoutmaster; Troop 3, Dr. C. Wythe Cook. scoutmaster, and Troop 102, Cherrydale, James F. Hayes, scoutmaster. Colin H. Livingstone, national pres- tdent of the Bov Scouts of America, presented Troop 4 with the streamers awarded by the tate President Hard- ing for having increased its enroll- ment over 25 per cent in the recent national campaign to increase the Scout enrollment throughout the United States to 500,000 Scouts. Two basket ball games were played be- tweef troops and refreshments served to over one hundred Scouts who at- tended At the benefit entertainment for the Washington Orphanage to be held at the Daughters of the American Rev- olution building lof Scouts, under the direction of Deputy Cogmissioner E. L. Mattice, {will take charge of the ushering. On Tuesday nizht at the Christmas |entertainment given the less for- | tunate chitdren of the city by the Sal- vation Army, a group of Scouts from Troops 70 and 73 will help In handiing the 1,000 children and distribution of presents, Practically every troup is doing some special good turn this week, Kaving in mind eepectally where there ts sorrow and need—the poor, the widows, the feeble old folks and neg- lected little children. These are the ones to whom Scouts are endeavoring to bring Christmas cheer and glad- ness. ) Troop 73 of the Y. M. H. A, under the direction of Assistant Scoutma: ter Abbey Mints, assisted the victory ball committee of the City Club last week. This troup has recently been given lectures on first ald by Dr. William R. Moulden and on signdling by Victor Dickson, while W. Graham Cole of the Washington Safety Coun- il spoke to the Scouts on “How Scouts Can Help in Preventing Accl- Tree Ornament. All the glittery ornaments that make vour Christmas tree beautiful may be made with your two hands. If you exhibit care with them they will look neither shabby nor home- made, but will vie in prettiness with any you could buy in 2 store. The one you see here is made from an egg shell and colored paper. The coutents of the shell are removed by making a pin hole in both the top and bottom. If you blow gently into the hole at the top, the egg will slow- 1y be forced Into a saucer below the shell. When the egg is light and dry, paint it red or blue or green from the cakes in your water color box. A quarter of a circle of gold, silver or even white paper may be used for the top by cutting as In the diagram. Fold your paper to cut so the shapes will be all the same si: Roll the paper Into & cone and paste the scal- lops in the sides to the shell. Spots of colored paper may be past- ed all over the egg to make it resem- ble & hanging .confetti ball or the amall pleces of paper may be put on in rows or bands, all one color or sev. eral colors. Referee’s Time. Boss—What time does your grand- mother’s funeral start? Boy—They kick off at 3 o'clock, sir, I this week, a detafl! For their Thanksgiving good turn they made and sold homemade candy, the proceeds of which are being used to nurse a patient in Children's Hospital. In the divisional rally they won first place in théir scc- tion. Several hikes are being planned for hollday week. Holly Troop 10 (Mtss Hazel 8canlan, captain, and Florence Rice, scribe) met Saturday at the home of the captain. Some of the girls practiced on tb second-class work and some worked on the home nurse badge. It was decided that a Christmas basket be sent to some needy family Troop 15 (Miss Ruth Wallace, cap- tain, and Malvina Bandel, scribe) held its regular meeting'at Wallach School Tuesday. The Saturday pre- vious & hike was taken The troop rode to Georgetown, crossed the Key bridge, went down the Virginia side to Chain bridge, crossed the bridge and came back on the state road The girls were drilled while on the hike. Camp songs were sung and games played. The meetings of tic troop will probably be changed to Wednesdays. Violet Troop 17 (Miss Theresa Fitz- morris, captain) met December 14 at the Northeast Catholic High Sehool. Four girls were appointed to enter tain the next week It was decided that gifts for thc party be brought up to the Northeast Catholic High School Troop 29 (Miss Hilda King, cap- tain, and Beatrice Mandell, scribe) planned a hide for Wednesday, 26th, after the girls had taken the tests. Leah Guggenheim was elacted secretary and Beatrice Mandell scribe The distribution committee called up Children’s Hospital to get a free ward whers it could distribute the toys that the girls had made. Troop 28 (Miss Evelina Gleaves, captain, and Edna Simpson, scribe) held a meeting Thursday, the 6th. Patrol corners were held and the girls studied signaling and other parts of the second-class test. A business meeting was held ana plans for Christmas “good turns” were discussed. It was decided to dress dolls and make worsted dc Songs were sung and a new song, “My Uncle, He Seils 0ld Clothes,” was learned. Troop 3¢ (Pine Cone troop) (Miss Vera Lawrence, captain, and sther Rankin, scribe) met Monday evening in the Anacostia Methodist Church hall. Doris Fort was received into the troop. A special meeting of the girls who are to take part in the Christmas entertainment Wednesday, the 26th, was held at the captain’s house Wed- nesday. Several members of the nature club are making Christmas wreaths, which they will sell to parents and friends. A rehearsal was held Friday after school in the church hall. The troop plans to send @ box of homemade candy to world war veterans at Wal- ter Reed Hospital. A fitke is planned for Christmas week. A letter has been received from a scout captain of Woods! ock Va., which reads as follow “My dear captain: I have a little girl from my troop in the Garfield Hospital in Washington and I thought you and your troop could think of some little thing, a card or a letter, that would brighten her days a little. She went to Washington for a fe days and was sent to the hospital with scarlet fever. She is there alone and knows very few people around there. Our troop is in Wood- Her name is Eleanor Garfield Hospital. “I shall appreciate anything you do and I believe it will make her and the rest of my scouts realize more that & Girl Scout is a sister to every other Girl Scout.” The letter is signed (Miss) Mar- garet V. Hoffman, captain, Crescent Troop, Woodstock, Va. So far a few cards have been sent to Eleanor and it is hoped that sho will receive a deluge of Christmas cards from Washington scouts. Clothespin Santa Claus. Santa Claus made from a clothespin s one of the easiest and cleverest “make-your-own” Christmas tree ornaments. Three marks with a black crayon establish his face on the head of the pin. Ruddy cheeks made with the, use of a red grayon will improve his Jjolly aspect. Paste around the lower part of his face a white cotton beard. Wind the legs of the pin with strips of red crepe paper, with cot- ton fur boots on the ends. His coat is a quarter circle of red paper, with la tiny circle cut out for the neck Cotton around the bottom of the coat and the pointed cap give the finishing touch of fur. To fasten this Santa Claus on the tree merely slip a slender branch between his legs, and there he stands!