The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 2, 1951, Page 8

oem <7 Buge 8 | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN = NEWSPAPER STAFF *" Editor-in-Chief: Gail Parish z»mewissistant Editor: Sharon Pritchard Advertising Manager: Rose Annelle Reese Assistant Advertising Manager: Joanne Johnson Reporters: Merry Clarke, Wilma Felton, Yolanda | Friday. November 2, 1951 Garcia, Lourdes Gonzales, Elizabes;) Jackson, Peggy Jordan, Beverly Simmons, Francine Sirugo, Lillian Thrower, Barbara Trout, Daphine Warren. Assisted by: Mrs. Neil Saunders, Mrs. E. W. Parish, Mrs. Sam Toth, Mrs. Stuart Whiting, Mrs. Neil Knowles, “Mrs. A, V. Mills Advertisements for the Girl Scout edition collected by irls of Troop No. 11. “Responsibility . _Edwin Trevor, President of Key West Chamber of Commerce) = Girl Scouting with the cultura educational, piritual and develop- ment of youhtful American girls. Since the days of Sarah Ann nnis, a pioneer developer of Scouting in Key West, the mark of character has been inde- libly s mathe n the small band that made up "the first Girl Scout troops in this is 1, phvsical synonymous unity. Key W as any tity is better because of far- Sightedness of leaders before us who gave their time and effort in the establishment of the Scout- ing movement. * *@haracter building for children **in ‘the home is important, ade- ~quate educational facilities in the ithools are vital, but Scouting fords the opportunity for our th to enter into a fuller life “*fhfough cooperation with others in group activities. Intolerance ‘int the failure to cooperate with ott largely responsible for * some of our current world prob- eA “ "TE the youth of today can be helped to overcome prejudices, Yulight how to live with each other and work with each other és "thildren, the world of tomor- ww, Will be a better place in which to live. We owe it to these children to give full support to the expanded futeve of Scouting. Obviously it the communit, responsibility in providing a: ince to frther ‘movement that helps to shape the destinies of our daughters, of our community, and of the world. ‘One way for us to fulfill this responsibility: to our girls is to previde for them ‘some suitable éatdoor camping facility, We have u camp for our Boy Scouts and in order to serve all our youth it is vital that a Girl Scout Camp be | p-esteblished. Let's keep faith with = thern and do our part. Headguarters Key West,, Florida Mrs. Gretchen Kidd Member National. Field Staff Girl Scouts of The U.S.A. National Branch Office Atlanta 5, Georgia Dear Mrs. Kidd: ‘ Thank you for your letter dated February 14, 1951, in reply to our inquiry concerning the organiza- tion of a Girl Scout Council in Key West. The Key West Girl Scout Lead- ers’ Association has been function- | ing since 1948. This organization consists of leaders, assistant lead- ers and committee members’ of | all Girl Scout and Brownie troops in the Key West area extending up the Keys as far as Islamorada. (Please refer to enclosed map). ' Mrs. Sam Toth succeeded Mrs. Little as President, and I have been elected Secretary since Mrs. Sanda held office. The organiza- tion holds a meeting once each month, and has been performing, during the last three years, the duties of an Association Council as outlined in the PRIMER FOR GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS. Since our organization meets the requirements of an Associa- tion Council, and has been operat- in as such, but under the name of the Key West Girl Scout Lead- ; ers’ Association, we again apply | to you for a charter to operate; under the title of Monroe County | Girl Seout Council; an association council. All the troops in this locality refer problems pertaining to re- gistration, camping . leadership, organization, program etc. to the Leaders’ Association, We definite- ly need a charter, with legal au- thority to set up a camp, and per- torm other functions necessary to | furthering the Girl Scout pro- gram in this area. To give you as much back-; ground as possible of our scout- | ing vroblem, the following para- graphs may serve as explana-| tion: i At the present time we can make possible camping for only ne troop of girls at a time. The camp we have been using was! loaned to this county by the Overseas Road and Toli Commis- sion for the purpose of a youth carp. The land is owned by this organization, and maintenance wt the grounds is supervised, by tthe camp; consisting of four smali buildings, and a valuable Tree T rr trTrrer rrr tT rit itis ee Be! 2 rs . . 2 = ra : s * . e ' ® rs = ' * . + e t . . . * . . teen ° * . . * . . 3 amped upon the girls, now | who received training } ! jweather in the Florid Letter To | There are” egbaans a the year April 12, 1951 | controlled at the present time by the local Boy Scout Council. The Council has been very generous with our organization, and we have always been able to use it since its establishment, about 4 years ago. In 1949 the camp was in good condition, and troops of our girls had splendid camping experiences there. This year, due to neglect and hurricane damage, the camp does not meet Giri Scout requirements, and we do have, in | our treasury, funds obtained through cookie sales in which all troops participated, and funds inherited from a former council. | Most of this money is designated for camping equipment and troops, and controlled by our or- ganization. This year, for the first time, our Leaders’ Association is sending a | representative to Camp Juliette Low for the two weeks leadership ‘ Mrs. | Neil Saunders, the leader oldest ; training courses in June. buildings to be accessible to all | Mrs. Gretchen |in service in this county, will re- | | present us, and will have all ex- penses paid by our organizatior. | Key West is unique in its loc | tion and character. It is located 156 miles South of Miami, and 90 imiles, airline, from Havana, Cuba. The Overseas Highway, fol- lowing the chain of islands from Key West to the mainland, is a toll road. Travel to the mainland [is quite expensive. |. For Key West Girl Scouts to jbe under the jurisdiction of | Dade County would be a dreadful |misfortune. Geographically we are too far from Miami to have even occasional council commit- | tee meetings. We could not send representatives to meet their council. Our scouts could {not possibly afford transporta- | tion necessary to use the camp- ‘ing facilities in Dade County. Telephone toll charges are great for that distance, and our only communication could be by mail. ‘It would be just about as con- venient to be under the jurisdic- tion of the New York concil. We do want our own council in Monroe County, to embrace the troops on the Keys, and func- tion as an individual council. Those of us who have lived here even a few years understand the natural conditions of climate and Keys. when mosquitoes make camping | impossible unless all buildings are adequately screened, and frequently sprayed with insecti- cide. In those seasons it is almost impossible to sit about an eve- ning compfire on the Keys. ‘Therefore, we are eager to es- tablish a camp where we may have a large screened building to permit us to have evening pro- grams with comfort, and ade- quate sleeping facilities for the girls. The huricane season permits pnly weekend camping on the Keys, and there must be a radio available at camp to get storm warnings in time to return all girls to their homes before the storm, At certain times during the winter months ocean breezes are cold, and camping would be unpleasant, for the younger girls, particularly. By understanding all these characteristics in weath- er the camping experiences of our troops have been pleasant and safe. Therefore, jurisdiction of scouting in this area must be ad- ministered in the locality by those who understand the topo- graphy and climate. Since the Leaders’ Association did not approve the camping fa- cilities available last summer, of- | ficials of the Navy granted the Association permission to use a swimming pool on the Naval Reservation once each week. All girl scouts were permitted to swim under the direction of leaders, assistant leaders,’ com- mitee members, and a life guard provided by the Navy. The Girl Scout Week program with all troops participating was | a splendid experience. Outstand- ing was the program presented by representatives of all troops, to which community and’ civic leaders and parents were invited. The program was held in the National Catholic Community Service center, a large auditor- tum with stage, which has side porches, It is ordinarily used as a recreational ‘center for service- men. The night of the Girl Scout program it was crowded, with all seating space taken, and. many persons standing. Enclosed are newspaper clippings from. “The! Key West Citizen,” the local newspaper, which gives us: out- standing cooperation and pub- licity. Key West is over populated at the present time. There are more than 25,000 people living on this small island, according to the recent census, During this winter tract of ocean front property, is season it exceeded that figure, | with | ; building witht oe | | House has, for many years, fos- {of the region }If not, could you give us | authority to proceed as a ciuncil? ; to the ‘Kidd Replies ‘To KW Letter iMrs. J. I. Hemphill, Sec Leader’s Association. Key West, Florida ;Dear Mrs. Hemphill Thank you so much for your |very interesting letter, and the comprehensive picture you gave of developments in Key West. It low workers have done a splen- did job of Girl Scouting, and jan integral of life. I regret that I could not in- part community recent trip to South Florida, but our schedules made two months in advance, and it was arc ing program which has continued for three years there enough hotel and room space for all the winter visitors at times during the season. Naval installa- tions have expanded, bringing Naval personnel and their fam- ilies from all over the world. Schools are crowded, and addi- tions have been made to four buildings in the city this year, with additions and new buildings on the Keys. There are more than 2,000 school children enrolled in the elementary schools of this was not chial. Qur Girl Scout leadership is and has been excellent. We have received invaluable assistance Helen Reeves, Deaconess’ of » the Wesley House, a Christian com- | munity center operated by the} Methodist Church. The Wesley | House is expanding, and a larger ment and mo nearing completion. tered Girl Scouting and has) opened its doors to all types of | Girl Scout activity. Many of our leaders and com- mittee members are permanent residents of the Island who are familiar with the characteristics of the local chil- dren. In addition, there are wives of Naval personnel and others a wealth of information and, ex- perience they have received in scouting in many other localities. This combined leadership makes an exceptionally efficient organi- zation. Our leadership is willing to serve without pay as officers in a council in order to further Girl Scouting in this locality, un- tain professional workers. Since we do have many girls tcoming to this city from else- ij where who need a social and jrecreational program broader than that furnished by the |schools, since the population is | increasing, and since we do have the support of the community and desire to ask for further as- i sistance in the scouting program, we feel that a council is our next step. Our troops in Key West are | together, and have been working together most these several years. Could you or a representative include Key West in your schedule in the next month or two, before the closing effectively fore activity here becomes dor- mant during the summer months? the Very truly yours, Key West Girl Scout for even with an extensive build- Leaders’ Association. clude a visit to Key West in my | from Miss Lottie Green and Miss | jimpossible due to previous com- | mitments. In my last letter to you, I en- jelosed material jthe National Organization the United States, which listed |the requirements for council or- ganization. In plan, the Florida Keys do present on the plan of to achieve total council coverage in! AGIRL SCOUT | by Troop No. 3 | There was a littlé Girl Scout Who was so very good. Always willing to help out | Wherever she could. relation to. -this| Her honor is to be trusted, She’s loyal and true. ja unique problem, and I agree Her duty — to be useful that it would be impractical. for | work ‘ou to attempt to And help others too. i with | 4 sister and friend to every Girl Scout,” | She is courteous to all kinds of people about On thesoenes Band: ia | Nurses sick animals and keeps them warm, tionable whether a County Council, including all of the commiunities on “dance with the requirements for organization. We know jtotal membership is volunteer, |but we also know that the volun- teers need professional leader- jship to insure a quality program. This is why the ‘National Board ‘made that one of the require: ments ofr ¢ouncil organization |when they adopted the total cov! ; jerage plan in 1946,.They realize. that we could not continue to jorganize councils which would’ |derend entirely on national staff ; To| for professional guidance, serve an ever increasing number jof: councils of this kind would require a much larger budget, {which both the National Organi- |zation and local councils ques- | tioned. While your officers are willing ‘and certainly would be qualified {to administer the work of a council, they would undoubted: sly need advice, guidance, and | training for their jobs. Standard jer, or a qualified volunteer who has had a_ national jeourse. A professional workér ;could also direct your campaign program, and help the coundil meet all of its charter require- ments. : Your present serve as the counc#l, lega ‘a Directors. The Board is made of officers, and the chairmen Monroe | the Keys, i is evident that you and your fel-/could finance a program in’ ac- | that | the strength of our organization | that you have helped to make it. lies in the fact that 99% of our! city, with about another 1,500 in ‘training for all adults can only} % the high schools, public and paro- pe given by a professional work- | there is so muc! training i organization * munity. In a very. few weeks that Obeys all orders to avoid. an; y harm. A Girl Scout is cheerful, let’s say hello. A Girl Scout is thrifty, keeps the budget low. A Girl Scout is clean in ‘thought, You can be a Scout, no matteg what creed. word, and deed, Mothers’ Artiele — | Mother's ‘article by" Mrs. J. S. Phillips from Brownie Troop No.7 BROWNIE PROMISE I PROMISE TO DO MY BEST TO LOVE GOD AND MY COUN- TRY, TO HELP OTHER PEO- | PLE EVERYDAY, ESPECIALLY ‘THOSE AT HOME, The story-of the little Brownie folk has always been a favorite in our home, with the children jand their father+ and mother. Chores, tasks, and routine jobs easily take on fantasy when there is a secret involved. “Who emptied the waste bask- ets?”; “Who made my bed?”; h in doing for oth- ers especially when we make a game among ourselves. Not until Dabney and Anne became Brownies did they real- ize that group units function as do families. They had not thought of themselves as part of the com- et at PH side organization which had such functional committees needs and | who bring to our organization | til funds can be available to ob- ; of ovr schools in June, and be-| ization, etc. These chairmen ap- point as many members as they the committee members are not on the’ Board. The officers and known as the council. The coun- |cil meets two or three times a {a month. Leaders should not be chosen as Board members since they already, have a big job to do, and should be relieved of Board members are chosen their qualifications to do the work which is delegated to the |Board, and they also need to be | diction of the council. ' It is necessary for national staff |to assist with all council organi- you permission to go ahead and tappoint a Steering Committee {made upof some active adult |members in Girl Scouting and lone or two of your leading citi- ‘curing the needed Board per- sonnel. They will need to study ;the work of the Board, as out- lined in the Primer, and in the booklet which I am sending you, junder separate cover. It is en- jtitled “Working Together in an }Area Council,” and is our guide! organization needed in councils covering more} year, but the Board meets once! jtraining, camping, troop orgarfi-; in the excellence of their troop. need to carry on their work, butj ents to become acquainted with Board members are elected by’ all fathers and mothers. Frequent- the entire membership, which is; ly this is not possible unless there jadministrative responsibility,!debted to the Girl Scouts and for | their Leaders. \ | recresentative of the entire juris- | ficers end Board members to be | The charter could be applied for zation, therefore I cannot give |#t that time. Jorganize. I recommend that you|°Vver the summer, I could then |zens outside of the organization. | lived in Florida for a long time \'They can explore the possibilities|! Know how undesirable it is. It of financing a council, and se-/ takes time to lay a good founda- |and what your needs are. structure ; success in Girl Scouting. ,than one community. This com-} [mittee can be empowered to act pf ideals and aims set up in such $a way to make them take pride The efforts of the Troop Lead- ers in making it possible for par- the parents of their children’s playmates mean a great deal to is outside incentive. i The cooperation of the Brown- ies among themselves, their plea- sure in doing a job together, and the good times the children have is a great source of satisfaction to all parents. We are greatly in- as a temporary nominating com- mittee to draw up a slate of of- presented to the entire mernber- ship at an organization meeting. If this work could be. done come to comrlete the organiza- tion. Sentember is the only month I have available from now until January Ist, and having tion, however, so perhaps it Better House -Conference on Youth evolved a propect to assist youth |to become better citizens through i the interest of the Kroger Com- j|pany, the General Federation of | Women’s Clubs sponsored ‘a con- test entitled, “Build Freedom With Youth,” beginning Febru- ary, 1951, and extending until February, 1952. Youth organizations were call- ed together to. meet with the adult committee representing lo- cal civic organizations, and a number of projects were. select- ed to be done in Key West dur- ing the year. Among theme was the restora- tion of the old botantical. garden lon Stick Island, which the City Commission unanimously declar- ed a “Bird, Plant, and Wildlife Sanctuary” in, December, 1950, at the request of the: Monroe County Audubon Society. Troop 8,.. Mariner ’ Girl oe oe ene eaths and len as a che af Cooperating with the Key West Women’s Clubs, the Key West Garden Club, and the Mon- roe County Audubon Society,! the girls of Troop 8. worked in the hottest summer weather dur- ing the months of July and Aug- ust clearing the trails. Directing Mentzer, who gave up Saturday; mornings from their own work to stay with the girls and work hard in clearing the paths. Mrs. Mentzer served as assistant lead- ar to the troop during the’sum- mer months. As.a result of this work, the trails now are being ~ by classes of students for ture study, bird walks sponsored by the Audubon Society, and plant identification trips under the di- rection of the Garden Club. The A From: the <Mideentury © White) for | participation in worthwhile: many courtesies extended the GIRL SCOUTS {community _ projects. Pneeagh Girl Scouts. : 5... We wish to thank the lead- Legare Parent Rei About Scouting As my daughter neared tenth birthda’ I personally ed up to find out if Key. had a Girl Scout troop, At time: they did not have. on her age. The February, fo her. birthéay a troop was ized and headed by Mrs. Sends who was the most ing percon who knew’ how handle young girls. S My hopes for what. she learn were fulfilled. She leg loyalty; integrity; _ pa’ tigtn compaionship; poliiness: and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1, Citizen: Not every Girl Scout organization has the priv- ilege to publish a real newspaper but the Girl Scouts of Key West have been accorded this privil- ege by the Key West Citizen. On one of its busiest days, the edi- torial staff of The Citizen found time to receive the girls.of ‘Troop 11,at the editorial rooms, and to show them how a newsp’g°! 1S published. Girls an leade! “6°, were amazed at all the work which goes on “behind the scenes to place the news at the finger- tips of the public. They learned olit there is a great deal more to pre- jerance. She was also taught | pari news story for publica-; kinds of arts and crafts, self How-then just calling The Citizen | ance, obedience, anc con: and giving it a list of names and | tion of others. In. the field dates over the telephone. They! sports che was given swimm learned the news item must. be| lessons which T consider a/y often re-written. the words must! Valuable asset. to anv girl, be counted, and the lines must First-Aid in the fielé of he ‘counted so the editor will and safety. I could go on ai know exactly how much space many ‘more things but. I i in the column will be taken. The; this will. suffice to tell of material must be typewritten, €ratitude to the Girl Seoul double-spaced, so the type may | America, } be set up with more ease and ac- | 2 ee curacy from the copy. Much! proof-read'fig and copy-reading & i- necessary to eliminate mis- | | takes. | The Girl Scout organization is; most. grateful to the Key West, Citizen for publishing its news-} paper during National Girl Scout} week, Mr. Norman Artman, Mr. Jack Williams, Mr. John Sellers, }Mr. Al Palmer and Miss Raymer have given their time, with the ‘ entire staff of The Citizen, to ‘assist the Girl Scouts with this project. The Citizen has published | imuch material about the Girl) Scout organization in the past séveral years, and has made a special effort to take photographs | and obtain stories about activities earried on by he different troops. So to The Key West Citizen and | its entire staff, the Girl Scouts of Wew West and their leaders say sincere. “thank you”! 2. The Girl Scouts and Lead- jers of Kev West express their | crateful avpreciation to the mer- ehents of Key West who through their ads helnet to make our; newspaper: possible. 3.. Appreciation is exnressed to | the following stores who loaned | their windows for our cisplays. S. H. Kress & Co., Chappel’s Variety Store, Children’s Corner, ! {Southernmost City Pharmacy jInc., Castro’s Food Store, Paul J. Sher’s, Noble’s Art Center, and Eisner's Nearly Nu Furniture. And to Beldner’s. Women’s Ap- parel: and Bond’s Food Store offered but not used. 4. Our hearty thanks to the|™ | Navy for the use of the Seaplane Base swimming pool, for our Girl |, Seouts and Leaders. And for the 105 Simonton Street BEST WISHES, GIRL Scou' STORE OF POINCIANA CENTER We Buy and Sell New and Used Furniture Best Wishes ers, co-leaders, and committee members for their cooperation and. tireless efforts in collecting news for our newspaper. {6 The Leader’s Association express. deepest appreciation to the Wesley House for cooperation in not only allowing the leaders to meet at Wesley House at any time but for making rooms avail- able to the Girl Scouts for troop meetings. 7. Appreciation to Mrs..J. R. DeLand. for mimeographing ‘work, JIMMY’ bee IN-THE-BASKET FREE DELIVERY TEL.9217. Best Wishes GIRL SCOUTS them were Mr. and Mrs. George}. ‘ TEL, 67 814 Fleming Street Garden Club has identified many ‘of the rare plants in the garden and has made labels which are placed beside the plants. Winter visitors coming to Key West will now be able to visit the garden and see the rare birds and plants of this locality. would be better to work on it until early in 1952, IT shall be glad to advise you by correspondence if you will let’ me know what plgns you make, i My best wishes for continued Sincerely yours, * GRETCHEN KIDD (MRS.) Member National Field St] j SALUTE THE GIRL SCOUTS 101 Simonton St. “YHE PAUSE THAT