Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 28

OAKLAND TRIBUNE, 'SUNDAY, MARCH-" 1, 1936 8-B EASTBAY CAMPFIRE GIRLS EASTBAY GIRL SCOUTS BOY SCOUTS A "hew frooprwhich-will hold Its Hansen and Betty Nigle led the paid worker in Alameda is reported A ioint meeting of the boards of earned home craft honors In pre- group met last week at the home a Miieinfl 4 Via mnnril mimti anvifv games. paring the refreshments, decorations of their guardian, Mrs. Stuart MosecJfst meeting Tuesday in Sequoia directors of the Oakland, Berkeley nd Alameda councils of. Camp Fire Troop 6' has changed" its meeting date and place. They now.meet on Girls will be held at 7:30 p.m.

to "Oakland Area Council Calendar March l-Camping course for Sconters, Camp Ditnond, 2-4 p. m. March 3-8 Camping cours. Camp Dimond, 4:30 p. m.

to .10:30 m. March 9 Training Troop 101, Patrol leadership course, Camp Dimond, 7:30 p. m. May 23-24r-Camporee, East-Shore Park. June 15 Dimond, Dimond-O camps open for Summer.

7 morrow, at Ethel Moore Memorial Building. Plans for the summer because oi tne increasing numoers of girls express themselves as desiring to engage in Scout activities. A meeting of leaders took place on Friday, February 21, at the home of the commissioner, Miss Jeanette Wednesday, instead of Monday, in Room 11. of Woodrow Wilson Junior High. and held an election of -officers.

Ruth Miller, was elected president Doris Voget is' the new secretary and Creech is treasurer. The group has taken up knitting and is at work on mittens and sweaters. -0 camping season at Camp Celio will be- considered and' arrangements Biaffe for improvements in the camp buildings and equipment Camp With rain and wet weather forc- next Friday evening at a folks- and games. Ayataia camp Mre group's party was held at the home of-iune Goodwin. Mrs.

Gustave Bor-jesson and Mrs. Mary Erickson are the leaders. Tanda Camp of Claremont and Rockridge held a valentine party at the home of their leader, Mrs. Stephen Bcckberger is the scribe for the group. Hotak Aiukli Camp Fire, of St.

Paul's Church, will hold a group dinner, the food to be planned, purchased, prepared and served by; A mothers', tea was given by 'Troop 10 of the United Presbyterian Church on February 19 at Meyers, those present urging that additional leaders be developed. "Xelid dates for the summer ha1 an-American flag by the F. Waterbouse Auxiliary 819, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The presentation took place at the regular February meeting of the A. Instrumental in getting the flag presented during National defense Week was Mrs.

Anna ToyTesT Americanization chairman-'of the auxiliary and member of the The flag was presented to Mrs. Clara Brundage, captain of the new troop, by Mrs. Celia Waterhouse, a national officer of the Gold Star Mothers and for whose son the post ing indoor activity upon Scouts, a training meeting on how to prepare Cubs party to be held at 7 p. m. at the school, Russell Brickell, knawjisesterdy.

The the home of Mrs. Elwooa wrigntrr i-acK, wnicn organized -las year, under the leadership of Marshall The Skillochee Camp Ffre group, with their guardian, Mrs. E. W. Swindell, met last week for a dinner meeting at the home of Margot Trumpler.

A short business meet BERKELEY been set, with the "gold rush" opening 'Saturday, June 20; session one, Of two weeks' length, opening Saturday, June 27, the second two-week session opening Saturday, July 11, and the final closing of for Summer camping experience Will be included as the feature pofht of today's camping course to be held at 2 p. m. this afternoon at Camp Dinaond. Gano Baker, Troop 83 Scoutmaster, will lead the discussion of captain. The troop celebrated' its fourth birthday on this occasion.

Mrs. Val Daniels, who organized Troop 10 and was its leader for two years, was the guest of Honor. Other guests included the troop sponsors, Mrs- Scarf, Mrs. Sherwood and Mrs. Stafford.

ing was held before the dinner. BERKELEY. Feb. Phyllis some of the group members, among camp on Saturday, July Z5. camp The members of the Owekata Kohlmeyer, Ardith Hurlburt, Betty Sue Eyble, Gloria Littlejohn, Fran camping training methods or gym group met this week to hold council fire at the home of Jean Fisher.

Following the council fire ces Robinson and Bonnie Atwood, was named. Present with Waterhouse was Mrs. C. Walsh," president of the Oakland Chapter they had a party to which each girl had invited one This group Waugh, cubmaster, has grown from 15 to 29 Cubs during the time. 1 is sponsored by the Edison School Dads Club.

At 7:30 p. Tuesday evening. Cub Pack 79 of Bella Vista School will be formally installed and presented with their charter by. the Bella Vista sponsors of both Troop 79 and Pack 79. The pack is led by Fred Blair, as cub-master with J.

E. McWilliams as chairman of the pack committee which serves on behalf of the sponsors, stated Mrs. W. L. Spangler, A.

president Celio folders, Carrying detailed information on the summer camping season, -will be mailed to all Oakland girls within the next month. A joint camping committee, of the three councils is composed of Chester B. Grimmett of the Oakland council, James F. Stephens of the Berkeley council and Fred W. Burnett of the Alameda council" A gold star was presented to Katherine Lippman for a year of perfect attendance at Scout meetings.

Betty Brewer, Muriel Stafford, Anna Van Dyke, Alice Ann Wright, Norma Taloff, Carolyn whom are Julia Earl and Barbara Hoos. Mrs. Gertrude Rands is the leader. At the last meeting of the' Tankl Hotak Aiukli younger group of Camp Fire Girls at St Paul's songs for the first. Camp Fire rank were taught by Mrs.

Gertrude Rands, who took the place of Miss Betty Rands, the group leader. is working birthday honor, and spent part of their time makings iioor camping as it is Known to Scouters. He will discuss the patrol system as compared with the buddy system, and methods of stimulating interest in building troop equipment for camping and assembling camping paraphernalia. A second high point of the afternoon session will be a demonstration of various types of cooking, including twist, biscuits, fcabob, of troop 20, are being specially Honored this week by their troop's committee with a trip to San Francisco and the opera "Martha" on Saturday" afternoon. These girls have just become five year scouts.

Mrs. John Wietschy is the present captain of this troop. Mrs. Frisbie NiSnn was their captain for several years and is troop committee chairman and is accompanying them to the opera. Mrs.

A. Eybel nd Marjorie Jorgenson, troop their hostess books. Mrs. C. V.

Fowler is the guardian of the group, and Mrs. C. A. Smith is the assistant of the Gold Star Mothers. The flag was brought into the room by Boy Scout Earl Marr Jr.

of Troop 18, and the ladies were led in the salute to the flag by two Girl Scouts from Troop 5 in girls were Helen Lee Roberts and Dorothy Ann Brundage. The with Mrs." Meg Roberts presiding, voted to sponsor the new troop and appointed Mrs. Brundage as Girl Scout chairman. Five dollars was given the troop to buy equipment needed to start the Work. Scarf and Martha Sherwood received silver attendance stars.

"A Girl Scout aide badge was awarded to Muriel Stafford. Tea and sandwiches were served by Scouts who are working for their hostess badge. They were Martha Sherwood, Norma Taloff, Katherine Lippman, Betty Brewer, BERKELEY PIEDMONT reflector 'ovens. Ralph Madeley, commissioner, will be in Charge of this part ofhe program. BERKELEY Mrs.

Frank Baxter, chairman of the membership committee of the Oakland Camp Fire Council, announces that two new, members re-centlSvlngacceptea positions on thercouncil are Mrs. E. M. Lunde-gaard and Mrs. Sidney Silverstein.

Members of the board of directors of the Oakland council, a Community Chest agency, will serve as committee memoers, are aiso going pivith the girls. FollowkigUhej op BERKELEY, Feb. anticipation of the coming camping season at Camp Celio, the camp of the Oakland Council of Camp Fire PIEDMONT, Feb. 29. New members were initiated into "Winema," senior girls' organization, by President-elect Grace Erskine and other Alice Ann Stafford and Mary Lou Hydcr.

The guests were entertained by Estelle Wright, former member of Troop 10, who playejd the accordion; Girls, there will be a joint board' era mey are io nave ainner, at a downtown restaurant. Girl Scout Leaders" meeting will be held Monday night, March 2, at 7:30 p. nt, at the studio of Mrs. Margaret T'Darrow, 2212 Parker hosts at the report luncheon for the meeting Monday evening in the Virginia Housman, Betty Wood, Helen; Lee Roberts, Dorothy Ann Brundage, Denise Stanley, Winifred Maddy, Jewel Clark and No-reen O'Grady of Troop 5 spent one Community Chest drive. Norma Taloff, who gave a piano selection, and Betty Brewer', who con JNext week tnere will be two meetihgs of the camping course, according to W.

Stephens, course chairman, who announced a Saturday evening meeting to convene at 4:30 p. for supper cooking and a session on menus and gub lists, and a Sunday ihorning study from fO 10:30 aA BUGLING nONOES Dave Henderson of Piedmont Troop 10 won the KLX bugling contest last week. James Baird, officers Tuesday. night. All initiates have earned' the -rank of Torch-bearer and fulfilled all requirements for- membership, Included are: Virginia Winkelman, Doris Ethel Moore Memorial Building in Oakland.

Boards of the Berkeley Council of Camp Fire Gifls and the Alameda sponsors will meet with BERKELEY, Feb. 29. According to A. Harter, district commissioner, the following boys were advanced in rank at the Court of Honor conducted by Troop No. 21 recently: Dexter Guio and Lowell Dygart.

second class, and Kenneth Robert- son, first. Fitch Robertson received the Merit Badge for swimming, and Bud Wilson, for phonography and personal health. Beginning with a public demon Street Violet Richardson Ward wilF teach the group folk afternoon at the home of Capt. Grace C. Wolfe making star maps.

stration of the Camp Fire Girls pro. dancing, for the first hour. ducted a game. Troop 10 meets jegularly on Wednesday from to 5 o'clock in the United Presbyterian Church on College Avenue, under the leadership of Mrs. Elwood Wright and Mrs.

B. Mills. gram on Friday evening, March 6, the National Training Institute for Camp Fire Leaders will open in the At 5 o'clock the party proceeded to Leona Park, where Girl Scout stew and cocoa were cooked by the girls A new pack has been organized at Marin School in Al Congregational Church of Martinez, Troop 126 was second, with Fred Miss Eldora DeMots, associate na bany, meeting on Wednesday afternoons. Mrs. Irene F.

Crouse is the new Brown Owl. the Oakland board to discuss plans for the Summer. 'Mrs. William Sar-geant, president of fthe Oakland Council," will preside at the meeting. Mrs.

Floyd E. Parker is the president of the Berkeley Council, and Mrs. Mable Tennant is president of the Alameda Board of Sponsors. The Board of Directors of the Marian Peggy Carriker, Martha Dexter, Jean Campbell, Charlotte Barker, Mary Bell, Betty Whitchurst, Dora Ann Wallace, Eugenia Beam, Emmy Lou Fitzmaurice, Verna Ogburn, Patsy Nelson, Jean Gearhart, Betty Ma-gee, Barbara Manners and Mary Hayne. Plans were, made for Leap Year noon dances at the Camp Fire headquarters to assist In raising money for the Community Chest tional field secretary of the Camp Fire Girls, will be the institute -leader.

The local chairman in charge Nash, Troop 120, Everett S. L. Troop 8, and Herbert Ligda, Troop 12, tying for third place. A bird hike through the Hotel and games were played, and at 7 o'clock they proceeded to the Cha-bot Observatory and viewed the stars Betclgeuse and Sirius through the telescope. It was a moonlight night, and the girls were permitted to view the moon through two tele Alberta Lyckberg of Westlake Troop 11 has completed all the requirements for First Class and will Is Mrs.

Clara Kapp, chairman of the Contra Costa County Guardians receive her award at the next Court" Claremont grounds at 8:00 o'clockx Mary Frances Gardener, Martha Erdman and Betty Bissell are new members of Troop 2, Miss Buelah of Awards. Association. scopes. After looking at many in- The Court of Honor of Troop 11 Ferguson, captain. The troop Is Berkeley Council of Camp Fire Girls teresting things in the observatory Ten leaders from the Oakland council are expected to attend the 'eld their last meeting at the home the girls, with their star charts.

their captain, Miss Ednamay will hold a regular meeting for March on Wednesday in pledge which Winema makes. Dances for senior high school members Will be held at Wednesday Saturday session of the institute. J. E. Wallace troop committee chairman, prSside'd at the meeting.

Scout Executive Victor Lindblad presented the troop with their charter and charged the committee with their, responsibility. Fitch Robertson is Scoutmaster of Troop, No. 21. A very fine exhibit of nature and craft work was demonstrated by the Scouts. SCOUTERS ROUND-TABLE The regular monthly Scoutmasters' meeting was held Wednesday night at the Codornices Clubhouse.

Chairman Ed Stoeckle reports that C. J. Jondrow, Scoutmaster of Troop No. 25 was appointed to represent went outside and found many Win hint. Which opens 9:30 a.m.

and con ter constellations the local ofice at 2073 Allston Way. Plans for the annual meeting of tinues through an afternoon and -The troop has completed its First Class maoDina reauircments. noon; for junior high school at this morning and an examination in biKkstudy merit badge at 1:30 p. m. in the Camp nature don will inaugurate the March nature lore activities, under the leadership of C.

"Bugs" Cain, council naturalist. These will be the last formal nature activities under Cain's leadership this month as "Bugs" will be eut of the city, on a long delayed vacation. TREE DEDICATION TLANNED i Washington, Lincoln, Will Rogers and other Boy Scout heroes will the council, which will be held in evening session. working on second class nature and Observers' badges. Virgiha Morgan, lieutenant in Troop 9, passed the Rock Finder with Petaga last week.

June Stronbeck, Frances Maden, Lorraine Miller, Carmel Riley and Betty Lou Walker were -Invested Two girjs have transferred fron This was accomplished by a trip to Thrusday noon, for a period of two or three weeks. Jawet Sheffield, Lake Merritt. where the Scouts Troop 5 to other troops. Sally Hagen has entered Castlemont Troop 2, Sunday afternoon, Mnrch 15, will April, will be discussed, and committees appointed for this meeting. Berkeley Camp Fire Girls partici and Faith Reynolds has transferred Lorraine Gardiner, Helen Bryden and Margaret Bryden have registered in the group who are anxious to pass the required tests for pate in the Berkeley Community to the Alexander Hamilton Junior be a gala occasion for Oakland Camp Fire Girls, at which time they will celebrate their 24th national birthday.

Further announcements Chest. mapped part of the park- Following the mapping the girls enjoyed refreshments. Mrs. Theodore Wittschen, council, member, was a guest at a troop meeting recently. High Troop.

OOO The leadership training course the scoutmasters on the Merit Badge will be made soon, but in the mean Winema membership. Betty Jean Kelly is helping these girls with their required work. at' the dinner of Troop 3 for the girls, and fathers and mothers, held at Burbank Miss Zella Henrich is captain of this troop. Exposition committee for the year time council officers are asking all girls and leaders to save that date. Noreen O'Grady has been elected troop scribe of Troop 5, and Winifred Maddy is troop treasurer.

which has been held in the local office was-closed with a Council be honored in a tree planting ceremony which will occur at Camp Dimond at 1:30 p. m. this afternoon. A dozen young trees will be set out and officially dedicated and named by representatives of the following troops who are participating in the ceremony: Troop 24, 26, 64, 51, ,75, Dr. H.

Bolstad, council director of health and safety made an excellent Fire on Friday morning. The candles for work, health, and love were lighted by Mrs. W. L. ALAMEDA Camp Fire Girls who plan to be in Oakland a part or all of the summer will be interested in plans now being formulated for the Camp Fire Mrs.

Stuart Moser, and Mrs. Barrett Troop committee women recently sponsored a card party which cleared $11. The money will probably be used to purchase handicraft equipment for the troop, it is N. Coatcs. Certificates were summer program in town.

Miss awarded to Mrs. Vilma Brandis, Mrs. V.ilma Brandis, Mrs. Barrett N. Miss Barbara McMillan visited the mariner troop Friday night, February 21, and later spoke to the Young Married Peoples Club of the church, Northbrae Methodist, giving them a brief picture of the Girl Scout mariner program.

Miss Kathryn Jane Bowman has recently registered as first mate of the ship. A home nurse class for glrk who have had the Junior Red Cross course will be started March 16 rt talk on the need for further education in the field of health and safety, and distributed pamphlets to every scoutmaster in sufficient number to allow a copy for every boy. Scoutmaster C. Whitney Instructed the leaders in phases of 'Scout work, particularly valuable in holding the older boy. Indications are that a greater number of boys will attend Summer camp this Summer than at any One hundred twelve Camp Fire girls and their friends have taken snow trips to Camp Augusta during the five week-ends which the lodge has been opened for their enjoyment.

Many girls, have learned to ski as the result of these trips, and are becoming confirmed enthusiasts of Winter sports. Mary Jane Moyer has taken the guardianship of Eh Ha Wee Camp Fire group since the resignation of Margaret StubbR, who has recently taken up nurses' training In St. Luke's Hospital. The group Is making some very attractive articles in tooled leather. A if ALAMEDA, Feb.

29v-The monthly meeting of the council recently took place at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Miss jeanette Meyers, commissioner, was in the chair. Considerable business was under" discussion and reports of interesrwere given by the various council members. On January 25, 13 Alameda Girl Sco'uts went to Durant Park to 84, 88, 90, 124, and San Leandro Troop 8.

The tree planting ceremony has been promoted by 3'H Innes, Troop 88 Scoutmaster, who has taken charge of. camp Dimond's gardens and has voluntarily administered to the needs of shrubs and flowers in his spare time." As a volunteer camp gardener interested in conservation, Innes conceived the idea of this tree planting which will -take place tomorrow afternoon. All troops and their friends are invited March 4 will be the second milestone of Troop 5. Plans are well on the way for an evening mcctingand birthday party. All the parents and friends are invited to attend.

The main interest of the evening will be Coates, Mrs. James Gay, Mrs. Stuart Moser, Mrs. Raymond Stuhr, Mrs. R.

P. Trumpler, Mrs. E. J. Willlts, and Mrs.

W. L. Wingate. Honors were awarded to Mrs. George Anthony, Mrs.

Vilma Brandis, Mrs, Earrett N. Contes, Mrs. James Gay, Mrs. Stunrt Moser, Mrs. Raymond Stuhr, Mrs.

R. T. Trumpler, Mrs. Mpella Wilson, a teacher in the OT.nd school system, who had charge of the summer program, last will again direct the activities. Camp Fire activities will be carried on three mornings a week for six weeks, from June 10 to July- 22, in Dimond Park and Lakeside Park, The summer will 1 also Include a week-end camping trip and a final occasion when the girls and parents will unite in an old-fashioned picnic upper.

Complete announcements of the summer program and Its activities will be available by April 15. the studio of Mrs. Margaret Dar- an investiture ceremony and a court of awards. i omer period in the Council's his tory. INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE ow, 2212 Parker Street Registra J.

Willits, Mrs. W. L. Wingate. tions for the course should be sent and Mrs.

John Carroll. The candles were extinguished by Mrs. James in to the- Little House, it is an The Boy Scout International Jamboree has been announced for nounXed. pass cooking tests. They were accompanied by five adults.

Tw other hikes were postponed because of the prevailing colds, Mrs. Russell Smith, head of the troop committee, reported a busy month, being enrolled in three study classes and havinggiven talks on first ajd. Girls of the troop are signing up for swimming, which will start the first of April and continue weekly indefinitely, for the purpose of learning to swim and working for merit badges. Glee lub rehearsals are being Gay, Mrs. Vilma Brandis, and Mrs.

R. T. Trumpler. Miss Mary F. Fiedler, local executive, conducted the Council Fire.

to attend. GIVE DEMONSTRATION Troop 90 of Dewey School visited Dimond Post of the American Legion last week to demonstrate Scout techniques and games. Ar held every Thursday at the Little Kan! Ml Sa members presented part of the ritual of Camp Fire at the annual church dinner of the Piedmont Community Church on Wedensday night. The presentation was given by Jean Isoon, Mnryly Andrew, Pegy Billings, Dale Flet-ter, Sue Paramlno and Marjorie Goudie. The Tawasli Camp Fire Girls are Waditaka Is the name chosen by newly chartered Camp Fire group at Bella Vista School.

Mrs. Lena Roberts' is the guardian and iho group is sponsored by the Bella House at 330 p. m. with Mrs. E.

D. Forkum. The girls are practicing on a program tor the annual dinner to be held inpril. Scouts who sing are invited Xo join. Troop 15 was fingerprinted by the working dri tflclr fire markers' rank which they hope to complete this On March 5 Troop 5 expects iS move to Bret Harte Junior High, where the troop will be for older girls.

Troop 5 will still have Capt. Grace Wolfe as its leader. The Vista Parent-Teacher Association, with Mrs. Laura E. Spangler as year, Their first dinner was pre Dr.

Edith Meyers held a second meeting oh February 6, with the girls working for health winner. Later badges will be awarded. John Veltman met with a group of 15 Scouts on January 17, a start president. The group members are: Barbara Frankfurth, Mildred Scifer, Ida Roberts, Alice Fullcrton, Doro pared by Lois Jean Lubbehusen and Jean Patricia Downes, and was served at the Downes home. At this dinner Lucile Parsons and Elizabeth Johnson fulfilled one of the younger girls will remain at Laurel School and be given a new troop leader.

Melba McCarthy, Bonnie Weeks and Patsy Ebey have reuistered in I Yo Pta Kap Ka Camp Fire group of the low eighth division. Membership to this group Is now closed as there are 20 members. rangements for the. demonstration, in which 20 Scouts participated, were made by Elmer Nelson, commissioner of the Hamilton District, according to Alex Cunningham, scoutmaster, More than 3000 Oakland Area Scouts "knocked the roof of the Municipal Auditorium arena last Friday and Saturday nights when they staged their annual Scout Circus. Elephants and trapeze artists and bareback riders of the sawdust rings had nothing upon the latter part of July, 1937.

The American delegation will attend the National Jamboree at Washington and then proceed immediately to Holland for the International Jamboree. It would be a wonderful thing if the Berkeley-Contra Costa Council could have a patrol participate in this International meet. SNOW TRIP Scoutmaster C. J. Jondrow reports plans for a snow trip to Camp Contra Costa for allhis Scouts over this week-end.

FIRST TRAINING COURSE The first training course for leaders in the field of Senior Scouting will be held at the Berkeley Scout, camp, -over this week-end. The course is open to all men interested in the problem of the older boy. Associate Regional Executive Oscar Kirkham will be one of the principal speakers at this course of in thy NarcisI, Harriet Weber, Violet Ingram, Beatrice MnGrath, Lorraine Jefferls, Trasylin, Riess, Geraldine Russell, Helen Vlerra, Dorothy Las- Berkeley police last Wednesday at their regular troop meeting in the Codornices Clubhouse, Elizabeth Richards, Slargaret Meads, Jean Schmidt and Felice Hammons of Troop, 10. Mrs. K.

Schmidt captain, went on a bird trip with the Boy Scouts of Trobp 6, St. -John's Church, on Saturda morning, February 21. Mrs. Charles King, assistant scoutmaster of Troop 8, and Mr. Gibson, cne of the Boy.

Scout bird examiners, accompanied the group. alle, Vurnese Dickinson, Shirley Meyer, Jeannette Peterson, Betty requirements for the rank by reporting on the life of some famous womarv who gave distinguished service to her country, Another dinner will be served soon at the home of their guardian. Miss Frances Malefyt Elizabeth Howard, Elizabeth Johnson and Lucile Michel will prepare and serve this dinner. Lipscomb, Another new group recently char. Khe enthusiastic activity 'of the Scouts who staged 60 individual Under the leadership of Barbara Warner, member of ChaSo Ka Camp Fire, of which high seventh grado girls are members, are making' attractive" ink.jprint calendars for their rooms.

Practically all members of this group have completed their beaded head bands and will soon be ready to pass the rank of Woodgatherer. Scouts of Lakeview Troop 12 have chosen new names for their patrols. They will be known as the American Eagle, Flying Arrow and Pansy Patrols. Mrs. Philip Grcuner, captain of the has been given the name of Robin by the troop.

The younger group, the TJrsa Minors, of McChesney Troop 3 are trying to get new Scouts to fill out their enrollment by March. The Ursa Major group are all working toward First Class. tered under the name of Tawasl being made jipon working for world knowledge badce. A second meeting was held on February 28. The badges and awards committee held a meeting on January 10, and' Mrs.

J. Strohm was welcomed as a new member. The committer planned td gather a group of oleier Scouts to work for the athletic badfte under the instruction of Kay Nidick, Another group is working for the home nurse badge under the instruction of Mrs. Van Orden. Pine Cone Troop held its court of awards on February 14.

Holly Troop on February 21, Juliet Lowe on February 25. and Manzanita Troop has set the first week of March for their court of awards. Three members of the Girl Scout council attended the Bpv Scout acts in a continuous five-ring show which lasted for more than an hour and a half. The Indian closing ceremonial of- Mrs. Arthur Myer.

secretary of the council, has invited Troon 10 to her home at 25 El Camino Real, Troop 134, was especially impressive, different, as it was, from previous closing ceremonies. Sea Scouts on Wednesday. March 4, which Is added hotc' pf'color to the ooo The Lo Ha Ki Camp Fire group, which is working on the birthday hospitality spent their last meeting making tally cards to be used at pnrftcs by the veterans in the hospital at Llvermore. They are also doing pine needle work, which is a new project for all of them. Each girl is making a basket of the needles, The group voted to make a contribution to the Berke the reffular meeting day of tin's activities when they took over five has been organized at the Sherman School.

The leader is Mrs. Elsa Neu-feld, and the Sherman with Mrs. V. E. Brown' as president, Is sponsoring the group, which is the third to be formed at the Sherman School within the last year and a half.

The charter members are: Doris Jean Colcord, Joyce Payne, Faye Neufeld, Ruth Hudson, Jean Smith, Virginia Bouman, Gertrude Tripke, Jacqueline Colterjohn, June Rodgers, Rosemary Ruzicka, Dorothy Traud, Betty Lee Tinker, Ann Ellen Oliver, Frances Christensen, Gladys Sprague, Margaret Moore. rings to stage one complete event of their own. Bike riding, walL troop. Mrs. James A.

Dorst Is going to speak on "Clothes," as some of the girls are working on. iheir dressmaker badge. Miss Ruth Herbig, of Mills College, will take the leadership of a new group of low seventh grade girls who have formed a group which meet on Friday afternoons. Those who have -registered for this group are Virginia Turner, Bella Abfuscl, Ann Taylor, Reba Markus, Jean Wcllman, Janet Fitzmaurice, Helen Voyer, Virginia Burke, Alice de Bonis, Jayne Fenton, Mary Purdin, Sue Lincoln and Virginia Bradford, scaling, chariot racing and- tower building were other stellar features struction. The first session will begin at 1:30 p.

Saturday, February 29th. The closing session will be held Sunday afternoon, March 1. REPAIR OBSERVATORY Scoutmaster Ed Stoeckle reports tha plans have practically been completed for thejepair of the observatory at (he week-end camp. A sliding door will be built to cover the vent in the dome, and the telescope will be completely repaired. AREA BOARD The regular quarterly area executive board meeting of the council will be held Monday evening, March 2, at 7:00 p.

at the rrnnin A membership tea was given by' Woodrow Wilson Junior High Treop 6 on February 19. Miss Helen De-Lacy, local director, spoke on J'Why I Would Like to Become a Girl Scout." Doris Duckwark and Barbara Stayton acted as hostesses. Refreshments were in charge of Muriel Dempsey, Betty Perkins, Aileen Lowall and Bernice Jury, Arline The snow trip -originally- sched- "-r Dining. dinner at the Alameda Hotel on January 20. The council discussed at length the question of Summer camp which Is becoming acute as the Spring Is approaching.

No solution has been found as yet. The great need for a ley Community -Chest. -Mrs. John Carroll is the guardian of this group. uled for FeUruary 14 is to be held SUMMER CAMP this week.

Those participating will with -the circus came the first leave Saturday morning at 5 and official announcement concerning return Sunday night. 0 The members of the Ekolela Jr. Summer camps which were distributed to all participants and spectators following the circus clos Camp Fire group are becoming In ing. The "Story of Summer Camp'U vHtelel at Richmond. Dinner will be ACTIVITIES AMONG EASTBAY NEGROES terested in their palms and the lines that are there.

At their last meeting they made smoke prTnts Tf their hands, and for the next few By LENA M. WYSINCER- meetings they are going to study them to see the difference in the prints of the various girls." Following their program the girls popped The Women's Council of First A.for the Inference that 'God didn't scholarship for post graduate study Rev. Daniel G. Hill was chairman of the program. M.

E. Church, 823 15th Street, Mrs. announced the opening of both Dimond and Dimond-0 camps on Monday morning, June 15. Dimond camp, stated the announcement, would be run in a series of 7-day boarding periods at $7 per week, with Dimond-O operating in three 2-week sessions at $21.50 each. Camp sign-ups will be accepted immediately at Scout headquarters in anticipation of an all-time "rush for the 90 reserved places at Dimond-O Sierra camp see the Gertrude John'son, president, will corn and had a social meeting.

Mrs, Stuart Moser is guardian of the bring to bay area music lovers a 75 it is important that very board member attend at this time. TROOP FIVE In an impressive ceremony held last Friday night, Troop No. 3 officially (passed out of existence by merging with its parent troop. Troop No. Tlicseiitr68ps are both sponsored by the First Congregational Church, -Troop No.

3 having been organized some four years ago when Troop No. 5 was unable to accommodate all the scouts seeking admission. Troop No. 5 has just recently organized a Senior Patrol for its The program was initiated with invocation by Harold Mason, graduate of Baptist Divinity School and student at U. C.

Dr. Matt, Crawford, a delegate to group. Betty Cochran, of the Chlgakwa Camp Fire, in fulfilling part of the requirements for torch-bearer rank In social leadership, planned- and gave a party for the group on Valentine Day. Betty' has been assisting with activities of a Blue Bird group for the last year. Mrs.

Altha Hawes and Mrs. L. J. are the group leaders. Euteva Christo-pherson is the group scribe.

Talahl Carrip Fire of Oakland High School met last week with their guardian, Mrs. Fred R. George. The girls worked on looms on which they will do bead weaving. Several of the mothers of the group wore guests.

Mrs. K. M. Davies Is assistant leader. Oklzu Tenya Camp Fire1 of Bret Harte School recently participated In a patriotic party planned and carried out by various group committees.

This group, under the direction of their leader, Miss Bea as it was put by the According to Associated Negro Press, the National Negro Congress held in Chicago February 14-17 was cut short by one day. "With the acceptance of plans for a permanent organization subdivided into regions, national officers, and the next national session i.i Philadelphia during June of 1937, tha National Negro Congress ended its session a day earlier than was scheduld Sunday night. A total of 914 delegates registered, according to the presiding committee. These, interested citizens of both in jurisprudence, has published an article which appears in the California Law Review, "State Sales Taxes and the Commerce Clause;" The "Recorder," law journal of San Francisco, says: "The January issue of the California Law Review is of special interest to lawyers interested in George M. Johnson in a leading article, 'State Sales-Tax and the Commerce thoroughly discusses the limitations on state taxation of interstate sales." Attorney Johnson is Assistant Tax" Counsel to the California State Board of Equalization.

treat on Thursday evening, March" 5, whert Mrs. Jessie' Grayson, contralto, will be presented in song recital. Mrs. Grayson's home is in Portland, Oregon. The public is invited to hear her.

Mrs. Lillian M. Dixon is chairman of program BISHOP WALLS According to Ct E. Chapman, writer for Continental Press Serv 0,9 0 The Loliapc group met liist week with their guardian, Miss Leone Skinner," at Nbfthbnie Community Church. Barbara- Jean Grant and Marftta Swain gave talks on music, which they have taken as their project for hospitality to new ideas.

Audrey Sanchez is planning to take the group to Rollerlnnd for a social meeting to be held soon. OOO older scouts and therefore was ableS new dining hall, kitchen and other improvements of the Tuolumne River camp. ADVANCEMENTS ANNOUNCED Promotions to the rank of assistant executive were announced last week for Brighton C. Cain and Jean N. Bell, field executives, by Howard D.

Ainsworth, council president. Cain entered Scouting th? recent National Negro Congress which convened in Chicago February 14, spoke briefly on the Scottsboro case as determined at the congress. Other speakers on the program were: Dr. George Hedley of the Methodist Church; Miss Dorothy Grays graduate. University tf California and secretary of local sponsoring committee of Ngro Congress, whose-address was--'The cottsboro Case and the American Youth." Troop No.

3. The membership -Of Troop No. 5 now includes 38 ac ice, Bishop W. J. Walls of the AM races, crowded the three general.

trice Bankerd, gave a Camp FiceJ The new group justly' Ta TChurch resented the atheistic ut professionally in 1924 when he be-J Dr. F. M. Nelson, representative been organized at Franklin School met last week to work on their hostess books which they are making for the 1936 birthday honor. Virginia Wagstaff is the scribe for the i.n MARY AND MARIE An H-year-old St.

Louis orphan, Mary Louise Jones, a patient at Robert Kock Hospital, and her friend Marie Kreft (white), 10-year-old patient hi the same ward, wrote to Eddie and Fannie Cavanaugh, tive scouts. At a short Court of Honor, several merit badges were awarded and Scout Carlton James was advanced to Star rank. The feature of the evening was a talk by R. M. Leonard, assistant scoutmaster of Troop- No.

13 and prominent member, pf the Sierra Club. LKWarffv showed slides of the Sierra Club expedition to climb Mt. Waddington, an unsealed peak came the council naturalist ana later council "educational director, while Bell, in 1,922 an Eagle Scout of this council, became associated locally in a professional capacity in 1931. TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Cub Pack 10 Edison School of local branch N. A A.

C. P. made the financial appeal. Mr. Eggum spoke" on "Scottsboro Boys" and showed the view point of such men as Booker T.

Washing terances of Langston Hughes at the National 'Negro Congress during its sessions at Chicago. He became so disgusted when the delegates applauded Langston Hughes, who had just ended reciting a poem, "Ozie Powell Ozie Powell," that he immediately rose from his seat, left the building and refused to return to pronounce the benediction. Hughes had ended his recitation sessions of "For permanent officers, A. Phil- Randolph is -president; John P. Davis, executive secretary, and Marion Cuthbert, treasurer.

A com-paign is to be launched immediately fcr the raising of $25,000 before the convening of the next congress." DELEGATES REPORT On March 8, at Cooper A. M. E. Zion Church, Ninth and Union Streets, Rev. H.

P. Langston, pastor, those interested in the affairs of the will celebrate their first birthday. program at the school assembly Illustrating Camp Fire as one of the agencies of the Oakland Community Chest Virginia Bingham, scribe for the Heyaka Camp Fire of Rockridge School, reports that the group is making hostess books for the 1930 birthday project. Mrs. Colt Cool-Idge, group leader, Is giving this handcralt instruction.

Shawadassee Camp Fire of Frick School has been making worsted wttes. At a recent meeting Dorothy Douglass related some of her camp-ng experiences at Camp Celio. the in the Canadian Rockies. group. The Wetomachick Camp Fire group met last week to plan for a council fire.

During the meeting they made out their lists of honors which are to be awarded at the council fire. Mrs. Charles Cav-anaugh is the guardian of the group. 0, 0 radio stars on the Columbia network, that they would not receive any valentines this year. -Now they will spend the rest of the winter reading and enjoying the valentines that showered them The meeting was closed with the repetition of the scout oath.

STTPFR KAI.ESMKltf with "Now we know God docs not care." The attitude' of the delegates, the majority of whom seemed A final count of the ticket sal'C' fnr -thp RerVplpv-Alhnnv Mori recen' National Negro Congress will meet to listen to the echoes ef pro ton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, if they were alive today. "This is the First Commandment" was the first of a number of musical selections rendered by Mrs. Florida Baranco accompanied by Mrs. Irene Crawford at the piano. Mrs.

Lucile E. Pyle, member of International Labor Defense, presented resolutions which were voted that protests in defense of the boys be sent President F. D. Roosevelt and Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama. Mrs.

Kyles said In part: "Friends, The Camp Fire Girls of the Ki Hi gro'up plan to pass their wood gatherers' rank at the next meeting of the committpeof awards. At each mcetirt-g they review the work that they have Completed so that they will be letter perfect in it. Thev justice to nine young Negro boys, thj Scottsboro Boys. "In protesting this case we know that we are not only fighting for the Constitutional and human rights of nine but for the basic principles of liberty and justice," on vhicl this country was founded." Other persons introduced were, Mrs. Alice Cohee, chairman of program committee; John B.

Pelletier, California legislator from Los Angeles. Rev. H. P. Lankford, pastor.

Camp Fire Girls summer camp. Mrs. la: week' by the sackfuls. When.Jthfi appeal was taken to the radio happened? Letters, cards, gifts, candy and clothing began pouring in from all parts of the country and from as far away as Mexico and Canada. More than 30,000 pieces of mail were delivered to the little girls.

DEFENSE COMMITTEE A mass meeting was held by the Eastbay, Scottsboro Defews Committee. 1 ceedings of the congress. The delegates sent from Eastbay will bring in reports of the They are Dr. Matt Crawford, Mrs, Tarea Pittman and Rev. H.

T. 3. Johnson. WRITES ON STATE TAXES Attorney George Johnson, graduate of the University of California Law School, and in 1930 recipient of the Sheffield-Sanborn Badge Exposition shows Troop 7 to be fat1 in the lead of the contest. The tjrtal number of tickets sold by members of Troop 7 is 198, better than 100 ahead of their nearest competitor.

A check for payment of the Summer camp fee for one scout will be turned over to Scout- master Stafford Dunlap at the February meeting of the Scoutmastera' Roundtable, February 28. either Communists or Inclined to be radical or red in their tendencies, caused a wida- break between the Congress itself and the members of various church denominations. Bishop Walls was to have, closed the meeting with the benediction but did not. He' said, "I could not square my conscience with pronouncing the" benediction when a speaker denied1 the existence of God 1 W. H.

Douglass is the group leader md Margaret Wallace is the group cribe. Valentine Day was the occasion are jlflannlngAa swimming party for the near future. Mrs. Raymond Stuhr is the guardian of Jhe group, A i lH for a number of Camp Fire group 1 of Cooper A. M.

E. Ziori Church we are here this afternoon In pro -parties, in these instances the girls The Kezikone Jr. Camp Fire test against the flagrant denial of pronounced, the benediction..