Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Mar 1931, p. 47

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TRQOP 3 Tuesday afternoon ini Troop 3 Caro- line Kilgare was invested a Tender- foot Girl Scout. In T>roop 2 Thûrsday afternoon, f- teen of the Tenderfo t Girl Scouts passed a test -on the Marinai forNa- tural History toward Second Class. Our, troop is trying. b ard to attain ~Second Clagss before summer vacation. TROOP 1 Troop 1I'Scouts were the guests of Louise and Mrs,. Leonard Cowan. at their borne oni Maple Hill road Thurs-' day evening. T1he entertainiment con- sisted. of gaefis tegting mental alert-, *ness. Delightful ref reshuients were servedl. Starting next '11isday, a course in First Aid will be given by Mrs. Sullivan. First Aid is required for First Class. We consider it one of tRe most. useful, of ail the practical requirements, of Girl Scout tests. "Wh-iigGirl"p Heu suBsy Seasoin Have you ever beard of the "whittling girl", Sbe's the useful welcome opposite to b er wbistling sister wbo, according to. the proverb, brougbt bad luck about the house. The whittling girl is a product of Girl Scout camps and troop bouses. While she sits by the fire listening to or telling stories these March eve- nings, her hands are constant-ly busy witb knife and. wood. Trhe- resuits of ber seezingly aimless occupation can be seen in the tools tbat tend tbe fire, the fork that toasts the bread,' or the spoon that stirs the cocoa. fler equipment consists usually of a keen-edged knife, a good cbunk Mf ash or hickory, perbaps somne sand- paper to smootb rougb edgès, and a lump of lard wbicb, if rubbed well in, *11il make tbe wood waterproof and: give it good color. Patience and. plenty of timne are the two essentials. for a good wbittler.' Wbether the products of ber work are ornamental or îust plain useful, nill depend naturally on ber ability and native artistry. gcenes will be typical of lite in Mecxi- co, Canada, Japan and Czechoslo- vakia. Scenes, costumes and music will be authentic and are being ar- ranged now with the cooperation of ýwell known authorities f rom the vari- eus coûiitries. 1The cast will be composed of over three hundred people, i ncluding thef 'hom, andi MOVIES FOR CHILDREN The James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond: Foundation anngunces. àa free program of five motion pictur.es for children, to be given, in the Jamncs Simpson theatré at Field Museum o1. Natural History Saturday, Marcb 28. The tit1es of the films to be .sbown 4 are: "Hagotian, the Rug-maker," *Fishes of Many Waterg," "Belgian Cities," "A Jaguar in Stone," ani ~~ ' "How Buds Become'Leaves." Thier will l)e two. showings, one béginning I at 10 and one at Il o'clock. Children >1 :. from al parts of Chicao and suburbs areinvited to attend. for the month.- of AU&CARLOS * isFedturing ddiscount c~ WLNTY on Mirdlago Building 11647 S he r id dn Rodd At- the ýLakel, between Wilmet te.and,.Ke nilwortli WIL-METTE ý650 L~* 010 P'ER C EN T all STUDIO PORTRAITURE

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