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jimericans rian to Try Camping in Irish Fashiori Roughing it Irish-style witha straw-filled palliasse for a camp cot and a rubber ground sheet of a clrv teit flootiW the novel. experience fac- ing ten American Girl Scouts andi three of their leaders late this Junc. Wben the Arnericans, 1ere. invited to, join the international camp being held, on the beautiful, estate of Vis- counitess Poiverscourt f romn june 18~ to 28, they decided'to live as the* loc.. *Girl Guides did. A kit Eist, which translated meanis a: list of. equipmhent, wâs. forwarded. It contained sonie strange- new termis. *Palliasse proved to be the greatest stumbl ing block. Miss Patricia Ca- ron, of Chicago, wrote- to complain that no one in that city's stores ha'! any idea what it 'was. Girl. Scout headquarters. in New Yo,1rk stepped in to the 'breach and added to its stock bed-sacks with an opening that would pe. .nit their being stuffed ithl straw. Grouad là Danp These and the rubber sheet, it de- velo ped, were the only things that would divide the visitors from. Ire - land's green, damp>ground. But bhe girls and their'leaders are game. As advised,'theëy will bring mackintoshes. blazers, ,at I lest three blankets,- a sou 'wester, an overcoat-alI these luf sumnier! 'Gum boots," strangely enougb. were considered. optional. "Imagine," said one, "not needing rubliers in Ireland of ail placesI!" _____ was explained that, if she bad the Irish variety of strong, walking shoes menioned on the kit lisb, the soles wopuld bie real leather, and would Nvitlstand inclement weathcr. Rubbers* in Ireland, where the rain continually drizzles but "rarel.y pourý,. are used Io preserve a shine. more than to keep one's- feet f rom being ý * soaked. But, w~hile there are new experi-, ences perhaps îîot of the pleasantest * kind awaiting campers accustomed t.0 dry tents and soft beds, there a1re Troop News. I à ~Trop 18 "Strap y-our, pack to your back, sang Troop 18 recently, as. we bike<d .valong from the farmhouse to Valton lodge. The farmer was kind ýenougli to take our packs and d we thought everything %vas, dandy until we camne to the mud. The mud- was the rnud- diest mud Troop 18 bas ever s een. Before, long we came in sight Of Wal ton lodge. Most of the time bc- fore supper was spent in getting sel- tled. After supper we enjoyed songs; and played games until bedtime. The next mor ning after the lodge was in - good order, the patrols went separately . on a short walk mbt th e Woods to find objects of nature. Weç saw a pair of hawks and a chestnut.- sided'warbler. When we came back il was f ime for, lunch and we finished eating- that in a bur ry. WC. rested for an bour anud then,,we ýhad a con- test to set which -patrol could get water boiling ouldoors the quickest. The Scarlet Tanagers won, but t1ie Pe achy Eagles lbad a very good fire. so we ail got boxes of crackerjack-. SAlice Jean Heinsen was announiced as9 having the lhest bed in thbbbd- making contest. Then 'MÉs. Clark, g ave everyone a whirligig to set who could sail hers the fartbest. Then after a good supper we did chiaradies and sang songs. When the nord- side beds discovered that the two pcî snails captured by Jean Kasbrup hiad escaped, we decided to find theni, wbich ve fdidn't. Miss Grobeni as- sured us that no snail went mort. than three feet ini a day (or sonie .thing like tîTat) so we consented to go to sleelp. 'l'le next morning wve -aIe, made up our blanket-rolîs and got. mbt the muld again. -ýWe started. on the hike 'at 4:30 'o'clock Friday, and' we came back ini lime.for Sun-- day school. after a grand inî1e.-Jo)sic Fan.scribeè. Troop> 6 S-'atirdav,. Mav 14.,oir' trooirwen on a t -e ( i cars) to t ï;;uî ;c:] "glua ut "I %PV V 8UIF.; 54a . Nearly 200 Brownies were out last Saturda'v. taking part in the Brownie Mother Goose party, Each, girl played eigbt. Mother Goose ganies. Every lime a child Won a- game s!ue went t.o Mother Goose for a prîze. Nnd such prizes. There were tiny clUps. and saucers, frving pans-ju st right for a doli house-lovelv red and greeni1 anterns, miniat ure sqtiirrels, dogs and pou.)nles. Mother 'oCi 'sapron had mn pockets. and each, pocket held hua'. dreds of lovel1y gifts, so every Brewniie had as niany as. a lieart could desire. The Brownie leaders wereii charge of 'the g aines, ànd sev'eral 0 f the older scouts helped them. Mrs. Bull made somne announcèmentsý. Then. we %vent. on a - walk for Qbser- *vto.After the walk we came bacl, to Coirnmuniity IJouse and sang O ur overnight hike. wè, ha ( in-' .vestiture. Mrs. Bull invested Nancv' Brown. anti Jean Hanimond as ten- derfoot scouts. Ruth F.llen Bull got ber junior life saving and Mary% Hammond got ber artist bad ge. Friday 'evening we had supper in- doors, and the Scarlet Tanager pa- trol gave a niodernistic Red Riding Hood. W~e had ail the Saturdav meai, 'Out-of-doors so the girls couid pasIS their second-class fire. building. Sai- orday afternoon the Scarlet Tanager patrol hiad a treasure hunit. Ruth Ellen Bull got -the prize, which, was a Girl Scout diary. Saturday night the three other patrols bad a,game of charades and some moderm ad-.er- tiseentîts. Su nday morning we left., ~-Patty Gooder, scribe. Troop 13 On F'ridaY, '\ay 20, ,ve started ouit with a gaine. "My lady went to Pa- r'is." \\'lieu everyone wvas there we j AIl Gi ýompt. Tnere wviIl be a re- l Tbursday evening at ]7:15 k. Y'ou will be home by 8:15. il Scouts are to meet at the edge of the Village Green. Taps" and ad îomes-Elise to Our-v scribe. Tro@p le First we had- patrol corners. e'-- -1p. .1 ns nan me""parmhOse" in Wilmette i sang game was very% mucb enjoyed by the for the goose that was loaned to arious girls. After the game, ive balked na- Motber Goose for the Brownie party' ture. Nect mwe bad patrol corners. last Sat urday. lb vas a very fine Turne went 50 fast that before vc goose, and even bbough it did not lay lqnew it, it was lime for **Taps.- a golden egg, it entertained many Thçàa jane Redjin', .scribe. childiren. j 1 World Meetings During Summer Girl Scouts from this country %vîll be a part of three foreign gathiî. this sumimer.: They wiIl attend the International Girl Guide Camp ini Ire.- land., the Wor-ld .chalet for G 'irl Guides and Girl Scouts ini Switzer- land, and the seventh annual el Conference of Girl: Guideg and 'Girl Scouts in Poland. The, first group of teti Girl Scouts and three leaders, who hiave been se- lected to attend the Irish ýcamp. w:lil sail from, New York on June 'l. 1These girls wvill caimp on the estaee of Lady Powerscourt, a t En ni.skerry countv. Xicklow, lreland, frorniJune. 18-28. Lt is expected they %vill a. *attendl the '31st Euchatistie- congrCes in Dublin. Four Girl Scouts aind"onie lader w~ill attend the "World chalet- at Adelboden, iin Sitzerland, àAigtist 0-i Thev were cbosen from a large field of applicanits' to. participaI e in the awards of the Juliette Low Meiii- orial fund.. Thev will camp, ~î twelve other, Girl Guides f rom .Cze- chioslovakia, Denmark. France. Great Britain. Hungary and. Norwa. The \Vorid. chalet is- the giit (f Mrs. James -1. Storrow of Bostonl 10 thé WVorld Association -of Girls Guide >s and G;irl Scouts. It will be iofficlallv opened by Lord and Lads- T'.a<lci- Powell on july 31. 'l'le first 1 Ille- national training course for C;irî Guide and Girl Scout leaders. will be held at the chalet fromn Septcmiber 5-15. Mrs., Nicliolas F. Brady, chiairniain, and Pr. Lillian _M. Giilb)reth, mnil 'ber of the national Girl Scout b-oaàrd.l~ represent this country at the \Vorl confere.nce tbbe lield at Bueze- near K1<atowice, flic capital of Polish, Sile- sia.. *The conference ýopens on Atigiust1 6 a~nd is 'èxpected 1 tolast oie %week. Sicholarships Awarded to Twenty-One Leaders 1