Elyria Girl Scouts Grow From 1927 Start To 741 Members
The Elyria Girl Scout movement began in 1927 with Troop 1 and eight girls. By 1951 the council reported 147 campers and 741 girls in 50 troops, with day camps, a 99 year lodge lease at Hilltop Park, and senior units developing.
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Elyria
United States
Juliette Low
Savannah
Georgia
H. W. Pond
National Organization
I 1
New York
Charlette Kersnaw
Len Uthe
YWCA
First Congregational Church
Girl Scout Council
Vern Overdeer
A M Hannaford
Elyria Girl Scouts
Wela
Hutt
Lake Erie
Helen Hutt
Craig
Medina
Girl Scouts
Lorain
T. V. Boylan
Findley Cabin
Abbe Road
Elywoods
A. M. Hannaford
Gurf
Toj
Organization and leadership of the Girl Scout Council
The Girl Scout Council governs by a board of directors and officers led by Mrs. N. M. Fitch with Mrs. D. M. Overcash as vice president. The board plans community programs, outdoor training, public relations, and manages Community Chest funds to benefit the girl membership, with budgeting led by Dale Kellogg and the finance committee to maximize support for the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Robert Parrett
Keith Scoville
D. W. Overcash
Alvin Stellar
Will Thomas
Harry Hyman
N. M. Fitch
Donald Andress
C. Sheldon Riely
Constance Lynch
E. R. Fitch
Arthur Hoch
Edwin Glosser
BL. Krugman
W. A. Sayles
Maurice Thatcher
T. D. Struck
Elyria
D. M. Overcash
A. F. Steller
Community Chest
Dale Kellogg
Virginia Stetson
Brownie Troop Aims to Adopt Baby for 25th Anniversary
Brownie Troop 20 of the Elyria Girl Scout Council seeks to adopt the first baby girl born on the council’s 25th anniversary in Elyria. The girl would be welcomed by Troop 20 and her parents from the council area, with the plan continuing until she reaches age seven.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Girl Scout Council Expands Leader Training programs
Elyria Girl Scout Council emphasizes leadership training with three courses: basic group leadership 16 hours, basic outdoor activities 12 hours, and troop camping licensing twice yearly. Sessions run at YMCA and Hilltop with volunteer trainers. Workshops for adults and regional conference attendance are planned to boost program administration.
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Elyria Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouting
Girl Scouts
YMCA
Hilltop
Ohio
Howard Myers
Treva Appleton
Constance S. Lynch
Weston
W. Va
National
Girl Scout Training Committee
Girl Scout
Maurice Thatcher
C. F. Engler
J. B. Hochsenedel
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England
Leaders Club
Girl Scout Leaders Club
Arthur Richwine
Glen Shoemaker
Iss-See-Kes
Findley’s
Brownies
Brownie Troop 46
Church of the Nazarene
Gulf Road
Betty Walker
Marion Stephen
Janice Madera
Sharon Papp
Susan Yost
Donna Sherman
Nancy Briton
Barbara Nickel
Georgia Walker
Kathy Brydon
Margaret Lance
Sandra Varga
Phyllis Fitch
Joan Schroeter
Carol Young
W. J. Schmittgen
Carol Bielke
Molly Bembower
R. E. Owen
Joy Gardner
Janice Berg
E. F. Glosser
H. L. Krugman
J. C. Brydon
Council
Scouting
Girl Scout Organization
E. G. Biss
Brownie Troop
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