Girl Scouts
Grace J. Kelley, Captain
Ruby Grisworld, 1st. Lieut.
Mildred Stone, 2nd, Lieut.
The twenty-eight girls who answered to their names at Roll Call last Monday night, at Scout Headquarters, were certainly an enthusiastic bunch and the business of the evening was conducted with all the necessary “snap” to make it both interesting and profitable. Six new girls were admitted to membership at this meeting and added to a fourth patrol which will have a leader appointed at the next meeting.
These girls were as follows: Lilly McWilliams, Bella Leys, Dorothy Colburn, Earline Smith, Clarin Calcagni and Mable Besaw.
In the absence of the Secretary, who was visiting at Burlington over Washington’s Birthday, the 2nd Lieutenant, Mildred Stone, was elected secretary, pro-tem. The Patrol Leaders, Lorraine Watt, Myrtle Leach and Fransisco Heath, were all present with most of the members of their patrols.
Arrangements were made for the food sale to be held next Saturday, in charge of Ruby Griswold, Mildred Stone and Doris Wilson. The money earned from this sale will be used to help defray the expenses of the Anniversary Banquets.
Three tenderfoot enrollment cards were distributed Monday night to the following girls: Muriel James, Marjorie Chase and Lucy Hall.
At the conclusion of the regular business, the game of “Buzz” was played, until time for adjournment.
An old-fashioned straw-ride for all Scouts and their friends on Friday night, March 5th, to the Mineral Springs, with a steaming hot corn chowder supper, and all for twenty-five cents.
Come and bring your horns and your noisemakers and do not leave your appetites for chowder at home.
Junior Boy Scouts or Wolf-Cubs
The Cubs were there with their “grin” – thirty-four of them, last Tuesday night, and “A-kella”, the old wolf, was with them. The pack found it a little difficult to get down to business at first, because several of the boys were a little tardy. The skating rink or the call of the out-of-doors on one of the most beautiful nights of the winter, made them forget the lateness of the hour and the requirement of punctuality. But no boy was more than fifteen minutes late, and then they were there in spite of outside attractions, and this goes to show their real interest in Scouting, of time and thought to the work, which is a great encouragement to who must of necessity give a great deal of time and thought to the work. Three new boys were enrolled: Clifford Dugar, Leslie Smith and Robert Mercier.
There are now four full squads and a fifth started, making two troops of Junior Scouts.
Every boy has paid his enrollment fee of twenty-five cents and all but three have paid their monthly dues of five cents in full to date, and several have paid in advance.
At the next meeting Tuesday night, March 2nd, immediately following the business session, or at half past seven, a social will be held to consist of lantern slide pictures of the World War, games and refreshments, and everybody is invited.
Come and help the Juniors meet their part of the banquet expenses.
BASKETBALL
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The Hardwick town team was considerably disappointed, as well as a large number of fans, at the cancelling of the game by Danville with the local team, which was to have taken place at the gym last Friday night. The local pro boys had an idea that they could defeat the fast Danville five this time and it is to be regretted that the visiting team could come as per schedule.
The local basketball season, insofar as H.A. is concerned, is fast drawing to a close, and the game here tomorrow night against its old-time and honored rivals, P.A. of Morrisville, should draw out a record-breaking crowd for the season. This game has always been known and advertised as the “Harvard-Yale” game of the Lamoille valley and this game this week will be no exception. Hardwick is putting in some good practice for this struggle and will try and even up for the defeat handed them a few weeks ago at Morrisville. It is a fact that P.A. has not been up against as strong teams as H. A., but that does not detract from its credit of winning 14 straight games this season and by big scores and by holding their opponents to small scores. It is also a fact that a majority of these games have been played at home, but the ultimate end was to get in trim for the two games with H. A. Peoples Academy has the best five it has put on the maple surface in years, and in Foss as a forward, and Sargent in the center position, the team has two very likely candidates for the all-state team, and will, no doubt, be a team selected to go to the state tournament in Burlington on March 12th and 13th. It is expected a large continent of rooters will accompany the visiting team to this place and school songs and yells will be in order. Let’s all turn out for this game and encourage our boys in their efforts to win and at the same time give the visiting team a cordial reception.
First Skiing Accident
Howard, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn of High Street, is the first youngster to meet with more than a minor ski accident hereabouts, and this one came very near being serious. As it is the boy is still suffering considerable pain.
The accident occurred last Sunday afternoon between 3:00 and 4:00 o’clock, while he was skiing down the rather steep hill back of the Hooker house, the course being down towards where the former stoneshed of the Hardwick Granite company once stood.
The land is now owned by E. R. Fletcher, and last fall the brush was cut off and piled up. This pile served as a good jump, as it was completely covered with snow. The boy had made two trips down the incline and over this pile of snow-covered brush, but the third time down he had a spill as he was right on top of the heap.
He struck his buttock and a round prong or part of a bush plowed a furrow over two inches deep and several inches in length on his body, necessitating six stitches to close the wound. It was very painful, but the youngster was game and went unaided to his home on High Street. Dr. Libbey of East Hardwick was called to attend him.
It is thought that all the silver was removed and if nothing new sets in the boy will be up and about again soon. It was fortunate that it was not that serious.
