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ton, D. C., froin April 23 to April 29, which is annual Better Homes week. This "home, sweet home," a faithful replica of that comimemiorated b: John Howard Payne in bis f.amous poëm. stan *ds at 1750 New York ave- nue, close to the "pleasures and pal- acesi" amid which visitors to the cap- ital so often roam' on weary feet. They can find rest, during the jas', week of April in ' this. wistaria-ceov- ered colonial building, whiere the Girl Scouts are .demonstrating for. theii benefit' the organization's conception of, hospitality, good housekeepin4 and goo'd cheer. Talas Chare in 1923 The *'national littie house," as. the Girl Scouts caîl their- property at Washington, was transferred to their charge through the instrumentaiity of Mrs. Herbert Hoover in 1923. Tbe Better Homes corporation had'built, it as'a model of what a simple Amer- ican home might well be, and. it ivas patterned on that which once stood at 33 Broad street, New York, the birthplace of John Howard Payne. It is said that be drew from it the inspiration for bis immortal poem. Wbiie no one lives at 1750 New York avenue, the rooms constantlv ecbo to the sound of young vQices and the eager rush of feet, for here the Girl Scouts Jearn the lessons that may one day make them good cus-1 todians of their own "ittie bouses."' Tbey cook in' the kitchen under the kindly eye of an expert from the. De- partment of the Interior, wbo shows thein bow to combine eiconomv and flavor in their- food. They practice childcare in tbe nursery on reai ha- bies somètimes lent by the confiding wives of cabinet members, wbo know bow trustworthy Girl Scouts can, le. Girl Scout& Are "Handy" I Tbhey hang curtains, fix flowers, shift 'the furniture and. change :the hedspreads under the watchful ýeye of the officiai hostess, Mrs. Grace,Bow-t man, who does the bonors of the Ilit- tie bouse" all-year-round. During Bet- Hill1 is located near iE.dgerton, Wis., in a deeply wooded spot on a' small and private lake. Girl y' Scouts nmay. secure application i h lanks.from tlîeir captains. Checks shoul<l be made. payable to' Mrs. HI. J. Derniehl. tBrownies Di'scover HI Bow Fudge Is Made T 'he "Pit ter-Patter"ý Brownies, like, I ail Brownies, bave* been baving sonie *vety happy times at' their meetings. At one, recent meeting tbey were di- vided into two. groups. One group went witb Tawny Owi into ';the Lkitchen and was taught to make di- rvinity fudge, wbile- the other group rplayed gaines. Brown Owi1 taugbt a snging gamie, "Jump, Jim Crow," and tanother game "Bronegt" By the time the gaines were played, tbe fudge was done. Ail the Brownies 1 frmed the pow-wow' ring an~d thetr sang. The fudge sooh hardened. and each of the Brownies bad a piece. Here is the recipe: Divinity Fudge 13/2 cups sugar Y2a cup syrup* Y2a cup water 1 egg .wbite beaten Boil sugar, water, and syrup to- gether until it forins a soft baIl in *water. Add to beaten whit'e of egg.a Drop from spoon when beginning to harden onto wax paper. i When tbe candy was eaten, theV Brownies straigbtened up the room3 and then went homne. .-Brownie Helper. a ýN. Y. Teachers to Get S Credit for Scout Work t Credit for Girl Scout training wlillC hereafter. be allowed Public school f teachers in New York city, according f to 'a new ruling of the board of edu- fi cation in that city. Tbey niay ttius gain the "alertness" credit whicb is rthe hostesses to their parents, at; Parents' Night program, held in tb< auditorium of the Methodist churcl on Monday evening. The prograrn iunder the direction of Mrs. L. Phi. lup Denoyer, was, présented to a largt gathering of mothers, fathers, scouti and Girl, Scout Council mbes Mrs. H. J. Dernebl, chairman ol the camp comimittee, told the grouç sometbing about Hickory H ill, tht Girl Scout camp where -Wilmettc scouts play in the summer; she men- tioned the fact that Hickory Hill stands at. the top of the list 'of those camps having tbe highest. rating as given by National Girl Scout head- quarters, under whose 'supe'rvision ail Girl Scout. Camps are' indirectly run. Mrs. Derniehl foliowed ber talk witb mnoviniz pictures taken, at Hicko- ry Hill, -'and others taken at the Mil- waukee day camp. Hler announcement that the Wil- mette- council plans to inaugurate a day camp in the Qlencoe .fjorest pre- serve for those Wilmete scouts who cannot travel to Hickory Hill, brought ioud applause from ber scout' hearers. Following the plans ýabout, camp, came the introduction. of the Wil.. mette Girl Scout Counicil members. by Mrs. Ral.ph C. Moulding, Girl Scout commissioner for Wilmette. During the introduction, Mrs. Smith, chairman of the finance committee, announced the new plan by which Wilmette hopes to finance Girl Scout- ing during the corning year. Eacli week, for four' weeks, beginning May 3, the Girl Scouts will bold a cookie sle; these cookies are- home-made and may be obtained on_1y through scouts or those connected with Gr Scouting.' They will take orders for the cookies each ýxeek on the- day preceding that upon which the cookies wiil be delivere.d. Mrs. Smith followecl ber announcement by a ple'a for support iu1. this new projecti by ail friends of Girl Scouting. The 'third part of the program was presented by the scouts theniselves. are concerned, for many of the' troop ascribesteIl of, the' guests who either c dropped in for a meeting, or who hwere invited for some speciaI pur- 1pose. Let's allow the scribes to tel -about it. On t he Mond ay foilowing Easter,lý sTroop. 9 held its Easter party-ýwith ftwo gue sts wbo droped in and. gave e ails deiightful surprise. Both were visiting Wilmette from Kansas City, Where they also play the game Of scouting. One is .an authority on stakes; he told the scouts some of :h bis, experiences. witb the- reptiles and talked, about varjous kinds.1 The other gues 't1 knew ntany kinds of games and songs which were passed' on to Troop.9. At the regular meet- ing on Friday evening, the guest was Mrs. Coiburn Who is helping the girls with, their, craftsman work;., froin mats, the girls plan to turn their attention to designiùg and 'con- structing book-ends-the trick being, to inake them out. of materials at' hand, which cannot be purchased-by the girls. The next meeting prom- ises to see some interesting designs and ideas brought forth. Mifrs.. Dernehi was the guest of Troop 10; she helped the girls with first aid instruction and bed makingý; manv of the scouts did not realize what an art bed-making is,,, until they were shown bow ail corners must be "squared" and ail covers spread without a wrinkle. The Reverènd Father Hartke, un-. cie of Scout *Betty Anne Hartke, dropped into the meeting of Troop Il. He asked to join the troop.,and 'after he recited poetry' and' offered other entertainment, the girls agreed that he wvould indeed be a welcomne addition to troop mreetings. The poster contest wbich the troop bas, .been sponsoring.amonig its members, was foemally clos ed, with the award for the. clevérest and. most originalI poster goinig to Elvira Ferrarini. SThe big event of Troop 7's meet- ing was the investiture of two girls with their tenderfoot pins; the girls are Frances Dabncke and Doris Henimnis, and after they had received noon, April 29 NotedMIlustrator to Give wbo 'is keenl Radio Talk for Saturday mesg of in Maude Tousey Fangel, noted il- announced. 1 lustrator, thç next radio guest troduced by Jý speaker ýof the Girl 'Scouts, ,will be ai director of rwîil De. in- school at :hain, nation- York.'I*'Te 'uts. Jopèns- May J -- ---141-- Prvevnac a chance to see how oh- S, under national staff i*.- serving tbey were and wbat good wvill be given at Camp memories they bad by mapping the r, the year-rotind training territory froin their meeting-place to Briarciiff Manor, New the scbooi. "Birds" were another im- season at Camp Macy, portant part of the program, of the' ., and closes October ~ day. n