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Show Utah Girl Scouts Organize Council At S. L. Gathering Mrs. John S. Erickson, Pres. This week Girl Scout Adults of the state met at the Prudential Pruden-tial Federal Bldg., to effect the organization of the Utah Girl Scout Council. The meeting culminated cul-minated 2V2 years of work and planning by the Utah Girl Scout Development Committee. The committee was authorized by the four existing councils and the lone troop areas in the state to develop a plan whereby girls between 7 and 17 who wish to become Girl Scouts , could be better served. At this meeting the former Wasatch Council, Logan-Cache Council, Salt Lake Council and Utah Valley Council, the lone troops from Moab, Price, Helper, Bonanza, Dragerton, Vernal, Cedar Ce-dar City, Dutch John, and Manila Ma-nila merged their total assets to form the new council. The Utah Girl Scout Council was organized organ-ized in true western spirit. It is the second council in the Girl Scouts of U. A. A. to extend its jurisdiction to the state boundaries. bound-aries. Wyoming was the first to become a state council when it was organized four years ago. Officers and Board of Directors Direc-tors to assume the responsibility of guiding the new council were elected and installed at the meet. Mrs. Margaret Brownley, a member of the national staff of Girl Scouts of U.S.A., and executive execu-tive director in Region 12; Miss Ruth Kenney, council advisor in Region 12 and Mrs. D. E. Kud-lich, Kud-lich, a member of the board of directors of Girl Scouts of USA and chairman of Region 12 committees com-mittees were present to assist in installing the officers of the new council. Officers and board of directors: direc-tors: President, Mrs. John S. Erickson, Salt Lake, 1st vice-president, vice-president, Mrs. Lyle Gaskell, Ogden; 2nd vice president, Mrs. John C. Lyle, Ogden; 3rd vice-president, vice-president, Mrs. John M. Courow, Salt Lake, secretary, Mrs. Thurston Thurs-ton Brown, Dugway; treasurer, Mrs. Walter Plummer, Salt Lake. Directors: Mrs. Ivan H. Rudd, Ogden; Mrs. Charles P. Jenkins, Ogden; Mrs. Robert Allen, Magna; Mag-na; Mrs. Paul Schafer, Salt Lake; Mrs. Murray Molar, Salt Lake; Mrs. Robert Nelson, Provo; Mrs. Mitchell Melich, Moab; Maurice Richards, Ogden; John Duder, Salt Lake; Mrs. Marjorie Ben-nion. Ben-nion. Logan; Mrs. S. W. Brim- hall Provo; Dr. Rex Skidmore, Salt' Lake; Mrs. I. H. Anderson, Salt Lake; Mrs. John C. Larson. Sait Lake; Mrs. Robert G. Bee, Provo; Mrs. M. E. Harris, Salt Lake; Mrs. Bill House, Salt Lake; Mrs. Dee K. Chipman, Salt Lake; Mrs Stewart Harvey, Salt Lake; Mrs. 'Robert Smart, Ogden; Mrs. Winston J. Fillmore, Ogden; and Mrs. E. W. Hunziker, Orem. Nominating committee: Mrs Winston J. Fillmore. Ogden; Mrs L. J. Salarno, Ogden; Mrs. Lorenzo Lor-enzo Hansen. Logan; Mrs. E. W Hunziker, Orem; Mrs. Bert St Vincent. Orem; Mrs. Earl Freeman, Free-man, Salt Lake; Mrs. Lester L. Taylor, Moab. |