The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 1960 Page: 16 of 32
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Tage Sixteen
THE BELLAIRE TEXAN
Wednesday, June I, I960
Camp fire Girls Hold Council
Fire, Camp Out Honor Mothers
A Grand Council Fire for Dis-
trict A Camp Fire Girls who will
enter junior high this fall, Jr.
High Camp Fire Girls and
Horizon Club members was held
on Wednesday May 25th. The
families of the members were
also present.
All girls who have advanced
in rank this year were recog-
nized. Mrs. Margaret Hoss, exe
cutive director of Camp Fire
Girls gave special recognition to
four girls who have earned a
Torch Bearer Hank, the highest
rank, in Indian Lore. These girls
were: Caryl Lynn Tuckett, An-
nette Wilt, Betty Blank, and
Harryette Brock. Lloyd Carter,
chairman of the Camp Fire
Board was speaker for the eve-
ning.
The Camp Fire Groups parti-
cipating were as follows: Ni-ka-
nu-ka from Sharpstown, Wa-
ki-ca-ya from Bellaire, Wa-tu-
su-ya from Willow Bend, Yo-
wee-ka from Bellaire, O-Yo-ci-
ka fro m Meyerland, Kano
kah from Woodside, Elutahanka
from Willowbend, and Towanka
from Meyerland. The Kodawasi
group from Willowbend, the only
Horizon Club Group in District
A, also participated.
Camping Trip
The Ka-Ki-Ka-Wee Camp
Fire Girls Group traveled to
Brenham for an overnight camp-
ing trip on May 27. The girls
enjoyed a real experience of
sleeping out under the stars and
on the ground. The meals were
prepared by the girls over a
camp fire. A Council Fire and
Ceremonial was conducted and
each girl was awarded the five
purple beads of the Trail Seek-
er's Rank.
The girls who attended and
received their honors were:
Janice Browning, 5006 Yarwell
St., Brenda Daly, 5255 Jason,
Melissa Earhardt, 4831 Jason,
i uaauu, iVll a. Cj. JA. nt'II
Christy Foster, 8703 Manhattan vid W. Ryder.
Dr., Georgianne Palma, 5243
Indigo, Rosemary Stephenson,
8715 Manhattan, Mary Anne
Schrum, 5023 S. Braeswood,
Stephanie Berube, 8503 Man-
hattan Dr., Karen Urbantke,
4924 Holt St. and Elaine Warren,
5263 Jason St.
Mrs. Hugh E. Urbantke is the
leader and Mrs. David Schrum
is the assistant leader of the
group. Mrs. Edward Palma also
accompanied the girls on their
camp out.
Honor Mothers
The Ye Ca Doonah Group of
Camp Fire Girls honored their
mothers with a party on Thurs-
day, May 26 at the home of
Mrs. Frank Barnes, 4922 Imo-
gene. The party was entirely
planned and the refreshments of
punch, sandwiches and cookies
were prepared by the girls. The
program consisted of games in
which the mothers and their
daughters played together and
songs which the girls sang for
their mothers. The highlight of
the program was a ceremonial
at which time each girl was
awarded the Trail Seeks Rank
which they had earned by their
achievements since becoming
Camp Fife Girls in January.
The girls participating were:
Sherry Baird, 508 Bolivar, Hel-
len Barnes, Jean Beeson, 5109
Huisache, Teresa Black, 5316
Brae Burn, Jill Bowers, 5111
Grape, Carla Coble, 6710 Chim-
ney Rock, Kay Conner, 5010
Mimosa, Yvonne Henry, 120
Whipple Dr., Bonnie Lou Jack-
son, 5117 Pine, Joanne Mclver,
107 Berkshire, Peggy Pressly,
5323 Patrick Henry, Ann Rich-
ardson, 533 S. Third, Susan Ry-
der, 5001 Holt, Susan Sumerlin,
5317 Grand Lake, and Carol
Sweet, 5109 Pocahontas. Guard-
ian of the group is Mrs. R. A.
Richardson who is assisted by
Mrs. E. R. Henry and Mrs. Da-
SOUTHWEST Y WILL OFFER
SWIMMING CLASS FOR GIRLS
The Southwest Y. M. C. A.
will teach swimming to girls
from ages seven through six-
teen, The classes will be con-
ducted at the Pershing Junior
High School, 700 Braes Blvd.,
during the hours of 12 noon to
2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The summer swimming pro-
gram will be divided into three
sessions. A person may advance
in three categories during this
course. The first session will be-
gin June i3 and continue
through J u n e 24. The second
session will begin June 27 and
continue through July 8. The
third session will begin July 11
and extend to July 22. The'les-
sons will be continuous on a
daily basis, Monday through
Thursday, for the entire two
weeks session. The person will
receive eight lessons per session.
Friday will be devoted to the
life saving and advanced swim-
ming instruction.
I The advanced swimming will
be for girls only and will in-
clude diving and water survival
instruction. This will extend
throughout the whole six weeks
period.
The Y. M. C. A. swim pro-
gram is graded so that the
swimmer is placed in a category
to fit his own ability. These
grades are as listed to their de-
gree of mastery; Minnow, rank
beginner; Fish, intermediate;
Flying Fish, advanced intermed-
iate and Shark, expert swimmer.
Registration for these classes
will be held at the Y. M. C. A.
building, 4 2 10 Bellaire Blvd.,
starting June 6, 1960 from .the
hours 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. The cost
for this swimming program
will be as follows: $5.00 per
session or $10.00 for the entire
program. Walt Fairfield, Phys-
ical Director at the Southwest
YMCA, will be the instructor.
Grady Park Recreation Council
Announces Summer Program
Beginning June 13, the Grady
Park Recreation Council, with
the assistance of the Southwest
\ MCA, is offering an eight
weeks program ol supervised
recreation for southwest area
youngsters.
Morning sessions are for chil-
dren who have finished the first
grade through the fourth grade.
The afternoon sessions are for
boys and girls who have finished
tlie fifth grade and up.
Besides providing swimming
instructions, the directors will
lead the children in a program
which will include indoor and
outdoor sports and arts and
crafts, dramatics, and movies.
Registration will be in the
B’nai B’rith...
Dr. Jack Trakter, Houston
psychologist, will speak on and
demonstrate “Post Hypnosis,” at
a dinner meeting for members
and their wives of Bellaire B’nai
B'rith Lodge, Thursday at Bill
Cypert's Golden Drumstick.
The lodge recently held a
membership cocktail party
where Art Kasper of the Hous-
ton Press showed films of the
1951) World Series.
entrance hall of Grady School.
San Felipe and Sage, starting
at 8 a.m. on June 13. Enrollment
fee is $15 for one child, $25 for
.two children in a family, $30 for
three or more children.
New Recreation Council of-
licers are Charles A. Williams,
6010 Sartoga Rd., president,
principal of George Washington
Junior High School; John E.
Dickenson, 5358 Navarro, treas-
urer; Mrs. Claud F. Ricks, 6236
Locke Lane, publicity; Mrs. A. J.
Tucker, 911 South Post Oak
Lane, supplies; Mrs. T. E. Grea-
een II, 905 S. Post Oak and
Mrs. Winfield Davis, 2601 Briar-
hurst, registration.
Recreation directors are Mrs.
William T. Smith, 5207 Pine
Forest, physical education de-
partment at Lamar High School;
Thomas M. Lynch, 4315 Spell-
man, also from Lamar High;
Mrs. Doris J. Wicoff, 3752 Ar-
nold, of the Sutton Elementary
School faculty is in charge of
the arts and crafts program. Wm.
Ray, 7815 Chevy Chase, is ad-
visor.
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 1960, newspaper, June 1, 1960; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521646/m1/16/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.