European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes thursday april 4, by James Gunter is Munich Bureau chief Marmisch is there Are 36,000u.s. Girl scouts in 53 foreign countries and even top staff members of the organisation can t understand How they get along so  s amazing to me that in spite of a continuous turnover in the overseas troops the organization has grown in strength and ability to provide a pro Gram for the girls said Eleanor Monin Ger director of services to troops on foreign soil toys. Miss Moninger is Here for the annual North Atlantic girl scouts nags train ing conference for adult volunteers fro National girl scout Headquarters in new York City. She said she makes Atrip to Europe and to Asia on alternative years. The number of troops and member overseas remains about the same but there is a constant turnover of person Nel she said. The girls Are not Only from military families but Many Are from civilian families in business or attached to the foreign  work deals with maintaining the program for girls overseas and there Are no major problems. At times there will be a crisis in one country and families have to leave. Then new troops will crop up somewhere  Moninger whose first Contact with scouting was As a girl scout in he Hometown of Chicago arrived in Europe March 23 and visited North Atlantic girl scout Headquarters in Heidelberg. I visited some troops in Worms where went on a walking tour with a Junior troop she said. I also enjoyed visiting with both american and German girl scouts in  of the nicest tilings is the contacts we have with our counterpart organizations in most  miss Moninger said organizations in81 countries Are now members of the world association of girl guides an girl scouts. The National Field staff member gave nags delegates a few glimpses behind the scenes at National  is an adviser to the Guam girl scout Council and directed a special project to develop scouting among micronesian girls in the Trust territory of the Pacific islands. She formerly represented girl scouts of the . In Pakistan and new zealand. Eleanor Moninger right in picture at loft director of services to troops on foreign soil viewed arts and crafts of girl scouts at Ramstein Germany before she attended the North Atlantic Council of girl scout training conference in Garmisch left is Lola nay Tor Ramstein scout Trainer. Mrs John s. Hardy below wife of to Gen John s. Hardy commander of nato s air South Naples gave the keynote address to 600 delegates. Training conference pcs scout Leader lauds toys activities important part of girl scout program for americans in Europe is Friendship with girls from Host countries. Here Karen Guthrie 1 1 Cente daughter of maj and mrs. Noel t. Guthrie works on International Friendship program with German twins Karin left and Sigrid Busch 15.  at Berches Gyden i five Hundred proc i going to conference 2 Heidelberg Germany special five Hundred protestant women from Europe. Africa England and 5 the Middle East Are expected to attend the annual protestant women of the Chapel proc training r conference at Berchtesgaden May 27-31.= the training conference is sponsored by the eur 5 rope an Council of proc. It is designed to provide leadership training inspiration and direction to Lead 5 Era of protestant women in military communities throughout Europe and adjacent areas. Two outstanding protestant women have been in suited to Lead this year s conference. 5 Margaret Wetzel a Dortmund pastor will speak uts morning and evening workshop services. S the keynote speaker will be mrs. George undo cock a a teacher of philosophy and religion at Connecticut 5 state College. Mrs. Undo cock also will teach a class5 in Christian family life during the conference. Other s classes will include spiritual life program resources and proc projects. 5 the morning program includes instruction and souls Nars on spiritual life Christian family life and pro s Gram resources. Afternoons arc free for Tours iind2 other recreational activities. All proc members Are encouraged to attend Andrako advantage of Tho Opportunity for Christian growth and training in stewardship. Reservations ares now being made through local chapter presidents. S members planning to attend should make reservations As Early us possible. The general Walker hotel will s to the conference Sito. 5iimiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuihiiiiihihiiiiihmiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiimiihiiiiifiiiimmmiiri a is