Girl Scouts Invade Washington, DC (1967)

Photos courtesy of Laurie Farber

Who's Who, What's What

< Laurie Farber and Kathy Milner win awards for a Lilco poster contest.

Laurie: "I have no memory of the poster contest."

Maybe Lilco was looking for a catchy promotion to herald the construction of its Shoreham nuclear power plant, scheduled to begin in 1968. Something on the order of "Lilco: We're Glowing With Pride!" Or how about: "Nuclear Energy Equals Megatons of Fun for Long Island!"

Kathy: "I remember it well. We won the contest, and the money I won I went for a week at scout sleep-away camp in New Jersey. I had fun, and I still keep in touch with one of my camp mates, Andrea Kuss."

< Cadette Girl Scout trip to Washington, DC. Shown here at the Great Falls of the Potomac are: 

Bottom row, left to right: Gail Spiegel, Karen Margulis, Arlene Brimer, Elaine Brimer ('71), Caren Kushner.

Middle row: Linda McCoy, Laurie Farber.

Top row: Cindy Fraser, Kathy Milner, Toni Molina, Faith Mandel.

Arlene: "That was taken at the camp we were sleeping at. I remember having crunchy peanut butter for the first time there. I was eating at a picnic bench under a tree, thinking that bugs had fallen into my peanut butter."

< Posing outside the Capitol with an aide to  Congressman Lester Wolff.

Top row, left to to right: Arlene Brimer, Laurie Farber, Karen Margulis, Gail Spiegel, Cindy Fraser.

On steps: Caren Kushner, Linda McCoy, Elaine Brimer, Mrs. Milner, Mrs. Farber, Faith Mandel, Kathy Milner, Toni Molina. 

Arlene: "If I hadn't seen the picture, I wouldn't have believed I ever wore those white gloves!"