Okay, but I have questions! The patrons look a little on the older side of Girl Scouting, so I'm guessing they're patrons at this "tea room" run by the Girl Scouts. It looks like two much younger folks hovering in the small building, which reminds me of the lakeside "canteen" where I worked a summer job in my teens.
The Library of Congress titled this image based on "unverified data provided by the National Photo Company," but assuming it's true, I'm intrigued that the Girl Scouts once operated an outdoor tea room. We churned butter and did sewing projects when I was in Girl Scouts, but I would have loved to have operated a tea room! Who are my fellow Girl Scouts reading today?
Maybe it was a fundraiser for a local council? I did the same as you when I was in girl scouts.
ReplyDeleteI was a girl scout until 6th grade when our troop was disbanded. We never did anything like this. Perhaps it was something they ran for special occasions? I know 4-H clubs do things like this for fairs etc, so maybe it was the same with the scouts?
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us that photo of the Girl Scouts tea house here in Washington, DC! I looked it up on line, and found a fascinating story about that tea house, which started in 1920 as that "refreshment stand" we see in the photo. It was very popular and even President Harding and his wife dropped by to enjoy a bottle of pop under the trees. The tea shop was a big hit, and the little "shack" was replaced by an elegant building completed by the Amy Corps of Engineers in1924. But the Girl Scouts themselves lost the concession the following year, and the tea house was taken over by a government contractor. It prospered for many years. ( I keep getting an error message when I try to include a link to a good article on the tea house, but I'll keep trying.)
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the interesting article on the Girl Scouts tea house, with more good photos: http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2013/08/the-vanished-teahouse-at-hains-point.html
ReplyDeleteGreat article, Vernona! Thanks for sharing this with us!
DeleteHow fun! I wish my Girl Scout troop had a tea house!
ReplyDeleteI was in Girl Scouts and we never had a tea house or even a tea party. Thank you to Vernona in DC for sharing the link to this interesting article.
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