The last straw came after he allegedly encouraged a local Brownie troop to embezzle money from sales of their cookies.

The Brownie troop also scattered.

We give tours, to Brownie troops, for example.

She left behind her 8-year-old daughter and the Brownie troop she was chaperoning to discuss the matter with the umpire.

Meanwhile, Maxine made a little duck to show a Brownie troop touring the factory how pottery was made.

The mothers also praised Mr. Young's volunteer work, which included founding a Brownie troop and coaching a soccer team.

Children younger than 16 are not allowed, although the occasional Brownie troop has visited, Mrs. Rasines said.

A golden-haired moppet of about 7 piped sweetly, "Would you like to buy cookies for my Brownie troop?"

She solicited supplies from many merchants and agencies, working with local Brownie troops to make get-well cards and to help assemble the kits.

But in recent years, Mr. Young had been a volunteer at the girls' school, founded a Brownie troop and coached the soccer team.