Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-24
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I believe I promised to tell you some
thing OF the camp / visited. 1 went, was
entertained royalty and came back with
the camping fever as bad as any one
There are innumerable camps all around
Atlanta and IL Is sanest way 10 spend
ones vacation II the camp has been sys-
tematicaIly arranged: but to so into one
with everything TO be arranged as II
comes up will take the pleasure out OF the
vacation.
This camp is the vacation place OF the
Philathea class Of Wesley Memorial
church. and is under the supervision Of
Major Quinn and Mr.. Walker White
There are about S. in the class. some can
only go out and spend the night occa-
sionally. others are there night and day.
while others will go every night The
camp IS on Major Guinn's farm and Is an
ideal place FORT.
I could not help noticing the good feel
ing existing between the whole class, and
II they were all their own children am
sure Major and Mrs. Quinn could not be
one whit more attentive to them. nor take
more genuine interest In their comfort.
They have shut up their home and moved
cut there for the ten days that the camp
holds and every responsibility is taken
off Of the girls The expenses were esti-
mated az the beginning and that amount
OF money was put in the treasurer's
hands. the groceries were bought at
wholesale prices. two good cooks were
employed. two ranges taken out there and
a kitchen fixed up.
There is spring and a spring branch
that affords plenty OF the incest sort Of
water and a fine mode OF getting rid of
the refuse The dining room is a tent
that has two tables that accommodate
about - each. there were plenty OF dishes
taken out. plenty of knives. forks and
spoons. the tables are covered with nice
white oilcloth. and there are plenty OF
camp chairs. so you see, they are COM
Portable. and one drawback to the most
OF the camps has been that they have had
10 put up with so many discomforts.
The sleeping tents accommodate two
cots each. and they are as dry as
house. these have no board floors but
nice clean cat straw that smells good and
II easily renewed when Il wears out.
The tents are arranged in a semicircle
and that space In front is covered with
the straw. and the whole place is lighted
with gasoline lamps that are hung against
the trees Two OF these lamps burn all
night and Major Quinn sleeps with one
ear outside so that the timid ones have
nothing 90 fear. Besides Major and Mrs
Quinn several OF the girls have their mo-
theirs there with them and Il makes tust
the incest sort Of vacation for all parties.
Did ] promise to report the casualties
resultant from the redbug? Well. there
were conflicting reports, some Of the
girls showed me little bottles of cam
phor. some had vaseline, others had am
monia. and each one claimed all things
for her own specific. I held on to the
theory that soap and water was as good
as any and 1 am writing this with no
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20 know how we spent the evening. We
spent II in the dining room. some around
the tables playing up-Jinks some taIkink
OF the books they were reading and
others In q guessing contest. As they have
70 get up early the hour for retiring Is
early, and the girls are in their own
tents At 10 o'clock and their candles are
out In q very few minutes after that In
the morning they gather around the
breakfast table. listen 10 the Bible read
ing. have prayers. then enjoy a good
breakfast and those who have TO 20 to
work get in a wagon filed with straw and
are soon at the car line ready to once
more'take up the days routine.
Thinking over the happy time had
In the camp brings to mind that beautiful;
poem OF Ida n. Colbraiths. and am 60
ing 70 put II right here so that Won who
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and poisoning can offer up to the ''Giver
Of all good gifts the thanks that are
His due:
It's o my heart. my heart.
To be out In the sun and sing.
To sing and shout in the fields about.
In the balm and the bIossoming.
The leaves laugh low In the wind.
Laugh low with the wind at play.
And the Odorous call OF the flowers all
Eutice my soul away.
For on. but the world is fair. IS fair
And oh. but the world is sweet
] viii out in the gold OF the blossoming
mould.
And sit at the Masters feet
And the love my heart would sneak
I win fold in the IHy's rim.
That the lips OF the blossoms. more pura
and meek.
May offer il up to Him.
Then sing in the hedgerow green. o
thrush.
Q skylark. sing I'm the blue.
Sing loud. sing clear. that the King NAV
hear.
And my soul shall sing with you"
Faithfully yours.
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