Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-07

and they wanted to be Campfire Girls"
The bulletin prepared for Sthe Campfire
Girls Of America was adopted by the new
organization and is to be tried out this
summer in various girls camps all over
the country 1t follows the Bow scouts
manual, so far as the activities suggested
by the latter are suitable for bows and
girls alike and includes also various do
nestle activities outlined by Mrs Mary
Schenck Woolman, chairman of the exc
cuive committee of the Campfire Girls
and director of household arts at Teacn-
ers College.
The athletic activities viii occupy a
great share of the Pioneer Gals time,
Not only the common summer sports, such
as boating, swimming, basketball and
cross-countFy runs are Included, but
also folk dangling and pageantry TO slim
ulate the girls love OF beauty and jiu
iftsu and seif-defenee to cultivate the
spirit of independence, necessary in 1911
Jas in 1776.
Pioneering" is the next accomplish
ment of the Pioneer Girl She must know
how to pitch her tent make a bed of
boughs, build fire both with and with
OUT matches. blaze a trail through a for
est and guide her course by the sun by
day and the North STAR by night She
must be able to handle boat and recog-
nize assquall when she sees it coming
All this sounds very much like the
schedule for the Boy Scouts, and indeed
muth has been borrowed from them. but
moe than this is expected of the girl in
camp. She must combine all that is
sportsmanlike and efficient with all that
lis womanlY and tender She must know
how to cook of course. also how to
weave baskets and gather flowers. To give
first aid to the injured and minister to
the comfort ogsheJs fellows. She must be
skilled in art, MUSIC tahd the drama as
represented by tatfnatear representations
of historic events Of the neighhorhood
in which the cap9p is aoeatedF -
The day in camp vi end with an
elaborate ceremonial, which will gvefa
chance for the girls Is show their origin,
alty in dancing, chorus singing and do.
ing stunts" The ceremony is intended
to be very. inspiring and reyetehtal, in
Gliding weird thrilling chants and stat
In ordsEto Join the association a girl
must be more than Z years old, have a
letter of introduction from some one
qualified to recommend her. and must
know the following laws of the camp
fire:
l. camper viii realize that the hap
piness of her home and country depends
upon her good health. and so she viii de-
velop good personal habits.
2 a campers word of honor Is to be
trusted
8 a camper will be loyal to her par
ents, her home.sfer friends. those in au-
thority, her country and herself.
L. A camper will help others.
5 A camper will look for the beautiful
in all th4ngs.
The feanIdate for membership must
take |blssse of loyalty and be able to
qualH iusdomestie ability, knowledge of
naturaky&Sry and the outdoor world
and cqifMyTcy in service to others-the
test ID Nb. know what togio to relieve
a burns scald."
When& Ia has been a member of the
lowest efsder for month girl may pass
more advanced tests and Join higher or
ders Each order is to have a signif-
cent Hfapk colored band on the sleeve
or an Embroidered emblem for the most
tNdlted StdlibllS. All tie Bil dIt Az
4sed, though not compelled. to wear
loQEe "middy" blouses and boomers,
Older women, of course. will be in camp
with the girls to -dlrFtt and guard their
actiyiRes.
,.eite q ganization is still without a chief
q &nltiYe but ii is expected that the
S3 lion of such an officer viii very soon
ANNOUNCED. Meantime the duties of
IA, Office will be performed by the exc
rIfFe secretary, Mrs. Farnsworth. Mrs.
Ernest Thompson Seton Is treasurer and
Miss Clara I.isetor-Lane, of Des Moines,
is national secretary. while the Rev.
David w Ferry, organizer of the girl
guides: Ernest Thompson Seton, head of
abe. Boy Scouts, and Dir. Luther IL. GU
IN are lending their aid on the advis-
fs committee.
pSome of the officers already have
charge of summer camps and these Will
be amalgamated with the new order in
j flew weeks Mrs. Farnsworth has
camp in Thetford, Vt. the members of
which have already sent in their applica-
lions 10 be known as the first to Join the
Iew society Mrs Luther II. Gulick has
4 camp near Portland. Men. Y. Tri-
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