The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-26
THETFORD.
A Change of Name.


Girls festival to be given at Thet-
ford on Aug. Sd. In this account
the performance was called The
Vision. Since then the name has
been changed to The First Fire
Maker. The reason for the change
is not without interest.
The Campfire Girls of America
have their membership divided in
to three classes. That is to say,
the members have three degrees
to take, those of the Wood Gath
erer, Fire Maker and Torch Bear
er. The Wood Gatherer must learn
the object of the organization,
which is Ito add the power of or
ganization and the charm of ro-
nance to health, work and play"
and must express a desire to
obey the law of the Camp Fire.
This law is seven-fold, Seek beau
ty, give service, pursue knowledge
be trustworthy, hold on to health,
glorify work, be happy" To be-
come a Fire Maker a girl must do
all Sorts of practical useful things,
such as the serving of meals, the
mending of clothes, learning about
infant mortality, being able to re-
cite a poem, etc. To become d
Torch Bearer, a girl must be
known as a trustworthy, happy,
unselfish girl, a good leader and
team worker; she must have or
gained group of girls and taxi
en- a certain number of honors in
regular campfire activities.
Or course these various degrees
mean a good deal to the Camp
fire Girls. They strive very hard
to rise from one rank to another.
So when the girls in Camp Han
cum heard that the festival was
to represent the discovery of fire
by a girl, they said at once, "She
was the first Fire Maker" So
there was the title. There was no.
thing for the author to do but
accept it. He did SO with what
grace he could, and now the fes-
tival to be given on August Sd
is to be called The First Fire
Maker.
The admission to the festival is
to be at the rate of soc for adults
and 25c for children. The perform
ance itself will cost but little. OF
course costumes and programs will
cost something. The program,
which is being printed on the press
of The Vermonter, White River
Junction, is to be a fine example
of the printers art. The costumes
for the dancers will be rather
Many of the perform
ers, it is true, are paying for their
own; nevertheless the Pageant
committee will be at some ex-
pense on this score. And then
there will be the grandstand to
pay for. The committee hope, how
ever, to have a handsome surplus
to show after the festival is over. |
This is to be devoted to the work |
Of agricultural Improvement which |
the committee is carrying on. The |
National Council of Grain Ex-
changes is offering to any coun-
-y which will raise a like amount |
he sum of $1,000 to be devoted to
crop Improvement. The idea is
hat for the $4,000 a crop improve
nent expert would be hired to
i've in the county and devote his
ime to studying the land and the
Methods of tillage employed. He
would have opportunity to be-
'Ome acquainted with many of
he farmers and study their spe-
ial problems The farmers, for
heir part, would have a chance
o get ideas from a thoroughly
man.
This plan is already in operation
n some parts of the country. The
dea of the Thetford Pageant
is to raise 800 by Civ !
ng The First Fire Maker and con-
ribute this sum toward the $1,000
o be raised in the county. Mr..
arthur Palmer, one of the mem
.ers of the committee, is very en-
over this plan. He feels !
ure that there is good deaf ,
lore money in the soil of YER !
lont than is being got out. And !
there is any way of getting it ,
ut he wants to know
The performance of the festival !
-ill take place on the farm of !
'harles G. Emerson, near Thetford !
tation, at o'clock, Saturday af-
ernoon, Aug. Sd. {