Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17

I years ago the urgent need of a place
| where girls could go in the summer to
get rest and good food without paying
an exorbitant rate became apparent.
And in this as in other cases it was de-
cided to remedy it. So q club in the as
ISOLATION. the Indoor-Outdoor Club. was
formed to secure a vacation lodge. In
one year s., 500 was raised. The result
was the erection of a roomy. attractive
lodge at Cherrydale. Va. The land was
given by DIR. J. Taber Johnson, and the
lodge was built oy the money the club
| raised, Now the girls who belong to the
association can spend week there in
the summer time for S., all meals in
cluded. Or week ends can be enjoyed
amid the country surroundings and fresh
air. Several of the rooms at the lodge
have been furnished by different indi-
viduals, some lin memoriam." Last year
during the vacation month $500 meals
were served.
One of the most interesting lines Of
work carried on by the association is
that done by Miss
Subsidiary sayre. extension Sec
n-:4. rotary. Miss Sayre
V1SdAAzaI1OAS' has developed a
series of circles within the big circle. a
group of clubs within the one big as
ISOLATION. There are the IndoorOutdoor
Club, the Round table Club. the Wise
and Otherwise Club and a host of others.
Some are formed of the girls at one par
ticular place, as, for example. the Out
ing Club, which was formed of the girls
who were ''temporaries" at the census
bureau.
In all of these inner circles one gen.
eral plan is followed. This is the three
committee plan. One. the friendship COM
mittee. attends to all the work outside
the club, such as looking after strangers,
etc; another the social committee. at
tends to the meetings and the banquets
which have formed SO important part
of these clubs, and thirdly, the member
ship committee. which looks after the
girls generally, rejoicing in their success
and sympathizing in their sorrow.
The latest addition to this series of in
ner circles is the Campfire Girls. This
club is formed of the Young Girls Club
of Goldenberg's. The original club is
four years old and is striking example
of Miss Sayre's success in this particu-
lar line of work 1t started with hourly
talks twice a week, during which time
Miss Sayre went to them as a friend.
Then the club was formed, and now this
second club. The Campfire Girls are
correlatives of the Boy Scbuts. 1t is the
conservation of the home which these
girls are aiming at, an aim which en-
braces home and health craft and bust
hand craft and patriotism.
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One of the principal works which the
association has been carrying on since
it's organization is along
Educational educational lines. That
is one of the aims of the
4noA TO- association in general.
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and wide, and runs from religious study
to the learning of dressmaking and mil
linery. Some idea of the scope Of this
work can be gained from a list of the
various subjects covered, including
French. German. English, Spanish, Ste
biography. current events, American lit
erature. dressmaking. millinery, arithme-
tic. story telling, church history, elocu-
ton. dramatic club and the gymnasium
classes. At the head of each Of the
classes is a capable teacher. AS a gen.
eral rule the courses are short, embrace
ing the points most necessary to the girl
who, in all probability. is taking the
course in order to aid in her advance
ment
AS member of the association a girl
not only has free access to the pleasant
rooms now occupied by the association.
UuI SIEVE OlLeE pilNlle6cS. Die Is Gil
titled to use books from the well
assorted library at the association. can
join the current events class. some OF
the English classes, the choral club and
the Bible class. In addition she secures
reduced rate in the classes for which
a tuition fee is charged. With the erec-
ton of the new building this part of the
work will be broadened, and classes in
domestic science and art will be added
to the list already taught. 1t will also be
the aim of the association to start what
might be called vocational studies for
girls. These will be classes In which
girls can perfect themselves in various
lines in the shortest possible time, the
course comprising only a few weeks.
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The travellers aid work done by the
association has far-reacfing effect. The
Travellers Aid Chapter Of
In Aid OF the association supports
one of the deaconesSeS ut