El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
BIZ FREDERIC ]. aASKIN.
The business

ont 1,i,ds of civic work. The business
honors require a girl to earn Ger tam
sum Of money for a worthy CauSS ~
In hold a business position, 10 DC 80
to plan the family eApe NIlS sheiter
erIV under the heads OF 1000, sIeltS-'
clothing. recreation and miscellaneous.
and for ability to keep accounts OL
all expenses for one year
The Camp Fire Meetings
Tbo C-smD Firc meetings are designed
TO be of pleasure as well as proII 70
the members. When teaslDIe thSy
should be out of doors one camp III
Connecticut holds its camp Lres upou
n fiat rock in the heart OF the FOREST
II is intended that there be weekly
meetings for pleasure ana mon my
council for the transaction OF business.
If the council is held IN the WOODS OF
around a fireplace in house, IL De-
Gins with the fire lighting ceremony
in which wood is brought forward oy
the wood gatherers- II IS drrahssu AoL
Iigting BY the fire makers and Is
kindIed bv the torch bearer who Is
aDDointed by the guardian for that
II fine council is held where there IS
no open fire, three candles are used
These are lighted by the Wohelo cefe-
mony. They are placed IN the center
of a circle one candle standing Tor
work. one for health and one for love
4 taper is given to girl who lights
the first candle saying: light the
work" adding a brief paragraph before
returning to her seat A second girl
follows who says i light the lgnI
for health, for WOhelO means health,
adding her explanatory paragraph Inc
third girl says. I light the light for
love" adding a few words explaining
that the love includes all humanity
After the fire lighting comes the
WohleO cheer, set to music, which IS
sung by all
Value Already Apparent
The value Of the Camp Fire order
in the life Of the girls is already ap-
parent. Mothers write in the most en-
thusiastic endorsement OF 1t IN connec-
ton with the certificate they send IN
testifying that their daughters nave
achieved some special home ART ana
are therefore deserving of an honor-
Girls vie with each other in bed max
ing, cooking and dish washing, for by
each of these hOmely tasks, 1althIui-
~ performed for a month, hOnors are 10
be won in home craft One girl tended
a baby for an hour a day for month,
thereby earning her baby craft honor
and at the same time little money
which enabled her to purchase the
material for her uniform
The Uniform of Brown.
This uniform is of brown cotton
cloth cut after pattern supplied oy
headquarters Each girl is expected 70
make her own uniform 1t is trimmed
fashion and is decorated with the
symbolic design Of the order such as
hand embroidered fish or birds, or
some small tin spoons attached as
pendants, or any other OBJECTS Wnlcn
are chosen as the symbols OF the in
dividual groups Of girls They wear
their hair indian fashion, either in two
braids or hanging loose and they
make bands for their heads out OF
beads and other materials In which
their official symbols are introduced
AS a further ornamentation they wear
their emblem beads which are awarded
for hOnOrs in the different crafts.
These may be as numerous as the skill
of the girls may win them For in
7 stance, in home craft alone il is pos
sible to win a full necklace Of so beads
! at the beginning most Of the girls are
satisfied to string all Of their beads
upon one strong buskskin cord which
is provided Each bead has story.
One little maiden in a camp in Wash
ington told her story to camp vlsi-
tor as follows. These first three
red. white and blue ones are for
patriotism. I won them by learning
the preambIes to the constitution and
the declaration OF independence.
These four gold cOlOred beads are for
home crafts earned them dustlnS
the parlOr every morning Tor a month";
getting dinner on the girls day out.
washing and ironing my best white
dress. and polishing the silver for a
month These two red Dea0S are Tor
I health craft earned them for doing
without candy and soda for a month,
sleeping with my windows up and not
having a cold or missing a day OF
school on account of headaches for
three months. The next two gold
coIOred beads were for making the
beds and washing the dishes when We
had no girl 1 used to hate to do that
but I do not mind it now since ]
know its home craft The blue bead
is for nature lore. found 20 different
wild flowers and wrote descriptions
of them"
Tomorrow-Girls in Camp.