The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-04
The Camp Fire Girls Do
Great Stunts at Fairview Lake.

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fake Paupack, Big Pond,
Jones' Lake, Lake Fair
zs.sS, view, Lake Arthur If any
k4kGNAAI one else gave it name not
mentioned here, they will
please forgive the omission. Well,
any way this lake of greatest beauty
and many names, was the camping
ground of the Paupack Camp Fire
Girls of Hawley, last week. They oc-
cupied the pretty cottage on the hill,
which for this one week was known
as Camp Paupack in place of Wood
crest.
Two girls did the camp work each
day, and never was food better cook
ed, served with more merriment and
laughter, and as all but three found
the Pepper, it was well seasoned.
They were busy from early morn
until set of sun, and they did all the
usual camping stunts, and then some
more
They rowed, they fished, they
tramped, swan, and believe me some
of them could swim before the end
of the week, and they won many OF
the beads of honor for which every
Camp Fire Girl ever is working.
The front of the cottage was dec
GRATED with rattlesnake skin with
eleven rattles, which the proud own
er is having made into belt to wear
with her ceremonial costume, and a
bat, which strayed into the cottage
one night while the girls were out
rowing.
Two of them missed the way to
the farm where the milk was pur-
chased, and found themselves in
Hawley, but as that is only stroll
to these athletic girls, they got back
before any one had time to worry
over their absence.
One of the Blue Birds had BIRTH
day which they helped to properly
celebrate, and enjoyed with her the
delicious refreshments which her
mother had prepared for them. They
will long remember the day Julia
Ames was eleven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Greasy came
to spend some time at the Ames cot
tage, and the presence of their loved
teacher-friends added materially to
the enjoyment of the girls.
On Friday night they had their
Ceremonial meeting, and as guests
they had Mr.. and Mrs. Greasy, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Ames, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. S. Welsh, Mrs. w. F. Suydam, OF
Hawley, and Mesdames Durland and
Whitney, of Honesdale. Mr.. and
Mrs. V. A. Decker, with Miss Eliza
beth Male came up in their car in
time to enjoy the meeting.
The Woodgathers went to the
woods and brought in the twigs and
sticks which the Fire Makers built up
ready for the Guardian to light. The
flames lighted up a scene of beauty;
the girls seated on the ground dress
ed in their handsome costumes, and
the guests occupying hammocks and
chairs at one side.
The closing song was sung softly,
Just as only the glowing embers
were left of the fire, and after So
cial chat, the guests took the trails
leading to their own camps, carrying
with them one more picture to hang
in Memory's Hall.
On Monday the girls returned to
town, sunburned but happy, reluct-
ant only to leave the lake. Some OF
the campers out there are still Won
dering whether their password was
Wohelo, or Hesmine.
Once more the writer wants to
emphasize the Importance of the
work that Mrs. Helen M. Cooke, the
Guardian of the Campfire Girls, is
doing for those under her care.
Drowning accidents are chronicled in
the newspapers daily. She took
those girls out to Fairview, learned
how to swim herself, then taught
nearly all of those in her charge to
swim, also to dive, some of them be-
ing able to dive to a depth of feet
and bring up a dihs from the bot
tom. Surely that is worth while.
She will in a few days take the jun
ior branch of the Campfire Girls
out toLake Fairview for their outing.
1t is really too bad that more work