The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19

B Dear Ed!tor,-ln your editorial saw your
good time this summer. and though I'm II
retired member want tell you about
my splendid vacation. To begin with be-
spring we have been waiting anxiously for
i our guardian TO tell us that the plans for
I going camping we're matured. Sure enough,
/ ono beautiful day she told us that on July
- we would pitch our camp at Buckroc
Beach for ten days Just think how felt. To
go camping had always seemed "A perfect
dream OF fun and frolic. From that beau
tiiu!; beautiful day until tho appointed time
/ u friend ana myself made all sorts OF won
| dertul plans. We left Richmond on an ca ry
! excursion train the morning of the Path.
/ I'm afraid we looked rather spectacular.
I Twenty one girls and five chaperons. dressed
uniformly in khaki are naturally noticeable.
our camp only about quarter OF n
mile from the pavilion. close 10 the cottages
/ aad consisted. when we took possession OF
seven regular army tents to which wa add
? cd several, a two-room shack and Il good
/ sized launch. There was much to be done
as soon rs our luggage came the cots and
hunks had to be made up and the mosquito
MEETINGS fixed for each girl. The camp had
been left In good order by the preceding
. than theirs, go for the night slept with
three cots In a tent. VIII / ever forget that
FIRST night? one OF the younger girls slept
/ IN our tent and. unfortunately her cot was
bumped UP At both the head and foot in
most uncom fortabie fashion. She kept us
I laughing until way into the night so with
that and the mosquito netting, piu, the
neat don't think | averaged three good
hours OF sleep. The rest OF the nights | slept
IKE log. i'ut that was the first and only
night that much noise was heard after
taps. We went by n written act OF rules
lteVei!lc was sounded at T. ana | know we'll
by experience what the penalty was for him
VINO talked before :: this is. IL the chape-
tons heard you. II meant going without that
Il deiclous morning dip. After breakfast we
must hfSt fix UP our tents and get n bucket
OF fresh water before camp inspection. then
the day was practically ours. Generally
we went for the mall walked I'D the
beach before II got too hot. had always
thouEht that grabbing meant setting quiet
10 tty vtii
ihe crab bit. which sometimes took several
hours. Never had thought 1t was to stand
IN mud up to ones knees and literally pick
Gp cribs ms one would shells. Well. any
way tnatS what did morning, The
evening before we Ind gotten sick and tired
or setting I'm the boat several hours waiting
Tor one grab SO Uncle Jack our solo male
pio'ector' said he would take us grabbing
where there was really some sport, and the
sport was ine. As said before tho mud
struck me Il little above my knees and a.
Vas so stih That once l sat down without
made delicious breakfast for the crabs bur
nobody seemed 10 think II anything but n
JOKE HOW could they? II was certainly
preferable TO sitting In boat an hour TO
many thrilling and amusing instances and
| 81 night II II wasn't two warm we gathered
around IL fire and sang. or course eyorv-
oocy enjoyed the bathing best. and most OF
up camp day sooner HAN we had cxnect-
CO. ana naturally this n blow but our
! chnpcrons had already given us tuch n
wonderful time wo all felt (, would he 49,,
tried to give you an idea OF how much finn
one group OF camp FIRE girls had on AN
hveraE" TO 50 each with. OF course good
financing. wish all the girl club members
could he e. T. G.s, and thereby he scon,
sisters. sincerely
KITTY s VAUGHAN.