Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-11-01
CAMP FIRE GIRLS ARE
A BUSY BUNCH
RESUME OF EVENTS IN PAST
FEW WEEKS.

lnouSn not much has been heard OF
this merry little circle, still it has
been bnsily at work with its weekly
meetings which are now called on
Sunday afternoons. The lrst few
meetings were spent in reviewing the
old years work. in preparing for the
new and in learning the new laws OF
the latest edition of the Camp Fire
Handbook
( The later meetings have all been
fully as interesting as the earlier ones,
each having an enjoyable little pro
gram together with some practical
work.
AT the meeting of September Ia,
Mrs Ricksecker. who has taken
charge of the Health Craft. gave an
interesting talk The next meeting
was led by Miss Laura Lamberson
who conducted the subject OF Home
Craft Miss Gladys Pugh led the. fol
lowing Sunday in the interests of Ma
ture Lore. while Miss Whitman gave
a delightful talk on Luther Burbank
and his work in the plant world. The
first ceremonial meeting was held on
October 25. whepsfive new members
were initiated ii7to the Camp Fire:
the Misses Anna and Ina Maxwell
: Maude Erway. Elizabeth Barr and
Annabcllc Carroll After the initia-
ton refreshments were served and all
welcomed the new members. At the
meeting following. the Guardian. Miss
Howe. gave a test on the elementary
principles OF bandaging -Four girls
entered into this exercise and demon
strated the uses OF the triangular
bandage quite skillfully On October
10 Mr. Summers visited the Camp
Fire and gave talk which the girls
thoroughly appreciated. \ test was
given AT the meeting on the writing
4 of business forms the results of which
/ are to be made known at the next
/ ceremonial meeting. Last Sunday
( Mr. Waggoner. in his maSterfu way
+ addressed the meeting on an interest
/ ing subject interspersing the theme
with a delightful recitation from Mrs
! Ricksecker. and reading by Miss
! Howe The members certainly appre-
I ciate the kindly interest of all these
visitors who give their time and prac-
/ teal help so generously.
/ Beside the regular meetings the
( girls have given two receptions at the
thigh shool. the first being rendered to
I liG lCW Slll> III lilN ulSll NNtlpoi. liN
I faculty and their wives; the second
was given to the entire high school
4 membership. students and faculty.
Both were quite elaborate little al
/ fairs. The school room hardly knew
itself for the unusual gala attire II
! wore OF green. Streamers. lanterns.
+ COSY corners with undreamed OF
vistaS of good things i'll the new south
room Music games. recitatiouS and
speeches" kept the mcrrymakers i'll
/ whrl of expectation till. As in the
! case OF both events. everyone was sur
/ feitcd with fun and goodies and ready
/ to go home voting the evenings "a
I perfect success.
1 This is not all the girls have done.
/ either. One day they took their pros
( pective members on a hike across
/ country. through green fields and
I buckberry bushes, and over the river
TO Miss Richards home where they
/ kindled fire on the river beach and
I sat down to rest 1t was a pleasure
/ to have Miss Gallagher with them
again on this hike. On their way
/ back Mr. Mcleod took them all in on
| his hay-wagon. Such fun.
Then one bright moonliohted night
I thev took their blankets. their supper
4 and their breakfast and rode down to
the river in Mr. Genzel's roomy wag
on Arriving there they snaked wood.
cooked supper. made beds and then
sat around the fire singing and telling
stories till bedtime, when they all
rolled in on McLcod's haystack to
( dream the hours away in the perfect
/ Indian summer night a wash at the
river in the cod crisp morning and an
| early breakfast with plenty of ashes
and that proverbial peck OF dirt"
opened the program of the next day,
after which all returned to town vot-
ing the trip a perfect success
On Wednesday of this week they
took breakfast together at Miss
Howe's home With much burning
of faces over the hot stove, and
laughter. and chatter the breakfast
was prepared. everyone helping, and
then they sat down to make the hot
cakes and butter fly. They sang Lois
Fraser's song and gave her toast
and then hurried off to school, feeling
ready for good days work. until
they heard OF the surprise two stu
dents had prepared Well, the bride
being a former Iamp Fire Girl, has
the hearty good wishes of all her Sis
ters and all the JOY il is in their power
to give her: Wo-he-lo
Wednesday night a group OF these
same Camp Fire Girls hiked over to
the McI.e hill. which they persist
in calling Loyalty Hill" and there
toasted marshmallows Il suppose
thew ate them"
And in snite of all this frivoitv. the
mothers. bless their hearts. are in
league with the members and their
Guardian in this Camp Fire work.
and thcv th'nk-well. just ask them
what they think.
WO-HELO.