The Snowflake herald., 1914-06-13
GIRLS HOLD FIRST
CAMP FIRE MEETING

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Tuesday, June 9, at the Acad-
emy. They organized into three
camps.
President Minnie F. Willis,
with Mrs. Zella S. Larson and
Ethel Taught, as her assistant
guardians, and Miss Loie Hupt
as Sergeant at arms, were the
officers for Camp No. 1.
Those for Camp No. 2 were:
President Dena S. Hulet. guard
ian; Laura Baird and Florence
Bushman, assistant guardians,
and Clare Rogers, Sergeant-at-
arms.
Those for Camp No. 3 were:
PresidentEveline Ramsay, guard
ian; Lorana Smith and Lucy
Eagar, assistant guardians, and
Iona Rogers, Sargeant-at-arms.
After the organization was
completed and the girls voted
unanimously to strive most earn
estly and faithfully to obey the
Camp Fire Law, all marched to
the Stake House lot to weed the
lawn and flower beds that were
planted last spring. With a few
minutes work by the happy
hearted girls, the grounds around
the Stake House put on a very
different appearance. When the
weeds were all pulled and clean
ed away, ali partook of a nice
pass around, !" prepared as q
surprise by Presidents Minnie F.
Willis and Dena S. Hulet. The
girls all went away feeling hap
pier, and also filled with enthu-
siasm for the Camp Fire move-
ment.
The Law of the Camp Fire
consists of seven points: 1st.
Seek Beauty-this means to seek
for the beautiful in all things
beauty of though, of action, Of
appearance. Try to find it in a.
e Remember &
deepest beauty comes from Z
dignity, purity, modesty, and
beauty within, and expresses
itself in all our actions and looks.
Let US remember the beautiful
sentiments expressed in the al
legory Of ''The Land of the Blue
Flower" There is no time for
angef-There's no time to look at
dark things if one cannot make
them brighter
No. 2. Give Service Forget
self in working for others. Love
mankind, and you will wish to
serve them.
No. 3, Pursue knowledge.
Learn things that will help you
to perform more efficiently life's
work allotted to women. Be
broad minded, sympathetic and
useful.
4th. Be Trustworthy Be true;
pretend nothing that you are
not, but be your best self at all
times and under all circumstances
and conditions. Be what you
wish others to think you are. Be
worthy of trust. Hold sacred
/ the confidence placed in you.
eth Hold on to Health-W
must dress, sleep, eat, exercise
and care for our bodies wisely.
9Th. Glorify Work Dignity
work and the common duties of
daily life so they will not seem
common place, but make them
the glorious opportunity of SER
vice, growth, and achievement.
7th. Be Happy-Learn to
wear a Smiling face, Forget
YOUR own. sorrow and trouble by
seeking to relieve it in others.
Find happiness by service. Let
each girl strive to form the habit
of cheerfulness and be as the
child. who was always singing
and always happy. When the
poet asked her:
DO YOU borrow or steal each happy note.
From some efeathered songster's busy throat?
obI cannot tell said the merry elf,
cannot help it sings its self"
The purpose of this summers S
work shall be Mutual Improve
ment in a practical out of door
kind of way, to show that
the common things of daily life
are the chief means Of beauty,
romance and adventure, to aid
in the forming of good habits,
making Of health and vigor, the
out of door spirit to devise ways
of measuring and creating wom-
ans standards of work; to give
status and social recognition TO
the knowledge of the mother,
and thus restore the relationship
of mothers and daughters to each
other.