The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

II IL now the Job OF the present gen.
GRAFTON to take the affections, which
heretofore have centred in the home,
and 80 develop them that they shall
make a new world OF ~comradeship. OF
friendship. 1t Is I'm this work that
woman will excel.
Man has taken the labor from the
backs OF men and placed It Oh ma
chimes. He has made his new world
a wonderful, a magical place in which,
to work. in which TO make physical
attainments. He has mt. however,,
made OF 1t a good nor n beautiful
place In which to live. He has made
the community "a factory, not a home.
In other words he has not done for
the community what woman did for
the home.
Now h Old World power and skill
and devotion Of women are again being
called for and being given. but not
to merely make and preserve the in,
dividual home but to give the COM
munity those spiritual qualities that
women gave the home. Because women
are different from men, because these
differences are fundamental world
needs, II IL necessary that women shall
bring these differences to the service
OF the world. Whether m wants
suffrage or not, suffrage will inevitably
be forced on her. She has now thrust
upon her n new, terrible and glorious
responsibility. She must bring the
home spirit TO the community because
man has already carried The home in.
dustries to the community.
THE Camp Fire Girls is a deliberate
attempt to help girls meet the new and
splendid social world which is before
us. Tho dues are one cent each week.
This mou must be earned by the
girl. That Is the rule OF the Camp
FIRE Girls. This policy Of ~self-support
has been adopted for five reasons
First, because 1t is just as i'm
portant to a girls character that she
should learn to pay for what she gets
as IL is for "A boy to do so. Second.
we prize what we work and pay for as
We do not what cbmcs easily or il
given to us. Third, in the word in
which the next generation is entering
II Is just as important for girls as
for boys to know about ~money-how
hard IL is to earn what It can do, how
10 earn, save and spend wisely. Fourth,
we believe the maintenance of the or,
ganizition should depend on the ape
prevail of the girls. II they are not
sufficiently interested TO join and pay
their dues something Is the rnat;cr ana
1t ought TO die. | believe. that enc
dowments or large gifts with which
TO pay current expenses would prevent
a movement from being primarily SEM
sitive to the desires If the generation
we seek To serve. Fifth. when a work
depends upon gifts its growth depends
on the ability of some me To secure
such gifts. Growth ought to depend
on the excellence OF the Work rather
than skilful solicitation.
W are led To believe that the
efforts OF the girls in learning To earn
money and pay their way is Of as
much value To- the girls as anything
else in the movement. \ large part,
perhaps the largest part. Of our cor
r~espondenCe is with girls suggesting
ways n means whereby they may
earn money with which tn: pay their
dueS and other camp FIRE ~ea I.nses We
want to make the inest Things in life
the most attractive. When W. can
show that Camp Fire Gir,s have the
most fun every girl N the nation Will
| want 10 join us