Evening journal., 1915-11-22
Weekly Count of The
Campfire Girls of Delaware
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lhe most noteworthy happening for
lne National Camp Fire Girls in the
past month has been the publication Of
the book, "Sebago Camp Fire
Urls by Ethel Rogers, with am intro
duction by Mrs. L. ii. Gulick The hook
really a history of the inception Of
tne organization and its growth ont oil
tue family life OF the Gulicks in their
nome camp first, tim from the enlarge.
ment OF their camp to- the summc,
school camp on Lake Sebago. i'm Maine.
"ilich was the educational basis of this
great international organization of over
one hundred thousand girls.
Mrs. Gulick strikes the keynote of the
purpose of the Camp Fire Girls in the
lrst words OF the introduction;
From the time Dr. Gulick and were
married We agreed that in all thing.
our hrst consideration should be for our
ihlldren-w where we should live and how,
we should live. We're to he decided bv
what seemed best for them. So we wenr
camping q summer before the first
child was born, and we have campea
every summer for twentv-seven wears
WIN nut Two exceptions, when we were
IN Europe. Nivdly ! remember those
outdoor experiences. but especially that
iirst summer. lived not only for our
selves. but for the child coming To us
FURTHER on she says: "Our children
grew mp with the freedom. the vigor
and the joy that this outdoor life gave.
have always. believed that necessary
work could be made interesting if inn
4 agination, insight and affection are
brought to it. Even the humblest task
you can imagine becomes "A challenge"
hen IT became necessary to enlarge
the nome camp to make possible great
or educational opportunities for the chill
dren, cebago Wohelo Camp was born.
4 Mrs Gulick then had no idea of a larger
organization which should grow beyond
her personal ken, or tliat she was 10 be
the Founder of a worldwide movement
for girls. She says:
"Ihis name. Wohclo. / gave TO the
Camp Fire Girls WITH at first sense of
( deep personal loss 1t was the name of
my camp, and my daughters and camp
girls felt that it was personal sacred.
Before they could see the reasonable
ness of it had to explain what il might
mean to have thousands of girls. in
stead Of merely the few who gathered
with us in the summer time. trying for
a balance Of Work. Health and Love in
their lives
~ think that woman's work is in
herently far more fascinating than
mans. II has, for example, the great
ast variety. 10 let it become monoto-
nous is just stupid. We must think as
deeply and profoundly about IL as men
do about their work, TO make 1t as in
teresting and as successful. There is
nothing in mans world tn he compared
in its possibilities for rich living with
the creation and maintenance Of a
beautiful home and the care Of a child
from babyhood till it is ready TO face
the world alone.
"Only by effort can we learn.
though in making the effort we may
learn a great deal that we were not
trying for. As long as we keep try
ing. we keep growing. and so long as
we are growing. we are one with all
the youth OF the world.
Il believe deeply and earnestly
that spiritual health and develop
ment is a direct corollary of bodily
vigor and control: that the JOY that
comes from the exercise of efficient
muscles has fts counterpart IN the
soul: that to exercise the one IS TO
exercise the other.
upon that rock has Wohela been
built, and its use of symbols Is per-
haps. more than anything else, a
working and ever-present declaration
Of the spiritual values inherent in
all the humblest phases of our every
day life in the world So in all the
activities Of camp we have striven to
make them. not only 2 symbol OF the
; big things in after life, but miniature
epitome Of that life. seen with loving
vision and attacked with courage and
devotion Because we believed that
life was beautiful we have tried to
give a beautiful preparation for it,
to awaken unquenchably sense OF
its infinite significance
Sebago- Wohelo Camp Fire Girls is
finely illustrated II is published by
the Good Health Publishing Company,
price S1.25 Copies may be procured
from Hagley Community House
Henry CLAY, Del
The regular meeting of the Hame-
widel Camp Fire Girls was held on
Friday evening, November 10. The
girls. under the direction of Miss
Ethel Bonham.- are taking gymnasium
lessons. this being the second lesson
After the gymnasium lesson, two OF
the girls who are contemplating be
coming Fireinakers in December. en-
tered with traps laden with sand
wiches and cocoa, much to the sur
3 prise and delight of all the girls. a