Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-13
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS
IN CAMP ON THE SEVERN
Baltimore Girls Have An Outing at
Indian Landing.
AT CAMP "WARRANAlSSA."
Some Forty Girls Including Guardians
Their Daily Routine Break
Camp Next Monday Aug. is.


The Camp Fire Girls OF Baltimore
are spending the summer al Camp
Warranaissa, on the Severn river
The bungalow is located on high
blum. near Indian Lnading, and there
are comfortable accommodations for
twenty girls, excluding guardians, al
though as many as 40 have been car
ed for over the week-ends. some sleep
ing on porches. others right out under
the skies.
Every Monday a different group of
girls come down TO camp, and others
so back TO their homes At present
there are thirty-two girls at Camp and
four guardians The rules of the
camp are conspicuous on the front OF
the building, and the regular routine
program of work is strictly carried
out. The daily program is as follows
a. m, rising bell; Z to 7.30 a. m.
morning dip; a. m, breakfast. 8 to 9
a. m, camp duties; 8 to IL a. M, bas-
kerry. bead work stenciling: i1.S0 ia
1890 swimming; l pm, dinner; 2 to
3 p. m, rest hour; to 6 p. m, boat
ing, bathing, games, tracking; D. m,
supper; 9 p. m, cots put in place and
made; $50 p. m. lights out
Those in charge of Camp warra-
naissa" are Misses Ellen Gross ,finan-
cial manager; Edna Thampson, ath-
letic instructor; Edith A Hopkins,
housekeeper; Mary Mullikin and Mrs.
William J. Butner, guardians.
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ually prepared for the evenings. Last
Saturday the camp held the Itchy
vile Country Fair and Baby Show.
All those in camp for that week were
devided into families. representing
the people of Itchyville. Grandmother
Itchy entertained all tho families to
supper and after supper all gathered
at one end of the porch and had an en-
tertainment for the visitors.
After the Baby Show. dancing and
refreshments were indulged i'm. Prizes
were awarded to the cutest baby. won
by Scratchy Mary Jane Cornstalk, who
was Miss Edith Hopkins; the best set
of twins Mary Jane and Susanne. Ad-
kins, who were Misses Edna Thomp-
son and Fannie Oates, and the best
costumed family, which was that OF
Mr.. jeremiah Constable, who was Mrs.
William Buttner.
Camp Warranaissa is self-support-
ing. and all the surrounding neighbors
have an ever-ready welcome for the
Camp Fire Girls. They are ever on
the lookout for groups of girls hiking
| al hA "a
have generously given the bloomered
maidens a lift back to camp after a
long hot walk.
A very interesting time at camp is
bedtime. Thirty army cots are lined
up side by side ON the large porch then
made up army fashion with blankets,
already to crawl in. Some sleep right
out in the open under the bright stars.
This is simply great comfortably
rolled in a blanket and wrapped In
the arms of Morpheus. The weather
man has been especially unlxind in sim
ply sending the rain when everything
is quiet and all comfortably settled for
the night
Last Saturday, midnight, ali out
door sleepers were awakened by a
general down pour in their faces. All
jumped up, gathered beding under
their arms and made bee-line for the
porch. Alasl All space was occupied
and those chasing away from the rain
had to be satisfied sleeping on floor
of dressing rooms. and on top of the
long eating tables. But, such is camp
and fun goes with il
The night of the big storm, the cots
on the porches were filled with water
| raincoats and bathing suits took the
places of the usual night robes and
all stood ready to be blown down into
the river, and wondered which of the
newly learned strokes they could use
in swimming back to camp. The wild.
est night of camp passed, however
without any serious damage. and after
such an experience all failed to hear
the rising bell" next morning but tn,
cook, and she never fails
This is the second year for Camt
Warranaissa, and during this seasor
about $50 girls have come and gone
Every Thursday is set apart for Wis
itors' day. when the friends and rel
atives come and very often spend tn,
day or afternoon, and bring with then
a generous supply of goodies, much t,
the delight of all the girls-for the,
are always hungry bunch. Cam
Wararnaissa closes for this season on
Monday morn ignuugA st,61. 80 el
Monday morning, August 16. after
very happy and successful summer.