The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-05
Wahse Camp, Fire Girls in
Songs and Dances on
MOuntainside
WORK OF ALL WAS
VERY PLEASING
Audience Demonstrated It's Approval by
Hearty Applause-Portrayal of Prin-
ciples of Camp Fire Work Was I'm
pressive.


In a beautiful glade on Wantastiauet
mountain, with the woods. the sky and
the weather in delightful harmony
Wahse circle of Camp Fire oirIs Dre,
sented last evening the wonderfuIIv,
pleasing play Mantoweesee's Dream.
which is a delineation of the aims and
purposes of the Camp Fire move
ment. An audience of over 800 persons
found great satisfaction in WITNESSING
the work Of the circle, which is com
posed Of q group Of girls in the Brat.
| tieboro schools and one of the teachers
Miss Helen r. Martin, as guardian.
A temporary grandstand had been
erected and the grassy stage had been
equipped with electric foot-Iiqhts and
refiectors, printed programs were fur
| nIshed, Jitney busses ran from the vii
/ lage to the outdoor theater, Boy Scouts
acted as ushers, the high school or
chestra furnished instrumental music
| anu everything possible was done for
| the convenience and entertainment of
i the patrons. The spot chosen for the
/ performance, at the north end of the
/ circus grounds, from which paths ra-
date into the bushes and up the
/ mountainside, was ideal.
i There We're IS in the cast. which wa.
as follows: Guardian, Helen Martin:
i Margaret Stone (Mantoweesee). Min
ME Cooper; Camp Fire girls. members
OF Washe circle; Dream Spirits, Char
lena Thomas, Leila Barber, GLADYS Hol-
, den, Dorothy Schwenk and Marion IT.
or; Spirit of Fire. Dorothy Hubbard:
| Spirit of the Past, Roby Wright; Maid
1 ems OF the Past: Ruth. Susan Graffam:
? Joan of Are, Malva Roberts; Poeahon.
; tas, Pauline Rolin; Queen Louise of
!, | Prussia, Esther Houghton: Priscilla.
Edith Adams; Florence Nightingale.
: Clara Perry; Martha Washington. Mar
ion Richardson's; Marie Antoinette.
: Doris Coombs; Spirit of the Present
a Esther Houghton; Camp Fire Girls.
Gladys Holden, Dorothy Hubbard.
$ Dorothy Schwenk, Charlena Thomas.
q Leila Barber, Eleanor CLAY and Marion
ell Timer; Spirit of the Future. Malva
: Roberts; Beads, Susan GRAHAM. Ed1tn
r Adams, Marion Richardson, Esther
Houghton, Eleanor Clay and Pauline
f Rolin; Work, Doris Coombs; Health.
: Clara Perry; Love, Roby Wright.
n Work was Impressive.
; The work of these young women was
of a decidedly impressive character
Their dances were beautiful and
graceful, theIr singing tuneful ana
resonant and their dialogue clear ana
distinct. They entered into thei. role.
: with enthusiasm and with an accurate
} conception of the requirements, and
their various portrayals, revealing the
ennobling principles of campfire work
d was uplifting and inspiring There
We're no promptings, and the pleasure
of the audience manifested itself in re
peated outbursts of applause.
While the girls and Miss Martin arr
l.. deserving of praise, much credit is du,
! Miss Alice Ross of Englewood, n. j.,
. elassmate of Miss Martin at Wellesley
4 who adapted the play to the number O
r girls available rewriting many of th'
o lines, and who drilled the cast of th'
n dances. Another performance viii b.
.e given at 3 clock this afternoon TIL
o proceeds will be used to buy cam
equipment for the use of the girls il
camping this summer.
The Camp Fire girls acknowledg
their Indebtedness to Miss Esthe
Thomas fer the use of the grounds; I
ri NJ Adds and Horton d. Walker fo