Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
CAMPFIRE GIRLS PLAN
THEIR SUMMER OUTINGS
Many Groups Arc to Enjoy Open
Air by Stream or Sea-
shore.
Y. w. G. a. TO HAVE NEW CAMP
Will Furnish Accessible Outing Place
for Girls on Petersburg Car Line.
Some Experiences in Operating
Camps for Girls.
"Wohelo FOR Health.
Wohclo for W Ork.
NI-Nh.l- g., l,n

Girl. and 10 i; might well be added.
"Wohclo for Camp" y week or two
spent in a summer camp is Il necessary
part OF a Torch Bearers education, and
10 be q Torch Bearer IS. OF course. the
ambition Of every Camp Fire Girl. The
camp is planned for and looked forward
10 all through tho winter. but now. at
last. the Ions DAYS OF planning are over
and the blissful actually Is coming
That so many girls camp. every sum-
mer in the wildS. ana build loG nuts
and fish and swim like their brothers.
is another sign OF modern wo'nans
cmanci pa ton. How ardCntly the pr!m
little lady of 1880 must have louEcd
for the untrammclcd delights that her
brother enjoyed. and how incxprcssibly
shocked all the erown-ups must have
been II she dared 10 express that long
ing. To-day she not only expresses II,
but-grcatcSt wonder OF all-rcaliHcs il.
MANY GROUrS ARE
PLANNING SUMMER CAMPS
There are several hundred Camp Fire
, Girls in Richmond alone. and /, is a
very unambitious collection of them
that is not planning a summer camp.
Their detectives are about equally di-
vided between tho shore. the woods.
and the river Mountains are alluriug,
hut far away and expensive 10 reach.
so not so popular. The uninitiated
might think this camping business eN-
pensive, hat such Is not the case when
II Ecct manager Is In charge. one party
Of twenty-five children and six grown
ups, including n cook, campcd for nine
days at EuCkroc Beach for $500 a per-
son. including all expenses OF the trip.
even transportation. The details OF
how they managed it may be helpful
in esta blishinE the neutrality-suspicious.
doubted--of this statement
In the first place, they went down
and came back on Sunday School ex-
cursions. OF which there is one practi-
cally every day in July and August Tho
tents were loaned them BIZ the govern
ment. which keeps a number Of dis
carded but perfectly watcr-tight army
tents for the purpose. Half of the cots
were rented from a group of Boy Scouts
and the other half--good. durable cots
were bought outright here in Rich
mond for Sl.50 apiece and shipped 10
the beach by freight.
WHAT EACH Girl. MUST
PROVIDE FOR HERSEII,
Each girl took her own camp euuip
ment which consisted of the following.
Blanket. pillow. and double sheet tin
Plate, cup saucer. knife. fork and spoon.
ram coat or largo piece of oilcloth four
yards of mosquito netting. bathing sui,
and cap
The tents were pitched on the sands
OF the beach, close to a little three
room, two-porchcd shack. together with
me iand, was rented from the owner
Tor very small SUN for the camp. One
room OF this house contained \ stovo
and served rs a Kitchen. another nos
Storcroom and the third ana largest vo.
h.lea with rough table made Of
RANKS on wooden horses, ana was Tho
camp dining room. When meal tj,no
wood gathcrcr" ''fire,,,i,o,,
torch nearer" had but one idea i'm ,,ird
10 grasp her entinC utensils I'm hand
ana stand in line outside the l,itchn,,
"oor' y big colored cook, whose abili,v
',chle inc appetite was In proportion
HcE size, served each girl ne cho
PASSED TO hcaping plates OF RrunswIn,,
stew or fried fish. corn none s,nu,
to!HatoeS, and Watermelon for dcs,
VI course the meals so ravcnousI, -
ouieu varied from day to day. but ,r,,
ca,,oa sample menu for dinner. No
once was on the program and All ,bo
wafer drunk was boiled and ali ~
MIX nastcurizcd. by way Of o., ,.ac
caution against typhoid -" pre-
EVERY DAY HAS
PROGRAM OF Activity
Wheh every girl had finished eat
ihg, ana not TIL then. the limo ,n-,,'o,
"sati, cach E!rl with dishes quite as
~, "s "e!oFe' and passed in turn
ny ihrse panrull of boiling watcr
!"r the abiution .iof the. dishes ~
ms simple System, the !az,. Arjee ~
teit inclined 10 shirk dish WASN'T
'o9hd no Held for her talents.
Gay had It's regular PROGRAM
OF activities, beginning with a 1i,
In the ocean before breakfas; ard ~, "I'
ing with & chapter from the Hjhln
snort pTayer-and bedtime al O Gu
nshlng was INDUCED In by those brave
u"tlses VINO were not afraid OF in
Suty 10 the!T toes. and deep water line
hsH!ng o. the steady OF digestion. A
thrilling mystery story Of The soa
READ aloud when rain prevented otLnr
act'!tles. cast II halo of romance ana
CLEAN OF buried treasurs oyor ~
rrosaic sands or Buckroc Beach Ia
the pleasure always afforded ~,
seashore Were added n, nigh, ~ ;'e
OF the camp fire. with stories s-i,n,.
ana songs, varied, quite often by ,,iid
dances on the smooth sands at sun
1t mus, no, ne imagined. however
that all camp fire girls howcva,. ~ ~
ious they are 10 be torch bearers NO
unharped angels. few ca,yu 49,
are SUI! necessary TO preserve disci-
pline. order and comfort for an
SOME SAMPLE RULES
FOR HEALTH OF ALL
at Camp Driftwood:
l. No talking or noise of any kind
n p. 81. before ! a NJ or after a.5o
2. 10 eating Of any Kind be,wao,
meals and no eating Of cnndv VIII
out permission.
3 No swimming or bathing excen,
by permission Of and In The nrnso,1no
Of, camp guardian.
=. Dai!y tent Inspection at 10 A. NJ
Each GIN must Aatl her own wa,er
wash her own dishes ana Keen No.,
tent clean ''
3 10 girl must drink any uator
outside OF camp except By Permission
OF camp guardian
.. Each gin must drink n glass Of
Immediately after rising.
These rules sound formidable. bu,
tAeE were necessary ana easily en-.
forced, With the exception. perhans NJ