Evening journal., 1916-01-24
Weekly Count of The
Campfire Girls of Delaware
HEALTH
WOHELO
WORN

The Camp Fire Girls is the largest
organization for girls in the world. It
is international. 1t has nearly 100000
girls enrolled. The dues 10 the ma
tional are zone cent a week per girl.
Each Camp Fire may vote as much
more for its local work as it pleases.
The honor beads md headband and
ceremonial gown may be paid for by
the individual girl or out of the joint
treasury of the Camp Fire. The cloth
for the gown costs forty-five cents,
the leather fringe costs forty-five
cents more. The headband costs
from twenty to fifty cents. The honor
beads cost one cent each. The wood
gatherer's ring costs nothing. but is a
present from the national board. The
leader or teacher of a Camp Fire is
called the guardian of the Fire.
The Camp Firc Girls is the only
self-supporting organization of its
kind. II is democratic. It does not
depend upon contributions of wealthy
people, but pays its expenses by dues
and by the normal profits from the
Camp Fire Quitting Company. 1t is
the only girls organization that takes
its point of departure from the home,
the living fire center of life, and con-
sidera outdoor life as not an end in
itself but means to health, an aux
perfect motherhood. The Camp Fire
Girls grew out of the demand for an
organization for girls which would
parallel. not duplicate. the Boy Scouts.
The life of girls is not like that of
boys. After the age Of twelve years,
the training of a girl should be en-
tirely different from that of a boy
The Camp Fire Girls was planned by
leading educators with careful con-
sideration of the physical and psyche
logical differences between girls and
boys II was seen that the methods
which bring such splendid disciplin-
airy results with the Boy Scouts are
not adapted to the ideal training of the
future mothers and home makers. So
an entirely different schedule was az
ranged for the Camp Fire Girls. which,
however, only intensiies the interest
and cooperation between the Camp
Fires and Boy Scouts when they are
working side by side. Girls and boys
should be comrades but never rivals.
The organization of the Camp Fire
Girls is endorsed by DR.. Charles Wag-
ner, State Commissioner of Education,
who desires to see Camp Fires estab-
lished in more Of the rural schools.
Any woman who is interested in the
Camp Fire Girls may correspond with
the Delaware Council of Guardians,
Secretary. Miss Anita Galloway, No.
2304 West street. Wilmington. To any
who wish to establish a Camp Fire, an
organizer may be sent to assist. as
has already been done for the Rich
ardson Park School.
At the Guardians meeting on Jan
uary 8, Miss Irene Earll Of HagleS
Community House was elected presi
} dent in place of Miss Mabel Fowler
resigned. Miss Ella Johnson OF New
port. was elected vice-president in
Miss Earll's place. The next meetin'
will be held February 2, at the Y. W
C. A. These meetings are vital to tho
extension OF the work in Delaware
Guardians who believe in the Cam
/ Fire ideals OF home and the new rela
ton OF women in extending the puritl
of the ideal home into the larger life
OF the community. are urged to at
tend these Council meetings held reg
ularly the first Wednesday in ever.
month at 2.30 .. m. in the Y. W. c. A
The youngest child of the Delawar'
Council of Camp Fire Guardians is thl
Ataya Camp Fire Of Richardson Parl
and Elsmere. It bids fair to he on
of the most active. The Guardia- i
Miss May Egner OF Elsmere, the AS
sistant Guardian is Miriam Alexander
Miss Hanson has been appointed sec
ond assistant for the Bluebirds. Tn
guiding spirit for the whole moeemen
is Miss Kathleen Moore, the principa
of the Richardson Park School. VIII
will soon be appointed Chief Guardian
The meetings of the Ataya Camp Fir
are held in the school on Friday after
moons for business and handwork, an
Those for fun are held at the homes Q
the grlsfor outdoors.
The Grand Council of Delaware Cam
Fire Girls and Guardians. which was
htve been lail At ~ glcy House o
january 20. has been postponed becaus
so many of the Camp Fire Girls are il
terested in the Sunday school rally a
the tabernacle on January %. 4 fl
program of the Grand Council will l
given out next week. The folowin