The Arizona copper camp., 1916-03-10
GIRLS FRIENDLY
SOCIETY To Be
FORMED IN RAY

Mrs Harriet Baxter accompanied
Doctor and Mrs. Cocks to Ray last
Saturday and on Sunday evening,
after the service at the Guild House,
gave a very interesting and instruc-
tive talk on the subject of the Girls
Friendly Society.
In the course of her remarks, she
explained that the Society had its
origin in England great many years
ago and was founded for the benefit
and assistance of the working girls
of that country. Later it has found
it's way into the United States and
upon it's entry here, all classes of
girls between the age of five years
and the time they are married are
permitted to become active members,
being known as candidates.
The Society is divided into classes,
consisting of ten girls and the teacher,
who is generally supposed to be
thoroughly and intimately acquainted
with each of the girls that compose
her class and in a general manner act
as a big sister.
| The classes may choose their own
studies such as courses in embroidery,
cooking, housekeeping, literature and
such subjects as may appeal to them;
they are also to take exercises which
will be beneficial to them and assist
them in a general way to lead more
hygienic and hence better lives. The
girls in Ray are beginning to form
classes and among the first will be
one in Botany and in conjunction with
the study Of botany and the hikes,
they will make a trip to Teapot and
other interesting historic places
around Ray.
1t is not generally known, but the
object of this society is to bring the
girls closer together in their recre
alton and study hours and raise the
general moral standard of play as
well as the everyday life of the aver
age girl. There will also be spiritual
instructions given them along with
temporal and in that way, the most
good with the least effort toward
study will have been accomplished
There is a great deal to be learned
by the average child going into a
public playground to spend few
hours with others of it's own age,
in that if the child is the least bit
abnormal toward selfishness or un-
clean in it's utterances, it soon has
an ill effect upon the others and in
order to raise the standard among
playmates, the Girls Friendly Society
will be of great assistance. 1t is not
that the average child means wrong
but having been raised under condi
tions not altogether favorable to leni-
ency, it soon shows that it wants to
be the whole thing.
A vast improvement has been made
in the progress Of the boys at the
Ray playground since the instructor
has instilled the principles of play
into the many children who now take
advantage of the outfit and it is to
be hoped that the girls will have a
very pronounced leaning toward the
moral support they may render the
community and that everyone who is
in position to do so may help the
new organization to ultimate success.
The fees are 25 cents at the time
Of entering the name upon the roll
and 10 cents per month thereafter.
Those ladies Of Ray desiring to take
class will please meet at the Guild
House next Tuesday evening, March
IA, to discuss plans for the selection
and care of classes in order that the
movement may gain the benefit of the
spring weather and have plans well
under way before the warm weather
starts.