The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-29
THE DOINCS OF
COMMENCEMENT

prayer was offered by Rev. Herbert
A. Sawyer, pastor of the M. E.
church; Grafton, The Camp Fire
Girl" by Miss Reba L. Bair, saluta-
torian; song, Away to the Woods, +"
members of school; Grafton, No
Victory Without Labor" Miss Re-
becca E. Knowles; piano duet,
wind and Tide March," Misses
Agnes Mcdonnell and Elizabeth
Minor; Grafton, Military Training
in High Schools" Walter D. Yates,
valedictorian music by orchestral;
address by Prof. Smith BurnhamR
of the West Chester Normal school;
vocal solo, Hidden Flowers" Miss
Ruth Middleton; presentation of d.
plomas by assistant county superin-
tendent, S. M. Smyser; benediction
by Rev. J. H. Patterson, of the
Presbyterian church.
The New Hope High School grad
yates prepared interesting papers
upon three subjects. Miss Reba l..
Bair led with her grafton on The
Camp Fire Girls" extracts of which
are herewith given
In the spring of 1911 a meeting
was held in New York to consider
the advisability of forming an or
ganization which should do for
girls what the Boy Scouts were do
ing for the boys: Among those ac-
tive in this movement were: DR..
and Mrs. Luther Gulick, Mrs. E.
Thompson Seton and Miss Lena
Beard. Out of this meeting grew
the organization known as The
Camp Fire Girls"
There are now Camp Fires in every
state and territory of the United
States, including Hawaii and Alaska;
also in all parts of Canada, in Japan,
Siam and the West Indies, in Pan
anna, Scotland, Holland and Spain.
During the last year requests for in
formation as to how to organize the
work have been received from Eng
land, Turkey, China, South America
and South Africa.
The Camp Fire Girls is an associa-
ton which aims to bring the power
of organization and the charm of
romance again into the humble acts
and needs of daily life.
There are three orders of the
Camp Fire---The Wood Gatherer,
Fire Maker and The Torch Bearer.
1t uses beautiful ceremonies. has an
appealing ritual and bases ranks
and honors upon personal attain
ment. 1t interprets things in terms
of poetry, symbolism, color and i'm
agination.
Fire is the symbol of the organi-
cation, for around it the first homes
were built. The symbol of member
ship is the standing pine, which
m ans simplicity and strength.
"Wohelo" is the watchword. 1t is
made up of the first two letters of
Work, of Health and of Love.
To become a Camp Fire Girl a
girl must be twelve years of age,
know the object and requirements
of the organization, and at the meet
ing of Council Fire shall announce
her desire to become a member by
repeating, 1t is my desire to be-
com Camp Fire Girl and to obey
the law of the Fire, which is: Tt
seek Beauty, Give Service, Persue
knowledge, be Trustworthy, hold or
to Health, glorify Work, and be
Happy.
A Camp Fire Girl by fulfilling si2
requirements becomes a Woo
Gatherer.
A Wood Gather attains the ranl
of Fire Maker by fulfilling fourteen
required honors. A Fire Maker at
tains the highest and last rank, o.
that of Torch Bearer, by showing
of steady leadership. She must b.
approved of by the Guardian to b.
trustworthy and congenial, gooC
leader and liked by all the othe
girls. She must also present fifteel
additional honors.
The special feature of the honor
won in these three ranks is that
showsinterest in home, school, churc
and Sunday School.
Camp Fire Girls correspond to tn
army rather than to the hospita
| The purpose of Camp Fire is to fin