The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-28
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DELTA GAMMA CAMP .

"oh we are the Delta Gamma rev

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"Oh we are the Delta Gamma crew
And jolly girls are we"
The cooks were in the kitchen exer
cising their culinary as well as thei
musical abilities. l scrambled out o
the boat which had just brought m
across Lake Occur d'Alene and re
garded with enthusiastic anticipation
the sunny beach, the canoe, the ROW
boat and the brown cottage with it
~screened-in porches on one of which
a Delta Gamma pennant waved in
willingly.
Somebody's coming" In a momen
girls in various styles of dress cam
to meet me. There were MILDLY blous'
es, kitchen aprons, bathing suits an(
a few real frocks. A bathing suit miss
%grinned as she took my present of a
watermelon. Afterwards Il found out
that there were only five on the back
porch, all donated by chance visitors.
Every one talked at once as the
interior of the cottage was proudly ex-
hibited.
did you bring your bath suit?"
1--WE go in three times "a
"One Of the boys loaned us this
Victrolia, we trip the light fantastic
ever
Where do you want to sleep?"
Say you ought to see me pad
Just wait until you see US eat, a
college girls appetite and a camping
girls appetite aren't t be compared"
Later | found it true for the second
and third helpings of the Hooverized
dinner disappeared rapidly-and for
desert we had watermelon.
IF only there weren't dishes" sigh
ed one brown-eyed miss. 1t was easy
to tell that it was her day to- scrub
the pan 81
Dishes, why they just make you APP
preciate the rest of this camp the
more" smiled the optimist.
We'll I'll turn on the VictroIa, was
it Plato who said that music lightened
monotonous labor. Anyway it was
some wise man and he must have
known about dishes"
"I1l turn it on for you,' said the
optimist. What do you want? oh
Johnny Oh or Underneath the Stars
Give me Johnny please. Under
meath the Stars makes me dream and
dreams wont do dishes quickly"
An hour later swimming was in or
der. The girls were in all stages of
the swimming process. Some kicked
surprisingly as with their toes on the
and sisterly hands on the belts
they progressed through the water
while those with real mermaid in
stincts glided gracefully out into the
deeps and, as it seemed to the never
over my head girls flirted with fate.
But-wasn't it lovely. oh sister mine
To lie on the sand in the bright sun
shine
And burn your anatomy, even your
knees
And serve as sweet food for the little
sand fleas.
Up at the d. G. camp.
with apologies to the author of
Out To Old Aunt Mary's" although
ne probably wouldn't recognize the
ikeness.) /.
The canoe and row boat were also
oaned by friends. Everyone could
yer the Moscow girls whose ex-
with water consisted of
Watching Paradise overflow and then
Try up. Padding the canoe was a
pastime for those who had
in their swimming ability.
Some of you people will have to {.
.et wood for the bonfire" said Miss
.danager, after we had eaten supper
nd were sitting around trying to see 7
Who could be the LATEST. "Therell
e some people over from Occur
'Alene tonight"
1t was a big bright bonfire that we f
ad, and as we gathered around it,
the proverbial marshmellows,
IDAHO songs and Idaho yells echoed
re-echoed among the rocks and
ur gay young voices could be heard Z
lr out on the water.
AS the hour grew late someone put
record on the Victrola and there :
as a scramble through the sand to F
% who could be dancing first. Soon
le company went back to town and