The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-23
WHAT CAMP FIRE GIRLS
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED

n IdftlOtiC hallS Oh Hott tuoh
| 100000 Camp Fire Girls in towns
and cities ali over the United
States will be held the middle OF
next mouth on the sixth annivers-
airy Of the founding of the Camp
Fire movement. There will be Pa
triotic pantomines and songs at all
these centers, and the Camp Fire
Girls will wear their ceremonial
gowns, They will show symbolical-
Is a record of achievement which
caused President Wilson. Honorary
President Of the organization, to
write when it was laid before
him.
your letter interests me very
much indeed. 1t cheers me to hear
of The unusual success of the Camp
Fire Girls. and hope that you will
convey to those directing their eff
forts, as we'll as the members of
the organization itself, my sincere
congratulations. | wish | knew of
some useful advice to give, as you
suggest. but apparently they do
not stand in need Of advice to be
efficient
The record which elected this
cordial endorsement from our very
busy President showed that G8,47i
Camp Fire Girls practiced rigorous
food conservation during the past
year; that 70.44S planted and cult
waited truck gardens; that 1886
contributed money and cooperated
with the Red Cross; that 1880
girls released their mothers for i'm
portant work in connection with
the food conservation campaign by
caring for the younger children;
and that sS,55S carried out the ap-
proved health programme Of the
Minute Girls.
Reduced to concrete figures,
these general statements become
even more significant The girls
made a fine record working for
the second Liberty Loan. In El-
berton, Ga, alone a Camp Fire
group sold $4,000 worth of bonds.
The organization has not only sup
ported itself. but has contributed
more than $4,000 to the Red Cross
and pledged over $4,000 for a
War Chest of it's own to carry on
its war work.
No one, can begrudge these pa
triotic girls their birthday celebra-
ton of their successful work. It
is one OF the first principles of the
organization to grant "honors.'
rank and privileges only for def
mite work actually accomplished,
but the above record speaks for
itself. President Wilson's letter
will be thrown upon screen at all
the rallies all over the country for
100000 Camp Fire Girls to read.
The celebration in New York
City where Camp Fire Headquar-
ters are situated, will be held in
the SeventyFirst Regiment Arm
DRY on March &c. The New York.
Newark. Jersey City, Brooklyn and
Pawling, n. Y. Camp Fires will be
responsible for the details of the
programme which is outlined in
"Wohelo, the Camp Fire Magazine
this month. Approximately 1900
girls will be present at this rally.
and song leaders are actually being
trained now by Mrs. Henrietta
Baker Low. chairman of the Ma
tional Conference of Music Super
yisors. The Edna White trumpet
quartet of women will play in uni
son with the singing. The Patriotic
Pantomine will depict the way in
which the girls are responding to
the call of Uncle Sam. and some Of
the movements in which the girls
have taken SO active a part will
be symboiically dramatized. Then
100000 Camp Fire Girls will start
on the seventh year of the move
ment determined to deserve the
Presidents praise again by doing
twice as much for their country
next year.