The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Camp Of Girls at Tho Lakeview Club
During Month Of July VIII be
Big and Interesting
Picnic.
TWO THOUSAND GIRLS
All Of Them In Hancock County over
Fourteen Years Old VIII Con.
gregate at Camp for Fun
and Training.

The Importance Of tho training
camp for Hancock county girls at the
Lakeview club at Hamilton during the
month OF July grows as the details OF
it are worked out.
There are over 1000 girls in Han
cock county of eligible age to part1ci-
pate In this camp, and it is hoped
that all will be there for at least a
week.
Several townships Of the county are
raising funds to keep several girls
from each township there during the
entire month.
This is the first time anything OF
the kind has been done in Illinois and
the first organized effort in the state
to give girls the benefit of the camp
without distinction of creed or class.
The prime object of the camp Is to
train girls for community workers In
the country and the small towns, but
Iit certainly will also be a ane outing
on the scenic shore Of Lake Keokuk
for all who attend 1t. Any girl or
woman over fourteen years old VIII
me- welcomed as a member OF the
camp. Leaders Of girls are especially
invited and win be afforded leaders
training.
Those taking training IN any depart
ment will stay the entire month, but
those there Just for fun will stay
week, the camp being repopulated
weekly by relays OF girls.
There will be trained nurse at the
camp the whole month and her serv-
ices will be free to any who may need
them.
| At the camp everybody Will help.
The girls will be divided into squads
land the work apportioned among them
hut no kitchen work is expected, and
only dining room and tents will be
the scene of the work the girls do.
! Visitors will be welcomed on Satur-
days, but not on other days, and even
on Saturday they are not invited to
stay for the evening camp fire which
will be one Of the institutions Of the
novel outing.
All girls are making reservations
for accommodations from the secretary
through their township chairman In
each case.
There will be transportation from
Hamilton and the trains out 10 the
Lakeview club for all who attend the
camp. The club house viii be used
for meals and recreation, tents for
living rooms, and Lake Keokuk for
bathing and swimming. All water
sports will be strictly supervised.
Tho Daily Program.
The daily program will be as fol-
lows: -
6:30-Rising hour; morning dip.
7:15-F1ag raising and singing.
| 7:So-Breakfast, followed by short
devoions and announcements In din
ing room, and camp duties.
/ 9:0O-Camp inspection and award
of banner.
s:15-Settng up exercises.
$3.50 to 12:O0-Bible classes. first
aid, play ground work, educational
hours.
12:s0-Dinner and rest hour for
reading and study.
| 3:0O-S'wimming, athletics, games,
folk dancing and music.
6:0O-Supper.
| 7:00-Flag lowering and play.
s:3O-Camp fire, music, stories,
stunts and devohons.
| 10:00-Lights out.
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i ne Camp Leaders.
The leaders will be the following
women:
Camp executive-Mrs. Mary q. Ale-
shire.
Camp treasurer-Mrs. L. N. Berry.
General secretary and Bible teacher
Field worker.
| Camp mother-Mrs. Edna Robbins.
Music and stories-Mass Won Zelle
Murphy.
Nurse and first aid-Miss Katherine
Kermeen.
Athletics, swimming and play
ground-Miss Florence Eltenener. :,
Chef and club manager-A. g.
Mason.
| Girls bring thedr own sheets, pillow
and cases, towels, soap, bathing suit,
drinking cup, stationery and Bible. A
victrola and piano are at the club
house and girls may bring records and
music. They are told to leave their
good clothes and jewelry at home and
1.-THE camp costume consists of MILDLY
Iblouses, short skirt or bloomers.
some Good Speakers.
During the camp there will be some
noted men and women there at times
and some good speeches will be heard.
Rev. Walter Schlaraetzh will give
a lecture each week on character
building.
Miss Raegin, national Y. w. c. A.
secretary of Japan, will visit the camp
and talk to the girls there.
Other speakers Of high reputation
will be brought to the camp during
the month Of July.
All in all, it is going to be one of
the biggest out of doors affairs ever
held In this section of the country, and
the fact that it lasts whole month
adds to its interest.
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