Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1919-08-23
/ DAKOTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 90, 1919
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The Sacajawea Camp Fire Girls ar
ranged most novel surprise last week
for their former Guardians, Misses Hazel
and Ruth Bailey. 1t took The form of
Campiug-out Party, which on account of
untimely rain was held indoors.
Just at supper time two Camp Fire
maidens most unexpectedly arrived at
tue Bailey home with an auring invi.
tation 10 come to camp The way was
long and winding, puncluated at inter-
walls by the sudden appearance Of more
maidens two by two from behind lnm-
| Der piles aud fence corners, finally end
| ing at The Wilson home where delight
| iul little white tent had been pitched
with fire Of pine aud spruce boughs
| blazing i'm front Ii Was all SO UNIQUE
and sucn perfect surprise that many
minutes were consumed in exclamations
and iollifcaiion ia general.
Tue Camp Fire Mo1her" Miss Hazel.
led the way TO The lunch table where
goodies we're served ia cafeteria style.
Seated in a circle the Camp sang its
Camp Fire Grace, and did full Justice To
the service, enliyeniug the hour with
cheers and songs and stories OF the orig
inal camp, Sebago- Wohelo IA Maine,
and OF canoe trips aud Thrilling adveu-
lures by land aud water Old camping
days were lived over aud it seemed al
most as though the girls aud guardians
were working together again as a team
to "tiiye SERVICE seek Beauty, be
Trustworthy, aud ali the other points of
the true happiness creed.
a second surprise came With the fam
iliar suggestion that il was time for
tent inspection" which proved tn be
clever way to present the gifts that were
inside the Tiny tent The gifts were of
great variety from PyfeN ware aud lack
knives 10 toilet articles aud formidable
looking mouse trap which recalled the
story OF the woman who rushed into
city department store with the breath,
less demand Give me mousetrap
quick want to catch car" Magic
Mils aud tiny spoon to measure the
pep" in pepper, egg beaters that were
can opener that would open everything
except mau's purse" were some of the
surprises that further inspection brought
forth.
The evening closed with a happy
group around the piano and the maid
ems with last look al the camp fire
parted, singing The Sun is Sinking in
the West "
The event meant more than can be
expressed in words; one Guardian so
soon 10 kindle a new home fire in a dis
tant state, where perhaps other maidens
might gather for love and service and
inspiration the other at the same time
departing for distant land to serve
girls of different face and dress but of
the same heart Both Guardians,
Motahns and Mullnomah, feel that the
thought and love and labor that in times
past have gone into the work have been
returned many times and many.fold in
the love and appreciation and advance
ment the girls have manifested in these
years together. The abundant fruitage
from such small beginnings needs to be
tenderly watched and cared for, and
there could be no more lovely task for
some busy woman who is interested in
girls than that of taking the splendid
group Of girls where they now stand and
going OH with them in the development
of their talents, capabilities and charac-
ters. The opportunity is present and
the call very enlicing.
Ia parting, there is mutual sorrow,
but with it the JOY of something accom-.
plished aud there are 10 regrets, ex-
cept that our time together has been all
too short, though very sweet to store in
memory.
MULTNOMAH.