The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-31
GIRL SCOUTS HAVING
HAPPY TIMES AT HARDY.

Memphis Girl Scouts are having a
thoroughly happy stay at Camp Kiwani.
Hardy. Ark. One OF the members OF
liford, gives the following interesting
description of life at Camp Kiwani,
from which it will be noted, that, as she
remarks, Girls will be girls" wher-
ever they are:
siastic, happy Girl Scouts got off the
train at Hardy, Ark. In a few minutes
all were on their way to Camp Kiwani.
But before we had gone far, the rain
started coming down In torrents and
the. more II rained, the muddier 1t got,
slipped and slid so by the time we
reached our destination 1t was a thor
oughly rain soaked, tired bunch.
Our freight car had not come, so
among other troubles there was moth
ing to, eat for supper. But Girl Scouts
are cheerful and a little thing like
rain, and nothing to eat, didn't disturb
US, but we were rather hungry. The
Girls Vacation camp is our nearest
| neighbor and these girls had heard of
our coming so 1t was nN long before
| Mrs. Patterson came over and invited
us to supper. We went and oh, how
we ate!. 1t was a splendid supper, too.
| all chicken and gravy and everything.
After this we tramped on back to
camp where we retired to our tents.
| arrival OF our cots and provisions, and
| everybody got busy STRENGTHENING up the
place. More tents were put up and by
| night we were comfortably settled and
We slept-oh how we slept!
"wednesday night we were invited
| TO a show given by the girls at the
G. V. C. and we all had wonderful
time, and from their play we picked
| up our favorite camp expression, Gee,
amt 1t fierce?" This might well apply
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| Friday morning.
Glasses in nature study by Miss
BESSIE Statler and in art by Miss Min
ME Raines were begun so now all Is
busy and there is no time for loafing
| at all: Each night a big camp fire
| is made and the girls are called on for
| stunts, It's fine place and we are
all happy from reveille in the morning
until taps in the evening.
| III anybody wants to know about the
best time the Girl Scouts at Camp XII
wani have had since they started camp
they need but ask once, for all will agree
| upon the same occasion, the Boy Scout
show. We had heard that they were
going to have an affair over there, and
| We were simply aching to be invited
but it looked as il we weren't until
Friday morning. Scouts Bobby Crump
and Ben Washington were certainly
| cordially welcomed when they came
over and were even more so, when they
| announced that we were invited to the
| snow. You must remember that girls
will be girls Gwen our commandment
curled her hair), so that night there was
bit OF primping, powder puffs were
brought forth and shoes were polished
We got there about o'clock and
were CARRIED over the river to the camp
in canoes. After we had looked about
| little we were summoned to the large
room used as a theater, and which is
equipped with a stage with curtain
| and even footlights. Soon the perform
ance started. There were several
vaudeville sketches and all were ex-
ceedingly clever. One of the best was
dance by one of the boys dressed
| IN a bathing suit with mosquito par
| netting draped over 1t. Another good
| part was the gymnastic work done by
| the boys. They showed good training
and their stunts were certainly enjoyed
A play about number of amusing oc-
currences in photographer office,
was exceedingly funny, and this was
| followed by songs accompanied by the
ukelele, by Ben Washington. A negro
| sketch was also funny. A number
| OF women's parts were played by the
boys and many Of the costumes were
simply killing Everybody was sorry
to see the end of the show for we
were having such a wonderful time, but
the minutes flew by and soon we were
starting back to camp.
The water looked so pretty and we
almost hated to get out of the com
| Portable canoes on the other side of
the river. After exchanging yells, the
Girl Scouts started on their way
home, singing their scout songs. The
days afterward and all of us are de-
| lighted at the good fellowship that ex-
| lists among the Girls Vacation. the
Boy Scout and the Girl Scout camps