The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
BY MAY rARKHURsT WARD.


In the oldcn time fairy tales
were prCfaced with "oncc upon
time" and there were indeed some,
when told Of our ambitions for the
business girls recreation camp, who
promptly named those plans fairy
talcs' our plans and specifications.
our castles in SPAIN" etc, have
been realized. The executive CONF
mittce and women OF the building
committee. Of which Mrs. Dan j.
DAVIDSON Is chairman, may now sit
back with the Just air OF sausf'tc-
tion and say: 1t Is as We told
you--our dreams are coming true"
Tulsa, with that essence OF the
true constructive spirit and appre-
citation OF the best for and to any
purpose, put her money into the
right channel, through the numer-
Gus subscriptions to the fund, and
made achievement possible.
Drive eight miles southwest OF
Tulsa or take the interurban for
Parthcnia park-th latter but
short walk from the business girls
camp. TRAN has bo>u bla2ed and
brings one to the wooded region OF
Friendsh p lodge IN the true forest
primevaW OF hickory, walnut, post
oak, red mulberry, Judas tree, syca-
} more, rig nut, white elm, wild plum,
. pgrsimmon, yellow birch, cotton
wood. willow, now elder, ash, leay ed
maple. rough lcavcd dogwood. black
ash rinecd elm, pin oak, black or
sugar berry. red cedar, red bud.
Oklahomn wild flowers are mar
velous in variety and bcauty--a Joy
TO botar'-'~ who have given time
20 their analysis, and in this quest
finding sermons in stones. books
in the running brooks and good In
everything
All about the camp are birds,
gorgeous IN plunagc. wondrous in
melody There is tho robin, the
hluobird, cardinal, sciseor-tail blue
fay, meadow lark, homcd lark, house
wren, Carolina wren, snipe. orlole,
Akill-dcer, mocklng bird, white
lkpeastcd nut hatch, crow quail. red
Il 1ead woodpecker, downy headed
oodpccker, hairy headed wood
y beckcr, flecker, tufted titmouse.
b1ue gray gnat catcher phoebe,
Che a-dee, vesper, sparrow. juico,
Ioggcrhead. summer tanaRar. mad
hen, Arkansas King bird and whip
porwill
The camp possesses Is acres, do
mated by one OF our wonderfully
g,yierous supporters. The amount
subscribed for the building fund
thus far is $50 900. There Is splcn-
did lodge built of native stone and
wood. Within this truly beautiful
building is an assembly room with
reckoning hearthstone, big and
roomy for the back log and kindred
loss. Just the sort girls like to
dream before ana biuld their very
own castles. a dormitory with
capacity for so girls. we'll screened
porches, kitchen, special rooms for
those less inclined to recreative en-
joyment. where old Morpheus may
hold court, and bring rest to tired
visitors.
The recent conference brought f1O
young women from universities and
high schools of northern Texas and
Oklahoma. Ten Indian ma!dens
there were-four splendid types OF
the fullblood. and they all have
fortunes increasing rapidly with lit
tie reason for worry on their part.
The main lodge-many tents and
the new shack affording housing
facilities. This so called shack or
lodge, costing $500, is one OF four
TO he completed as soon rs adequate
funds are obtained.
There is a tennis court, WELL els
tern and mirabili dictu--a beauti-
ful Jersey COW presented 10 the
camp and coming from dairy
farm not thousand miles from
.NAfulsa.
'lM This camp is one of II of similar
f9Sind in the United States, and
(Triondship lodge stands heads ana
shoulders in the race for place
among them. young In years.
quite true, for the first wonderful
donation OF $1,000 from big souled
Tulsa man was the beginning only
few months ago This, the corner
stone for unceasing effort in Gre
ating so splendid Il plan, and maxi
ing u win out. One Of the many
visitors said, recently making tour
tthc buildings and grounds:
Just let the people know about
this place. Everyone Will want a
part in it's development, and Will
want to give TO that end,
II seems that Colorado has come
very near when we stand on the
gallery and look out over the ten
mis- court and down the gulch, so
matted with fern, and hear the
Il music Of the little stream. perhaps
but an echo OF the parent stream
~ somewhere away in the hills.
Tulsa business women are enthu-
siastic in their expressions Of appre-
citation of all that Tulsans are doing
and their is a promise from one oi
Colorado's philanthropic million
aires, Interested in the camp, Of an
equipment for bowling alley in the
near future.
Already study, recreation, aircraft