Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-07-29

/ fundamentally, but the work is varied
according to the group Headquar-
ters are in New York City
There are about fifty Camp Fires
/ in Baltimore. each group having an
average Of twenty members. The or
ganization has been in Baltimore
about seven years. Both as a whole.
and in individual groups the girls
have done many things worthy of
mention Several Camp Fires have
made baby kits for people in dire
need, and even supported the babies
until the fathers circumstances i'm
proved. Some have given Christmas
baskets TO poor families. Some have
been so much help in their churches,
that they have been recognized as a
very necessary body Other groups
have given plays, and donated the
proceeds to settlements or homes.
The Camp On Severn
But dearest 10 the hearts of Camp
Fire Girls is the camp on the Severn
River. and is it any wonder that girls
can't wait for the time for their group
TO spend a week in in this Haven of
Rest. Camp Wawanaissa is situated
on a high bluff overlooking the Sew
ern River, Being only three miles
from Robinson Station, it is acces-
sible to parents or friends who take
great pleasure in spending few
hours on the Severn
This is the seventh, season for the
camp, and each year brings a larger
crowd, therefore more improvements
must be added and more space for
sleeping. In addition to the bunga-
lows which is surrounded by large
enclosed porch, there are six tents
pitched on the grounds This year
the camp affords a library, more
fully-equipped culinary department.
and. oh joy-a diving raft. two ca
noes, motor boat, and six rowboats.
There have been many interesting
trips through tho sand caves across
the river, then various parties have
hiked to the neighboring Indian
graveyard.
Weekly Council Meeting
Every Saturday there is an im-
promptu entertainment and Sundays
always bring the hour for council
meeting when honors are awarded,
and a special program is carried out.
Sunday morning there is always a
joint Sunday School meeting with the
Boy Scouts of Camp Mowadani, which
is directed by Mr.. John Matthews.
Each week there is tracking trip.
day when there is knot-tioing con-
test, and lessons in Indian bed making
and poncho rolling. Then once a
week there is "a first aid class and
bandage demonstration, under the di-
rection of trained nurse. Every |
Wednesday morning there is a stroll |
through the forest FOR study in nature |
lore
Hike To Annapolis
And one of the greatest pleasures OF !
the week is the trip to Annapolis. in |
trucks on Saturday night, where they
visit the movies" Moore's confec-
tionery store, the ten-cent store, and
help make things lively in general.
But it takes real sports to hike 16
miles from camp to Annapolis, that's
what sixteen lovely maids did We'd
nesday. They left camp about Ais,
with their packs of blankets and toilet |
accessories in a neat roll on their
backs. Their first stop was at Arnold
Station, where they stopped to eat;
then they hiked briskly along, singing
as they went, and spurning lifts"
from various machines and trucks
when at $3.50 p. m, they reached their
destination, the home of Mrs. ]. J..
Medford. as Madison street. they still
had pep enough for ten-milo hike,
After refreshments. they rolled into
their blankets on the floor of two
rooms, which had been vacated for
them.
Those in the party are Marjorie
Decker, Ruth Miller, Pauline Heffner,
Madaline Kaltenback. Elizabeth Wolfe,
Ruth Pohlman, Helen Buttner, Grace
Mooney, Margaret DittRar, Thelma
Bolton, Dorothy Kelso, Dorothy Clay
ton, Miriam Powell, Winifred Chap
man, Naomi Thomas, Esther Miller.
The chaperones are Mrs. William j.
Buttner, camp director: Miss Lola
Tubbs, assistant director, and Miss
Bessie Wolfe
This tribe of 10 Indian maids
made tour of Annapolis today, visit
ing the Naval Academy. Experiment
Station, the ship Reina Mercedes. and
st. Johns College, and they will make
special trip to see their old friend,
DR.. Riley. They will have lunch at
the Y. W. C. A.. and leave Annapolis
about p. m. in a truck. Another such
trip is being planned for the third
week in August