Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-21
ONE CAMPER REPORTS
: ON CAMP LIFE
AT ''KAMP KEMAH''

One of the members of the party
of Girl Reserves who spent last week
at Ramp Kemah. near Sewell, Nd,
called at Y W c. = headquarters yes
terday morning and gave the follow
ing account of camp life:
Miss Yosseller met us at the Bal
.imore station From there we got
on car for Sewell When we reach
I'd Sewell we took bus for the
camp. Il was a rather long journey,
but when we arrived at the camp,
we were given such a welcome that
We forgot all about how tired we
were
Miss Christian, known as the
camp mother took us TO our sleep
ng apartment and as soon as we got
leaned up. we proceeded TO settle in
20 camp life.
Camp Kemah is situated on a
aigh bank, overlooking Bush River.
There is one largo building known
is The Holiday House The dining
room, living room and kitchen are
IN the first floor.
There is one large room upstairs,
.urtained off into separate compart-
nents, in which TO dress. We sleep
)ut on the big sleeping porch.
I'VE followed regular schedule
such as this:
1880 a. m, rising bell; 1850 a. M
morning prayer; 500 a. m, break
.ast; S:30-S:45 a. m, bed-making;
S:45-9 80 a. m, clay modelling; $3.50
1890 a. m. nature walks or games;
1900 a. m, swimming; 1:3O-2:O0
Inner; 2:00-3:OO p. m. rest hour;
500 p. m, swimming; 4:0O-o:O0 p. M,
recreation; 6:30-7:0O p. m, supper;
i:O0-9:00 p m. stories, games and
songs; $3.50 p. m, taps.
Miss King had charge of the clay
modelling class. We made vases and
title Jars. They were very pretty
md we were very proud to bring
hem home.
"One evening after supper we went
or a launch ride down the river.
When we came back the tide had
cone out and we had to take our
shoes and stockings off and wade in
the shore Some of the ladies
If the crowd hesitated and when we
tarted in to the shore, we were a
cry funny sight.
about ten of us walked 10 Alb
,ingdon' village one morning, two
niles away, to get two yeast cakes.
We didn't mind the walk a bit be-
.ause we worked up fine appetite
or dinner.
Thursday afternoon we went TO
| aberdeen, about 10 miles from Kamp
| <emah to visit an ice cream factory.
We saw how ice cream was made in
he factory and we also had some to
| eat
ION Friday afternoon, our Girl Re-
serves with Miss Vosseller and Miss
King went to the opposite side of the
liver in a launch. We took oar sup
,ers with us and intended to make
/ fire and roast marshmallows. How
over, we found that we had left the
matches at the camp. We tried rub
ling two sticks together, like the In
lians used to do but we finally had
get the man in the launch TO go
the nearest house and borrow some
matches. Our party turned out fine
hough after all.
Many visitors came from Balti-
more for the weekend. We were
very crowded but we did not object
II bit because with us it was the
more the merrier.'
ION Sunday we had morning wor-
L ship for three quarters of an hour.
The Episcopal service was used. We
sang hymns and then mother Chris
ian gave us a splendid talk.
"A few of the girls went to Alb
oingdon to church but the majority
stayed at camp, becauses we just low
ID to listen to mother Christian.
Everybody had, fine time and
we would all like TO go again but
when the Short Line car pulled in to
Annapolis we were very glad to be