The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
By CAROLYN B. ELLIOTT.
 Camp Winnataska.
 Saturday.

Here we are, my good friend, Mrs Robert McCalley. and l, at Camp Win nataska. with the Choctaws and the Chickasaws, the Creeks and the, Chero- kees, four of the greatest tribes anc ninety-five of the most loyal braves that ever stood high school test ol attended a Birmingham Sunday school or "rah. rah. rahed' for the camp fr the wildwood and for the Sunday schoo association that provided it.
 Of course, I've written you reams about all I've heard of wonderful Win nataska. But now T take my pen 1T hand to tell you what I have seen, oi what I am seeing, rather, with my own two eyes. during this fleeting week end visit while we are the happy guests of Miss Rosa Strickland. the camp di- rector, and of Miss Myra Batchelder the secretary of the Sunday school as sociation. Not house guests, mind you House guests, like house parties and summer hotels and rocking chairs seem miles removed from this generous hospttality of the open that our gra- cious hostesses offer us Our roof is the limitless sky that we glimpse now and then through a tapestry of flutter- ing green leaves until the stars come out or until taps call us to the shelter of our hut.
 All the huts, by the way, are built on, the same pattern, mostly windows and doors and airy little chinks be tween the board walls that separate apartments by venturing halfway ur to the shingles overhead The most Inviting of beds we found
 aIn our bunk, in our bunk. <-
 Were the hay comes trfckling
 Till it hits you on the crown.
 In our bunk"
 But I'm not going to sleep on this job! Nobody wants to sleep after re- vielle at SIS in the morning. which calls dozens of wide awake, happy girls out to salute old Glory, that is raised on the flag pole. The physical direc- tor. Miss Mary Cumming, was there at attention before her alert class for "settfng-up exercises In the morning (Sunday) the white Christian flag will float above the stars and stripes. ana the girls will sing Onward, Christlan Soldiers" in addition to the star Spangled Banner" with which lhey make the weIkin ring every day. Alter "pymn the braves were off with a whoop worthy the most spirited young Indians lungs for an exhilarating dlr in the lower pool of Keliy's creek.
 "Oh. girls" affirmed one brave. ain [ ft a grand and glorious feeling to Jump into your wet bathing suits at revellie, attend flag raising and gym-O-o- 90 but that early morning dip is the best of all"
 Out~again, in jiffy,,and into socks and boomers and middies. for 1t was only twenty minutes before the ougle summoned to breakfast the hungries' crowd that ever sang around camp table: p&
 s.Nobody knows how we want
 bread.
 wen yell for zip until we're
 fed"
 c,ch chattering cannot be ina gined aptside girls dormitory at boarding .cboo1 until Miss Strickland stood pe- fore them and looked. For this won derful teacher doesn't have to say uord She simply looks such worlds of love and confidence that when she vices there is a sudden respect1ul-i beIieve if is reverential-hush that vould betray the fall. or pm. ne braves adore Miss Strickland, ana she believes in every one Of them. "hen her quiet voice is raised In pray ?. avery head is bow wed-but we must wal ,,,..i, afternoon for that inspiring yes per service. r,,tb
 S.OU ,a;s- Katherine Jones. of Montgomery +o Rymer hall for Bible hour ihe beautiful spirit of this gentlewonian shines in her face. and her sklli as a teacher Is apparent in the reaoy snonse from the pupils, who are nay ing a bird's-eye view of the oio iesea- ment oy periods. Not one brave Mae absent from the class, every one "i.n Her Bible from which she had read the oCc trihe unanimously responded to the memory work the teacher had re- ouested of one verse a day. having SC ,ected their own chapters to complele before the, close of camp.
 The tribe spirit is uppermost q, winnataska Nothing centers around th Q individual, not even delicious poN from home. It goes the rounos hhe the good win be found during tn' rls, hour when everybody was bent x making points at volleyball or vhatever was chosen as the game o' tha day. Points are made in Biplc sthdy. in hut and bunk keeping, sh -u,;nor,inr in the stunts around the cam fire. even in the number or TOOL CTS who are present to root TOT 'ne'r teams. and the game is always won "for our tribe" Miss Mary eu lilliis !. +he director. is possessed not only win th.. low sweet voice. a most excellent thine in woman but with magnetic nersonality that has won the hearts oi +h. braves who look to hersas the cen fer of attraction on the piaysrouho.
 A rest period after the games of- >ared us opportunity to visit the nuts and nav our respects to the Chero- kees the Choctaws. the Creeks ana Chickasaws. We barred our neaus ~ tha valiant leaders Gin the conven- tian,1 world these would probably be cslled chaperons). made low obeissanc' tc inc mighty chiefs of the tribes ana snah- dah. rahed" for every brave unti as,- throats ached. We found real snirit of the camp in the tribal huts erd we are ready to take on our mats again to the leaders who i've eNe.y minute with their braves. rom 'n. tinre reveille sounds until the srea, chief Miss Strickland, gives the sigma foN evening worship just before taps A1d even after taps Mrs. A. c. stew ard, Miss Christine Robbins. Miss Etnel Eush and Mrs. F. C. Owens VIII De n the huts with their braves. The chlelf are chosen by the braves from among their own number and it did credlt to the wisdom of the. tribes that the splendid girls. elected without then knowledge. had already been cnose' bv Miss Strickland. On account O marked ability. as assistants to tn staff on the younger girls camp. We were treated as royal visitors by these chieftians and braves:
 srfv we heard the buEle call
 Saying unto one and all
 sJump in the cold. jump in the cold
 Jump in thescold, cola water.'
 Swimming twice a day morning ana Afternoon. never fails to attract swim