Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-07-14
:. w. CONFERENCE, ESTES I
PARK, COLORADO 4
BY Averill Jeffcoat
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This year for the first time Abb
lene high school was able to have
representatives at the Y. w. confer
ence at Estes Park. The lucky girls
were Georgia TudO r and i, accom-
panied by Miss Helen Wilson, the Y.
w. advisor who acted as a counsell-
or at the conference.
There was special tourist car
from Kansas City to Denver and we
girls made ourselves known along
the way, singing at every stop and
exploring the train In every accessi-
BILE place.
Rv the time we reached Denver
we were all old friends. After wen
appreciated breakfast we started on
our way to camp In red busses, vehi-
cles we saw enough of before the
camp was over, and the Kansas girls
were thrilled by their first view OF
the mountains and wonderful noun.
tain streams. 1t must be admitted
chinmonks and bluebirds received
even more attention than these our
ing the stay in camp.
Once in camp we were assigned
TO our cozy cottages Immediately
and new acquaintances again were
made. The girls coming over the
Santa Fe were a day late on account
of the foods and regular routine did
n't start until the second day.
There were $50 girls in camp,
delegates from high school Y. WIS
in Utah, wyoming, Colorado ana
Kansas. New friends were MADE on
every hand and there were happy
SURPRISES such as meeting old friends
like Miss Irene Dean and the Misses
Mcdowell, former Abilene teachers.
Camp life was ideal. We rose at
q 40 and moved during the rest OF
the day by bells. Up-setting exer.
cises met tired sleepy girls but lett
us shining eyed for the rush to break
fast Meals were served in cafe
terra. a large sunny building ano
modern in every respect. The eats
were too good to resist and we took
some of each thing although our
meal books became very thin.
After breakfast we went to nae
raising and from there to Assembly
This was a short devotional gather'
ing and the girls enjoyed the sing
ing of hymns and short talks by MISS
Nelson as much as anything.
Rible classes and technical houi
oona rext and besides gaining many
ideas about carrying on y. W. woft
we learned the standards OF rea
American girl. They were not De,
yond attaining but would give a gir
n personality any one would love tt
have. A short period before dinner
we were supposed to be free out a.
ali special meetings came at thls
hour 1t was about the busiest OF the
day. u,
Dinner meant another mad rush
and n long waiting in line and theT
complete happiness for awhile.
After dinner came quiet hour
and then afternoon hikes to Lang's
Peak Inn, Moraine Wigwam, Teddy I
Teeth or huge drives or horsebacR
riding, All hikes were stin climbs
mn hut we were the only things com
ing down.
In the evenings all met around .
camp FIRE and the different tribes Of
girls gave stunts. Prof. Edwards ol
some one spoke and we sang camp,
songs like "Sally- Pop" and "Lassie.'
All were asleep or on their way a.
GAS and we called 1t a happy and
well spent day.
The days program took up most
of the time but there was always q
chance to have a Merry Christmas
birthday party around flower dec.
Grated fur tree or to dance, play aho
sing each evening.
One couldn't tell half that happen
ed in camp but one interesting thing
was world Fellowship day, under tht
direction of Miss Vance, 7. w
worker in China supported by higf
school Y. WIS. We all lived In Tor
eign lands and learned lot abou'
the rest Of the world. Each daI
brought something new and interest
ing but camp couldn't last forever q
after ten days we started back U
Denver in red buses. ;,
A day was spent in sightseeing II
Denver and each girl decided to hav'
an electric fountain, American theatr'
and n few mountains for q back
ground in her own home town.
We really started home at las
taking hosts Of new friends AM
happy remembrancee to carr!
through life.