The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-12
Campfire Girls
Receive Greetings
of Mrs. Harding
Five Hundred Young Women
Take Part i'm Outdoor Fete
Of Organization.

Each OF the 500 Camp Fire Girls who
took part in the outdoor programme
staged yesterday afternoon on the top of
Lookout Hill. IN Prospect Park.
carried away at the end OF the day a
special message from Mrs. Harding. wife
OF the President.
Mrs. Harding is interested in the
activities of this organization and when
Mrs. Oliver Hartman, the new national
president. invited the Presidents wife to
attend the festivities Mrs. Harding sent
regrets. but added friendly greetings to
all the Camp Fire Girls.
Her letter. which was read TO. the
gathering. said: 1T would have given
me great pleasure to have been guest
OF the Camp Fire Girls in New York,
but since that is not possible / want to
take this opportunity to send to every
Camp Fire Girl. wherever she may be.
my greetings and wish that each sue
ceeding year may bring her nearer the
| goal Of splendid womanhood. which is
the aim of all her training"
In the morning score of girls.
dressed in ceremonial costume, went
about the city in a Fifth avenue bus
tan hospitals. They bore huge armf.ls
to the children's wards where infantile
paralysis cases are cared for. Those
donating plants and flowers were Mr.. j.
Pierpont Morgan, Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn
Mrs. Willard Straight. Mrs. Shepherd, K.
de Forest. Mrs. Albert Shore. Miss Edna
Tate Mrs. I. l. Bristol. the National
Plant, Fruit and Flower Guild, Mrs.
William L. Sawyer, Miss Sara II. Childs,
Mrs. Ruth Levy, Mrs. William A. Brad
ley and Mrs. c. 3. Close.
Sports on top OF Lookout started with
kite flying and a tent raising contest.
! Then there was a health chart panto-
mime, illustrating some of the whole
some activities recommended by the or
! ganization to keep its members in good
form. These included exhibitions OF set
| ting up exercises, tooth brush drill,
! opening teh windows, dressing and taps.
The biggest camp fire ever built on
Lookout top, at least since the days OF
| the early Indians, was touched off by a
Camp Fire girl. Big logs had been
rolled to the centre of the clearing just
below the lookout, and here the Indian
robed maidens went through their chief
ceremonial. simultaneously council fires
were lighted in Chicago, Los Angeles,
Kansas City, Cincinnati, Baltimore and
|
was being observed.
Sixty Camp Fire groups of Brooklyn,
eight Of Queens and eight of Manhattan
were represented. Mrs. Hartman. the
new national president. received the
greetings of the girls, Mr.. John II. Har-
mon, Park Commissioner, extended the
| city's welcome and Miss Marguerite
Smith, member OF the Assembly, deliv-
| cred a short address. She urged the
young women to follow the Camp Fire
teachings. Speaking Of her work ir
the Assembly she said that she was
rather lonesome and that she was anx-
iously looking forward to the time wher
she would not be the sole women mem
Der OF the body.
Some OF the members OF the Camp
Fire Guardians Association OF Brooklyn
and others who were present were: Mrs
Elizabeth d. Cunningham. chairman
Miss Adele Mohl, Miss Matte Ford. Mrs
Wilmer Won Herbert. Mrs. o. D. Hers
senbulte, Miss Dorothy Covert, Mrs
Royal X. de Forest, member of the ma
tional board Mrs. Alice Mckay Kelley
national president Mrs. Bessie Alb
bolt, Mrs. Anna Chapman. Miss ka
Trautman, Miss Charlotte Krug an
Miss Margaret Young. member OF tn
Rrookiyn board.