The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-07
GIRLS OF
NAR|0NCOUNTY
START TO CAMP
Fourth Clubs OF State to.
Spend Ten Days at
Jackson's Mill.

Jackson's Mill.
Five Marion County girls left
today for the girls state $Four-a
Club camp at Jackson's Mill They
will be in camp until July IL.
These five girls are prize winners
in the girls sewing and canning
club contests conducted last year
under the auspices of state asri'
cultural extension department.
The party. is composed of the
following members: Miss Pauline
Hughes and Miss Jennie Kerr OF
East Run, Lincoln District. and
Miss Anna Gaskins, Miss Blanche
sSatterfield and Miss Mary MAY
Gaskins OF Pine Grove. F'atrmonr
District.
This is the third camp to be held
at Jackson's Mill this year The
first was the boys Fourth CLUB
camp. held June 10 to 30 This
was followed by the instructors
camp from July 1 to Z.
camp will be held July 1928 at
East Run. All club members who
nave their club work up are chg
ible to attend. One dollar is charss
ed each member who attends the.
camp. e. McComas. county
agricultural agent. and Miss Eva
L. Blair, county home &demonstra-
ton agent, will be in charge. john
Brewster will be the chief instru:.
tor at the camp, assisted by Sher.
wood Rohr, Miss Margaret Caven-
dish and Miss Elizabeth Perry.
The boys camp, June 1920 was
4 huge ucces -Four Marion,
County boys attended the Jack
sons Mill camp as follows: Ma
rion Ballman of near milestone,
Warrington District; Fay
ham Of Pine Grove, Fairmont DIS
trict; and Fay Gaskins and Ernese
Snyder OF Metz, Warrington DIS
Marion Ballman has written his
story of the ten-days' camp 10
The West Virginia. 1t is as Q I
lows:
first Of its Kind in the state, was
held at Jackson's Mill. June 10 to
90. 1t was attended by about 100
bows, representing t%hirty-one coun-
/ in the state. The boys sure
had a fine time. The ten days stay
vent very swiftly with the appro-
pirate, programs which were
planned by the leaders.
1.-THE program for all days eN.
cept Sunday. was:
$40 a. M, Bugle call:
6:35 a. M, Setting up exercises
1880 a. M, Breakfast
900 a.. H., Classes.
12:30Sp. M, Dinner.
M..1:2 y. M, Athletics.
::30 !p. M Supper.
..7: O0-9:3O p. M, Vesper and eve.l
ming exercises.
THE site at Jackson's Mill was
the boyhood home of Stonewa1l
jackson. 1t was bought by the
state and set aside for camping
THE camp is being made more
by its fine buildings and
streets. The assembly hall, the fin
est building on the grounds, is sure
a beauty spot It is aslarge build
ing which will seat GOO sor 700 per-
sons. The work of grading the
progressing and it is only
a matter of a short time till the
grounds will be built p
ION Tuesday Dune 20) the boys
into gangs and started
their work under the instruction of
leaders. One gang
started to- clear the beautiful coun-|
Gil circle. The circle is in the
large crowd of people. 1t is sit!
in the woods, SO that the peo-i
pie can Join and have their meet-l
ings without being molested.
Another gang started to cut a
trail to theEcouncil4 circle, another1
to get a flag-pole, another to prune
the trees of the campus and anoth-
er to build a spring-house.
This gang was called the "hard
guys and was under the leader !
ship of Jimmie" Riddle and Boyd
Carter, two competent men sent
out by the Portland Cement Coz
THE work Of all gangs&progress-
eG rapidly and 500 agreat i'm !
had been made around !
the campus.
ION Sunday morning (June 25,)
the boys al gathered at a f~lag-rais-
ing and after that had Sunday
school and church. which wer led i
Dad Grey. On Sunday after :
noon. MIR. Darst and Or. Bard made
fine. SPEECHES EGic:. wEre cGiayad :
all the boys OF the camp.
The boys spent Tuesday after
noon (June l27) in Weston where:
they were shown a fine time by:
the Chamber OF Commerce. !;
THE stock-judging team led by ;
E. r. Perry, B.. F. Creek and
did ONE very interesting !;
work in preparation for the state
stock-judging at Charleston. They
several farms where they
dairy COWS, beef cattle and
hogs.
The mill may again DE
run by the water that passes but
The camp goes on forever in the
spirit Jackson left Lehind him.
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