The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-28
STAMFORD GIRL SCOUTS WILL HAVE
 IDEAL CAMP AT BEDDING RIDGE
MT. and Mrs. Richard Howell Lease Historic Spot Fo1
 Girls On Sunset Hill

The only real Girl Scouts camp between northern New York state and the Harvard training grounds, up past New London, will be established soon by the Stratford Girl Scouts, on a twenty acre site in Bedding Ridge The spot is one of the most ideal camping grounds in Eastern United States, and has been leased for the Scouts by MT. and Mrs. Richard Howell for a period of five years and with the option of buying it at the end of that time if they find it sat isfactory.
 Since early in May, Mrs. Howell, who is the originator and captain of the Girl Scouts troops in Stratford and Lordship, has been searching dih- gently all through the east for a suit able camping place for he girls in whom she has such wonderful in terest, and after two months she found and selected the place at Red ding Ridge.
 The spot is fifty feet from the state road and is 800 feet aboCe sea level. The camp buildings will be situated on the slopes of several hills and the table of the uppermost hill will be used as an assembly ground where troop exercises will be held.
 After her first inspection Mrs. How ell made a. map of the entire site as it stood at that time and subsequent ly filled in on the diagram, the ar rangement of che various buildings At a certain point, Silver Brook, a nicturesaue stream, which runs all through the land will cut the road. Over the water there will be a pret- ty little rustic bridge.
 Between the state road and the brook there will be dense wood which will be untouched except for that which has been removed Tor the camp road. The woody barrier Will insure privacy to the little Scout will lage.
 The first building to the east of the brook will be large, airy kitch- en in which the meals will be pre- pared. Near the kitchen the roomy ice box will be placed. The box is to be six by eight feet and large enough to hold two can of milk and the slope of the second hill will be the mess hall and sleeping cabins. The later are positively not shacks but cabins built of firm, strong logs ing would not allow themselves enough of the comforts of civiliza- tion to sleep in house so tents will also be used as sleeping quarters. All are equipped with fine army cots. The expense of clearing the woods. building the road, erecting and equip ping the buildings is all being gladly borne by MT. and Mrs. Howell;
 Che of the many prominent fea- lures of the camp will be the swim ming pool which will be built at 6 point near Silver brook. During this week and next trails vii be cut.
 me lAno "HeTe lElS CdII1 VIII oC situated has a very romantic his tory It is known as Sunset hill and is at present owned by Frederick Wood who has been exceptionally kind in helping the girls to fix up the spot for the camp and in gener- ously lending his horses, teams and help to assist in the work of clearing up. At the time of the Revolu- tionary war one very important bat tie of that struggle was fought in tho vicinity of Bedding Ridge, and Sunset Hill was then, what we would call now 'sNo Mans Land,'' or that land between the position of the American and British forces. During the past week Mrs. Howell has spent 2 great deal of time at Sunset Hill preparing for the camp and has discovered three very old stone fire places and several dug-outs which were no doubt used by General Putnam's force which IS said to have camped there.
 An old settler in the vicinity Of Bedding Ridge has already recited a part of the history Of the place to Mrs. Howell and has promised to let her take an old book, an heirloom