Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-13
GETTING
READY FOR
GIRLS CAMP

Scout Executive E. H. Justice has
mailed three hundred letters to girls
in Wisconsin Rapids, Biron, Nekoosa
and Port Edwards announcing the ar
engagements by the Boy Scout camp
committee for girls camp on the
beautiful Sunset lake near Amherst
Junction, to be held from July 80 to
August 13 at the same place where the
Boy Scouts will have their outings.
Accompanying the letters are PAM
phlets describing the camp life and
the outing place and giving a blank
application form, to be filled out by
those desiring to attend. The camp
equipment is limited to 80 girls, so if
you wish to avail yourself Of this OPP
portunity you had better hurry in get
ting in your application.
Considering the quality of the
camp directors, the facilities available
at the camp, the natural beauty sur
rounding it, our camp for girls will
rank near the best private girls camp
Of the country which charge from $3.50
to $500 per season of ten weeks" says
the committee in its announcement.
The camp will be under the person
al supervision of Miss Elizabeth Plan
der of Clinton, Ind, an experienced
camp director, assisted by Miss Bess
Bradford, city, and Miss Eleanor Skies
OF Chicago, instructor in swimming
and first aid. Other directors will be
Misses Mabel Rowland, Helen John
son, Gwendolin Bohn, Ruth Kellner,
Mabel Justice, Cordelia Richards, Mar
celia Mixa, Eunice Paul and Erma
Pagel.
The place has a large dining room.
fly proof, headquarters tent equipped
with telephone, library and writing
desk, first aid tent, large pyramid
tents with floors and double deck cots
with mattresses for The campers, four
boats, a good swimming pier, and ev-
erything that goes to make up, first
class camp.
The program for each day is plan
ned and the time is crowded full of
pioneering, hiking, boating, camp fires
stories, stunts, matched games of ball.
quolts, races, contests, kangaroo kourt,
swimming, sleeping and eating. mo
rough stuff" hazing, etc, allowed.)
The routine work of the camp, such
as cooks aids, waiting tables, etc, is
done by details composed of campers
themselves. The detail rotates SO that
during the period of camp each per-
SON does her share.
Work is honorable and if any one
deserves punishment it will not be
melted out by giving work to be done
but by denying the individual privilege
Of swimming OR something which they
like to do.
The Sunday morning chapel service
is non-sectarian. Sunday religious
services will be held in the morning
and evening, special program being
followed in camp on Sunday.
Daily Schedule.
6:30-Reveille.
6:4O-Setting Up Exercises.
7:15-Asse emily and Morning Colors.
7:3O-Breakfast and Announcements
8:30-Inspection.
9:O0-Group Pioneering.
lO:3O-Groups Reassemble.
Understanding Supervised by the
Camp Staff
12:00-Dinner.
1:O0-Leisure (Rest, Read, Sew.
Write or Play)
3:OO-W ork for Honors, Games, Boat
ing, Hikes.
4:00-Swimming.
5:30-Retreat.
5:45-Supper.
6:30-Camp Council-Awarding Hon.
ors-Reporting Good Turns,
Conserved in others during the
day)-Honor Council Meeting.
8:O0-Camp Fire-Mystery Hour
(Something different every
night.)
9:O0-Call to quarters.
9:30-Taps.