Evening star., 1923-07-29
Girl Scouts Enjoy Life
at Camp Bradley

n TORE than 100 Girl Scouts from
ANl Washington and Baltimore. are
enjoying outdoor life at Camp Brad
ley. on the l1dgewood arsenal reser-
walton. at Magnolia, Md. The tents
arc scattered about under the trees
and are equipped with wooden hoors.
electric lights and cots WITH real
mattresseS Each scout is allowed TO
take a blanket roll and suit case TO
camp. containing bedding and per-
sonal equipment Specially distilled
water has been piped into camp Tor
drinking purposes, and showers have
been installed.
This year there are ave rowboats,
donated by different members or the
Washington and Baltimore counrils,
which the scouts have named Tor the
donors. Among them are the Nancy,
named for Mrs. Powell Clayton. COM
missioner of the Washington Scouts;
the Texas. named for Mrs. Frederick
II. Brooke. and the Laura. named for
Mrs. Wesley Merritt. Several council
members are sending to camp. at
their own expense. specially deserV-
ing scouts who could not otherwise
afford to GO Among these are Mrs.
Richard Harlow, second deputy oom.
missioner. who Is sending two small
scouts to camp for a real vacation,
and Mrs. Joseph III. Bradley. who is
also sending scout to camp.
The camp Is divided into clubs and
each scout Is allowed to choose which
club she wishes to Join. There's the
Nature Club. under Miss Margaret
Harrington and Miss Mary Diggs; the
star Gazers' Club, under Miss Helen
Morris: the Homo Nurse and First
Aid clubs. under Miss Hilda Cooke.
trained nurse: Games Club. under
Miss Hannah Fahy and Elean Lewis;
Craftsman Club. under Miss Isabel
schultze Of the Maryland institute of
matics Club. under Miss Dorothy Sol
lers; Journalism Club, under Miss
Mary Conrad: Athletics CLUB. under
Miss Jessie Conrad; Life-Savins Club.
under Miss Sadie Heating. Miss Ida
Jeanne Cavanaugh, and the Giee Club.
under Mipa Eleanor Lewis.
The LdfA~8aving Club has bseR par
ticularly popular as every scout wants
to become a iife-sayer SO far two
saving bads.s-scoqts Katherine
Eyerley and Berenice Gilman; and
eight scouts have won the Junior
Iife-savins badges. From thirty
scouts in the beginners class the
number has dwindled IN the past two
weeks TO eight.
The Dramatics Club entertains the
campers once a week with q pageant
or play in which the members Of the
club take part.
One Of the most successful PARTIES
when the councillors formed the or
chestra. with their ukuleles. guitars
and banjos, and the scouts were hos
tesses and guests. The costumes
were varied and original. though only
such equipment as was In camp could
be used
Another exciting event was the
basket ball game between the scouts
and councillors. when the scouts won
with a score OF ten to two. This was
an achievement over last year when
the councillors were the winners with
heavy losses for the scouts.
There are many overnight hikes
to Maxwell Point, Just across the
water from Camp Bradley. This Is
an ideal place for a small camping
an old house back from the shore
have proved a fertile bit for imagina-
tive scouts In games and stories.
There are also supper parties In
the rowboats. Scouts can 60 rowing
clio ciiior, and and ~ fsWorise time fo+ a eUuM rnw
is late In the afternoon. when a group
will start forth to row to some place
along the shore. whore they will cook
supper and have a miniature camp
fire all their own.
The meals this year are the delight
of all the scouts and the housekee per
who has charge Of planning them Ia
one OF the most popular persons In
camp. Two hundred quarts Of milk
a day are served to scouts. Only the
overweight scouts are not allowed to
have 1t but must watch the under
weight scouts imbibe. However, 1t
creates in their hearts 2 greater de-
termination than ever to lese those
few extra pounds. for every scout
wants to weigh just the right amount
1t is expected that many pounds will
be lost and gained to the advantage
Of each as the case may be.
The councillors at camp come from