The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-04

Two hundred ANA nfly visitors
spent last Sunday at Camp sealth.
This number or parents and friends
added 20 the two hundred and more
glra lea camp made that portion Of
Vashon island q busy place Dinner
al Rounds fall was tho frat event
on the program. During tho meal
about 70 girls constituted themselves
an orchestra ana sang camp SONGS
to their guests After dinner they
gathered on tho lawn In front u
tho hall while the girls enacted a
pageant against tho background OF
a grasay hillside.
Tho pageant pictured the diHcoy
cry or Camp scalih by the Camp
nro maidcnH In the days when the
island wRH Btill the haunt Of In
dams The opening scene WINS pn
Indian council fire on the entrance
Or the CHIEF and two braves rcofc
OF braves Ia gay blankets and "
less ghily dressed aquawn proceeded
20 barter with one another tlgN
spells OF the day and lay the best
OF their treasures az the feet Of
their chief The buHiugss over they
entertain themselves by watching q
dance by their medicine man and
dance by one OF their mhid,ns. zee,
oompaniod by tho beating OF a tom.
tom A. tho maiden leaves the
circle a clear voice n heard in
lis distance chanting 'Wohtio,
whcreupon the braves begin chant
ms the same mystic Word in deep
tones. a bugl call. followed by
'Woholo' Ia a olcar soprano voice.
homlds tho entrance of Campfire
maiden Ia search n rpot where
she and her sisters may dwell 10.
gother. sho does not aee tbs In.
dlana ~ first ana b. startled when
she finds bho il in The midst Of
them. The chief demands who ale
Is. wheroupou she explains that ahe
is u Campfire maid. that wohclo Is
her guardian spirit and that nbr
aeeka "a ptee OF tho Out 81 doors.
She ia followed hy other Campfire
maids. all In thcir ceremonial COS.
tune. The chief ~ most friendly
when h. finds that Wohcln la tho
guardian of tho Campfire maids and
tcilh them that they are under tho
same protecting spirit na his irite.
He proceeds 10 smoke tbs peace
pipe with tho maids and 20 present
them with the land they have dis.
covered Hs playground for them
fowvcr more. After DC has placed
about tho shoulders of thu nnt
maiden "a wampum belt ple,urlnE
tho history u The island, he signals
the squAWa 10 present to their adopt.
"a sisters their beaded head.
hands Finally no calls upon tho
different spirits which lnhablt Tho
place 10 appear and show their good
viii toward Campfire mnldsns There
follow u mis-, dance. dance Of tho
waves dance By the spriii of the
'lr tree. q dance ~ the summer
moon and q fire dance, Tho pageant
ilosed with solemn ceremonial rs
Tho maidcna about the fru ln the
spot bequcaihed to them By the In
dams.
/ Tho pageant was written hy Mirs
Gcnevieve FOX. OF New York city
The singing was under the direction
o. slisn Elaine swgnson. of Seattle
and the dances were directed by Mra
Ruth Wilson. Of New York city. Tn,
following took leading parts. Anne
AottFam, who danced tho fnedIcln,
man dance; Margaret stanley. %,
Indian maid dancer; Louisr Powell
ircdricr Powell. Emily Hays. Betty
Kennedy and Eleanor Fiar. whs
danced tho mist dance. aargrr,
Maize. who represented the spirit d
ihs waves. lrma Thompson. the alum
mer moon. Florence Dix. the Hplri
n The flr tree. Elaine Bigger. ihi
fire dancer. and Jessie Kccna. ;h,
pioneer Campfire Girl
a yachting trip 20 the San Juhi
islands on the Muriel. the guests o
/ Captain Gibson. left this mornlni
from Camp senlth for wcck.en,
cruise Tho party plans 90 Spcni
tonight at ths islands OF Orcaa ant
lie in tho harbor or Victoria Sunday
The return trip viii be mndo Mon
day. bringing the yacht back 10 cami
late IN the afternoon
Tho party on the Muriel ls Mis
Ruth Brown. camp director: Mis-
Rowe Wright. from New York cts
editor OF Evcyglrla' Magazine. Mis
Perl Lee Bounton. Miss Geneviev
Fox and Mra. Ruth Wilson. From
New York city. Alias Sara Jan
| Garlopy. from Detroit. MisB Cen
Rousseau. from Ann Arbor. Mich
Miss Edna Thompson. from Stan
wood. and Misses Wlnifrcd Fcrrick
jeanette Johnson. Aurclla Casey
Eileen Kinnanc. Meina Rogers, ARnc
wothcrspoon, Ann Simmons. MarRa
ret Younger Ann Schumcr. Jeai
TIL. Peggy Hazard and Elsa Schu
bert. OF Seattle. The guests OF tn
volantc viii be Misses Marguerite
Bringioe. Charlotte Grccnstrcei
Catherine Baum. Polly Brown. II
mengnrde Patton. Mary Gilmore. AM
lElmorc. Roberta Humphrey. Dorothe'
Bow. Janet Lily. Ethel Livcsloy
Eileen stevens. Marguerite Ward
Betty Billings. Tram Thompson, I'm
ma Pratt, Irene ftkin. Elizabcil
Lellcr. Margaret Pritehard Eliza
beth Morgcnstern. Catherine Hincl,
Icy md Hope Pearson.
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