The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-26
LOCAL INTEREST
in CAMP fire
MOSCOW PEOPLE IN MICA BAY
CAMP MRS. HECKATHORN
CHAIRMAN MOSCOW GUARDIANS

In connection with the close of the
first national training course for
Camp Fire guardians at Occur d'Alene
attended by Mrs. Edna Heckathorn,
Mrs. Vernice Behre, Mrs. Elsie Per-
kins, and Miss Mildred Anderson, as
representatives from Moscow, The
Star-Mirror is in receipt of COM
munication from Miss Edith NJ Kemp
thorne, national Camp Fire field secre-
tary, expressing satisfaction at the in
terest and leadership shown by the
Moscow delegation, and also with the
growth of the camp fire work in Mos
COW.
Miss Kempthorne writes:
ct am delighted with the growth
of Campfire work in Moscow and in
order to promote the organization |
have appointed Mrs. Edna HeckathOrn
chairman of the Moscow guardians
association, and Mrs. Elsie Perkins
secretary and publicity manager"
Mrs. Heckathorn returned home
Saturday evening and Mrs. Behre
Monday afternoon. Mrs Perkins and
Miss Anderson will remain in camp
during the coming week. Several
Moscow girls left Monday to spend the
week at the camp, and others will go
the following week.
Description of the Camp
The camp of the Camp Fire Girls at
Coeur d'Alene, which has made it
possible to hold there the north-wes-
tern states national training course
for Camp Fire guardians, is on rising
ground on a beautiful beach on the
eastern shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
This camp is the summer headquar
ters for the Camp Fire Girls of the
Inland Empire.
The training course is under the
direction of Miss Edith Kempthorne,
national field secretary, who has con-
Quoted training courses in Is states
and in England, and has organized
camps in 81 states, Alaska, New Zea-
land, and England. Miss Annette
Francisco, the executive at Spokane,
is the assistant to the course.
The Daily Program
A strict program is kept every day,
to accomplish the many activities as
follows:
Reveille, AS; setting up exercises,
6:55; morning dip, q; flag raising,
7:40; breakfast, 7:45; dish washing
line, 8:15; clean up cabins, $3.50; in
spection and morning sing, 9; craft
hour, $3.50 to 11:30; motion songs,
11:3O to 12; swimming, IL; dinner,
1915; dish washing line, 1:15; rest
hour, 145 to 2.45; quiet hour, 2:45 to
3:15; lecture, 3:15 to 4:15; trail blaz-
ing, fires, ETC., 4:15 to $3.50; supper,
6; Camp Fire, council fire, story tell
ing, dramatics, 1880 to $50; taps, 10.
To stimulate interest in the great
out doors and nature study, special
subjects are chosen for the morning
hour, trees, the open road, birds, hills,
flowers, comradeship, seek beauty
The winners OF the banner for the
neatest cabin is announced every
morning.
The morning craft hour covers the
fascinating work of making things
with the hands, stencilled cushion
covers with the favorite pine cone
design or Camp Fire symbol, block
printing scarves and handkerchlefs,
tye dyeing hat bands, leather work,
blue print work making prints OF
the leaves, flowers and grasses.
The swimming period is under the
direction of Miss Bobby Neeley from
Kansas City, assisted by her sturdy
life saver, Miss Mary Marshall from
Spokane
The rest hour is the hardest period
of all in camp to really keep stlll
and rest. This is a requirement Tor
the health chart.
The subjects of the lectures cover
all the principles underlying the Camp
Fire program.
Afternoon demonstrations in wood
craft cover such delightful subjects
as fire building, outdoor cooking, trail
blazing, nature hikes, poncho rolling
and how to make a bed on the ground,
making a bean hole, cooking eggs
on a hot stone.
Evening activities include getting
acquainted at camp, playing judge
and jury, Sunday night council IRE,
dramatizing nursery rhymes, fairy
tales. what books to read, stunt
night, closing council fire and pre-
sentation of national certificates ana
special camp honors.
Professor c. E. Behre Of the school
of forestry at the University OF ldaho'
visited the camp during last week,
and gave an interesting talk on Ma
tllre Lore" One afternoon, through
the courtesy of Jerome ]. Day OF Mos
COW. and Horace Peyton and A. W.
Lindsay of Spokane, launches We're
available for the guardians to take
a three-hour ride around the lake
Moscow is deeply interested IN the
Camp Fire work, and the Moscow Ro-
tary club, through a committee, Is
arranging to secure Transportation LOT
girls from Moscow to and from the
camp at Coeur d'Alene.
Advocates Seeing Doctor