White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-01
CAMP fire GIRLS
RETURN FROM OUTING
Bu Hottie Conkle, Guardian

The Camp Fire Girls returned
from their memorable trip about
10 o'clock Thursday evening, July
"a. 1t was an eventful two weeks
for them. Leaving Hanford Tues
day morning, July II, and stopping
at White Bluffs for three more girls
the Zip school bus had a capacity
load with rs passengers and their
baggage. We reached Beverly at
noon and stopped to eat lunch in
the park at the depot. All abroad
again, we reached Ellensburg in
coed time, spent the night as planned
at T. D. Kelley's home visiting
with Marie Nichols and Kathryn
Derigio, cooked supper and break
fast in the kitchen and ate it on the
lawn. The girls unrolled their
blankets and slept on the ground.
Next morning we were on our way
at 7, hoping to reach Seattle by
night. But no such luck, for we
soon began having engine trouble
and only reached Gle Elurn by noon.
The truck was in the garage for re-
pairs and the auto park mile away,
so we sat on the floor of the garage
and ate cold dinner. On our way
once more, we went on and on, up
and up to the summit over Snoqua-
mie Pass and viewed wonderful
mountain streams and beautiful Lake
Keechelus and down, down, down
but we could not make it, so at
8 o'clock we camped at Redmond,
unrolled our blankets and slept on
the ground again.
Up in the MORNING we cooked
breakfast and off again at z, we
reached the Camp Fire Girs head
quarters on their ship Cameraderie
about e:30. Here we found Mrs.
Solibakke and Margaret awaiting us.
We were received with open arms
and assigned to rooms and all took
showers and dressed for dinner,
which was served in the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Zerwekh, formerly
of Hanford, called on us and Mr..
Morgan of Manette, the uncle of
Verna and June Moulster. We left
at o'clock for the boat for Vashon
Island. When we arrived at the
dock all of the girls already at
Camp Sealth were singing around
a bonfire and it seemed the incest
kind of a welcome. We were as
signed to tents and went to bed.
There were 200 girls and 30
councillors in camp that week. Re-
veille blew at 6:45 a. m, and about
100 of the girls jumped into bathing
suits, ran down the hill and plunged
into the ice cold waters of Puget
Sound. They came up smiling,
dressed for setting up exercises in
front of Rounds hall at 7:15, fol-
lowed by flag raising and singing of
the Star Spangled, Banner. Then
came the very good breakfast in
Rounds hail, 8 at each table with
councillor at the head. Especial at
tention was paid to table manners.
The singing of cheers was allowed
and announcements were made at
this time. After breakfast the tents
were cleaned up and the girls re-
turned to the hall for morning as
sembly. There was a FIRE in the
big fireplace and the girls sat in
semi-circle on the floor. Beautiful
songs and grand old hymns were
sung and the Lords Prayer was re-
peated every morning; beautiful
poems were learned and short talks
were given, then at $3.50 every one
proceeded to classes. The girls
could sign up for any two they
wished. Leather tooling, wood
blocking, stenciling, tie dyeing and
batik were taught in one cottage,
basketry in another and toy max
ing in another First Aid and Baby
craft at Health cottage. Swimming
and rowing at certain hours, also
rythm was taught by a famous
dancing teacher, and nature lore.
After dinner came the rest hour,
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