Putnam patriot., 1925-10-23
WAR OF "MoDERNs"
Camp Fire Girl. Sound Death kneli
 of "Flsppers"

The death kneli of the Flapper has been sounded
 The Modern now takes her place.
 With announcement today from the national headquarters in New York of the Camp Fire Girls, Inc, that Colleen Moore had consented Co lead nation wide crusade of that organization of l60. .000 young women to wipe out the use of the term Aapper as being 0dious and unfair. the latest war of the Twen- tieth Century was declared.
 The first step in the campaign was taken when a telegram signed by Mrs. Oliver Hartman, president of the Camp Fire Girls; Lester F Scott, Ma tional executive; and Edith Kemp th8rne. National field secretary, was sent Co Miss Moore appealing Tor her support in the movement. fhe teic- gram follows
 eThe modern girl is unjustly desig nutad fiapper Can't you do something to stop the use of the word aapper? Would you lead nationwide crusade of Camp Fire Girls to stamp out the use of the odious word A d substi- ute we offer the name Moderns instead .of Flappers
 There are 160.000 girl members in our organization. through which more than 600.000 young women have pass ed to date. and we know that the term happer does them an injustice. The common interpretation of the word fapper is taken to mean person of light. frivl9us, vain and empty headed character. The word Modern, how ever. can in no wise be considered un- dignified and unjust IL stands for the up=to-date girl-the girl of progress. ambition and common sense.
 We feel il Is time to protest against this silly designation that has been ap- tlied ta virtually all young American women of today, regardless of their true character. Will you help Us?
 Miss Moore, who has long been known ta picture fans as the perfect HaBperH because of her portrayal of modern girl types. promptly showed her willingness to forsake the title and all that it may mean professionally by wiring her endorsement of the Camp Fire Giris movement and offering her active participation m the efforts to stamp out so-called ''happerism.
 Mrs. Hartman. who streHuously ob- jects to the term happer and its mpi- cations. says:
 "f believe whoieheartedly in the ire- mendous possibilities of the modern girl, but | believe these possibilities must be directed and influenced along the right path 4 girl who k busy earning how to run house properly, making useful and beautiful things with her hands, reading wholesome,
 ntertaininR books, is going to develop mental health and we'll being wish which to face the problems and oppor- tunities of her future life. And as the Camp Fire Girl is being trainod along these lines Mrs Hartman does not believe that she deserves to be call ed fiapper.
 Tt k a sad commentary that now adays any girl from fifteen to fifty is |unthinkingly and indiscriminately call ed happer," said Mir. Scott. Gall her n modern if you want to, but don call her q happer The general con eeption of the happer is that of friv- olous. iippant, irreverent young wom- an whose only aim in life is pleasure.
 He points out that out of 2,000 000 honors that have been awarded to Camp Fire Girls more than half were i for Homecraft. which embraces cook ing. sewing, housekeeping and the care of babies. With such a remarkable showing as this it Is obviously a great injustice to call our modern girls flap pers