Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-04-01
OUR WOMEN Menace of the
Public Dance Hall; Home Gardens;
Camp Fire Girls Worthy SLOGAN

about agriculture their parents do mo-
know. The boys have not lost their 10y,
for fishing, swimming. and other outdoor
sports, but they have gained an awakened
pleasure in watching green things growing
and in encouraging them 20 do so.
Work is not "A curse hut Il blessing. when
not a matter of %compulsion hut Of choice,
II the hours are not too long and the sur
roundinss pleasant as well as healthful
When the world realizes this fact. ard acts
upon II, we shall not he far from the mil
lenium.
The al clubs Of Cascade county have
set the desirable goal of winning POO hoys
and girls for their organization this year.
They are likewise considering a club tour
10 Great Falls. where the members are to
have the opportunity of studying the manu-
featuring plants of the city and visiting
points of interest in its vicinity.
\ club camp to be held for three days
this summer is under contemplation. IL is
also planned TO send one boy and one girl
from this state TO the Washington. u. C..
.4-H camp, to be held there the coming
summer.
That the girls Of today are not blind to
the interests Of the future is shown by the
national slogan of the Camp Fire Girls for
the present year. 1t is Build Your Own
Forest. and deserves commentator for
its wisdom.
This organization of over 10000 mem
hers has set out with the deliberate pur-
pose of reforesting the country, so far as
they are able. Ii is not all slogan. but n
well-planned effort to plant trees where
they are needed.
MIR. Lester +. Scott, National Executive
of Camp Fire, states: The impetus for
this program came from various groups
which had locally undertaken the planting
of Camp Fire forests. The Grand Rapids
Camp Fire Girls planted 10000 trees last
spring on a bleak stretch of land, and a
similar project was carried on In Cleve-
land. While every group cannot hope to
plant so large a forest as this. there is no
local organization which will not make an
appreciable contribution TO the beautifca-
ton of the community
This tree planting will not alone contrib
ute to the beauty of the country, it will be
an economic asset. that coming generations
may possibly appreciate better than we
have, who have either contributed to the
destruction of our magnificent forests or
remained silent while they were being
hewed down.
Mr.. Sidney Logan, Of Kalispell. in an in
teresting article contributed to the Big
Horn, the sportsman's journal of Mon
tana, has pointed out how much the for
ests of our state add to her attraction for
tourists, and that ii would be suicidal to
permit their destruction The club women
Of Montana have awakened to this fact.
and are doing their best to conserve them.
When the business men of the state be-
conscious that In our forests we pos
sess a treasure we cannot afford to lose,
something may be done to save them.
In addition to planting forests, the Camp
Fire Girls are studying them. They are
the names of trees and how they
should be planted and cared for while
growing; collecting seeds; marking and
mapping trees. while being instructed how
to free them from insect pests and disease
they are cooperating in every effort to
forest fires. Now with the addi-
aid of the foresters and the Boy
who would surely not be outdone
the girls in this laudable effort, there
should be in the future. a great deal less
Danger of forest fires.
There is no place in the state where
Dlant-lorers have to work against so many
disadvantages of soil and climate as in
Suite, and nowhere else in the state have
hey attained such remarkable results. as
heir gardens testify. This desirable con-
1ition has been brought about mainly
the activities of their local garden
hub which recently gave a luncheon In that
.ity, where garden themes were discussed.
waiting for the coming of spring to
their work, they invited Mr.. c. Il.
Dahlman of Missoula to talk to them on in
pests and plant diseases. He told them
to combat mildew, plant lice, red
cut worms and g-rasshoppers; gave
advice as to the care Of house plants. Pic
.ures made by Mrs. w. /. Higgins Of the
Drize- winning gardens were an attractive
of the entertainment.
Mrs. Frank Bell explained the method of
making a hot bed, the soil and fertilizer
needed, and the amount OF heat required.
In addition to this she told how the young
should be removed to the cold frame,
1r window box.
The women of Great Falls w. C. II. u.
10 not intend, henceforth, to depend upon
newspaper reports of local liquor trials.
They have arranged to have a committee
IF women present at every trial. and rec
1rds of them. made by the women, will be.
for future reference. The w. C. II. IT,.
mas had a long experience along its par
line of work and knows how to use
is forces 10 best advantage.
Is it going to be fashionable to join the
5irl Scouts? 1t may be, if girls heed the
conclusion reached by the leaders of that
body, gained from observation Of city and
Girl Scout camps. These say that
,ity girls wear more sensible clothing. in
shoes, than. country girls. This is
lue to the fad for sport dress, which has a
number Of followers in the cities
Than in the country. The leaders report
that about one-fourth of the girls coming
to camp had 10 be taught what was com
and healthful footwear.