Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
= Douglas Society," Churches Clubs and Organizations
Many Already Planning To
Attend v. w. Girls Camp

With spring still bashfully playing
at hide and seek with winter, many
girls and leaders are already planning
for the annual camping season and
centering their thoughts on the Y.
w. G.. A. camp at Cave Creek, which
is operated as two weeks camp
for girls at nominal fee and with
all the joys of healthful ,ou door
activity under experienced leaders
AS has been customary it is planned
to have the younger girls at the first
camp and older ones at the second
weeks camp. The season this year
will begin May % and the regular
girls camp will continue until June
5, after which time the camp will
be open to members of the COM
munity who wish to rent its tents,
cots, cooking equipment, etc.
pine Echoes while unknown to
the public, is the name of newspaper
published daily during the camping
season at Cave Creek, with campers
as contributors, and editors. series
that was especially popular during
the first week last year might have
been headed lima gination," since the
invariable question asked was can
you imagine" (such things as) Dor
othy Armstrong not working before
inspection-Jean Norris and Madeline
Thaw not gggling-Miss Frost not
playing the organ-Margaret Fish not
almost late for "upSetS"-Peggy
Downs doing nothng-Mrs Salmon
without iodine-Martha Huxtable re-
fusing to do X. P.-Miss Miescher
not helping with mething-everyone
in camp being asleep during rest
hour.
Leadership for the camp is in the
hands of experienced club leaders,
with one counselor in each tent with
group of girls helping them to get
the most out of camp life and also
carrying on general camp respon-
sibility In addition to these coun-
selors there will be trained nurse
to act as health counselor and to
take care of possible emergencies
and the camp director, who will have |
general supervision of the camp.
cook and assistant will provide that
necessity of camp life, good food,
under the supervision of Mrs Ray
mond Salmon, health counselor.
Several possible counselors are not
vet sure of their summer plans, but
at present the following expect to
spend at least one week at cave
! Creek as counselors: Miss e. Mar
jorie Williams, camp director; Miss
Mary Frost, music; Miss Lucille
Darner, upsets and recreation; Miss
Florence wilder handcraft; Miss Ruth
Miescher, pine Echoes" Miss Mildred
1 Daley, Miss Jeannette Lindner and
possibly others
Many of last years campers are
already laying plans for their camp
and camp songs and "reminiscences
of wasn't it fun to -" and "Do
you remember the time We" are
being heard to arouse the envy and
aspirations of those who have not
! vet been. A camp reunion is being
! planned for some time in the near
/ future to which only old camp girls
! are eligible picnic will be held
! later on for all interested girls.
| Douglas is the only town in the
! state with a fully equipped camp
for girls run with full camping
/ program under capable leadership
BY a special permit from the gov
ernment the land in Cave Creek is
held permanently for use as camp
and camp equipment owned by the
/ Y. w c.. A. is valued at $1,000, with
improvements being made continually.
Large army tents, steel army cots,
dishes and cooking utensils for 60
as well as frame dining cottage and
good sanitary facilities make the camp
a healthfully comfortable one. Out
door sports, campcraft of all kinds,
and jolly friends, all under wise
guidance make the occasion memor-
able to every girl or woman who
goes to camp.