The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
Campfire Girls

WeStervelt guardian, returned from
an eight-day outing at the Steck
cottage, Lake Freeman, on the Tip
pecanoe river. The group studied
out-of-door cooking and spent
much time swimming. The follow
ing girls attended: Dorothy Steck,
Jean Tudor, Harriet Shepard, Lo-
rene Lutz, Enid LUDLOW, Evelyn Bre-
count and Irene Westervelt, who
were accompanied by their guardian,
Mrs. Westevelt.
A group of fifty girls of the IN
| dianapolis Camp Fire district were
visitors at the city hall Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Murphy of Mayor
Sullivan's office conducted the tour
and took them to each department,
where the girls met the members
of the departments. The girls
found the department of weights
and measures most interesting;
board of health and Gamewell de-
partments. Miss Mary Marshall,
Miss Margaret Marshall and Mrs.
Westervelt was in charge.
Anokiwaki group, Brazil, with
Mrs. Amos Potts guardian, gave a
jitney dance for their group treas
ury. Margaret Heagy of the Ia
wasiya group, Indianapolis, was a
guest at the dance. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra from Terre
Haute.
A camp reunion, hike and out-of-
door supper was enjoyed by the
! girls of Brazil. The girls hiked to a
grove about mile and a half out of
Brazil, where they cooked supper
over an open fire. Those attending
were: Esther Potts, Helen Potts,
Jane Rowland, Jean Burke, Mar
garet Heagy, Ann Cutshall Barbara
Cutshau, Eleanor johnson, Mary
ellen Warren, NIildren Jane Lancet
and Mary Ellen Rentschler.
Miss Helen L. Nichols, Indianap-
oils Camp Fire executive. who has
been away on leave of absence,
Will return to the Camp Fire office
the first of September.
Miss Marguerite O'Donnen, office
secretary, is spending her vacation
at Lake Wawasee.
Tayusda group, with Miss Mary
Marshall, guardian, is planning an
alI-day gypsy trip to the Tom Mer-
rift farm.
Kedaya group at the orphans
home in IrVington elected the fol-
lowing officers: President I,uciIe
Sutton; ce-president, Ednabelle
Baum; secretary, Marguerite Pfei-
fer; scribe, Leona Sutton; treasurer.
Martha Blake, and song leader
Esther Blake. The group has made
plans Tor the next two months ac-
tlvities. The girls will start on the
needleWork project at the meeting
tnls week when Mrs. Peter c. Refill
ley VII talk to the girls on the i'm
porCance OF the guild work. A seam
stress Will help the girls with the
work. ''- '-40
FrlWete group, Franklin. Ind.
win Mrs. Bridges, guardian. held a
swimming party and awarded local
honors for diving, free SWIMMING
and speed. A special feature of the
AFTERNOON was the awarding of hon
ors for fancy diving.
Plans for city wide SWIMMING n
be held at Garfield park will be
completed in the near future.
Lorraine Thomson, Louise Flow
er and Frances Beasley of Litahni
group, with Miss Catherine BeasIev
guardian, were hostesses at a treas
ure hunt given for the remainder of
tne group. Thelma WASHINGTON
4ouno The treasure, a Wohelo hin
concealed between two large maple
leaves tied together with sticks and
fastened on the limb of a Beech
tree. The girls enjoyed games nro-
weed oy the game committee and
refreshments provided by the
guardian.
Pawotobeha group, Franklin, with
MRS. Charles Goldsmith, guardian.
held a pine tree council fire in the
Pioneer park. The Circle of Friend
snip was formed around the large
pine tree where the candles of
work, health and love were lighted
by Goldie McTarsney, Helen Lee
ana Margery Moran. The wood
gatherers rank was awarded C5oIdje
McTarsney and national birthdav
honors were awarded Pearl FerreiI
and Helen Lee. Margery Moran
read the poem, Give Me of Thv
Strength o Pine Tree" Pearl Fer
rel read 'The Pines" Fairy Lee
read the German legend 1.-The Little
Pine Tree That Wished for New
Leaves" and the poem, Marching
Pines" was read by Goldie McTars-
ney. Plans were made to complete
me years work so that new pro-
gram could be started in Septem-
Der.
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