The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
Campfire Girls

AS a conclusion to the first period
of camping at Camp Talahi, Indi-
annapolis Camp Fire Girls camp at
McCormick's Greek canyon, last
week, the girls held a ceremonial
council fire. Miss Margaret Will
son, camp nurse, planned the pro-
gram, which was held in one of the
natural bowls of the state park.
Miss Helen L. Nichols, camp fire di-
rector, presented the awards and
had charge of the ceremony, assist
ed by Miss Mary Alice Purves, as
Sistant director.
Before the honor awards were
given, Miss Edith Beach read "A
Camp Fire Girls Desire and Miss
Harriet Ford sang Prom the Land
of the Sky Blue Waters" Each
counsellor told legend of nature.
The program was concluded by a
story in indian sign language by
Miss Ruth Gordon Scott, camp craft
consellor.
Girls receiving awards we're:
Good Campers ACCOMPLISHMENTS Rose
Schurr. Charlotte Carpenter, Catherine
Jones, Alice Jeanne Willard. Mary Jane
Smith S5a b Helen Senges. Annabelle Comstock,
terson and Charlotte Houser
Know Every Girl in Camp-Helen L.
McLaln. Virginia Patterson Ida Brown
CnafTfiotte ,Houser Catherine Jones. Fandi-
Barbara Cutshell Eleanor Hougham. Vir-
glnla Patterson. Katherine Ross. Helen
RRo oas z MIcLain, Geneya SAMPSON Lenora
HouSer. Alice Jean Willard. Annabelle Com
STOCK, Martha Burns; Catherine Jones,
rosemary VanSandt. Mary Jane Smith and
Fagot Finder--Viyian Holmes. Vivian
Dlckerson. Helen Louise McLain, Alice Jean
A Mabe virginia PattersSn Ida Brown
Geneva Sampson. Catherine Jones.
Camp Craft-vivian Holmes. Helen Louise
E bsIie M n1sfos Bgrns Ida Brown Anna
Sampson.
6 Nature.aMNildred Gauker, Betty Jane
9cnurr; charlotte CARPENTER. Catherine
lard. Virginia Patterson. Mary Jane Smith.
Helen Senges and Vivian Holmes.
: Dramatic Honor-Mildred Gauker. Helen
SSenses, Vivian Dickerson. Eleanor Hong
schurr, Charlotte Carpenter. Barbara S Cnte
smell and Rosemary Van Sandt.
u First Aid1Geneva Sampson. Eleanor
Hougham and Catherine Jones'
Swimming Awards Were-Pollvwoe test
Louise Reiter, Alice Jeanne Willard. Vir-
glnla Patterson: Frog test. Mildred GaiIker
virginia Patterson and Charlotte Houser.
?, Archery-Catherine Ross, Charlotte
Louise McLain. '--
Clean Plate Honor-Kat Uterine Ross.
EIetoonora Ross. Betty Jane Schurr. Char
I9sIG carpenter. Catherine Jonas. Mildred
SGauKer. Alice Jeanne Willard. Annabelle
Comstock. Vivian Dickerson George Ann
MSorgan' Geneva Sampson and Helen
Neat Cabin--Mildred Gauker. Alice
McLain. LOUISE
Three Year Observation-Disclosures Ross and
Annabelle Comstock -'0'' al"
1e nnow Every ,CSsmper-KEatherine Ross.
glnia patterson. Mildred Gauker. Louise
ScbItI, SSarnara Cutshell. Betty Jane
31 ones Ginar1otte CARPENTER Catherine
gan. Eleanor Hougham. Geneva Samson
Martha Burns and Vivian Holmes.
Inc ceremony was closed by the
Camp Fire Girls friendship circle
and the singing of the henediction
Lay Me to Sleep in Sheltering
Flame"
sydney ESten, director of Nature
STUDY OF the Indiana state parks.
was the guest speaker last Thurs
day night at Camp Talahi. Pre-
ceding his talk the girls built a
council fire in one of the natural
bowls of the park, around which
they sang group songs, pep songs
and Camp Fire songs. Following the
music each girl gave reports of
Things which She had discovered
during the day.