The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-30

BY MRS. {. D. ROBiNSON
Times Hobby Editor.
II ! could be = Camp Fire Girl,
Dependable and strong.
Know nature and her big outdoors,
Tell what is right from wrong
I'd strive to win an honor badge
And in my leisure time
Pursue some hobby that instructs
Or trains the hands and mind.
Then when my girlhood years we're pas
And ! must work, not play
Love, Honor and Obey"
THE 100000 Camp Fire Girls
Il in twenty-five countries of
the world. including the Indian
apOlis groups, have chosen hobbies
as their 1884 project with which
to win the coveted Birthday honor
award This decision prompted
many famous persons to offer the
national headquarters of the or
ganiZatiOn congratulations on the
wisdom of the choice and Sug-
geStiOnS for hobby ideas Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is
chairman of the national adviS-
DRY council of Camp Fire Girls,
spoke over the radio on March
IT, to all Camp Fire members in
America in celebration Of the
founding of the organization.
She said in part:
A program of hobbies is per-
haps the most helpful thing that
can be done for the youth of to-
day. Mothers may think it a
nuisance as hobbies sometimes
are none too neat, but they may
be developing confidence in your
ability which will help you to
make good at something impor-
tant later in life. I know great
deal about hobbies. for you know
my husband has many Of them. >"
Kathleen Norris wrote:
My love to all Camp Fire Girls.
For four happy years 1 was Ka-
toyah the Pine Tree. and I still
have my headband of pale blue
with dark pine trees encircling it.
Picnicking is one of my hobbies.
My sister says she expects to find
me picnicking on top of the Statue
of Liberty some day.
TINE Camp Fire organization is
Il the outgrowth of the realiza-
ton by a group of educators that
girls need the same beneficial in
fIuenceS that scouting gives to
boys. In 1911 Mr.. and Mrs. Sea-
ton Thompson, James West of the
Boy Scouts, several educators
from the Teachers college, Co.
lumbia university. and DR.. end
Mrs. Luther H. Gulick of the Sage
Foundation formed the first group
in New York, and on March IT,
1912, with DR.. Gulick as president
the National Camp Fire Associa-
ton was incorporated.
The Camp Fire program is
planned to take care of the out
of-School time of the adoleScent
girl and to train her for woman
hood by activities built around the
home The laws of the Camp
Fire are:
Seek beauty, give service, pursue
knowledge. be trustworthy. hold
on to health. glorify work and be
happy. The watchWord, Wohelo
formed from the first two letters
of work. health and love. expresses
the Camp Fire ideal plan for liy-
ing.
The first indianapolis group was
organized in 1913 by Mrs. J. w
Putnam. wife of Dean Putnam of
Butler university. at the Downey
Avenue Christian church. Today
there are 1900 girls enrolled in
the Indianapolis groups, which
meet usually at school buildings.
Each group chooses musical In
dian names and each is sponsored
by a guardian. who often is a
mother or teacher.
To display their hobby activities
the Indianapolis groups will hold
a hobby fair Saturday night. May
5, in the auditorium of the Young
Mems Christian Association, to
which the public is invited.