Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
rs Attended Camp
AT Centreville

Seventy-ilve girls attended the
School of Missions for Girls con-
Quoted by the Women's Society of
Christian Service of the Peninsula
Conference Of the Methodist Church
at the church camp site near Cen
treville. Nd, last week, July to
9. "You and Your World" was the
theme of the session.
Mrs. Marguerite Snapp, Confer
ence Secretary Of Youth, of Perry
Vile, Md, acted as dean and was
assisted by Mrs. Bertha Jefferson
Of Seaford; co-dean. Mrs. Freder-
lex Pyke, return missionary from
the Orien. of Lewisville, Pa; Mrs.
J. A. Rood of East0n, Md, Mrs.
Befnice Lloyd, district secretary of
youth. Of Wilmington, Mrs. Mer-
Ger Terrell, secretary of y5ath Of
the Elkton Methodist Church of |
Elkton, Md, Mrs. June Grouse, sec
fetary of youth Of the Perryville !
Methodist Church, Miss Pauline
Snapp and Miss Roberta Taylor Of
PerryHlle, Md.
.OUECldA GOuLOCO Ou GaRang tUAe9nN
by Mrs. Pyke and on Women of
the Scripture" taught by Mrs.
Rood, were offered the girls. All
but four girls in the camp received
credit for these courses. Other ac-
tivities such as swimming, boating,
sports, arts and crafts. drama,
chorus, and world friendship were
offered the campers. Every evening
the girls participated in planned
fun that included council fire, q
scavehger hunt, date night, and
stunt night. A special camp paper,
"The Snoop" was prepared for the
girls.
Spiritual services consisted Of
morning watches, vesper services
and evening services. The morning
watches were conducted by Dean
Snapp and the evening vespers by
the campers under the supervision
of Pauline Snapp The girls of the
Elkton Methodist Church conduct
ed the vespers on the first night of
the camp. Special speakers such as
Or. o. A. hartley, president of Wes-
ley Junior College, Lillian Shieh,
a Chinese student at Wesley Jun
ior College, Mrs. Benton Shufelt.
promotion secretary of the confer
ence, and Mrs. Pyke addressed the
girls at these services. On the
last night a Galilean service, con-
ducted by Rev. Jervis Cook of Cen
treville, who was assisted by Miss
Marjorie Biddle, soloist, Roberta
Taylor and Mary Terrell, who
launched the candles on the wa
ters, and Pauline Snapp, who light
ed the candles. Ten girls respond
ed to the. call for full time Chris
tian service. five to the first call
for Christ, and all the campers to
the reGedication call. j.,
The school, accredited this year,
gave diplomas to five girls for their
attendance at the camp during the
past two years and for one years
attendance at Camp Annabah. They
were Mary Terrell, Marjorie Bid
die, Jane Hall and Doris Williams
Of Elkton, and Louise Hoagland Oi
Wilmington
Ideal Camper Awards we're given
to those girls who showed quail
ties of leadership, sportsmanship
and all-around camping abilities
They were awarded to Jean Dur
gin, Mary Terrell, Jane Rogers, AL
lison Alny, Barbara Humphreys
Naomi Rookard, Janet Lee Burgess
Lois Humme and Barbara Schulei
Awards were made also to tn
members of the camp council 70
their contributions of Leadership
to the camp. They we're awarded t
Carolyn Leister, jeanne Twilley
Dorothy Bohannon, Ann Campbell
Janet Bardo, Marjorie Biddle, Bill
lie Dempsey, and Reba Smith. Mas
cot awards were given to Sharo'
Lloyd, Jerry Grouse, Bradfor
Sears and Brian Sears.
The Elkton Methodist Churc
led the conference in the numbe
of girls present at this session
Seven girls we're sent from thi
church. Another church OF Gee
County, Maryland, the Port Depos
Methodist Church was second. The
had four campers. Attendance fC
the conference according to di'
tricts is divided as follows: Wi
mington district 33, Easton 1S, d.
yer %. and Salisbury 6.
During the past year great in
provement to the camp and its fl
eilities were made by Rev. Richal
Green, chairman of the board
education of the conference and b
committee. The swamp has bee
completely filled in. a large pi'
and pavilion has been built, swim
ming areas have been roped o
and a great deal of new equi
ment is available to campers.