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Show Inclement Weather Fails to Dampen Spirits of Stake MIA Girls on Outing "Singing in the Rain" might well be the theme song fr.r the M I A Girls' camp held last week, July 10, 11 and 12, at Na-vajo Na-vajo Lake camp. Showers at intervals in-tervals during the first two days failed to dampen the spirits of nearly 200 girls and leaders from nine of the wards of Cedar Stake. All the scheduled activities were carried on and everyone had a wonderful time. Among the highlights of the camp were boating and surfboard riding on the lake under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tucker, i . An afternoon of progressive sports directed by Glenna Dodge, sports director, Included volley ball, Indian bail, horseshoes, softball and dodge ball. Following Follow-ing this was a welner roast arranged ar-ranged by the stake officers ktid a program arrange! by Donna Hansen, stake speech director, which Included two readings by Walt Lowe, stake drama direct, or; a skit "The Spirit of the Camp," under the direction of Helen Llnford, stake dance dlrec-tor. dlrec-tor. A song by the Sixth Ward girls and talks by Superintendent Superintend-ent Tfurmer Jacobs and President Presi-dent Paul Felt, representing the stake presidency. Taps were sung ty a group from the Fifth Ward. Other stake officers attending at-tending were Newel F. Wasden, high councilman; Richard Dot-son, Dot-son, Robert Linford tnd Patricia Lowe. Another worthwhile part of the activities was a camp demonstration demon-stration held for all the wards Thursday morning. These demonstrations demon-strations included tent pitching, bed making, firebullding, cooking cook-ing with tin foil which Included a reflector oven, first aid and trail blazing. Handcraft including basket weaving, making party favors and pins was carried on in the tents during the showers. Perhaps the loveliest part of all was the ward campflre programs pro-grams held the second night. The sky cleared and the moon made the setting perfect for campflre songs, spiritual talks and stories stor-ies in each ward. A group of girls with guitars led by Sharon Grant of New Harmony added much to the evening by serenading seren-ading the camps, and at the signal for lights out, led the whole camp In singing 'Taps." An interesting feature added this year was the campcraft achievement program. Many of the girls earned badges comparable compar-able to the boy scout merit badges for achievement In handcraft, hand-craft, trail building, camp cooking, cook-ing, and first aid. Superintendent Jacobs with his family, and Edwin Leigh, remained re-mained during the entire three days, and assisted In many ways to make the camp a successful and enjoyable one. The officers of the Cedar Stake YWMIA wish to express appreciation appre-ciation to the many people who helped to make the girls' camp so successful and enjoyable. To the many ward people and all those who helped the stake leaders. Dr. Farnsworth and Dr. Prestwich gave 146 girls physical examinations free of charge. La-Rue La-Rue Ford assisted with the health project. O'Dean Olds and Dorothy Doro-thy Thompson assisted the leaders lead-ers in camp craft demonstrations. demonstra-tions. Those who helped the stake leaders establish and maintain the camp were Thur-mer Thur-mer Jacobs. Dick Dotson, Edwin Leigh, Theron Ashcroft, McRay Cloward, Phil Ogden, Ellhu Whateott. Walter Lowe, Newel Wasden, Warren Munford and Lyman Dodge. Paul Felt. Foyer Olsen and Merrill Roberts gave helpful lh-' structlons to the girls and the leaders. |