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good of others. That spirit is incul- 

 cated in the Wohelo ceremony. As 

 each member lights a candle she says : 

 "Wohelo means work. 



We glorify work because through 

 work we are free. We work to 

 win, to conquer, to be masters. 

 We work for the joy of the work- 

 ing and because we are free. 

 Wohelo means work." 

 Read that again. It is worth careful 

 consideration. It does not state that 

 we work for pay, but "we work for 

 the joy of the working and because 

 we are free." What a pretty cere- 

 mony that is in which the girls in their 

 Indian costume stand in a ring - around 

 the fire, hold their hands aloft and re- 

 peat in concert : 



"Burn, fire, burn ! 

 Flicker, flicker, flame ! 

 Whose hand above this blaze is 

 lifted 



Shall be with 



gifted 



magic 



To warm the 



mortals 

 Who stand without their 



portals. 

 The torch shall draw them to the 



fire 



touch en- 

 hearts of lonely 

 open 



Higher, higher 



By desire. 



Whoso shall stand by this heart!*, 

 stone, 



Flame-fanned, 



Shall never, never stand alone; 



Whose house is dark and bare and 

 cold, 



Whose house is cold, 



This is his own. 



Flicker, flicker, flicker, flame ; 



Burn, fire, burn !" 

 It is all good, every bit of it ; it recog- 

 nizes the primitiveness of mankind by 

 the Indian costume. The hands are 

 held aloft in recognition of the Ruler 

 of the Universe, known even to the 

 humblest of His children. 



Fire you have known all your life, 

 but is there anything more miraculous 

 than fire? No wonder the Indians 

 were touched with the spirit of wor- 

 ship around the fire, and rightly do 

 these Camp Fire Leaders impress the 

 minds and hearts of these young girls 

 with the wonder of the commonplace. 

 Those who have compiled the hand- 

 book of the Camp Fire Girls possessed 

 an abundance of common sense, and 

 the spirit of poetical enthusiasm. 



It was a happy day for us when the 



A COMPANY OF CAMP FIRE GIRLS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE AGASSIZ HOME, ARCADIA: 



SOUND BEACH. 



