Foresters' "Commissary. 



Our Annual Campnre. 



On the evening of the 28th of 

 October the Foresters went forth 

 to hold their fifth annual camp-fire. 

 Like true woodsmen they set forth 

 to the brush, there to build their fire, 

 hold their confab and feast ; to. 

 gather around the symbol of their 

 chosen profession and to enjoy the 

 mutual friendship which the camp- 

 fire so well welds together. In the 

 glow of the camp-fire they feasted, 

 spun their yarns, and sang their 

 songs. It was, indeed, a bunch of 

 rollicking good fellows, clad in the 

 rough dress of the woods and 

 "loaded with good wholesome 

 humor. They came in a goodly 

 number. ' All the fellows were on 

 the "spot" prepared for a good time 

 and each contributed his mite to 

 make this annual celebration a great 

 success. 



The committee in charge were a 

 farsighted lot. They well under- 

 stood the whims and nature of man. 

 They knew that a good piece of 

 "juicv" beefsteak, with plenty of 

 bread and potato.es, and hard cider, 



would do more than anything else 

 to put the fellows in good congenial 

 mood. They had also taken the 

 proper precautions to see that a large 

 supply was on hand. 



There it was beefsteak stacked 

 high upon an improvised table, piles 

 of potatoes in the glowing coals of 

 the camp-fire, and a huge kettle of 

 steaming coffee and, concealed in the 

 brush a keg filled with cider temp- 

 ered to the right degree of hardness 

 and having an edge which would 

 cut a thirst. 



At the sound of the dinner-horn 

 all "set to." Each took a slice of 

 beefsteak, built his fire in primitive 

 fashion and broiled it over the coals. 

 The potatoes were raked from the 

 fire and the cups were filled with 

 steaming coffee. lustice was done 

 to the 'grub," which by all indica- 

 tions showed that a camp-fire is by 

 no means bad. 



After the "feed" was over, all 

 gathered 'round the huge camp-fire. 

 The night was cold and the fire 

 gave the spot a cheerful and com- 



