Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . at all times and no girl canlook her best unless she is in good health and strong throughactivity. So I propose, continued Mrs. Spencer, that we startoff as a club next Saturday by taking a good long walk in thecountry—and we shall be sure to find plenty of things to inter-est and amuse us. The idea was eagerly welcomed by all the girls and theybegan to look forward to their first hike with deep course, there were arrangements to be made and each girlagreed to carry her own lunch. Mrs. Spencer instructed themto take
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . at all times and no girl canlook her best unless she is in good health and strong throughactivity. So I propose, continued Mrs. Spencer, that we startoff as a club next Saturday by taking a good long walk in thecountry—and we shall be sure to find plenty of things to inter-est and amuse us. The idea was eagerly welcomed by all the girls and theybegan to look forward to their first hike with deep course, there were arrangements to be made and each girlagreed to carry her own lunch. Mrs. Spencer instructed themto take substantial sandwiches, or something equally satisfying,and not merelv cake or cookies, reminding them that an unac- A DAY IN THE OPEN 147 customed walk in the fresh country air would give them all theappetites of hunters—or of hoy scouts, which are equally keenand perhaps more so. When the Hawkins girls heard of the proposed trip, theyconsulted with their mother and then invited the girls to stopfor lunch at their farmhouse. But fearing that they might in-. THE COOK STOVE IN THE WOODS Where the Members of the Girls Club Spent Many Happy Hours in Healthful Eecreation convenience the kindly folk at the Hawkins home, the girlsdecided to take their luncheon at some chosen spot in the agreed, however, to call at the farmhouse in the after-noon and some of the town-girls were well pleased with thisarrangement, because they wanted to see what life on a farmis really like. Eight oclock on Saturdav mornine; found fifteen of the 148 A DAY IN THE OPEN girls assembled in Mrs. Spencers front yard, ready for thehike. At their leaders suggestion stout shoes were worn byall and most of the girls were equipped with sweater coats andattractive woolen caps, for the morning was cool and had her package of lunch slung over her shoulder bymeans of a strap, so as to leave both hands free, and a few car-ried light walking canes which they had borrowed from fathersor brothe
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