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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 24 [[underlined]] Camp fire on Beach [[/underlined]] 2 girls (one who has a school) came up to camp on our beach & make the Kearsarge trip with our party, & the night before they left they invited us all down to a marshmallow toast. Her invitation, written with a burnt match on a paper plate was tacked to a log of the cabin for all to see. After supper we [[strikethrough]] rowed [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] paddled [[/insertion]] on the lake till time (7.45) & then pulled the canoes up on the beach - beached them. A huge camp fire was on the sand with a picturesque evergreen tip giving the effect of a teepee. Inspection of camp was the first event - a shelter tent, a stone camp fire with Stuart Edward White iron rods laid across for frying pan rests, a bough bed, duffle bags, etc. gave a genuine look to camp. When the fire was lit it made a splendid mass & while waiting for it to cool down, rounds were sung. Pointed sticks with marshmallows were stuck in the sand around the blaze, the best effect being a Christmas tree one with a branch holding white cubes on every twig - a labor saving device. When all was over we got into our boats & paddled home by starlight. Sept. 4 another campfire given by Miss Mendenhall, etc. corn roast apple toast & marshmallow toast. Soak corn 1 hour & roast in ashes.