Original vintage May 1938 issue of \"The Open Door,\" published monthly by the Phillis Wheatley Association in Wickliffe, Ohio (Vol. XIII, No. 105). This historical 4-page community newsletter features a front-page portrait and feature on Mrs. Reba Taylor, Camp Director for Camp Merriam, along with detailed camp rates, rules, and camper application blank on the back page. It also contains organizational updates, memorial resolutions, and extensive 1938 friendship roll donor lists. In fair to good vintage condition with light corner and edge wear, fold lines, and age toning typical of old newsprint ephemera.
The Open Door Vol. XIII, Wickliffe, Ohio, May 1938 No. 105 MRS. REBA TAYLOR Camp Director The Camp Committee is very pleased to announce that Mrs. Reba Taylor will direct the activities of Camp Merriam for the 1938 season, which opens June 27th and closes August 27th. The committee, Mrs. Selmo C. Glenn, Chairman, Mrs. Harvey B. Atkins, Mrs. Joseph Gomez, Miss Louise Heard, Mrs. Roy Roseboro and Mrs. J. E. Wallace, has planned a splendid camp program. The activities will include dramatics, handcrafts, twilight singing, nature study, swimming, tennis, hikes, archery, beach suppers and cook-outs. A religious hour will be held on each Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Taylor will be ably assisted at the camp by Miss Elizabeth Lambright, the institution\'s Health and Physical Education Director, Mrs. Margrette Brown, Registered Nurse, Mrs. Josephine Chandler, Dietician, Miss Clara Chesnutt, Instructor of Handcrafts and Nature Study, and Misses Edna Forte, Ruth Naomi Holmes, Harriette E. Kenney and Evelyn Killing, Counsellors. Camp rates for 1938 are most reasonable: For children from 8-12 years of age... $2.50 per week For children from 13-18 years of age... $3.00 per week Adults... $5.00 per week For all children living outside of Cleveland... $7.00 per week A Transportation Fee of $1.50 must be paid by all campers. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE. A medical examination of each camper is required a few days prior to going to camp. Applicants will be notified by mail of examination dates. Suggested Outfits for Campers Shorts, Sun hat, Blouses, Musical instrument, Sweaters, Bathing suit, Costumes, Sheets, Low heel shoes, Toilet articles, Anklets, Knife, Tennis racket. Camp Merriam is the ideal place for any girl to spend her vacation. There are hundreds of girls in Cleveland, who would like to go to camp, but cannot afford it. We are appealing to clubs, that are interested in the health and happiness of Negro girls, to send a girl or several girls to Camp Merriam, this summer. Give your girl or someone else\'s girl a chance to enjoy the wonders of the great out-of-doors. Fill in a camp application blank (see page 4 of The Open Door) and return it with a registration fee of $1.00 to The Phillis Wheatley Association, 4450 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. MISS ETHEL S. STOREY Miss Ethel S. Storey, Assistant Executive Secretary, who has served The Phillis Wheatley Association loyally and efficiently for the past sixteen years, is leaving the institution on June 1st to further her education. Supported by the Community Fund. A Member of the Welfare Federation.
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