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My Trip to Des Moines By Mary Westphal e
Mary Westphal recounts a Des Moines visit tied to the Birthday Council Fire of the Greater Des Moines Campfire Girls. She describes transportation with Gweneth Kru ser, meetings with Mrs. George Dowell, museum visits, a Grand Council Fire at Drake Field House, and encounters with Campfire leaders, plus a dramatic airport-like downtown exploration and a notable sighting at a public library.
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Mary Westphale
Des Moines
Gweneth Kruser
Washington
Oskaloosa
Andy
Amos and Andy
George Dowell
Amos Hiatt
Angelina Feyplant
Augustus George Washington Peachean
Mosanito Hollow School
Columbus
Amer
Capitol Building
State House
Senate
House
Wes
Campfire Headquarters
Younker’s
WHO
Grand Council
Drake Field House
Methodist
B.echurch
KSO
Priscilla Morrison Sellman