Camperdown
or CAMPERDUIN, sandy hills or downs on the coast of Holland, S. of the Helder, off which the British, under Admiral Duncan, gained a hard-won naval victory over the Dutch, under De Winter, Oct. 11, 1797.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF AMERICA, an organization for young girls founded in 1912. Its chief objects are the maintenance of health by wholesome outdoor life and exercise and the promotion of various forms of social welfare. During CAMPHINE the World War the Campfire Girls gave service in various lines of activity, in cultivating war gardens, and making garments and bandages for the Red Cross. In the Liberty Loan campaigns they sold and subscribed for millions of dollars' worth of bonds, and were equally active in the sale and purchase of Thrift Stamps. They conserved food, cared for little children while the mothers were away at work, and contributed largely to the support of French and Belgian orphans. The membership in 1919 consist. ed of 7,384 camps and 100,747 members.
The main body is in the United States, but there are branches in England, Scotland, Canada, South America, China, Africa, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and the Philippines.