Persia's Rescue of the Grandmother's Grandson from Drowning

“Being clothed in my bloomers and “middie,” I had only to slip off my camp shoes; then calling to the man to find the girls in the grove I ran the length of the pier and dived off. The little fellow was almost exactly below the boat and unconscious. It was not easy, I was so excited, but somehow I got him to the surface, and with a few strokes, soon succeeded in gaining the pier. By the time I reached the shore, Daisy and the Cameron girl came panting up with blankets and restoratives. We had been taught the Schaefer method of resuscitation in our Bee Hive work, and though we had never practiced it, we knew the theory. With scared looks but brave hearts Daisy, Violet, and I began the work of resuscitating the child. Soon the whole swarm was there, and all the skill and knowledge of our united efforts seemed unavailing. The mother, who had just arrived, was frantic with grief, and the father was helpless. But we didn’t give up, and after awhile the baby showed signs of returning life, and the grieving woman’s joy and wonder knew no bounds.”

— Persia, in The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 28 no. 5