The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-29
JOYS FOR
THE BOYS
Summer Camp Will
Open Soon.
IN LOVELY MANOA VALLEY
Young Mems Christian Association
Preparing Now for the
Big Event.

he! for Manoa valley. Beginning
about the middle of July the Young
Mems Christian Association will open
summer camp in magnificent spot
at the head of the valley. There will
be sport and delight for young and old.
Extensive preparations for the great
event have begun already. Yesterday
the Association obtained permission
from the Government to occupy the
land and from now on until the camp
stoves are heated the active sportsmen
of the Association will know no rest.
The camp will be open for many days.
There Will be regular periods set aside
for different classes of visitors. For
the juniors-the small boys who are big
enough to be separated from their
mothers apron strings and yet not adj
vanced enough to take part in the
rougher play of their big brothers-ten
days will be made long remembered
enee.
Then for the big brothers there will
be fortnight or SO when the small
boy-whose very presence is insuffer-
able to the proud youths tabu. Fam
lileS-latAeI wee OueS
will have their day, also. With them
the faithful dog and cat may enjoy an
outing and the nights will be free from
the pandemonium usually INDUCED in
by the kids
There Will be a swimmin pool. This
is assured. When the big athlete, Phys
ical Director Coates, started out to
find summer camp, the main requi-
Il. A a,,,
ton members might cool their warm
selves when wearied with play. When
the site near the EVA fall in Manoa
valley was suggested, 1t seemed puz-
zle at first to lind natatorium.
Dam the stream" said Coates and
SO they did. The situation is described
as follows:
THE place selected is at the head of
Manoa valley on a good elevation,
commanding a beautiful view of the
whole valley and extending as far as
the sea. 1t IS of easy access, being only
about forty minutes walk from the
street car. or forty-five minutes from
town On . wheel, and thirty minutes to
return. This makes it within the reach
of any young man, and though he may
not have regular vacation he can
make arrangements to go to the camp
to spend the nights for week or ten
days and get great benefit from the
mountain air. fume brings water
right out of the mountain side which
can be run through the house and made
very convenient, a little stream in the
gulch at the foot of the hill will afford
place to make swimming pool,
which will be great luxury. The hill
side pasture we hope to get the privi-
lege to use for games of all kinds to
afford recreation, aside from mountain
climbing. Some little gulches near by
running into the mountain are very
beautiful and picturesque.
Our plan is to put up a cottage
about thirty by fifty feet with lanai,
which will answer for dining room, as
sembly room, and, curtained off for the
night, accommodate some cots for
sleeping. Then tents can be put up
near the cottage for lodging, and
kitchen in connection. This will make
an ideal place for our camp for the
Junior members and their friends; then
we want to conduct a camp for young
men, those who can accommodate their
vacation to the time would find 1t
good place to rest and recuperate and
those who could not could make ar
engagements for horse or wheel, and
so up for a week to spend the nights
and come to work every day. We ex-
pect to have general camp, where
members and their wives could go for
the same privileges. A farm conducted
by Chinese will be able to furnish us
with bananas. and pineapples, and
poultry. and Mr.. Morgans place can
probably provide us with vegetables
and milk. SO that we can enjoy the fat
of the land.
ITO make the camp n moral and re-
ligious benefit as well as physical we
think of planning for a quiet hour in
the morning before breakfast for per-
sonal prayer and Bible study. and a
devotional exercise before retiring at
night. Then twilight services will be
arranged for on the hillside which
could be made very full of inspiration
and remind one of those holy hours
spent on the shores of Lake Geneva
Regular services of course would be
arranged for Sunday. and addresses on
some lines of Church and Association
work could be given at different times
not to make the camp too full of work
to interrupt the rest which all would
want"
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