The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-12
CAMP HUXlS ENTERIAINS
f PARTY OF WELL KNOWN
 AND PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Very Pleasant Time Is the Rute at
 the Camp-ExceIleut Bathing FaclIi-
 ties-AthIetic Games and Pnstimes Are EBjOyed-PIemty of Good, Wholesome Food-The Camp a Great
 Success.
 Tuesday July s. was observed at Tuxis Island as visitors day. The day was bright and fine and seventeen guests, parents and friends of the boys' visited the island during the day The following are the names of the visitors: MT. and Mrs. Hamblen of Springfield Mass; MT. and Mrs. Jackson and Miss Jackson, Mrs. secomb. sr-, Mrs. secomb, Jr., and daughter from An l sonia, Mrs Shanley and Miss Shanley, Mrs. Langdale, Mrs, Mitchell, Miss Mitchell, MT. and Mrs. Downs of New Haven and Rev. Howard Mudie of Mt. Carmel.
 1 The visitors were met at the station by Master Howard Baldwin, who is one 1 of the veteran campers. and escorted to the Madison shore. There they were met by the big dory and rowed across ] by one of the campers to the island. The visitors were conducted about the i island and shown the points of interest. The four tents were first examined. 1 These are furnished with cots and blankets, and the various belongings of ! the boys. One tent is labelled, The Waldorf" the second is known as The 1 Princess" the third is called "Stanley's Zoo," while the fourth bears the sug- gestive name of The House of Too | Much Trouble"
 The island has a white sand bathing beach one side and is furnished with fine free and floating dock. The rocky | promontories which surround the rest of the place are very picturesque and I command splendid views in all direc- tions. Sunset Rock" a rocky slope on the west side of the Island; Little Round Top" which is rock formation at the highest point are favorite spots. It is at one or the other of these places that the boys assemble every evening 1 for the shcrt devotional services. It is we'll to note services are of such na- ture as to appeal to the boys They are l conducted in an earnest, wholesome manner which presents christianity not as an abnormal state but as the natural and manly life.
 1 The visitors joined the boys in the dining room at noon. One of the fathers remarked at dinner One thing at least is certain the boys are we'll fed" The 1 boys enjoy any amount of wholesome 1 fun. The boys swim and bathe and row, always under the wachful eye of competent leader. They have all sorts of athletic games. In the evening they have impromptu entertainments. These sometimes partake of the nature of music and rhetorcals.
 Last evening mock trial was held of the State versus one of the Campers for attempted burglary. The details of the crime were the efforts of the pris- oner to abstract crackers from the cooks window.
 l The verdict was declared in favor of the State and as a penalty for the crime 1 the convicted one was stuffed with cho- i colate cake made and administered by the ladies.
 Several guests from the Madison shore were present at the trial and the
 whole company were treated to cake and root beer.
 Harvey Smith, who has charge of the camp. is a veritable classic on boys.
 His control over the campers in his charge is most admirable and his in-
 f1uence is strong for all that makes for good in the life of a boy. MT Smith is
 assisted by the following fine leaders: Mashal Meserve, Francis Stanley and Clifford Beardsley. Tn Rev Howard Mudie and William G. Lotze are also frequent visitors to the camp.
 ] No mention of Tuxis Island is com plete without word concerning the fa-
 nous camp cook, James Allston. MT.
 Allston has catered to the camp ever since it was first organized four years ago, to the abundant satisfaction of all
 concerned. MT. Allston is famous singer and one of his songs is such fa-
 vorite with the boys that the refrain
 may be heard from some part of the is- and at almost any time. It runs as fol- lows: "Sittin' round the goding altar, chillen. 'Sittin' round the golding altar chillen. Ober in the promised Iand' Camp No. closes on Friday, July ii.
 Camp No. ? begin Saturday, July F,
 last ten days. Several of the campers are to remain through the second camp.
 This remark is frequently heard by the boys who are to leave on Friday, 'Oh your in luck. You're going to stay
 to the next camp"