The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
Camp Lloyd, Held in Mammoth
Park the Past Week, was
Well Attended.
Fine Weather and an Excellent
Program Made the Encamp.
ment a Great Success.
Will Meet in Mammoth Park Next
Year-Officers Elected and
Installed.


The fifth annual encampment Of the
Sons Of Veterans at Camp Lloyd, Nam
moth Park, Reynoldsville, from August
Bird to 9th, was the largest encampment
ever held by this Association. There
was double the attendance OF OF Sons Of
Veterans during the entire encampment
to what there was in previous years.
Fifty white tents were pitched in the
park, which is an ideal place for an en-
campment. A number OF Reynoldsville
citizens, who have lived here for years,
did not know there was such q beauti-
full level stretch Of ground in the park
as there is. The brow OF the hill hides
the park from public view along Main
street, and while the Sons OF Veterans
encampment was apparently out Of
town, yet they we're within the borough
limits.
The Sons OF Veterans came to Camp
Lloyd Wednesday and by Thursday
morning large number of the boys
were in camp, where most Of them re.
NAMED until Sunday evening and Mon
day morning. They did not break camp
until yesterday.
Thursday evening the Sons OF Veter-
ans paraded up Main street to park,
headed by the Keystone band. After
the parade an address OF welcome was
delivered by Rev. DR.. A. j. Meek, pas
tor Baptist church, and responded to
by Chaplain w. :. McCurdy, of Pitts
burg. The Keystone band gave con-
cert. There we're two or three thousand
people at camp that evening, and every
evening during the encampment there
were large crowds present.
Friday members of Companies E, l
and K of 14Sth Pa. VOL, held reunion
at Camp Lloyd and the w. r. c. held a
picnic in camp that afternoon.
At 800 p. m. Friday Rev. N. l..
Brown, of Pittsburg, Chaplain of Fourth
Regt. S. V. r., lectured for two hours
on Gettysburg" 1t was fine lecture.
Saturday afternoon Prof. S. G. Hep
Ter, of New Bethlehem delivered an ex-
cellent lecture on Nuggets OF Gold"
AT tho camp fire Saturday evening
Lawyer Clement Flynn, OF this place,
made speech that was enjoyed by the
large audience.
1t is estimated that there we're be-
tween five and six thousand people at
Camp Lloyd Sunday afternoon and
there was also large crowd present
Sunday evening. Chaplain McCurdy
preached at 2,S0 p. m. and 500 p. m.
Sunday.
AT a business meeting of the En-
campment Association Sunday the fol-
lowing officers were elected for next
year; President, Captain Shannon, Of
Punxsuaawney Vice President, Cap
tain Leroy, Of Brookville (; Secretary
and Treasurer, Captain Wadding, OF
Brookville. The officers were installed
by Division Commander Lloyd, in whose
honor the camp was named this year.
The boys were so well pleased with
Mammoth Park for encampment
grounds that they decided to hold the
encampment at the same place next
year.
Alvin and John Want, young violin
lists OF New Bethlehem, who were visit
ing in town during the encampment,
appeared on the platform several times
and entertained the people with violin
duets and solos.
The park was lighted at night by
electricity.
The ferris wheel and merry-go-round
did a good business every evening.
The liverymen gathered in some
"coin of the realm" hauling people to
and from camp. Over $1,000 was COL
lected in ten cent fares on one wagon
ette Sunday afternoon and evening.
The weather was delightful during
the entire encampment, only one small
shower.
Next year, water and gas will be piped
into the park which will make it more
convenient.
The camp was in darkness Monday
night on account Of the Electric Light
Company not having water to run the
power plant. However, the young
people seemed to have just as much fun
as they would have had with the park
lighted.