The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
The Boys Assembly.

The annual assembly at the Good
viii Farm and boys encampment from
July 27 to Aug 5, is being pleasantly
anticipated by large number OF boys
over the state between the ages or IL
and 30 as ten days of profit and pleas
ure to be spent in the pine grove on the
hanks of the Xennebec river, near the
Good will Farm. The managers are
working for a large attendance and an
unusually attractive program has been
arranged for the boys, both along
educational lines and sport, the com
hination of the two to the benefit of
those who attend being the object
sought for by the managers.
The epcampment will open Thursday
evening with a preli minary service In
the Dunn Auditorium which will be
CHIEFLY Introductory to the work of the
encampment and asse mbly in the way of
, telling the boys there for the first time
the rules and the purposes OF the ten
DAYS spent out of doors in sport and
study.
The first real session of the occasion
will be at 1920 o'clock Friday. After
everything is understood there is nag
raising at the pines and not until the
flag goes up is the school formally
opened.
A DAYS program runs something like:
A 15.minutes devotional service just
after breakfast. This is held in the
auditorium and usually conducted by
one of the older boys, usually visitor
rather than a Good Will boy. At 10 30
ia the auditorium session. 1t lasts about
an hour The boys attend; the public
ia always welcome Dinner is at II; the
ball game at 2; the swim in the Kenne-
bee at 4 supper is at 80 or 5 The
evenings meeting or entertainment
comes at 80 and lasts about an hour.
The wet day-there is usually one at
east-is devoted to the annual spelling
match, athletic games under the big
tent and such other forms of amuse-
ment as the young life suggests. The
Good Will assembly and boys encamp
ment ia not aY M c. A. camp; it is
not under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association 1t is true,
however, that a strong emphasis is laid
each year upon the Y. M c. A. idea.
1t can hardly be otherwise when so
many of the strongest boys present are
identified with Y, NJ. G. As
The Good Will assembly and boys en-
campment has for its equipment tract
of 80 acres, which, aside from clearings
for assembly purposes, consists of a
dense growth of pine trees; an auditor
ium which will accommodate 800-a build
ing which is adequate for its purpose
except on Assembly sundays, dining
hall; two tennis courts; an athletic
field small tents accommodating four per-
sons each; large tent for special pur-
poses There is a small refreshment
stand near the auditorium which is con-
trolled by the Assembly management and
ia usually run by couple of Good ill
boys The steamer and barge which
transfers passengers from the Good Wi i'll
railroad station to the pines, across the
Kennebec river does not belong TO the
Assembly The Assembly equipment
is not the property of the Good viii
Home association, as many people sup
pose; there are two separate organiza-
tons The Good Will Home association
owns Good i'll farm and its equipments.
1t is in Fairfield, in Somerset county; the
Good Will Assembly association owns
the Pines and the equipment in linton,
IN Kennebec county.
There is no hotel in the pines. Those
who dwell in the pines during the as
sembly, with few exceptions, lodge in
tents and take their meals at the dining
room. This gives free outdoor life
Some have supposed the assembly to be
for Good Will boys only, but this is a
mistake. Boys and young men who are
planning TO attend the assembly are
strongly advised to spend the entire ten
days.
The uniform rate of al day is
charged for board and tent room and
where there are a number of boys com
ing from any one Sunday school or other
association, the management advises
some adult to accompany them Boys
interested in tennis aud other sports
should bring their racquets, swim ming
suits, balls, gloves and other equipment
with them to have the best time possible.
The Maine Central will sell reduced
rate tickets good for the entire ten days
of the assembly on application at any OF
the ticket offices of the company.
There are prospects of arger attend
ance this year han ever before Appii-
cations for tent accommodations will be
registered in the order in which they are
received, and accommodations will be
pledged until the limit is reached
Letters relating to the Assem- bl y
should be addressed 10 g W Hinckley
Hinckley, Maine.