The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-27
ANNUAL "QUEST"
Of Castle North, No. s53, Knights Of King
Arthur.

early aStlr week ago MONDAY morning,
| gathering at the North Church parsonage,
where the impedimenta for the camp in the
woods at St. Georges Lake, Liberty, had
| been collected At 7.30 a. m. eleven OF the
| Knights including the Merlin, set forth on
the Quest, transported by an ancient vehicle.
At p. m. the rendezvous in the woods was
! reached and just previons to dinner, the
Senechal, Sir Kay, joined the party having
journeyed over hill and through wales on a
| motor cycle with himself as the power.
The evening hours were well advanced be-
fore the four tents were pitched and the
beds made ready. 1t was a wearied COM
| pany that slept on the shore that first night,
but Tuesday morning at half past three
found the camp wide awake and the hills
| re-echoing the shouts of the Knights as the
three boats left the ledge for the early
morning fishing. After breakfast and
morning devotions, it was decided to name
the camp ''Camp North in honor of our
Castle. The day was spent in fishing,
boating and lounging about the camp. 1t
was also noticed by the Commissary De-
partment that appetites were increasing,
for some Of the Knights had developed
enormous capacities for food. Wednesday
was tournament Day." toward which the
Knights had looked forward with great an
ticipation. By reason of the unavoidable
absence of the King, the "jousts" we're held
before the Merlin and the Seneschal All
the contests were close and proved very ex-
citing to the Knights assembled The out
come of the day was as follows:
100 yard dash, open to lads over fourteen,
1st, Ivan kimball; 2nd, l.. Jones; 3rd, IL.
Small. Time, u seconds:
Foot race, open to lads under fourteen,
| 1st, Dana Southworth; 2nd, NJ. Stephenson,
3rd, a. Godfrey Time, IS seconds
Putting the shot, 1st, II. Heath, distance,
27 feet, 81 inches End, !. Kimball, distance
| 26 feet, 8 inches; 3rd. L. Jones, distance %
feet, 4 inches.
Tug of war, best two out of three pulls,
winning team, Kimball, Dunton, Godfrey,
Jones.
Hurdle race, 1st, l. Kimball; End, L.
Jones, 3rd, H. Heath. Time, 13 seconds.
Three legged race, final heat, list, South
worth and Godfrey; 2nd, L. Jones and KIM
ball. Time, 20 seconds.
Sack race, final heat, 1St, Godfrey; 2nd,
Southworth; 3rd, Stephenson.
Boat race, 200 yards, won by Ivan KIM
ball. Time, minute, 55 seconds.
Boat race, 200 yards, won by II. Small.
Kimball receiving l6 points won the honor
of sitting in the Siege Penlons in the Castle
Hall for the next three months. He was
closely pursued by Southworth and God
frey, who tied for second honor with IA
points. White ribbon bows were given to
the winner in each joust with blue for the
second and red for the third. The tourna-
ment closed just in time for supper. 1t was
on this day also that the Seneschal, jour
neyjng to Liberty on business, surprised
the camp by returning across the lake in
royal style in motor boat, and being dis
covered when still some distance off shore
was greeted through megaphone with sa-
lutes due his triumphant approach, The
camp cook and ''cookess" had prepared
splendid dinner for us this day:
MENU.
Creamed Mashed Potato.
Roast Beef a la Wilson, Bread and Butter.
Pickles, Boiled Rice, Raisins, Cookies.
Prentiss' Spring Lemonade.
Thursday sudden squall swept the lake
and many of the knights out in boats fish
ing were thoroughly drenched. Borrowed
wearing apparel, fit and misft, was the Or
der for the remainder of the day, providing
much merriment. The difficult task of pre-
pairing dinner outdoors in the rain was sue
cessfully accomplished and the commissary
tent served as dining hall in place of the
grove with its glorious view of the lake. A
"wash out on the line' with no fatalities
was the work of the afternoon, and numer-
GUS idle sports in the boats and on the shore
completed the day. One of the knights,
drying his boots before the camp fire, turn
ed away for awhile and sudden gust of
wind started up the flame, which destroyed
them. After going about all day as King
Henry stood before Cannoso he discovered
other footwear in his camping bag. A row.
boat procession was feature of the early
evening, the boats man9uvering back and
forth before the camp while the songs of
the castle and other songs were sung most
Justify by the knights. The night hours
were filled with all sorts of merriment be-
fore sleep finally asserted its power and
brought quiet. Friday found the camp
early awake, the first fishing party leaving
the ledge just after $50 a. IN. Breakfast
was over shortly after six and after the
morning devotiOns fishing was in order
again. Boating in an imprOmptu sailboat
and jolly swimming parties filed the fore
noon and in the afternoon the camp was
divided into two parties, one defending a
certain portion of the shore and road and
the other withdrawing for an attack. The
attacking force was repulsed and half its
numbers captured. Letters from home and
The Republican Journal were the chief
items of interest just before supper
The night was made hdeous for the
knights who were having their first experi-
ence at camping by the unexpected visit of
"hinkum-shisch." With sulphurous eyes,
ghostly form and wall that was terrifying
this strange creature of the woods went
from tent to tent calling for the campers
who had not made his acquaintance Pill
lows, boots, shoes and other wearing ap-
parel disappeared under the tent wall very
mysteriously. drawn out by long ropes to
which they had been previously attached
| by the knights in other tents, and this last
| night in camp was full of noise and fun.
| Saturday a. N. camp was broken, the
boats returned to their owners, the Sene-
schal mounted his 'motor bicycle" and dis
appeared over the hills. After dinner the
rest of us clambered into our ''ancient ve-
hiclpo and shortly al flor oirht ~, hlod