The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07

lars by the end of the season. Down
the street from the city hall TO the lake.
are lined the other municipal build
lngs. There is grocery store, refresh
ment hall, a restaurant where ex-
cellent meals are served; a newspaper
o1hce, camera dark room, souvenir
store and house for the lady visitors
On to one side is great circus tent in
which are given the Chautauqua pro-
grams, which are a regular feature of
the camp Every Sunday, Wednesday
and Saturday evening this tent is filled
with the boys and people from neigh
boring resorts, for the entertainments
are among the best on the road. At the
opening, July %, over 1000 people as
sembled to listen to the program. In
another tent moving picture machine
mas been installed to entertain the boys
In the evening. Boy City also has its
own water and light plants, the latter
being an old road roller connected to a
dynamo. When one of the boys, with
Judge Brown first, saw this continuance
he gave vent to a snort of derision
What more do you want?' asked the
judge. its got an engine hasn't it?"
The care of all these buildings and
5ers of the board of public works. and
20 their credit be it said that they keep
the town looking well.
The city is made up of a number of
camps, each coming as party with it's
own leader, generally Y. NJ. c. A. man
or Sunday school teacher There is
also one general camp under the lead
ershlp of Charles B. Hahn, organizer Of
Boyville and a prominent workers
among boys. This is for boys coming
alone Each camp forms a ward and
elects its own alderman to represent ii
on the city council, which governs the
town. On the advisory board. in addi-
ton to Judge Brown and Mr.. Hahn. are
several other prominent men. DR.. J. C.
foIsom, professor of physical training
In the University of Wisconsin, is the
athletic director of the camp. Pro-
lessor f. II. Reynolds of the Boy city
college, St. Louis, Mo, has charge of
the educational work. and H. II. Fuller.
superintendent of public schools of East
Jordan, Mich, is the entertainment di-
rector. Professor l. P. Christensen of
Salt Lake City is musical director and
leader of the Manistee Zouave Juvenile
band, which plays daily for the boys.
William 3. Stout (Jack Knife) Of the
st. Paul Dispatch. is the manual train
ing and arts and crafts director.
On the first Wednesday after the
camp opened, the boys held their NUM-
cipal elections. Two parties appeared
in the field. one wishing AQUATIC sports
to be given the most official attention
and the other favoring land sports.
Each party had it's banners, cards.
badges and speakers and went right
after the voters. When the smoke blew
away it was found that the land party
mad the mayor and one member of the
board OF public works, and the water
party they object to being called the
vets, had the rest Edgar Crumpack-
er, son of Judge Crumpacker, Hammond.
md and nephew of Congressman
Crumpacker, was chosen mayor by a
majority of IS. The other officers are.
clerk, Wright; treasurer. Thompson:
board Of public works, Feasdale.
Trumbull and Coldwater. After the
election was over Governor Harmon
of Ohio gave the boys short, but very
interesting talk. on the need of boys be-
coming good citizens. In presenting
Governor Harmon, Judge Mayne re-
ferred to him as perhaps our next
president
For two weeks more Bow CITY will
be an active, prosperous community.
and then, the three weeks allotted to
it each year being over, the boys will
follow the example of those old Arabs,
who always seem to get in at the end
OF every camping party. and Boy city
will be quiet for year.