The Washington times., 1909-07-07
CAMP Of Y. N. c. A.
NEARS ITS CLOSE
This Week Last of a Sue
ceSSful Trip to South
River.

When Benny Goldsmith and his dog,
TIP. rolled out Of their respective cots
just before sunrise this morning, the
"dav" had begun at the camp Of the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. boys, at South
River. Md.
In the early DAYS of the camp IT
was not thus, but when young Mr. Gold
smith heard Uncle Ben Larrimore, far
mer and chief sage of South River, say
that if he remained IN bed five minutes
after sunup nausea would stay with him
al the day. he made up his mind to beat
the sun 10 It. And ne did. even though
he and his dog. Tip, had TO transfer their
cots from tent No, 3 to alongside the
oamr fire on the beach.
thus il came about that Benny and
his dog Tip are the official awakeners of
tho camp, and. although all the other
boys do not follow too closely on the
heels of the awakeners. there is not
much comfort for those who linger
sleepily after 8 o'clock. Even the boys
in Director Chesley's tent are all ready
for business when the whistle sounds at
$50 for the morning dip.
But Uncle Ben" Lawimore and
Uncle Dick and his dog Tip are not the
only features of this camp, the largest
and most successful of any of the out
ings yet conducted by the boys depart
ment Of the washington Y. NJ. c. A.
After the tents and cots have been put
in order. there is a short Bible study
about O'Clock. when al the boys and
leaders sit down under one of the big
oak trees on the hillside overlooking
the river and bay and talk for little
while q serious things, Of the elements
that make stIrdy character, and OF the
traits that make manly men. This and
the gcod-nighr campfire service are the
most Impressive incidents Of a day 3
life in camp.
OF course, everybody is strong for
baseball. so strong in fact that camp
league was organized in the early days.
with a team from each Of the i've tents.
There are just nine boys ia each tent.
and the groups are in charge Of A. NJ.
Chesley. director of boys work; 2. N.
Edmunds. Of Company X. the associa-
ton company in the District National
Guard; Z. J. Worms, assistant director
Of boys work: Dr.. A J. Browning,
camp physician. and c. z. Beckett,
physical director. The games. which
last only I'VE innings. are played in the
morning. Just before the MONDAY swim.
When the visitors came down from
Washington the other day there were
three games. a league championship
contest in the morning in which DR..
Browning cleared the bases twice in i've
innings with a home run. and two games
in the afternoon. one between the men
visitors and a team made up Of leaders
and boys. and the ether between a camp
team and the South River boys nine
which the former won.
Each evening around the camp fre
Editor Edmauds reads the last edition
ct THE WhaugdOodle.' the camp daily
containing all the news Of the camp az
TO the minute of going TO press.
The tent inspection, for ueatness and
arrangement. was won bg Dr. Brown
ing's boys in tent No. f.
Next Sunday a talk viii be given by
General Secretary. Cooper, OF the Wash
ington I. n. c. a.
. I'd TO this morning sunburu and blis-
ters were the most serious ailments re-
quiring the camp physicians attention
The drinking water was tested by a
Washington chemist before the boys
came to camp, and particular care has
been given all the sanitary arrange
ments.
Camp will be broken at noon nexi
Monday.