The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-19
Thirty-TwO Y. N. C. A. Boys
Leave for Maple Hill.
They Go by Train Intead Of on
Foot.
XPECT A GOOD TIME.
Camp Has Been Made Ready for
Their Entertainment.
Time VIII Be Spent in Swim.
ming and Games.

This morning 30 boys between the
ages of ten and twelve years, in charge
of c. H. Fenstermacher, the educa-
tional secretary of the Z NJ. c.. A. boys
department. left by the 935 Rock Island
train for Maple Hill Upon arrival at
this station the boys tramped two and
a half miles to the Y. ii, g. = sncamp-
ment on the Hamilton farm near Mill
creek, where they win enjoy the pleas
ures of camp life for period OF or 10
days.
The coIored cook and Two of +he cid
er boys who remained over from the
first encampment had everything II
readiness for the new arrivals and the
youngsters sat down to a hearty din
ner. one of the tempting dishes Icing
fish which had been caught in Mil
creek.
In speaking of the camp life which
the small lads will experience, Mi.
Fenstermacher informed a state jour
nal representative that the handling of
the boys of this age at tfis time viii
be more or less of an experiment as
some entirely new features for passing
the time will be trt ID The idea IS not
only to show the kids" a good time.
but to introduce some educational
stunts which will be beneficial to the
young tenters. Various kinds OF com
petitions viii be held so that they VIII
be continually on alert
The larger bays of the first encamp-
ment were graded. the grades being
based upon general department, ability
as campers and adaptabiity as YO1un-
teer leaders. The high honors fell to
LYMAN Malone while Chas. Freeman,
John March, Chester Ebey, Hampton
Shirer and Ralph Kingsley respectively,
came in for their share. OF this num-
Ralph Kingsley and Chester Ebey Will
act as squad conductors az the present
| encarnpment. The 81 small boys Will
be divided into four squads Of eight
boys each. and at the head OF eaen
squad will be one of me older boys
SQUAD contests will form one 0t the cx-
citing features of camp life There ~ill
| be contests in scouting, contests IN W. 10
| berry picking, and swimming competl-
tions under the supervision or MI
| Fensterrnacher and Harry L. Heinz
man. who will assist in the management
of the camp
There will be no end of fun for
the small boys, There Will be ooaS
| contests, and baseball at Maple Hill
with the kids of that country town
| Then Banker Updegraff of Maple
Hill has invited the tenters to spend
| a Jolly evening at his home. Five
| thoroughly good tents have been
provided for the accommodation OF
4 the boys aside from the cook and
/ dining tents. For the benefit OF
| anxious mothers let it be said thai
| the drinking water is excellent, com
/ ing from a crystal spring a quarter
| of a mile away from the camp. The
swims will be held in small creek
which was damned up by the boys
of the first camp and is but five and
| a half feet in depth at the deepest
points. Accommodations have not
/ been provided for visitors
The following boys enlisted in the
encampment:
Franklain Ashley. Forrest Bucka-
lew, Paul Bush. Horton CarsweI
Edward Elon Clark, Marshall Craw-
| ford, Wellington Culver, Charles
| Harlow. Lewis Hoatson. James Lind
say. Edison McCabe. Willis McCabe
! Robt. McEIroy, Omar MCGEE, F>ranh
MieIsac, Ralph O'Neil, John Osborne
| Roderick Osborne, Chas. Plath, Johr
Porter, John Prescott, Harold Quin-
ton, Karl Rankin, Otto Reinbach
Laurent Schwartz. Elrick Sharp
| CHRISTOPHER Thomas, Robt. Trump
Alden Weightman, Vernon West ant
Roger Savage.