The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05

turned at dusk with catch of 10 small
trout Group with Bethea visited Eagles
Nest, which gives beautiful view of all
surrounding country. Drizzling rain in
afternoon but games kept boys busy.
Swimming at Fosters Cox and Har-
rison swan across river unassisted
After supper prepared, big camp fire and
sat around singing Until taps.
Saturday night the Cherokees, by spe-
cial permission, had a midnight supper
on Signal Rock. which the boys are talk
ing about yet. Sunday the whole camp
went to church and returned for big
dinner. chicken and ice cream and cake.
Mrs. Mormon, her daughters and little
Charley and Margaret Mormon were
guests of the camp at dinner. The song
service, just before dusk, when a whole
hour was spent singing old hymns, was
especially enjoyable.
The party returned to Birmingham
Thursday night with plenty of tick and
chigger bites, proud of nut brown skin
and full of marvellous tales of camp life.
General Cubbon kept n diary which he
lost, but someone found r Here ATE a
few of the entries:
few of the entries:
Individual tennis championships: On &C.
count Of rain the championship games
had to be postponed. Charles A. Jones
Jr., Is chairman, and has made arrange
ments for the tournaments on the home
courts.
John Terry Badham won the honors
in singing the horseshoes. The three
midgets, Badham, Cosby and Harrison,
were match for any one in the camp
when 1t came to the horseshoe game.
Every member In the camp could swim
this speaks we'll for the Young Men S
Christian association swimming pool
Tinsley Harrison, Bill Cosby Wesley
Westmoreland and Wendall Cox with
Mr.. Cubbon swimming alongside) swan
across the river
Evans Riley and Walter Murdoch had
it on everybody their size when It came
to long distance swimming.
Bill Cosby pitched "a games in four
days. Bill was always ready to crawl
in when darkness came over the camp.
Champion long distance seep-walker,
Wendall Cox.
Bill Cosby and John Terry Badham fell
in love with the bugle. Guess everybody
in camp was aware, of the fact; so were
the young ladies on the train. Possibly
the Cosby folks appreciate Bills accom-
plishments. Yes, Bill took the bugle
home with him and the neighborhood
probably are deserving their alarm clocks
preferring Bills calls on his bugle.
Vance and Wilson gave a demonstration
of tennis for the ladies of the rural dis
tricts who had never seen the game be-
fore.
Capt. Rufus Bethea carried three suit
cases to camp-thought he was going to
stay TWO months instead of two weeks.
Overheard-John Badham: Say. Bill.
we have bigger family than you ALL
Bill Cosby IT bet you haven't" John:
We'll. have five brothers" Bill: II
have four sisters" John: We'll, let's see,
now. you have four children and one
boy, that makes five, so that's where
you lose.''
Wesley Westmoreland: Little. but oh,
my MY name is Jimmy and I'll take all
you give me!' Wesley's song at least a
half-dozen times during a meal.
Bob Bowpon was the easiest fellow to
lay hands on In the camp. Just say pigs
and Bob was Johnny on the-spot. Bob
was the professors right-handI man in
the commissary department.
Bill Cosby was well acquainted with
black marks. He met them only 16 times.
Bill says the professor is almost as
strict as his father.
Allen Hargreaves say that Miss Wright
from Rome was all right.
Capt Dick Kelley: Come on, boys, let's
go fishing
The commissary department.:
!. Five gallons of milk per day (the
genuine article) wasn't enough.
O. Fifteen pounds of steak for dinner.
g. Eighteen chickens on two different
days fell short of satisfying the minor
demands.
A. Highland Bakerys 30 loaves day
were none too many
: s. Fifty-four boxes of corn fakes dis
appeared.
6. Forty dozen eggs met their fate on
frying pan or in boiler
Z. Mr.. Cubbon, can't have a raisin p
This was the external question until 40
pounds had been devoured
s. Oh, you barbecue! "Chef, can't have
some more?" Chef: Come. get out of
here!"
Christmas was the name of the chefs
assistants name He was originally
named Forest, but he was like that much
looked for day-always coming--so we
dubbed him Christmas.
The Cherokee tent In charge of Capt
Burr Blackburn, took first place, having
only IS dement's. The Lookouts. under
General Cubbon, came second with 81
and Capt. Dick Kelley's came. third
with 36.
The Cherokees presented Mr.. Cubh on
with a beautiful stickpin. This came as
surprise and was greatly appreciat ed
by the general
Glorious Fourth 1t Meridian