Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-06-17
HlBBARD'S POINT CAMP.
Abnski TO be Better Than Ever
This Year

This Year.
The prospectus for Camp Abnaki, the
boys camp conducted by the State COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian as.
sociations Of Vermont at Hibbard's point,
North Hero, has just appeared. The
camp will open for its sixth season on
June 30 and close July 2S. The booklet
contains complete information about the
camp and is illustrated with several cuts.
Caring for large lumber of boys in
camp is not an easy task, and with all
possible care, absolute safety cannot be
guaranteed by human power, but every
precaution is taken to prevent danger of
any kind. Over six hundred young men
and boys have been in camp and no acct
dent has ever happened.
Byron N. Clark, field secretary Of Yer.
mont, who has had nine years. camping
experience, will again be the camp direc-
tor. Associated with him will be Capt.
G. A. Palmer OF Montreal, E. B. Read Of
Riehford, General Secretary F. K. Allen
of Burlington, General Secretary w. ii.
Pitcher of Montpelier, Secretary j. s.
Moran OF Addison country, the Rev. s. F.
Bloomfield Of Montpelier, and other COM
petent leaders, who love and understand
boys, one in charge Of each tent.
The camp is supplied with dining and
sleeping tents, as we'll as lodge. cook
house, and an outfit adequate for the
comfort and pleasure of all. There are
six steel boats and two fine swimming
places-oue at the dock, where the water
is 20 feet deep, with spring board, and
one on the sandy beach at the head of
the bay, where the water is shallow.
There is a good field for base ball, basket
ball, tennis, track events and other
sports.
The sanitary arrangements are excel.
| lent, the drinking water is pure, and the
food will be of the best quality, good va
riety, and sufficient in quantity for hun
cry boys. Joseph Lapier of Burlington,
who was cook in Vermont regiment,
during the Civil War, will again be the
cook in charge. Every one who has been
in camp knows what this announcement
will mean in soups, Rriddle cakes. pud-
dings, etc.
There are two swimming hours each
day, one at eleven o'clock and one at
four o'clock. The swimming will be in
charge of an instructor. A base ball
league will be formed and schedule of
games played, the winning team receiv-
ing pennant. The annual series Of
track and aquatic sports will be held. A
number of tramps are planned to points
of historical and other interest
A short religious service will be held
each morning and the day closes with
song and prayer. There are both Catho-
lie and Protestant churches in North
Hero. All boys over twelve years OF age,
belonging to any church club or Sunday
school in the State, are eligible to the
camp.
Beside the above information and state
ment of plans the prospectus contains
great deal of general information as to
Lake Champlain. the minor regulations
of the camp, necessaries for campaign
outfit, etc. The camp committee for this
year is as follows;
Byron N. Clark, chairman; E. K. Allen,
vice chairman; F. l.. North, treasurer; G.
A. Buck, Rev. S. F. Bloomfield, w. H.
Pitcher. Bruce Mcdonald. Rev. S. p.
Perry, E. B. Read, Wilbur Towle, G. A.
Palmer, Donald MacGregor, Col. F. l..
Greene, Rev. j. F. Schneider and j. S.
Moran.