Evening journal., 1910-08-04
FOR
CAMP MEETING
Activity at Summit Grounds
as Annual Service in
Woods Draws Near
MANY TENTERS ON
The SHADY GROUNDS

camp grounds at Brandywine Summit
Camp this year will be reception to
be given from to 10 o'clock on Sat
urday evening, by the Ladies Aux
Hilary. IL viii be I'm the nature of a
house-warming, and the Marquee will
be exhibited TO visitors in all It's new
paint, the colonial colors OF yellow
and white, and with all its new iron
beds and clothes-racks and runners.
There are 10 members OF the Ladies'
Auxiliary, and most of them expect to
be present In addition, they have
voted to invite their husbands and
friends. The grounds will be bril-
! liantly illuminated with Japanese Lam
/ terms. refreshments will be served. and
a musical program will be given in the
! tabernacle. The three numbers on the
program which have so far been ar
ranged are a duet by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Meyer, a piano solo by Miss
Margaret Cox. and a plano solo by
Mrs. Warner Montgomery.
The following committee are In
charge: Committee on reception. Mrs.
| j. X. Nipple (Circle), chairman; Mrs.
John Clayton (Scott. Mrs. l. Elmer
Perry (Elam), Mrs. George w. Cox
tLebanon). Mrs. Howard ID. Ross CSt
Paul's), Mrs. J. H. Watson Summit
Avenue), Mrs. Clarence Green (Union) 4.
Mrs. James Schaefer (Brandywine) 4.
Mrs. II. G. Turner (Asbury), Mrs. A.
w. Brilely (Circle). Mrs Howard Ely
(Circle). and Mrs. w. ]. w. Hance
(Circlel.
The chairmen Of the subcommittee
are: Mrs. Gertrude Wright. president
Of the auxiliary. receiving committee;
Mrs. Mayrice +. Alexander. refresh
ment committee: Mrs Howard ID. Ross.
committee on decorations. and Mrs. II.
c. Turner, committee on entertain
ment
The Elan Sunday observance Will
not be held this year, as next Sunday
is big Sunday" at Chester Heights,
and most of the ELAN people expect
TO 20 there. Brandywine Summit
Camp will open on Wednesday night.
August 10.
Receptions for Newly Weds.
Several informal entertainments
have been held at the camp. On Sat
urday night the whole community ser
enaded the brides and grooms of the
camp. after ancient and honorable GUS
tom. Armed with tin pans aud other
musical instruments, they first de-
scended upon Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry Hol
! INKS ILL., hAo hAAlb anu bANoNh VI
! ioyed the event, but could not b'
! coaxed into making speeches. Thei
2 the musicians called upon Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harry Meyer. Mrs. Meyer re
cited a poem to her unexpected guests
which they heartily applauded. TIL
groom was taken on what the cottas
ers call a "trolley ride" that Is, a rid
? upon a small express wagon, draw
by human power The whole occ
y sion was very pleasant and success
~ full. except that the trolley brol
70 down. The community now say tn
= they are lying in wait for the Re
Is and Mrs. John White and promise
a memorable serenade.
The young people of the camp hal
II two see-saws and swing rugged up
II the valley at the entrance 10 n
= grounds. and they have singing an
! swinging parties each night
! Since the Marquee has been so i'm
a proved, il is considered much too I'm
/ a neighborhood to shelter the oil SUI
n ply in the rear. and the oil will b
a moved over near the feed tent
!. There hasn't been one mosquito a
IA the camp this year, nor night whe
it was uncomfortable to sleep with
n blanket The one sorrow that III
h cottagers express, is that grounding
!. come at night and dig holes in III
. avenues. Three OF the varmints hav
! been caught and executed. The near
J est 70 a burglary this year was wheI
. a cottager heard some leaves rIstlini
: on the trees. so the duties OF Con
stable Green have been light.
There is a noteworthy houseclean
4 ing going on now, In the streets, anC
a in the cottages. getting ready for tn
opening Of camp. Every day SOM
cottage Is temporarily turned wroni
side out into the street, and scrubbed
T The cottages are very pretty ant
;, roomy. The wide open doors ar
! hung with gauzy draperies, and ga.
striped awnings decorate the front
3 Inside they are coy with couches
j. cushions, pictures and school pen
: nants. Around the trees in the ave
Z nues. are fern rOckeries.
> Mayrice f. Alexander has a larg
II grocery store on the hill, in charge o
J. Edgar Delahay. There are fresh SUI
!, plies brought out every day, includin
u ice cream. The shining bottles o
;, preserves, fresh fruits, paper pack
y ages. and vegetables are very at
E tractive and Mr.. Delahay is KEEP
e busy. This is the second season Nh
{ Alexander has had the grocery sup
. plies az the camp, and the store l
b very popular.
Z Mrs. McCaulley has the Unto
n boarding tables, and Mrs. Rambo tn
st. Pauls boarding tables. Mrs
: Rambo has her tables open, and sh
! is a splendid cook. Her pavilion
prettily decorated with fern baskets.
> Mr.. Foulk and Mr.. Pierce run au
e tomobiles every night. returning earl
in the morning, from Fourth ant
Market and from near the Oper
House. respectively, and they Away
have a large crowd. Last night WI
liam Belts and family, of Claymon
paid a trip to the camp IN their auto
u and Isaac Belts, with Mrs. Belts, an
~ Joseph Davis came out I'm his machin
= to spend the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Warren an
Miss Esther Warren OF Wilmington
= and Edward J. Ayres. OF Norristowl
" are visiting the families OF John
y Green and George w. Cox.
III The Rev DR.. ]. ID. c. Hanna an
. daughter. Mrs. Clifford, entertai
II large parties from Philadelphia eac
~ week end. DR.. Hanna is now at Il
camp every day, spending a w
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Mary Crouch is spending h
forty-hfth year at the camp. She hi
N not missed single year in all Il
forty-five.
Last night the men OF the can
of spent the evening searching for seve
ri 49, ola Arthu,. Husband who liV