Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-30
COUNTY Y. N. c. 4. CAMP JUNE 2e.
Best Sort Of Vacation for a Boy in
/. = His Teens.
ExpENsE Is NOT GREAT.
lGAod Food. Fresh Air Wholesome
Instruction. and Plenty Of Sport

Instruction, and Plenty of Sport
The County Boys Camp, conducted
Iby the County Young Mems Christian
its sixth season at Point Pleasant on
the Delaware River opposite Bryan,
N. ]. The Camp opens Wednesday,
June 26th, and closes July 24th. This
has come to be one of the best camps
for boys in the State At this season
of the year parents begin to plan for
a boys vacation, and naturally the
first question asked is, where can the
boy go to enjoy active, healthful, out
of-door life with the right association,
under the proper supervision, and free
from the bad influences of the ordin-
ary camp resort. Many times par
ents allow their sons to go camping
in small groups without leadership,
and have realized the questionable
things that have happened. This
Camp of the Young Mems Christian
Association is conducted on very
careful basis. 1t is located about
twenty-five miles north of Trenton,
and is reached by the Pennsylvania
railroad. For natural scenery, beauty
of location, opportunities for real
camp life, and enjoyable side trips,
this camping ground is unexcelleds
A total of two hundred and twelve
boys have spent part of their vacation
here many returning for their second
or third season. Since the opening of
the Camp forty-nine boys have learn
ed to swim, forty seven have passed
the u. S. Volunteer Life Saving Test,
and forty-fiye have become Christians.
No serious illness or accident has mar
| red these outings, which is a splendid
testimony of the Camp supervision
, The Camp Director will be Otis B.
Read, County Secretary of Burlington
county, with whom will be associated
H. N. Maydole, County Secretary of
Camden county, E. T. Judd, County
| Secretary of Monmouth County, and
H. H. Smith, County Secretary of
Gloucester County. DR.. E. R. Cooper
will be the camp physician. Instruc-
| tion in First Aid to the injured will
| be given as a part of the camp activi-
! ties. The camp equipment is of the
/ best with a first class cook.
I Field meets, baseball, swimming,
fishing and boating, mock trials, min
strel shows, stories about the camp
fire are among the different things
! which make the camp time worth
while. The camp paper, called The
/ Camp Squeak" is one good-natured
take-off on the boys of the camp, by
their fellows A competent leader is
i in charge of the swimming, and the
river patrolled by the Live Saving
i Crew while the boys are swimming
i Every precaution is taken against ac-
fcident. Besides the morning dip
there are swimming periods each day
except Sunday Special leaders are
in charge who instruct non-swimmers
in the art Capt George NJ. Black
man, keeper of the Ocean City Live
4 Saving Station, will be present at
the camp, and give an exhibition in
/ life saving and live saving corps
tests.
The rules of discipline at the camp
are very simple Firearms, danger
4 Gus practices of all kinds, and the use
of tobacco, are forbidden. There 1f,l
be two visitors days. on Sc Sesa,r5avs
July 9th and goth, wher narents and
friends of the bssys can visit the
camp. Any boy from twelve years
of age up can make application, the
dppioNdi VI parents OF guardian Delng
required in each case. The cost of
board and all other accommodations
at the Camp is $5. 80 per week. A de-
posit of 50 is requested with each ap-
plication. Applications for attendance
at Camp should be made to H. H.
Smith, County Secretary, Woodbury.,
N. ]. 1t cannot be said that all boys
will be admitted to the Camp. The
number of campers possible to ac-
commodate will be limited.