The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
Burlington County Boys Enioy
Outing.

Sixty boys and leaders from Burlington.
Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth and Nor
ris counties have just completed a two
weeks outing at the New Jersey County
Boys Camp Y. NJ G. A. on the Delaware
river, near Byram. This years camp was
the most successful one of the seven
annual camps held under the auspices of
the above named county associations. The
days have been full of wholesome fun and
instruction. The boys have returned home
tanned and sunburned but better boys be-
cause OF the two weeks life spent togeth-
er under the most favorable circumstances
The camp site is one of the most pictur
esque spots in the entire Delaware valley.
The Delaware palisades rise to the height
OF 800 feet opposite the camp, while the
ranges of hills nearby mount by gentle
grades to greater heights. The gentle
sloping shore made an admirable bathing
ground for the bathers. The instruction
In swimming was In charge of the Camp
Auxiliary U. 3. Volunteer Life Saving
Corps with E. T. Judd, of Long Branch
In charge Ten boys learned to swim:
Charles N. Gaskill, Russell Smith, Mount
Holly; Percy Kirby, Columbus; Bartlett
Bradshaw, Haddonfeld Robert A. Ruth
erford, Laurel Springs; JOS D. Lawrence,
Edwin B. Pittman, Merchantville; Frank
Flowers, Paulsboro; Marvin Rode, Swedes-
boro, and F. Carroll Stille, of Clayton.
Life saving work was one of the features
of the camp under the direction of Capt.
George M. Blsckman, keeper of the U. s.
Life Saving station at Ocean City. The
boys were taught the single and three man
system OF resuscitation. long distance
swimming, swimming on back, floating,
dying, fetching sacks Of stone from the
bottom In ten feet of water, dragging
drowning man In water and putting In
boat or bringing to shore and back to life
again. All of the useful things everyone
ought to know In and about the water In
this connection was taught the boys In
order that they may know what to do and
how to do 1t at the proper time Nine
boys passed successfully the U. s. Volun.
teer life saving tests out of large mum
Der that took the examination.
Visitors day brought many of the par.
ents and friends Of the boys who spent q
few hours with the boys. From the time
the whistle awoke the campers at g. 80 in
the morning there was not an idle moment,
except for the rest period Of an hour al
noon. Each day opened with setting UP
exercises and dip in the river, then came
breakfast. Bible study and games, with 8
twenty minute swim q half hour before
dinner. The afternoons were spent in the
many various avenues attracting the boys
to the woods river, mountains or athletic
field all under the direction of an adul
leader.
The camp was under the charge Of Otii
B. Read, of Mount Holly, who has beer
director of the camp for the past fou
years. With Mr.. Read were associated
the other county and rural association
secretaries and assistants of the organized
counties of the state; H. d. Maydol
and D. s. Rash, of Haddonfield; DAME
E. Lorentz, of Dover; E. T. Judd, o
Long Branch; II. H. Smith, of Wood
bury, and Norman 8. Grubbs, the new
assistant secretary of the Burlington
County Young Mems Christian Associa
itions.