Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-23
Camp Life
Ending for
Cify'S Boys
Great Entertainment Tonight at
Kiamesha-East Orange
Man Honored.
CHURCHES


Joys are not joys that always stay !;
And constant pleasures don't delight but
cloy."
boys were versed in poetry, the
above quoted lines might serve as
soothing refrain as the time draws
near for them to abandon Camp Kia-
mesha, the beautiful summer recrea-
ton preserve which the Young Men 8
Christian Association provided for
them some years ago.
Every boy. as the first breath of
summer comes, whether he can ex-
press it or not, must feel as did the
poet who said:
Throw up the Window TITS a
morn for life in its most subtle lux
ury. The air is like a breathing from
a rarer world. There is 1oy
for all Gods creatures in it,"
Three Hundred Felt 1t.
1t is this sentiment and aspiration
that filled the hearts of more than
three hundred youths at the begin
ming of the season of 1913 the fifth
year of the camp, and drove them to
the mountains. And with a regret
as profound as their joy was unutter-
able then, they will leave the camp on
September 5. But they have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
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regarded as the most successful of
any in the history of the encampment.
Last week a number of the boys
, gave signal proof of their sense of
gratitude for the pleasure which they
had experienced this summer and the
physical benefit which they had re-
ceived. These boys organized a
camp improvement association which
will meet In this city this winter and
form plans for new rustic building,
| for a store, bank and office. To pro-
vide for a new water supply a plant
also has been built during the pres
ent season which furnishes the camp
with 600 gallons of pure spring water
each day.
Few boys are provided with such
camping quarters as those at Kia-
mesha. Last summer there was
dedicated a new rustic stone dining
hall and lodge, with a porch over
looking the campus, lake and ex-
| quisite mountain scenery.
Boys Provided Funds.
The dining-room seats 100 boys in
| family groups, seven boys and a
| leader at each table This building,
| the cost of which was more than
| $4,000, was tribute of the boys, who,
with the aid of their friends, raised
the whole sum.
The boys sleep in waterproof tents,
with board floors. The camp is self
governing and each ten elects a coun-
Gilman, the board of councilmen
choosing a candidate for mayor.
Sunday last was the occasion of
| the late season election. Donald
Gardner was elected camp mayor, to
succeed C. Irwin Post, of East Or
ange. The latter is very popular
among the campers, as might be
judged from the honor bestowed upon
him.
The particular benefit of the en-
campment. of course, is that the
boys have all the fresh air that
beautiful. healthful site can give
them. Further, their sport and
recreation are carried on under the
supervision of experts in all kinds OF
athletic exercises. Thus they are
instructed, in connection with this,
in nature study, woodcraft, forestry.
scouting, canoeing in actual war
canoes, mountain climbing, photog-
raphy, first aid to the injured, SAM
tation and hygiene.
The supervisor of recreational edu-
cation this year has been Professor
r. e. Martin, principal of the West
field IN. j. High School. Professor
Alfred c. Kinsey, of Stevens Insti-
tute, has acted as director of nature
study. Professor Francis J. Pelican,
of New York city, has been the en-
tertainment director. He has for sew
eral weeks been preparing the boys
for a great camp entertainment.
which will be given tonight on the
lawn of Culvers Lake.
visitors to, the Camp.
Among the visitors to the camp
Ia az week were. Raw Stillman, Philip