Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Camp Cupid.

Camp Cupid opened up for the second
time this summer on Friday, July 18th.
It's site is on the bluffs Of Sun Creek
jus: where it enters Hashuqua. and
about a half Of q mile above where the
Hashuqua empties its sometimes pellu-
cid waters into the sometimes silvery
Noxubee. The spot is a very pretty
one, well shaded and elevated, and fine
" suited for a camp-ground.
The tents were pitched on the fore
noon Of the 18th and by evening every
thing vas ship shape and every one
hungry and tired. ready for the bounti-
full supper that was served and the
sleep that comes with out-of-door work.
The heavy rain of Saturday by contrast
made the succeeding days the more
pleasant.
The campers were chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Graham. It is not too
much to say that Mrs. Graham's gra.
cious tact and charm and her unselfsh
watching after the pleasure Of Others
made her a model for all chaperones,
while Mr.. Graham. with his wit and
humor, his kindness and energy for
the common good showed him to be
worthy of his better half and also one
of the best c%haperones on earth. Both
of them brought back with them the
grateful esteem of all the campers.
Others of'the party were Misses A.
legra and Areti Convey, Ada May Zeper-
nick and Irma Dillehay Of Meridian,
and Messrs. Charles Richardson, VIM.
Dent, Henry Minor. Minor Russell and
Edmund Patty. Mr.. Geo. Richardson
was able to be at camp only occasional
ly for the first half of the time, but
the latter half he was in constant. at
tendance. His enjoymene was equalled
by the pleasure he gave others. He
put the finishing touches to the camp
ground and added much to the comfort
as we'll as the appearance of the camp.
Misses Alma Dinsmore, Marian Patty,
Ethel Yates and Bessie May Dillehay
spent several days in camp as did Mr..
c. c. Convey and his charming wife.
Thursday evening, Mr.. Convey. to es-
cape going home, SO It is said, turned
the boat over in the river and got wet.
The happy result was that he was the
last to leave the grounds when camp
broke. Other visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Harrison. Mrs. DR.. Griffin
and Jack Holman, Messrs. Warren
jackson, Will Bush, Dick Dare, Len
Martin, G. S. Young and Jim Bush.
Misses Doris and Irma Houser, Mary
Love Madison and Annie Lou Elkins
rode out and spent m day. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. v. Yates and daughters spent
one evening at camp.
The getting away from ones every
day life and daily routine, the change
OF scene, action and habit. the quiet of
the woods and streams and the charm
Of out-of-door life and the rest and rec.
reation such living offers all combined
to make life at Camp Cupid happy. To
these were added the social happiness
of a congenial party. Bridge whist,
forty-two. music, dancing, singing and
conversation were INDUCED in within
the camp, while without hunting, fish
ing, boating, bathing and walking were
daily pleasures.
The woods and waters around Camp
Cupid abound in squirrels and fish. and
Lige Williams, the noted hunter, was
Of the camps menage. As a result
there was plenty Of squirrels, and fish
too were In abundance, notably a TWEEN.
ty pound buffalo that Pait Hill cooked
in a name worthy of Delmonico's or
Rector's. Three colored musicians
were part of the camps force and the
music was good and there was much of
it.
The camp was organized and con-
Quoted with Chas. Richardson as gen.
eralissimo. To his energy and care and
thoughtfulness the success of the affair
is greatly due.
With general regret the camp broke
up Saturday morning the 10Th. Some
Of the campers came to town in autos.
some in buggies and some by boat.
That from start to finish. from head to
heels, from end to end, from bottom to
top, the camp was a great success and
an episode long to be pleasantly re-
membered all present will testify.