Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-09-03

To Mr.. TOoker vote of thanks is due
for giving two days of his time and
delivering to the writer S5 photo
graphs taken near the camp to be
used for advertising next years camp
Next year we have bigger things
ahead of us. Many improvements
should be made. Besides a time for
boys there should also be time for
girls of the same age: the tents
should all have flies, an addition
should be put on the dining hall for
social room, coach or at least some
definite manner in which to get peo-
pie to the camp should be provided,
we ought to have running water in
the kitchen.
Our thanks should be extended TO
Mr.. Margarito Romero for his coop
Grafton in making the camp a success,
also the Ell Porvenir hotel for the
many oourtesies and kindness shown.
Next year will be big one. A
start has been made; progress is evi-
dent and from all reports the start
has been made in the right direction.
We expected but few from the out
side the first year and have had
many; we expected the folks of our
own city to take an interest by visit
ing the camp and have not been disap-
pointed AS far as accomplishing
what originally intended is concerned,
| in regard to the camp and the com
munity, the writer feels that all that
could be done has been done this year
Next year will be the big test"
Mr. LeNoir also submitted to the
committee letters from F. w Thomas,
supervisor Of apprentices for the Santa
Fe system, and from c. w. Carter Of
Sweetwater, Tex, both of whom visit
ed the camp this year ana we're great
ly pleased with it. Both men said
they would visit the camp again next
year and expected to bring large
number of friends with them. Mr..
Thomas resides in Topeka, and says
he can induce a large number of his
Kansas friends to spend some time
at the camp next year.
Upon receipt of the report William
]. Lucas, president of the Commercial
club made the following speech Of
congratulation upon the success oil
the camp:
THE success of the Y NJ G. A.
camp during this it's frs year greatly
exceeds our most sanguine expecta-
tons.
I'VE did not expect to obtain sub
scriptions more than sufficient to en-
able us to hire equipment for the
camp for the year. The response of
the people Of the community to the
call for subscriptions was SO generous
that we have been able to purchase
very complete and satisfactory equip
ment for the camp and pay for it in
full.
"This equipment is now available
for the purpose Of the camp for many
succeeding years.
I'VE expected to place the camp
somewhere in the neighborhood Of the
Montezuma hotel Because of our
failure to accomplish this it was nee
essary to select a site elsewhere. A
site was secured for the use of the
camp for this and succeeding years
which is not supposed, or even ap-
preached on the score of beauty and
suitability by any location in our
mountains.
Its location is such that visitor
to it must necessarily observe the
Montezuma property, the Hot Springs
and practically the whole of the Gal
linas canyon and the desirability of
that section Of our out doors, in
making the trip to the camp.
"It is not expected that the patron
age Of the camp the first year would
suffice to maintain it. We are, con-
sequently, greatly delighted at the
close of the camp to learn that the
receipts Of the camp practically equal
its expenditures.
This is wonderful result to ac-
complish when it is considered that
it was deemed advisable the first year
to afford an outing to the boys Of our
community, even under such favor
able and delightful surroundings and
conditions as the camp afforded at the
very low price Of $3.50 per week.
ut was anticipated that the result
Of the first years conduct and opera
ton Of the camp would educate our
own people as to our advantages as a
summer resort, and that thereby they
would become boosters for it, with
4 lthe result that in time they would i'm