Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-16
Young Men Saved
from Evil in a
YIN. c. A. Camp
What the Newark Organization
Does to Help City Youth
While Summer Lasts.

Many Of the activities carried on
for boys by the Y. N. c. A. continue
throughout the summer This g true
Of some Of the Bible clubs. One
group in particular, known as the
Youths Social Bible Club. recently
celebrated their seventeenth ami
versary and have never skipped q
single weekly session through all
During the heated spell il becomes
a "shirt-Waist" group. The attend
ance is really better during the sum
mer time than the winter. when ma y
Of the members are engaged in eve
ming study. The program OF this
group is varied and the good times
are held out-of- doors in connect. on
with overnight or weekend CAMPS,
where the boys rough it and nave
jolly good times.
The game rooms for the boys are
cool and made inviting. In addition
10 the indoor activities, there is
something going on ali the time TO
interest the boys, such as outings
overnight and weekend camps and
good times too numerous 70 men
ton.
Kamp Kiamesha.
The aseociat-on's best contribution
to help and Interest the boys during
the summer vacation along character
building lines is Kamp kiamesha-
This is q modern, up-to-dat we'll
conducted boys camp. situated on
the shores OF a beautiful lake in the
Blue Ridge Mountains Of Northern
Jersey. The camp is located Sc, en-
mi es, from Branchville. i is in re-
atty "a summer paradise for the
boys.
With thousands Of Newark parents
the boys vacation is q problem. The
summer resort, with its unwho-esome
Influences, or the country, with moth
ing definite to do is not the best va
CATION for a growing boy. True, a
boy IN the process of growing needs
outdoor life, but it must be healthful
and active, with good companions
and under careful and wise super
vision
Every boy needs 10 live close to ma
ture-swim, row, lish. and enjoy a
variety of sports and games, have a
/ lot of fun with proper associates and
! in the midst of an atmosphere that
helps him to make the most Of him
self and get the largest possible
/ benefit from his summer outing.
To Make Men, Not Money.
+ :
meet this need. Its leadership and
+ equipment are strictly FIRST class,
i the cost is low. Il aims to make
+ men. not money. 1t is not c arlty,
i neither is it conducted for profit. It's
! q cooperative plan, and the best
i Tea son for its existence is the OPP
portunity ii offers of a safe Place,
where careful parents may send their
boys during the hot summer. where
under the leadersh p of Christ an msn
they may develop physically, men,
tally. socially and morally.
] This is the sixth season OF the csmI
aud its remarkable growth is an evil
dence of the confidence and esteem
of hundreds of parents. More thar
1000 different campers have visited
the camp, many of whom come bacl
each year.
A number of new Improvement
are now under way which will maxi
the camp this year ideal The new
stone ice house has been completed
also q water system. whereby the
camp is furnished with pure spring
water from the mountains The
| baseball field is being improved. and
a running track laid out on the
campus. Two new tennis courts will
also be constructed.
Improvement Association.
The kamp kamesha Improvement
Association, organized last year al
| the suggestion of one of the boys
| has taken upon itself the raising oil
| funds TO make possible the addition
of much-needed boathouse at tht
| camp. This will accommodate the
storage of boats. manual training
room. rooms for the boat-keeper a-C
the life saving corps Of the camp, al
| enlarged camp store and bank, to.
gether with doctors and camp di-
rector's offices and a much-needet
! library and reading room; also a COW
cred porch overlooking the lake
where boys and parents may see the
water sports OF spend happy anC
/ profitable hours with good books.
Kiamesha is an Indian name
meaning Beautiful Water" The
boys revel in all its Indian assoeia-
lions.
Nature study. woodcraft, photog-
raphy and a summer school are tn,
/ leading educational features. Elk.
perts in various lines visit the camp
The boys are taken on educationa
trips to neighboring farms and
dairies and to points of interest, suef
as Delaware Water Gap and neigh
! boring lakes.
An attractive illustrated bookle'
explaining in detail all the privilege:
of the camp may be had by address
ing Ivan P. Flood. city boys worl
secretary. at the local Y. NJ. c. A