Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
MADE HIKE HERE
FROM GARDNER LAKE
Eighteen Boys from Stamford DID u
In . Hours and 10 Minutes.

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Eighteen Stamford Y. N. G. A. boys
rom Camp e4ohssan. hiked in the nine
evening, under the direction Of Boys
Secretary II. NJ. Rooney Of the stani-
FORD association and mis- assistant camp
director, a, p. Provencher Of H0lyol1e,
slept IN their blankets on the mats
and this morning are going to get out
early and see the sights of the city.
Their camp at the lake IL named after
the famous Indian tribe that once
dwelt in this region and one Of the
asy !; things they are going to DO to-
Uneas and pay honor 10 his memory.
The Norwich hike has come to be
one or the annual events for Camp
Mohegan, for the Stamford Y. NJ. G.
A has pitched its tents for FIVE years
now on the southeastern shore of
Gardner lake and consequently the
boys have begun to acquire habits.
One Of the best II their yearly walk
into Norwich. Wednesday they ala
the distance in just hours and 10
5. The Oldest is IT, That I Tramp ~ amy ang
PIE excellent time shows that the boys
Fare physically At. One reason 81 that
they have the best chef on the lake,
Director Rooney said Wednesday night
All the visitors acknowledge that
NCA6hby AaGL anu the DOlB prove IL.
Then they get as close to nature as
is reasonably possible. The only per-
manent structure at Camp Mohegan
IL the cok's shack, while the boys get
tent life pure ana simple. There are
seven tents and their administration
Is that of the camp in general car
rted on by the Leaders council. Each
is In charge Of q leader and the list
comprises, besides Secretary Rooney
and Assistant Director Provencher,
Frederick Stark of Stamford, director
OF swimming; J. Franklin Pineo, d.
rector OF the Old Lyme Boys club: c.
s. Surbeck, physical director Of the
New London Y. NJ. c. A., and Carlisle
F. Graves, president Of the Stamford
Y. NJ. G. A. boys cabinet, Junior gym
leader, and president of the state Y.
NJ. c, A. conference that is to be
held in Hartford In October.
One of Best Seasons.
Under their direction the camp has
been having the best season Of its
history and As or so boys have been
enjoying life there in the past few
weeks, double the number that have
been there's before. The boys find
Gardner Lake a delightful spot and
they have had their overnight hikes,
marshma1low roasts. a mock trial, wa
termelon feasts, training in scouting.
for a good sprinkling of the boys are
scouts or on the way. first aid to the
injured, fescuing drowning persons
and all the other useful and enter
tanning stunts that make up camp life
for boys.
Three Other Camps.
Similarly the other camps find Card
r1er Lake and its environment to their
liking, for they come back in increas-
ing numbers each year. Camp Massa-
peak (which was the original Indian
name for the lake, although IL gen.
orally takes a visitor to tell that TO
the natfves). the Brooklyn Central Y.
NJ. c. A, has 10 boys at the present
time under the direction OF z. p. Rob-
erts, and their total number Of boys
this summer has already mounted to
over a couple of hundred.
Camp Cadaho, with its boys from
Hoboken, n. j., Is again having a
prosperous year with its direction In
the hands of Milo d. Light, of the
faculty of the Hoboken Academy.
which quite a number of the boys att
tend. There are about score Of the
boys there now.
Camp Brotherhood, with its members
composed Of young mems bible class
at Highbridge, n. Y. This opened on
the 18th for couple of weeks. and its
members have been initiated into the
ways of the lake and are having q de-
lightful time.
Quite frequently the campers are
seen going through the city, sometimes
in auto truck loads and again in
groups they come in to get a glimpse
of Norwich and incidentally perhaps
an idea of the fun they're having by
comparison with city life.