Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
H|CK- -A-THR|FTS ARE
HAVING GREAT TIME
Hosts of Visitors Help Make Camp
Life Along the Juniata
Merry

|
School is camping in the grove along
the Juniata river about one-half mile
from Millerstown.
The grove is a beautiful spot at the
entrance to the narrows The famous
Tuscarora Gap lies just beyond the
! camp. This gap is narrow opening
in the mountain ridge through which
] the highway, the old canal, the blue
Juniata and the railroad squeeze.
This section has ofttimes been called
| the Switzerland of America with it's
towering mountains on either side
! and is known in the legends of the
Tuscarora Indians who settled here in
the time of the Six Nations, coming
from the Carolinas.
The camp has had the pleasure of
| hosts of visitors from all sections of
the country, coming by canoe and
auto. and even the tramps have given
the camp their presence. sailor on
| a torpedoed Norwegian vessel gave
the campers history of the sinking
Of the vessel by a German submarine.
Have Ideal Camp
| The campers have pitched their
tents beneath large hickory and chest
nut trees: They have ten tents and
| a large pavilion, in which they have
their meals. The meals are served in
splendid style and cannot be better.
| The cook is the finest in his line and
| is all the time arranging tempting
dishes. The table is lighted at night
with carbide lights and the neat tin
ware and white oilcloths make the
dishes all the more inviting.
The evenings are spent in amuse-
ments and the music is furnished by a
| graphaphone and a homemade violin.
A large 40-foot fiagpole was raised
with simple ceremonies and the patri-
| otism of the camp waves high above
iS
rated with Chinese lanterns and the
! Stars and Stripes. The rain of Sat-
urday almost dampened the ardor of
| the campers, but the chicken corn
soup and the various side dishes, end
| ing with the celebrated Thompson
| town ice cream, raised their spirits
| again.
The farmers have been most friendly
and the chickens, corn, tomatoes, milk,
butter and buttermilk have fattened
the lean city-fed fellows. One of the
campers has already gained twelve
| pounds. The camp was invited to a
corn-boil at The Elms. cottage about
a mile above the camp.
The campers have already con-
sumed about forty dozens of corn.
Canoe Trips and Hikes
The members in the camp have all
most welcome. taking part in each of
the services. large 1Sfoot banner
spans the road, bearing the words
| "Hick-a-Thrift Camp-Pine Street
Presbyterian Church Sunday School,
Harrisburg, Pa" The canoeing and
| swimming have been fine, while the
| fishing has been confined to eels, bass
and catfish.
Trips to Slaughterback and Bear
Rock and Rattlesnake Canyon have
been features. A large cornroast was
given Monday evening to the people OF
the town. The campers prepared a
large log cabin from the railroad
ties. They fioated down the river
thirty-nine ties, borrowed a horse and
hauled the ties and a large chestnut
tree to the camp After constructing
pioneer log cabin an Indian attack
was carried through and the cabin set
atre by the Indians" after a battle
with the settlers" After nine hours
of burning the corn was placed in
the cinders and came out in its most
tempting style. BY the light of the
full moon thirteen dozen ears were
thus consumed. The evening was
spent in games and an Indian war
dance,
The following were visitors and
campers at the roast: George NJ
Eckels, Crowley, La; Mrs. ]. P. Eek
els Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin, Sylvia
Fry, Edith Beacham, Altoona; J. NJ.
Snavely, r. L. Ellis. Ephraim Kler-
ner, George Roberts. Claire Brown,
Chambersburg; Myra Farmer, Bessie
Hockensmith, Harry Snow, R. w.
Boyles, Paul Richwine, Benjamin Hol-
bert, Harry Richwine, Edgar Crist,
Robert Broomhead. William Grill,
Simon Albright, Elmer Richwine, Will
liam Mckay, Jr., Benjamin Whitman.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Brickley Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Messersmith, the Rev. ]. s.
Armentrout, George Ellis, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Cathcart, Dr. and Mrs. Ed
ward E. Fawcett, Pittsburgh; Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar M. Noll, Newport; Mrs
John lie Carpenter, Wilmington. Del;
DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Carl, Newport:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Smith, Newport;
Professor j. Banks Lahr. Fox Chase; |
Richard Herr, Marie Pretz, ]. Bloom, |
Mary q. Collins Anna and Mary Rowe, |
Helen Pretz. Adele Fitzgerald, Brook |
lyn; Mrs. NJ. .Pretz, Mr.. and Mrs. D. |
A. Liddick. Philadelphia; Grace Light, |
James Pretz, William Rowe, Margaret |
Liddick, Arville Newman, Bertha |
Shroepfer, Helen Martin, Kathryn |
Rickabaugh, Edith NJ. Rounsley, Sara |
n. Rickabaugh, John, Edward and |
Eleanor lie Carpenter. Wilmington, |
Del: Reginald and Stewart Smith, |
Newport; Eva Koons, Edna Koons, H. |
c. Crist and Harold Crist.
The camp will break up on Satur- |
day and a number will return via the |
river by canoe. a distance of about |
thirty-ive miles.
Among the visitors were Charles |
Williams, Harry c. and Harold Crist.
Clarence Brickley. who motored from
Harrisburg.
This is the eighth year of the Hick-
a-Thrift and one of its most successful. |