Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-26
BELGRADE LAKES
Guest Day at Camp Abena Made
a Grand Event by the Girls
Baseball Notes and
Gossip About the
Camps

: Belgrade Lakes, Me, Aug. 25-(Spe-
ciaO-The annual guest day of Camp
Abena, the well-known girls camp at
Great lake, which is now completing
its eighth season, was held on Tues
day with an extensive program of
sports on land and water. Nearly 500
people visited the camp during the
day. and barring one slight accident
in the early afternoon, everything pro-
crossed smoothly.
During the horseback nlanoeuvres in
the afternoon, Miss Marjorie Foster
was thrown from her horse. but luck
/ lily sustained no more serious an injury
than a swollen ankle. Miss Foster has
been suffering from a weak ankle for
some time, and as she started to mount
! Princess, her frisky horse. she felt a
sudden pain in her ankle. Princess,
impatient to be off, started up as her
foot touched the stirrup. throwing
Miss Foster violently to the ground.
! For a moment, the onlookerS were
| frightened quite badly but first aid
methods were Immediately applied and
/ she regained consciousness.
| The days program started al $50 A.
NJ. with tennis, archery. javelin, throw
and shot put. The tennis matches
were close and remarkably we'll play
ed. In the singles, Miss Kate Gardner
defeated Miss Helen Kerr 6-1, GA. The
doubles We're more closely contested,
and it was only after the hardest and
most strenuous tennis that Miss Lillas
Appleton and Miss Marion Hill de-
feated Miss Elizabeth Corey and Miss
| Doris Malen 10, 81, rs. The other
sports were purely for exhibition pur-
poses and no scores were recorded. AT
1890 the guests assembled in the pine
tree grove and witnessed the water
sports. The magnificent Abena war
canoe. seating 20 girls. was launched
I in martial fashion, and the girls exc
cuted intricate nlanoeuvres which won
much applause. The girls who man.
aged the war canoe constitute what is
known as the first crew. and those ip
smaller canoes the second crew.
| With yells of exhilaratins laughter
familiar to all who take a daily plunge
: in the water, nearly 20 girls assem-
bled on the pier with a rush and dove
/ into the water simultaneously. The
first stunt was standing on their heads
/ in the water. and as one onlooker re-
marked their toes protruding a few
inches above the water suggested the
periscopes of German submarines. The
breast stroke. crawl, floating, swim
ming on the back and fancy dives
were all shown in order.
The feature of the horseback ma
noeuvres in the afternoon was pota
to race in which the girls had to dis
mount, pick up the potato mount theil
horses again and convey it to the bas-
ket. Miss Viola kneeland of Dorches-
ter won this race after a strenuous
| finish.
] The days program closed with
aesthetic dancing on a little knoll be-
tween some pines. The girls were
designed themselves. Miss Dorothy
hampton of Washington, D. c. wor
much applause for her grace and clev-
erness displayed in her exhibition
| dance.
| Refreshments were served on the
lawn and the bungalow in which spec
| linens of the girls art and crafts
worked were displayed, was thrown
open to the visitors. A young lady
who seemed to hide her fame under
! the name of "Fatima," had creditable
displays of her workmanship in every
| field of the work.
! Every camp at Belgrade Lakes was
represented in the gathering. The girls
from Camp Taconnet, who are to play
the Abena girls in baseball Friday
turned out in large numbers Pine Is
land sent delegation; Camp Runora
the other girls camp at Great lake.
was represented: Red Oaks Lodge, one
Of the three summer hotels here where
very many of the parents Of the girls
are stopping, sent four boat loads OF
visitors.
| The sensation of the morning water
sports was expected when Miss Con-
stance White, daughter of the Rev. E.
A. White, the famous fisherman. stop
ping at the Central House. offered to
slide down the diving shute into the
water with her clothes on. if certain
young man would follow her. But the
young man was bashful and Miss
Whites dare was not taken.
/ Pine Island 10; Camp Belgrade 10
In a game. marked by heavy hitting
on both sides, the Pine Island boys
camp defeated Camp Belgrade last
Wednesday by the score Of Is to 10
Pop" Cory, pitcher for Pine Island
and Doggy" Shelton. catcher, were
the particular stars, pounding clean
base hits off Morris delivery and put
ting the game on ice early. Mort Red
mond turned in some classy fielding.
A return game is scheduled for next
week.
Baseball fans about Belgrade are
eagerly looking forward to what prom
Uses to be one Of the most exciting
games of the season when the girls Of
Camp Abena take the field against the
girls Of Camp Taconnet at the Tacon-
net grounds on the mainland. The