Evening journal., 1915-07-22
MANY TENT "
OLD CAMP ND
Gas Light Now at NJ iy
wine Summit, Ave1t
Are Bright
LOOK AHEAD TO GREAT
SEASON IN THE WOODS

SEASUN In IHE WOODS
With the opening Of the camp meet
ing season less than two weeks of.
Brandywine Summit Camp at the
present time. is beginning to assume
an air of activity that at once i'm
pressed the visitor New arrivals are
coming into camp every day and cot
tages that have been closed since last
fall. are being opened and aired and
put into readiness for occupancy.
There are 122 bungalows within the
grove and practically all of them will
be occupied by the time camp opens
on August 4. All indications are that
the camp this year will be larger than
ever before.
Especially interesting programs
have been arranged for the various
meetings. The Rev. DR.. f. L. Hub
bard of Baltimore, a well known
clergyman will be spiritual director
OF the camp. DR.. Hubbard will come
direct to Brandywine from Summit
Grove, which camp he has directed for
twenty years.
The opening service will be held o1
Wednesday evening. August 4, follow
ing which there will be services every
day until August 16. There will be
children's services every afternoon At
l30 o'clock. and services for
young people every evening at
! $50 o'clock The Rev. J. Richard
Bicking and the Rev. f. Fl. Collins
will be in charge of these services
respectively. A number of prominent
speakers have been secured. among
them being the Rev DR.. J. w. r.
Sumwalt, Of Pittsburgh; DR.. William
Bamford and DR.. John D. c. Hanna, of
Philadelphia.
Thursday. August 5, will be Ep-
worth League Day, with service at
1890 o'clock in the morning and 3
o'clock in the afternoon. The even
ing service will be under the direc-
tion Of the W. c. T. u. and Dr..
Thomas NJ Hare. head Of the Anti
Saloon League of Maryland, will
speak. Friday will be Sunday School
Day and Sunday, August 1, will be
Improvement Day.
The music will be carefully looked
after by Professor W. L. Thomas, who
is known as the singing evangelist.
On Temperance Night there will be
special music by a double male quar-
tette from st. Johns p E. Church.
Find Much 10 Do.
Those who are already out at camp
and who will remain until fall are
now busy. After the hoursework IS
finished a number of the women resi-
dents on the various avenues get to-
gether in the summer house at the
head Of Summit avenue and there
they sew, knit, embroider and Incl
dentally talk to their hearts content.
Those living on st. Paul avenue have
formed the ST. Paul Avenue Associa-
ton Each year this association
aims TO do something in the way of
| improvement to the camp, and this
year 1t has bought cottage in which
1t will hereafter hold all its social
gatherings. The cottage is one of the
most attractive on st. Paul avenue
and many good times are anticipated
by the members Of this associate n.
Last year this association bought
benches which have been placed in the
parkway on st. Paul avenue, thereby
adding considerably to the appearance
and comfort of this part of the
woods.
Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Camp will hold an ice cream
festival on the grounds on Thursday
evening. July 20. The proceeds from
this festival will be used TO help pay
for the music of the camp. Those in
charge include Mrs. William G. Mac
Kenzie, chairman of the cake table;
Mrs. Samuel II. Baynard, chairman Of
the ice cream, and Mrs. Herman
Glanding. chairman of tickets. Mrs.
George NJ. Fisher is president of the
auxiliary.
Avenues Now Bright.
There are ten avenues which com
prise the camp grounds. They are
Summit. Union, st. Paul, Asbury.
Rrandywine. Sloan, Elan, Lebanon,
Scott and The Circle. The grounds
are attractively fixed up this year.
flower beds, in which are blooming
bright colored flowers, being scatter
ed throughout the place, while many
Of the porches of the bungalows
boast brightly blooming flower boxes
, and plants on taborets. Each cottage
is fixed up in an attractive manner.
and a great many of the porches are
prettily furnished and have awnings.
While the "grown-ups" are busy the
children also have their various in
terests. For instance there is a
promise to lick" every team in sight.
This team will meet with the Chadd's
Ford boys on Saturday afternoon and
play the first game of the season. Ar
thur Husbands is manager of this
team. There are also three tennis
courts which attract the young folk
and several tennis tournaments are
being arranged. Quoits and croquet
are also favorite diversions.
A delightful feature concerning the
camp is the scarcity of mosquitoes and
the apparent GOODNESS of the place. A
new feature TO the grounds this year
is the installation of the gas plant.
Pipes have been laid along the ave-
nues and these thoroughfares