The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-04
HISTORIC PUTNAM CAMP
Commissioners Make Annual
 Report to Governor.


 Judge Robert s. Alexander, chair man of the Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground commission, has sub rraitted the annual report of. the com mission to Governor Holcomb.
 s.The general objects of the work at the park have been carefully kept i'll view. and whatever has been deemed necessary in the matter of expend1- lures, has been very closely guarded, both as to purpose and amount 2 ssThe roadways and grounds have been well cared for and kept in good condition The woods in the park have required careful watching. and the same policy that was adopted the year before, in the rem oval of dis eased chestnut trees, has been adhered to, and many trees were taken out Many wild cherry trees which were infested with worms were removed and burned to insure the safety of adjoipIng trees
 .aThe paviiion, and the grove sur srouudins it, has become a constantly increasing attraction to the people of the surrounding towns; and the ease and pleasure of automobile travelling has resulted in an increase of visit ors from longer distances
 sDThe number of Sunday schools and day schools that have visited Putnam Park during the past sum mers have proved the great value of this place as safe and sane pleasure ground for the young and a. restful retreat for their elders
 Many additional facilities for healthy enjoyment have been provid- ed by the Commission, including mod ern and safe swings, slides and sec saws, for 1t Is our pleasure that a wise provision for the pleasure and recr cation of the great number of young people who gather there in
 
 guard for 8 healthy growth and de- velopnent-
 we cannot fail to recognize in the young people Of our conmunfties the most vital and va1labIe asset in the fgffs1r8 of tlae sFz Eaf
 saThe much needed sRese Cottage for women and children which was built i'm the summer of 1918, has now been furnished in plain and substantda1 manner It has amply proved it's need, and has been greatly appreciat- ed by those. for whose use 1t was pro-
 v1fh fEFF young chil- drsn. and many elderly women find it a welcome resting places for the re- mote situation of tho park brings most of its visitors from many miles awny.
 .4T1ae museum, which is one of the important and valuable possessions of thec amp ground, has become more of an educational and memorial feat ure than it has been heretofora. and it's renovation and the orderly cIassi- ncation of the articles there, has aroused much Interest in the coIlecs aon-
 .aT11e opportunity of visiting it and looking over the relics of bygone times. is now increasingly appreciat- ed
 There are nearly two hundred ar tfc1es of historic interest in the col lection Over fifty are of a military character. They include. relics of most of the wars in which this coun- try has been engaged, from the rev olutionary war to the Mexican, Civil and Spanish-American wars. Many of them have local interest as well. ssIt is due to the efforts of the Wo- men of thes eofnnaissfon that this work on the museum has been und ertaken, and to them. with one of the other members was the task committed.
 Before the classification was be- gun, the interior of the museum was renovated and additional cases were provided for some of the more valu- able articles Two weeks were occu- pied in the work of cleansing and classifying the articles in the museum, and much care and painstaking effort was required.