Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-05
EXPLORERS TELL
OF LIFE IN CAMP
Play Golf, Kill Large Rather
and Entertain Visitors at
Pine Grove Furnace
Special to the Telegraph

Pine Grove Furnace. Pa, Aug. 4. -
Our camp is in full blast. Every
body is on his good behavior as usual.
Our golf links are in splendid con-
dition, having been improved by the
efforts of Colonel Fisher who does not
play the game.
The advance guard of hard workers,
consisting of Colonels Mead. Fisher,
Mausteller and Schriver arrived on
July %, but the heavy rains of that
day and tn one following, it was
Thursday before any tents could be
erected. but from Thursday morning
to Friday evening sixteen tents were
placed and ready for the boys when
they should arrive. On Friday noon
Maggie Phillips and her assistant Hat
tie Rodgers arrived to take charge of
the eating end. Previous to their ar
rival Colonel Fisher was in charge of
the cooking and he is a postmaster in
that line.
We haye had two heavy thunder
storms this week. One very heavy on
Monday night and the other this
morning between 6 and o'clock. No
damage was done except to crack Col
onel Nead's ridge pole but new one
was installed this morning.
Golf, quoits and dominoes are the
few experts in each. Snakes have not
been very plenty On Tuesday a rat
tier with II rattles. measuring feet
8 inches was killed about noon.
Colonel Fisher held it down TIL
Mausteller got a fork over its neck
when Fisher played on its head with
a shovel. One blacksnake was seen
about six feet long Cor less). but as
they are harmless it was let go, espe-
cially as we had no stick at hand and
he would not wait till Hemperly went
for one.
Love to Entertain
The men present yesterday were:
Herman P. Miller. Edward Mauser,
Evan Miller, the Rev. E. S. Rupp, ].
NJ. Hemperly, Charles c. Schriver,
George a. Gorgas. George L. Barnes,
ger, Lester Appenzeller, Clarence Durr,
Morris r. Rhoads, Prof. J. H. Shank,
Benjamin NJ. Mead, Curtis w. Fisher,
William B. Mausteller, Charles NJ.
Froehlich, Walter E. Dietrich.
Yesterday we had as visitors Mrs. c.
w. Fisher, Mrs. c. c. Schriver, William
Fisher. Edward Fisher, s. Frank Mead
of Harrisburg, Miss Helen Shank, Miss
Harry Cook, Andrew Slower, Cyrus
Boardman, Chambersburg; Miss Clari-
bel Jeffery, Mrs. George \. Barns and
daughter, Miss Zug and Miss Williams
who are stopping al the Harbour hotel.
There is no store here this year. so
we get our supplies from Harrisburg.
Yesterday two large watermelons were
brought in under cover, but they
proved to be rubber filled with hot air,
Furnished by Colonel Miller. (The
rubber melons not the air)
Colonels Shank and Rhoads have a
new tent made Of galvanized wire net.
ting with covers of canvas in case of
rain. 1t is bug and vermin proof, and
is a dandy. We expect quite a few vis-
ttorS tomorrow.
The death of Bishop Eveland cast a
gloom over the camp as he had intend
ed camping with us fer the ten days.
He will be missed by all who knew
him. He was the life of our camp
previous to his going to Asia four years
hgo, and we anticipated many pleas
hnt and interesting talk from him of
his experiences in the East. He was a
most entertaining talker. Since our
last camp, Colonel A. w. Bergstresser
and the Rev. White have passed to the
far byond. Their places will be hard to
I'LL.
Camp will close August II at noon.
Everyone is well.
CHARLES C. SCHRIVER,
Secretary.