The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
DAY IN BOYS CAMP
Fifty Topeka Youngsters Hav.
ing Time of Their Life.
Eat and Make Merry From
Morning Until Night.

Chicken. ham. catfish, potatoes. pie,
tomatoes, prunes, cocoa. peas. These
are the items which, fifty ravenous
Little Brothers" tucked away in full
sight Of a State Journal reporter and
several Topeka visitors at Maple Hill
at the big Brothers camp" The
| and then replenished from the camp
kitchen that the reporter grew q 'zzy
And when the slaughter was all over
up spoke one little brother, who had
been too busy to say anything but
more, please" for half an hour and
said: Gee, I wisht 1 had some ice
cream"
| The reporter kept his eye on the lit
tie fellow, who was fair sample OF
the @ferty-nine. Others Fifteen min
utes later when the camp visitors were
resting after the meal, the same little
| fellow spoke again. .
| Lets have a game of horseshoes.
And for an hour. the visitors
watched fifty miniature human food
storage plants romp around playing
lhorseshoes and pranks as tho they al
never had care-or an enormous
dinner fifteen minutes before-'n the
world.
About 2:3O "fishin'' poles were
brought out and from the banks and
the boats forty or fifty Izaak Waitons
gleefully angled.
themselves all morning. every minute
| of it in fact And little brother
endowment would be a full days work
| for the average Topeka business man.
AS four o'clock came on the poss
began to besiege Earl Lunger, the
veteran camp director, with Amt it
time to go swimmin' yet. They hao
only been in twice before that day.
And when it was time there was
scampering for the tents and in rev
minutes fifty sunburned "brothers
| emerged clad in bathing suits.
| At the swimmin' hole the visitors
were amazed by the dives made by
the little fellows from the board and
from the rope swings. which could
swoop out fifty feet over Mill Creek
There was not one buster or
"smacker' dive from any of the
swimmers. Each was clean cut as
any Annette Keilerman could have
| done. After twenty minutes. Director
Lunger sounded the first call. At the
second call half the fellows were on
the bank. AS the last call sounded
the water was kicked up as tho by a
school of big fish, as fifteen little
swimmers churned frantically SO as
| not to be last.
AS the last one scrambled up the
bank the rest of the little brothers
were waiting for him and he ran the
gauntlet of fifty singing spanks.
Supper Hour. Arrives.
| Supper was dinner over again
more SO if possible. Horseshoes and
other games followed and then came
the happy hour of the day when half
a hundred Little Brothers, now adj
mittedly little tired, listened to Ear
Lunger narrate heroic and wonder
tales. After that the quiet evening
devotions.
The reporter saw the little fellow
| whose feats at the dinner table had
excited his admiration just about to
crawl into Sunderland.
"Tired?" he queried.
Nav
Having a good time? ?"
Say, mister
Want to go homer"
| Gee whiz, mol"
Careful preparatory planning and
watchful supervision have made every
hour the best time in the camp. There
| has not been one serious accident
The camp is right on the bank of the
creek. which is nearly 200 feet wide
at that point. The sleeping tents are
| on the high hill back of the creek
| There is no trouble about hot nights.
Ten Topeka visitors left thoroly in
| favor of the charity which every year
gives fifty little fellows two weeks OF
healthy recreation, fresh air, tan
hardy muscles and good sportsman
| shin