Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-13
ARE ENJOYING SEASON
OF life IN THE OPEN
Washington Boys in Camp on South
River Under Auspices of the
Y. M. C. A.
Program Shows Something Doing
Every Day-Party Will Return
to Capital Tuesday.

Tanned and physically hardened by
a fortnight of exercise and wholesome
life in the open. seventy-five Washing
ton boys are enjoying the last few
days of their annual outing under the
auspices of the Washington Y. NJ. c. A.
They will return to the capital Tues
day The outing camp is situated on
South river. Maryland. a branch of
Chesapeake bay, only a two-hour jour-
ney from Washington.
This is the tenth season that this
camp has been maintained, and the
Y. NJ c. A. officials are enthusiastic
over the interest the boys have taken
and the physical and moral benefit they
have received.
overlooks South River.
The camp overlooks South river
from a high bluff on Laramore point.
where the tents are pitched The tents.
which are ten in number, are arranged
in two rows at right angles in the
middle of the campus. At one end of
the campus is the mess tent. and at the
other the athletic field. consisting OF q
base ball diamond and volley ball
court, is laid out. At the foot OF the
blur is a sloping, sandy beach leading
to the salt water Of the river, a por-
screening to keep the pool clean and
the poorer swimmers within safe
bound.
The site is the property Of James A
Stuart of Baltimore, Nd. Its location
is pronounced free from malaria, mas
pure drinking water and clean, safe
shore for bathing.
n,d.r SunorvJsion Of Director
The camp is under the supervision Of
L. W. De Cast, boys work director of
the local Y. NJ. c. A, assisted by E. B.
Fuller, physical director of the boys
department both of whom have had
previous experience in conducting boys
camps, in various parts of the country.
They are being assisted by other sec
retaries and special leaders chosen
from the young men in the association
membership. This year they are:
Chairman, James Sharp; general sec
rotary, William Knowles Cooper; as
sociate directors. S. W. Leech and w.
r. Macmillan; social director, Mark
De Grange; athletics, E. B. Fuller;
Edmund S. Wolfe. The tent leaders are
Messrs Fuller, Woolf, Towbes. Amer.
Mertz. Grove, Leech. Ackard. De
Grange and Hartshorn. One of these
the occupants of which he exercises
constant supervision. The leaders,
while generally supervising morals and
safety of the boys. do not suppress
eminent. a doctor. who is the camp
sanitary officer and hygienic director.
is always ready to render medical
The rrles Of the camp are few in
number and consist only of such as are
designed to insure the physical and
moral safety, and promote the health AZ,
lowing is the daily schedule which has
been provided, because it encourages
punctuality and overcomes the tend
+. reveille morning dip; 7:45 am. break
fast; SIS am. chapel: S:45 am, tents
put in order and other camp duties
performed; 9:15 am, recreation; IL
a m. inspection of tents; 11:15 am.
swim; 1915 pm, luncheon: ! pm. rest
hour pm, instruction in camp craft:
$50 pm. recreation; $50 pm. AFTER
noon dip; $50 pm dinner $50 P ars
Q pm, quarters call; $40 pm. taps.
Always Something Doing.
There is something doing every min
ute of the day. and it is the kind of ac-
ton that makes boys bodies grow.
hardens their muscles and fills them
with the joy of living. The program
has been an especially lively one this
season, as may be seen from brief
review. Tuesday June 81, the boys ar
rived in camp and We're visited the
following day by Secretary Daniels of
the Navy Department and William
Knowles Cooper. general secretary OF
the Y NJ c. A. The annual snipe hunt
~, do az
Friday was a big day In camp Tor the
reason that the Baltimore Y. NJ c. A.
which has a camp near Edgewater, Nd.
came. up the river to participate in an
aquatic meet. which they won. Wash
ington Y NJ. g. A. retaliated with a
complete victory over Baltimore Y NJ.
c. A. in a track meet at the Baltimore
camp grounds Saturday. DIR. II. +. Mil
Ter addressed the religious meeting
Sunday afternoon, after which the
campers went for moonlight sail on
the bay.
Washington Wins Ball Game.
Washington y. N. C. A. once more
triumphed over BALTIMORE Y. n. c. A.
Monday, but this time In a base ball
game. July 4. visitors day. seventy
relatives and friends of the campers
made their appearance about II
O'Clock. In the afternoon the camp
ers staged a track meet and aquatic
events in honor of their visitors. Fire.
works were displayed in the evening.
Wednesday brought more Joy to the
campers. for a sail to the old and his
toric town of Annapolis was on the
program. Friday all embarked on the
big boat for Chesapeake Beach.
Baltimore camp proved its prowess
Saturday by putting over a clean base
ball victory on the Washington Y. NJ
c. A