Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
CAMPERS AFRAID TO RETURN
POliOmyelitis Scare Is PrOlOng-
ing Resort Season.
ParOchial Schools Like Public Schools
Remain Closed until September 1S
Ali Motor Parties Of New
York Affected.

The poliomyelitis scare in New York
city and State is tending to prolong the
vacation season of campers and vaca-
tionists on the lake The public schools
of the State, whose vacation will he
heightened by two weeks. are not alone
Sunday morning the Rev. Joseph f.
ellis announced at ST. Mary's Cathedral
that the parochial schools would follow
suit. Father ellis said over the tee-
phone that his announcement simply
concerned the order Of the State board
Of health. which had ordered all schools
closed until September IS. The parochial
schools not only of Burlington, bat OF
the diocese. will keep closed until that
date
f. NJ. Cooper. acting manager OF the
Queen City hotel, said that he thought
the resort season would be heightened
by the public fear over infantile pr.raly-
SIS The hotel, he said. received guests
up to September 20 and in fact remained
open until october /. All children rnder
16 from New York State were quarsn-
tined at once for two weeks by the
board of health of South Burlington
and forbidden to Stir only one family
at the hotel had been quarantncd in
this way but others were tncon-
venenced. For example, n Chicago fam
| lily had been forced to arrange to motor
| back to Illinois by way Of Montreal. New
York state allowed motorists 10 enter,
| but forbade them to leave the State,
while other States forbade them even to
enter, he said
The number Of campers about Queen
| City Park however, from New York
| city is small, and from New York State
| outside of the city even smaller.
| The big camps for young people at
Malletts Bay are in a quandary over
the situation In New York State and
especially New York city. although con-
ditions have improved greatly the past
week since the cooler weather came.
Camp Barnard, which usually breaks UP
Aug. 81, will remain open until Sept
Is or longer How much longer will de-
pend upon whether the epidemic is
stamped out.
Camp Iroquos will do likewise and
there has been talk of not pulling up
stakes until even later than the 18th.
The camp usually dissolves August 90
Camp Champaign, which ordinarily
breaks up at the end of August, will
New York Thursday and Friday on the
Rutland. but large proportion of the
members will hold over until the 18th or
18th of September. The date of departure
Of the second contingent of the camp
Will be decided upon probably to-day
The campers at Cedar Beach, Thomp-
sons Point and Starr Farm Beach
which include a number from New York
n nd hnr rtt
we'll as Burlingtonans, are planning tc
extend their stay another two weeks
and. unless usual conditions are re.
versed. will find the first half of Sep.
TENDER one Of the most delightful pc.
RODS Of the summer.
II. F. Beach. manager Of The Lodge
at Basin Harbor, said city guests were
leaving about as usual, with certain ex
captions. One family of Baltimoreans
for example, was puzzled to determine
how to motor back without passing
through New York State and being sub
jected to the quarantine now prevailing
This family happens to have some ycuns
children, and hence comes under the ap
plication Of the law.
Conditions in Vermont will be differen
than in some other States because o
the epldemlc Inc number or automobile
parties has been considerably large
than in other years. and any of thes
that happens to include children Of /
or under and must enter New York 4
stranded.
Besides the three large camps at Nal
, let's Bay-each of which numbers from
I 60 to 70 young people. boys and girls
several private families about town ant
several private camping parties on tn
; lake have heen affected by the epidemic
, Distracted mothers have wired to head
. of the families in New York to fin! gu
, what It was best to do They have beel
| told to walt until cooler weather cam
| to stay.
$ According to dispatches from New
G York, the metropolis and also the Stat
Q outside New York arc getting an In
f creasing control over the epidemic
g There have been fewer deaths and few
l err new cases than in any week sine
e the disease broke out