The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-21
VIRGINIA BAPT|STS TO
MOBILIZE JULY 4
General Secretary Watts Cumpleting
Plans for Annual Summer Ed
campmcnt at Virginia Beech
PUTTING AUDITORIUM IN TRIM
Older Boys Conference VIII Be an
Added Feature of Program This
Year, Following Last Years Sue
cess With Older Girls Conference,

Norfolk, Va, June 20.--General
Secretary Joseph T. Watts, OF the Viz
ginia Baptist summer encampment.
was in Norfolk yesterday making ar
rangements for the opening of the
ninth annual session July 4. He re-
ports that the people throughout the
State, as we'll as in Maryland and
eastern North Carolina, are enthusi-
astic over the splendid program which
has been prepared for the coming sea-
son. The attendance promises to be
the largest in the history of the in
stitution.
Mr.. Watts met last night large
group of Sunday School workers, rep
resenting several of the larger Nor
folk churches, in the interest OF the
older boys and older girls confer
ences to be held during the encamp-
ment, So great was the success OF
the older girls conference last year,
at which time $50 older girls and
their leaders were in attendance, that
the management of the encampment
decided to widen the scope of that de-
partment and include this year an
older boys conference.
Boys and Girls Conferences.
Mrs. Anionette Abernethy Lamor-
eaux, of Chicago, the most noted
worker with teen age" girls in Amer
lea, who conducted the Older girls
conference last year, is to be the lead
err again this year and 1t is expected
that a very large numb<r will enroll
IN the department Already a large
number have engaged board at the
hotels and cottages for the purpose of
attending. The representatives OF
classes will come from many parts
Of the State and adjoining States. II
is expected that the older girls tteen
age) of Norfolk viii enroll In larger
mum bers than heretofore. for no
greater opportunity has come to them
than that offered By Mrs. Lamoreaux' $
conference.
DR.. w. s. Abernethy, of Kansas
City, Mo. will have charge OF the
older boys conference. Delegations
from Baltimore, Washington, Rich
mond, Danville. Roanoke, Waverly
Altavista, Bristol and South Boston
have made their arrangements for
board at the Beach. and scores of
older boys from other places will be
on hand for the opening day.
In the special conference last night
Mr. Watts discussed with the workers
plans for bringing to Virginia Beach
a large number Of Older boys and girls
from the city and its envirops. The
representatives of the Sunday Schools
expressed themselves as greatly inter-
ested in the plans made for the young
people and promised full cooperation.
The classes in Norfolk will undeSs
take TO send at least one delegate TO
the respective conferences, group TO
be known as the Norfolk delegation,
to be made up from the several
churches and put IN charge of respon-
sible men and women, who will look
after the welfare OF the young people
the whole time they are at the beach.
Many others viii go down each morn
ing at S o'clock attending the con-
ferences at 9 O'Clock and returnin 6
to their homes during the day.
Auditorium 10 Be Made Ready.
Secretary Watts has arranged to
have the auditorium at the Beach
painted and otherwise put in order for
the encampment Matthew's and Com
pany have donated the paint and
friends OF the encampment, led by
Mr.. d. Stormont viii! have the work
done. On account of the heavy ex-
pense of conducting the program an
nually, the management of the en-.
campment has not heretofore been
able to do the work which was need.
ed TO make the building appear to
advantage.
The Norfolk churches have ar.
ranged to open the Princess Anne Inn
for a huge house party during the
encampment. The cooperative plan
will be used. thus reducing the cost
to each person TO the minimum. AL
ready about sixty persons have been
booked for the Princess Anne. Large
numbers have booked at the Airing
ton, Ferebee and other cottages al