Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-06
CAMP ABNAKI CLOSED.
Kaiser burned in EMigy ON Commun
fty Day.

Camp Abnaki, at North Hero. has
closed it's season. Most Of the boys have
returned to their homes. but some are
staying with the closing-up party. which
will complete the work next Monday.
Walter E. McGovern. who is to be In
charge Of the State Y. NJ. c. A. head
quarters in this city during State Secre-
tary Clark's absence abroad, will come
to Burlington on Monday. He will have
an assistant in the State office.
Community day was observed August
q, the one event being the campfire.
Logs and trees were piled 30 feet high.
surmounted by an efilgy Of Kaiser Bill"
which, amid the cracking flames, was
jeered at, pelted with stones and finally
fell into the fire after the campers had
done a wild Indian dance around the
circle. settling at last into growls and
Misses. Kenneth Barrett of New York
city received the prize watermelon for
the best stunt. Many campers slept
around the fire, which burned until break
Of day. All declared 1t to be the best day
of the season.
Camp honors for the last week we're as
follows: Emblems to Eliot Warner and
Nicholas Hill; banners to Stanton Harris,
Snyder 90; life savers fobs to Henry
w. Winslow, Donald Hill, Parker Puring-
ton, Sam Giberga, Eliot Warner; SWIM
| mer's button to Nicholas Hill. David
Morse, Horace Moulton and Marvin Lat
| shaw; leaders buttons to Kenneth Bar
rett. editor-in-chief. Marvin Latshaw.
| A shack, bed. table, rustic seat. stone
oven and shelf have been erected near
Apokeepsing by Scouts Plastridge and
Warner. Three eagle scout seats have
been added to the circle for Eagle
Scouts Smith, Pierce and Winslow.
| ho ba Ia all
Tenderfoot scouts. Edward Brush Of Shell
burne, William Braisted OF Bennington
Marvin Latshaw of New York city. Ran
som Jones of Fitchburg, Mass, Walter
Fenwick of Shelburne. John Laury Of Bur
| lington. Gordon Sanders Of Shelburne
George Saunders Of Burlington. Henr,
Bouldmann of Newport. Ralp Bacon Of
Rutland. Lyman Whitney Of Dorchester
Charles Mudgett Of Essex Junction. Johr
Angel of Springfield. Edward Robinson
Of Burlington, Theodore Slack Of Yves
Roxbury Mass. Arthur Unsworth Of Bur
lington, Delaney Provost Of Winsted
Conn.,. Lawrence Bankart Of Boston. 8
Giberga Of Havana. Cuba, Raymond
Bassett of Burlington, Rutherford Schuy
Ter of New York city, Arnold Hamilton o.
Fair Haven. Robert Plastridge Of North
field. Miguel Garcia Of Havana, Cuba
Arthur Puente Of Havana. Cuba: secon,
class Of scouts. Ernest Anthony Of Pitts
ford. John Slack of Springfield. Russell
Williams of Charlotte, John Ramsey o
Charlotte. Thomas Farwell of Well
River. Guy Dowlin of Bellows Falls. Johl
Clark Of Rutland. Franklin Parker o
Bronxville. NJ Y, William Zottman o
burlington. Raymond Gates Of Morrisville
Reginald Burns Of Newport. Horac
Marvin of Essex Junction, Robert Whit
comb of Essex Junction, Edward Drury o
Essex Junction. Marvin Latshaw Of New
York city, Edmunds Whitney Of Dorches
ter. William Reidy of Winsted. Conn
Lawrence Marvin of Essex Junction
. Loomis Slater of Essex Junction. Dam
Goodrich Of Essex Junction. Charlie
Metzger Of Rutland. Samuel Giberga o
Havana, Cuba, Arthur Puente Of Havana
Cuba. Robert Plastridge Of Mortified
first class scouts, James Greedy Of Nashua
, N. H.. Sherwood Father of Nashua. N. H
Robert H. Ford of Chicago. ILL.,. Marde
Plat Of Burlington. Alden Miller of 81
Adams. Dillon Reidy of Winsted. Conn
Howard Gordon Of Goffstown. N. H.; If
scouts. Clarence Peirce of Burlington
Micheal Conan of Andover, Mass; sta
scouts, Clarence Peirce Of Burlington
Michael Peirce Of Andover. Mass; eagl
scouts. Harry w. Winslow OF Andovel
Mass. and Clarence Peirce of Burlins
. ton.
Those who have been selected as eligibl
for the mystic points awarded by tn
leaders to campers who manifest, through
out their stay. the true Abnaki spirit
shown in: Courtesy at the tables. l
tents. on campus. everywhere. to al
promptness for all camp duties an
pleasures; kindness to every one in CAM
neatness Of body. speech. sport, life: use
} fulness in little things; helping the othe
fellow; being a positive force for good: al
? as follows: William BREASTED. Lesl
} Frazier. Stewart Hanbridge. Owen Hun
phries. Carl Laundry. Alden Miller. Dillo
. Reidy. William Reidy. John Reilly. Loom
! Slater. Walter Smith. Russell William
. Rutherford Schuyler. Arthur Puent
Samuel Giberga and Eliot Warner. Thes
points have been awarded In the council
leaders.