Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-03
PERFECT DAYS AT
STONY MAN CAMP
Spectacular Indian Pageant Was
A Great Success. Held In
Ampitheatre
DEPICTS HISTORIC EVENTS

lSpeoisl Correspondence 10 Evening capitall
Stony Man Camp, Skyland. Va, Aug
ust 3.-Skyland has the most perfect
open air play house imaginable. 1t is
built entirely by nature and consists
of a great circular depression in Stony
Man Mountain about half mile from
the Camp, with steep sides sloping up
wards in a succession Of narrow ter
races so as TO form a perfect ampi-
theatre. In the background rise one
above the other, the peaks of many
other mountains. II was here that
the magnificent Indian pageant was
staged that was arranged two years
ago by Mr. Pollock TO celebrate the
smoking of the first peace pipe be
tween the white men and the Indians
in these regions two hundred and fifty
years ago and which tradition says
occurred in the depression as did Of
all the great Councils of the Virginia
Indians from the beginning. Very APP
propriately the ampi-theatre was also
selected as the proper setting for the
first big campfire of the present year.
which was lighted on Monday night.
1 Although owing TO fuel conditions, the
4 fire was by no means as large as in
previous seasons, it was exceedingly
! spectacular. While il was burning,
! hot corn on the ear was served from
neighboring fire and soft drinks
4 handed out from one of the big birch
( bark tepees, built in connection with
4 the Pageant and left standing in COM
memoration of that event After the
collation., every one gathered closer
around the fire and thrilling stories of
real adventures were told. Among the
most successful of the narrators, were
Mr.. Pollock, Mr.. F. r. Kent of Balti-
more; DR.. Sewell Hepburn of Annapo-
lis; Miss George of Washington and
Mr.. Sam Sellers of Luray. the latter
of whom gave an entertaining account
of a mountain courtship. AS the fire
died down and the moon rose over
head at near midnight, the Star
Spangled Banner was sung by the as
semblage with fine effect, before dis
persing.
Unique in all else. Skyland is even
unique in patriotism this season, for
it has adopted an entirely new and
most popular way of disposing of
Thrift Stamps. The idea originated
with Mrs Hunter of Baltimore and
promises already to be adopted gen
orally throughout the country. Mrs.
Hunter is one of the most hospitable
and generous hostesses at Skyland as
well as at home. So she declared she
simply could not help feeling rather
mean" in giving card parties without
prizes as was the established rule of
! the Camp During the early season.
4 Then she hit upon a happy solution of
the difficulty: "Why not give Thrift
4 Stamps for prizes and assist ones
country while adding to the excite
ment of the games?" So she intro
duced the stamps as the special fea-
ture of a series of charming bridge
parties she gave during the past week
and so successfully that every other
/ hostess in the camp is now following
her example and the consequence is
that Thrift Stamps are in demand as
never before. Among the additional
attractive card parties where they
appeared used as prizes recently, were
/ those given by Mrs Edgar S. Kennedy
and Mrs Clarence Condor, of Wash
/ ington and Mrs. Caleb Steward of
Wilmington, Del.
A liberal supply of Thrift Stamps
was also awarded by DR.. Fell, presi-
dent of St. Johns College, in connec-
ton with the very successful tennis
tournament which has been in prog
ress throughout the week at the Camp,
under his direction. The awards thus
far, have been as follows: Women's
Singles, Miss Eleanor Weed, Washing
ton; Women's Doubles, Miss Eleanor
Weed and Miss Elizabeth Steward,
Wilmington, Del; Mixed Doubles, Mr.
W E. Morton, vice-president of the
Charlottesville and Albermarle Rail-
way. Charlottesville, Va, and Miss
Eleanor Weed.
other important events of the week
have been large picnic to White Oak
! Canyon at which a genuine ante-bel
lum Skyland dinner of fried chicken,
corn, coffee and potatoes was served
hot from a gypsy fire to the accomp-
animent of old ham. Virginia biscuits,
salads, etc. prepared in advance at
the Camp sand topped off by ice-cream
and cake This was followed in the
evening by an informal dance given
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