Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-01
BRANDYW|NE CAMP
NOW UNDER WAY
Formally Opened With Platform
Meeting on the Grounds
Last Night.

stan Correspondence Of Every Evening
RR,NpYwINE SUMMIT C.MrGRoUND,
August, l.
Dcspitr the unfaboralllc weather and
The pcrsistencc with which Old Sol, Ind
his face. historic and picturesque old
Rrandvwinc Summit campground opened
its gates IN welcome To the usual numher
of campers at the former l9lS cam pmcet-
ing opening yesterday
Never were the camp-groundS IN better
condition and never has the camp been
more popular through its 30 years OF sue
ccssful existence than during the early
mart Of thus summer The opening ot
camp Yesterday found about ID tamiheS
already installed in their cottages, many
of whom had made the camp their re guar
home throughout the late spring 'nd
summer There are approximately Nv
cottages on the grounds
This unusually large and car " influx
Of cottagcrs at the camp IS not "iiy ah
indication that the good old American
institution of camp meetings Is hot 70
fall into dlStIsc during the war, OUT may
I've partly aScribcd to the industry ol Ut"
camp officials IN making tho grounds
more beautiful and comfortable place
IN which 10 rough Il Within nlnc
miles of Wilmington II Is readily acccs sihle
from that city. and the war. 10y calling
hal; To certain anuscmcnts shouid IN
crease. rather than decrease it's popu-
larity
The old visitor notes many changes m
the camp this year Improved walks
mean less mud. there Is also improved
lighting. which. however failed last night
hut promises to do better IN the future
The store has bccu rebuilt m another
location and has been stocked WITH
provisions II IS run under tho manage
mcnt OF John Husbands OF flam
Il PaulS and mon boarding tents
have l,ccn opened the former IN chargo
ol Mrs Rau 10 II d the latter IN -cnarRe
Of Mrs Seward and Mrs Cam.
The Hilltop grounds arc hclng improved
Crou,lct court are hcing laid nut and other
improvements made Many ot the cot
tagcs on the different avenues are hoing
ornamcnted
FORMAL oFENING.
otntc poodN crowd gathered IN the
auditorium last night to attend the open
Ilc exercises Rev / |. Hubbard
vho has been IN charge Of thn religious
SIDE of tho camp life for 2 number 81
wears led he meeting The camp lS
exceptionally fortunate N again getting
nr Hubbard to return. rs we'll as l'roi
NiIIiam Thomas who II ii charge Ot the
music Mr. Thomas who has had years
ar experience several Of Uhlch were at
summit Camp. makes an unusually
magnetic leader and hC proved nc couid
do other things han lca "a hy rendering 2
solo during the service \ prayer led
hv Dr hubbard preceded Mr. Thomas
solo. after winch Dr Hubbard mado
short address in which hc land particular
emphasis on the work that has tecn plan
ned among the camps young people
this wear Then he introduced key
L. G. Clarke who, he SAID would tins
wear hc ~ the head Of the oke Fellows.
= canp organization having for ITS motive
the splritual education and Developments
Of tho Young people Dr hubbard pro
dictod a hlg success for the camp tins
wear. especially among the Young people
Mr. Clarke briefly outlined part y
has plans for conducting tho OkC Fellow :
this wear. and reiterated the prcdlct'on
Of nr Hubbard that tins would hr one
Of the biggest scrlcs Of meetings ever held
on the grounds
Among the resident ministers oi the
camp and some translcnt> who have gone
to the camp to deliver q message were the
Rev. ! G Mccoy. Rev 7 H. Sloan,
Rev. ! y G Hanna, Mr. Thomas and
Rev G II Collins
Or Hubbard gave all these ministers,
who were seated on the platform, an
opportunity 10 speak and ali joined ~
predicting a banner year for the camp
this season.
In closing. Dr Hubbard announced
that the regular printed programs winch
It has been customary to distribute
through Inc camp, had not arrived
However nc announced the following
program for today. Preaching At 1880
a. m. Rev T. l. Hubbard: preaching At
; \. m, BY Rev Robert Watt: preaching
al 80 n m Rev Paul Il. Sloan
Beginning tomorrow morning, Key
+. II Collins will bc IN charge Of the q 50
o oclock Young peoples meeting and the
Rev ! r Bicking in charge OF the chil-
drens services at / 30 y. m. The Rev
&. ". Clark will hc N charge of the oke
Follows. and the Rev Mr Blrklng viii
hold bows meetings at clock each
morning
An indication OF the spirit of good fei-
lOwsbip which pervadcs the camp was
gwen last night hy William ' Mont
rornery. secretary 81 the camp aSSocia-
ton. when. according 10 agreement, he
magnihcentlv treated quite gathering
to ice cream This meeting assumed al
most the Importance Of the regular seT-
vices, as two speeches were made. one ny
MIR Montgomery and the other by h!e'
Of Camp Police Husbands MIR Mont
gomerv. IN ms address. explained the
significance Of the occasion. saving that It
celebrated the removal Of an extremely
bothersome stump from the grounds.
lie had promised the banquet after rs
removal As stumps seemed 10 be the
principal topic at the banquet. Mr.. Hus-
bands also made 3 short stump speech.
IN which he vividIy described the demise
of the offending stump. and stated that
he was looking for more Of the same vari-
etv