Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-14
SUMMIT CAMP ENDS
IN BLAZE OF LIGHT
Time -Honorcd Walk Around"
One of the Features of Brandy.
wine Windup.
BRANpYwINE SUMMIT CAMPGRoUND,

BRANpYwINE SUMMIT CAMPGRouNp,
! Aug. IA.
Talk about 'hlazes of glory" and "a
| rcdoubtable phrases fit what happened
here last night like an old shoe. IL was
wind-up night and put previous similar
nights in the junk class.
The grounds were like sea of light
| from colored flares, lamps, Jap lanterns
and regiments of candles. Asbury avenue
| showed lot of star figures and en-
| blazonei it's name in candles, while
| ST. Paul's avenue in an eNllberance of
patriotism, was red, white and blue.
OF course, there was tho time-honored
walk around Zion" No Brandywine
Summit campmeeting can Gttinglv close
without this function. And after this was
over the marchers trooped back to the
tabernacle and the campers raised their
| voices in tremendous song. Followed
them. equally tremendous cheers for
ministers. leaders, favorites, Scott
Church sailor boy who has crossed seven
times, the camp itself and pretty much
every old thing Then the camp went
home and there were more and further
celebrations before darkness and sleep
settled down.
DR.. c. NJ. Boswell preached at the
evening service and afterward the walk
around began. The congregation fol-
lowed DR. T. l.. Hubbard and DR.. J. ID. G.
Hanna, singing Were Marching to
Zion Come Over on the Sunny Side
and The Sweet BY and BY" After the
march every one went back TO the taber-
nacle and the service was concluded by
singing, all taking part. W. n. Thomas
sang a solo and DR.. and Mrs. Wilson sang
duet.
At the Young Peoples sing, which pre-
ceded the evening service, the Yoke Eel
lows presented Rev. G. W. Clark, their
leader, with a purse containing $3.50 In
gold. Rev T. II. Collins was also pre-
scnted with check. The collection which
was taken goes to the faithful and tireless
Harry Husbands in appreciation for his
services in making the camp more COM
Portable and safe for the solourners.
At this service Mr. Collins read q list
of names of those who had departed this
world since the last campmeetlng, and
special PRAYER was offered for their rela-
tlves Those mentioned were
Mrs Lizzie Palmer, MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Holingsworth, the baby grand
child of Frank Linton, Miss Lydia Han
naway, Joseph A. Buck and Atwood
Weldln The two latter were trustees OF
the camp at one time.
Rev j. r. Bicking preached at the
morning service and the Rev. George
White Dawson at the 3 O'Clock service
MIR and Mrs Levi Foster of Wilmington
came out to see Mis- Lizzie McCaulley.
Guests calling at the cottage of Mrs
Thomas L. Talley were: Mrs. William
C. Tallcy, Miss Helen Gill, Miss Mary
Gill and John Talley, Jr., Of Talleyville
Among the social events attending the
closing night Of camp, was marshmallow
roast given by a number Of young people
and attended by nearly all the juniors
at camp. A fire was tuilt on a nearby
hill ard after everyone had roasted
marshmallows over the fire by means Of
long sticks games were enjoyed by the
merry makers until a late hour.
A number of tenters are moving out
today, although il is expected that at
least half OF the cottagers will remain
at the summit until after Labor Day.