New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-18
Camping Facilities
Greatly Improved in
Lake Placid Region
Conservation Lommiss;o.
Institutes Innovation i
Providing ManyFi
Along Mountain Trs;Is
Special Dispatch 70 The Trssu.e

a
LAKE PLACID, N. Y. july :,
Greatly improved camping faeilIt,.
now sake it possible for Mr.. and ~
Average Citizen to deftly side.s.e, =.
rent profiteers of the cities for the srn
mer months, at least, by living n 4.
open in the hear of the great No,s.
Woods. -''''a
TIE Conservation Commission l..
ing authorized a certain nurnbs. NV :,
semi-permanent camps and made ~, :.
liberal provisions for temporary ean.
ing, has instituted another innovs.;i-
and is providing at convenient locs.'a.s
along the trails numbers of ca,,s ' sa'
places. These are built Of stons ~" !.
ment and iron, each being about a..
feet long, sixteen inches deem ~
provided with an iron crate. '''
Amy one who can build a ars.
kitchen rance can build a FIRE in ara e
the new fireplaces and the danger " "
forest fire is eliminated. The incres.s.
number of camping parties. both ~ ~
motor variety and afoot. is ono ~ A.
features of the season in the ,non p''
tains.
Lake Placid's AUGUST rush has be.n..
early and many permanent so;onynss'
have arrived in camp. Victor Herbss4
who returned to Camp Jovland -
Thursday, will devote the season - !.
work on new comic opera.
At the camp of her parents M .ri
Mrs. Samuel Humphreys, of Philadsl.
phia, who are here with her NJ
reiusanu and infant daughter Cave.
Jor Livius d. Teiusanu. militar', a.,
tache of the Rumanian LEGATION r,b,
recently came from Washington '''
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry STANLEY of Ma,
York and London, who have been at
Lake Placid Inn, have opened then q.
camp on Lake Placid for the season W.
W. S. Benson and R. D. Benson. n
Passaic, n. j., have opened their csmn.
and their sister, Mrs c. f. Emerson
Of Titusville. Pa. s.as arrived at her
camp
Villa Espagnola on Grand yiew
Heights has been opened for the sea.
son by William j. Spain, of New York
here with Mrs. Span and Miss snaja
At the Grand View Hotel series Of
musical treats was inaugurated with
the Sunday concert, in which the vocsI
soloist was Miss Marion ]. Moonev
daughter OF Neil Mooney, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent Of the New York
Central Lines, who recently came from
New York for Short stay with Mrs,
Mooney and their daughter.
Members of a group of prominent
Catholic clergymen staying at the
Grand View for the season include the
Rev. NJ. F. Scanlon, president of the
Catholic Charitable Bureau of Bos.
ton; the Rev. Father Conway. promi-
nent Jesuit and author of "The Qtes-
tion Box" and the Rev. Richard F
Powers, Of Boston.
NJ. 3. Marshall. proprietor of the
Grand View, and Mrs. Marshall recent.
ly came from New York for the season
here.
Miss Cleary, of New York, is amonr
the sojourners of previous seasons re-
turned to the Grand View for the sum
mer.
Member of a New York party spend
ing a fortnight at the Grand View in
clude Mrs. a. G. Whitney. Ms. NJ. A
Morris and Master Judson Morris. They
will be joined by Melville A. Morris
Timothy j. Driscoll, of New York, i,
at the Grand View for two weeks
OIiSI ISCSul arrivals from new lUih
include George NJ. Moen, Mr.. and Mrs
F. R. Diering, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c
Wurm, Miss Wurm. Miss Gertrude Ref
try, Mr., and Mrs. NJ. P. Staulcup, J.
keenan, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Whelple5
and family.
En- route to her camp on the 81
Regis chain of lakes, Miss R. A. Poi
nemus, of New York, and her friend
Miss A. A. Laing, of New York, spent
several days at the Stevens House.
Justice j. Grifir, of Brooklyn, will
come to the Sto-s House with his
family tomorrow. He will remain
through the season.
Monsignor James J. Coan. of Brook
lyn, and the Rev T. A. Hickey, rector
of ST. Brendan's Catholic Church, Of
Brooklyn, who are again at the Stevens
House for the season, have resumed
their rounds of the golf links with sur
prisingly low scores.
Among those from New York recently
arrived at the Stevens House are Ma
Henry Watterson, Miss Peggy Hall
gan, Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Jones. c. B.
Green, Miss Sadie Kinney. Mr.. and Mrs
H. H. Lamson, Dr.. Walter C. Mcclure
and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. LuntI,
and sons, Miss Catherine Murphy and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 0. Muller.