Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-06-12
GOVERNOR OFFERS PARK

c. A, of South Dakota met in the Con-
gregational church. This committee is
composed of the following: John Me-
Learie, chairman, Rapid City; F. j.
Knochemmuss, of Rapid City, vice
chairman; Paul S. Johnson, secretary,
Rapid City; A. X. Thomas, treasurer,
Rapid City Harry NJ Bull, city chair
man of the y. NJ. c. A. of the Black
Hills counties; c. A. Nystrom, of Rapid
City, Pennington county; c. A. Wilson,
Hot Springs, Fall River county; f. q.
hneeland, Custer, Custer county; Ii. II.
Johnson, Deadwood, Lawrence county;
r. l.. Bronson, Belle Fourche, Butte
county; +. II. Hampton, Sturgis, Meade
county While not all members were
present there was good representa-
ton.
The object of the meeting was to plan
the boys camp for western South Da-
kota. 1t is expected to hold this camp
in three sections during the month of
August. The first section, beginning
the first week in August, and lasting
about ten days, will take in the boys
from y to 10 years of age. The second
section, Immediately following, will
take in boys and young men that are
employed and can only take five or six
days off for vacation and intensive
training. The third section immedi
ately following, running up to Sep
tember and lasting about ten days, will
be composed of boys from 10 to 20
years OF thereabout. 1t will take
about two days to reach the
camp and TO return home, so that
vacation of about 2 days can be figured
upon. This time will be filled with new
experiments. Every red blooded boy
worth while is a boy of action. His life
and energy is translated into activity
and if directed along right lines will be
fun a-plenty There will be fun enough
for all as planned in this camp.
Mr.. Cast, the secretary of the Black
Hills district Y. Nj. c. A., arrived last
week and is already in the harness
working day and night for the success of
this camp. 1t will be the first of its
kind in the Black Hills. Another SINH
lar camp is planned for Lake Madison
and will take in the boys from the
eastern part of the state. 1t is believed
that from 800 to 500 boys will enroll in
the different sections in each of the two
camps.
The program to be worked out for
this camp will he published later The
different countie9 in the Hills took part
in this camp and are contributing funds
towards covering the overhead ex-
penses. All that the boys will have to
pay for will be their transportation and
what they eat; all other expenses are
taken care Of
A letter was received by the Commit
tee from Governor Norbeck offering the
free use of the State Park to the Y. NJ.
G. A. and further offering the use of the
State trucks and equipment. Whether
tAAlo luGluuCS lOhbS anu GUS
is not yet known. The Rapid City peo-
pie had in mind placing the camp some
where on Rapid Creek, while the north
ern Hills people wanted it placed at
Sylvan Lake. And now comes the offer
from Governor Norbeck of the free use
of the Park and equipment if the camp
is placed there. The park can readily
be reached from Custer, Pringle, Hot
Springs and Fairburn, Good roads
haye been constructed giving good ac-
cess to the park. A committee was ap.
pointed to locate this camp and it will
be done within the next week
This camp will be treat to the boys
and young men, and will be something
they will remember life time. Items
concerning this camp will be publish ed
from time to time.