Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
WALK AROUND" TO
CLOSE BRANDYW|NE
MEETING TONIGHT
Eight Thousand Persons Visited
Camp Yesterday on
Big Sunday,
BEST SEASON IN HISTORY

Brendvwine Summit, Aug 16.--Brandy-
wine Summit Camp presented bedraVgel-
ed and deserted appearance today after
being invaded by crowd Of 5000 visitors
and worshlppers Yesterday. All available
marking space in the camp proper was
filled md many machines had 10 be turned
into a field rented to take care OF the ex-
pected Big Sunday crowds. About GOO
machines paid admission for parking space
Every cottage had its quota Of visitors;
the camp boarding houses served a CON
tinual stream of hungry campers and pic
mic lunch parties were scattered about
the ground All the services were crowd
cd Not even the extra seats put mp for the
dav could accommodate these who Hooked
IN hnar the services. Every bit Of space
within the tabernacle was taken UP and
people. several ranks deep, surrounded
II The collection was good and thr trustees
expressed the hope that they had raised
enough money to defray the expenses Of
the camp.
At tho afternoon service nearly every
man in the tabernacle responded 10 an
appeaI Of Rev. McCombe and came to
the front of the tabernacle ~ 9 proof oil
his faith. Rev McComhe took for his
afternoon text Come, for ell things are
now ready: and they all with one consent
| appeared 20 make excuse. II was the
story of the man who invited his friends
70 a banquet and when they all made
axcuses 70 stav away. sent his servants
into tho highways and bywavs to invite
tho lame. the sick, and the blind.
People today are making excuses IN
the same futile manner for refusing 10
accent religious, Rev McCombe said
What turns me against the church u that
there are so many hypocrites IN II u dis
r,,sts mo with the church n have never
hean in a community where there was not
This tvpe Of excuse makers You can never
stumble over something behind YOU, so
if YOU stumble over the hypoerite. he
must be in advance Of you.
apppnzaps MEN CONVERTS.
Prof Clase talked 10 the men who
stamped forward at the afternoon meeting
and urged them to play the game He
emphaeized the Same point IN his talk to
the children and told them not TO follow
the salsa impression that to lead Chris
tian life was 10 forego ell pleasures. \
Christian life can be full Of recreation and
pleasure but that all life without chris
t,apisy becomes drah and wearyrome.
The 1920 camp meeting closes formally
TODAY rish the services this evening an
the grand rally in tho walkaround he
evening meeting will he in the nature Of a
farewell service for the evsnrnlistie party,
On Saturday the Red and Blue baseball
trans of the Boosters staged q haeobali
carno and tho Reds won by the scorn ct
10 4. The married men Of the camp de-
featedthe single men for the second time
in the camp season, score 5 to
plavlet was give at tho children 5
meeting entitled Signal Lights The
children were dreased in white and vari-
colored fash light was played on thetn
during the singing Eight kiddles sang a
good night song "He Looks Down from
Heaven They were Edith Bender, Alice
Revhold, Frsnces Hollinesworth, Dorothy
Davis, Mabel Walls, Eleanor Mcarns,
Florence Fisher and Muriel Graham.
CAN'T PERSONALS.
Robert Qugley Ebbert Huggns, Miss
Emma Higgins and Mrs Allen Allen
Higgins were the guests of Mrs. Charles
wilkins, Yesterday,
Mrs. Lille Cannon of St Louis, Mr..
and Mrs. A f. Neutze, Mrs. Paris and
c. + Robinson were visitors Yesterday at
the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. |. Elmer
Perry.
Mrs Ellis Abrams, Mrs Mary J. Bon.
son ard Donald Bonson Of Sharon Hill
and Arthur Griffith of Philadelphia were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrss Norman
Abrams, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Lynch enter.
tanned the following friends yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs J B Then pson, Mrs. Ellis
b Hicks. Mr. and Mrs Benjamin " 7
Hicks and daughters, Betty and Amy, and
son, George, MIR and Mrs. Cameron q
Talley. and Mrs Robert Griffin and son
Robert. Of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs Walter W. Walls yester'
day entertained the following William ID
| Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs J s. Richards anc
| family. Mr. and Mrs Morgan Hicks. Mr.
and Mrs. William Woods, Mr.. and Mrs
b. F. Richards and MIR. and Mrs. James
McMullm.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Syfrit and Mrs
| Annie Aingram of Sharon Hill VISITED
| friends at camp yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. c. knowlan enter
| tanned the following yesterday Mr.. anC
| Mrs f. Oppenheimer, Logan, Pc; Slmor
Oppenheimer. Philsdelphie, MIR. and Mrs
II. L. knowlan, Mr. and Mrs John
Knowlan and Mr. and Mrs. William Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Riggs, William
Hewes and family and MIR. and Mrs. " L
| Linton were the guests of MIR. and Mrs
William G. Jones. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper \. Lewis OF Clay
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