The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
CANOEING NIGHT
UNDER MOONLIGHT
POPULAR PASTIlAE
Clouded Skies and Rain
Puts Temporary Halt on
Social Activities.
REGATTA JULY %
Party of College Boys Seek
Recreation from Studies
In Outdoor Life.

come moderately famous In the hast
decade, and especially this past year
-and simply because 1t touches the
shores of tree-studded Virginia
where lies the Washington camp
colony.
For the past week, clouded skies
have threatened and rain at irregu-
lar intervals chased away the mos
ouitos. But tonight Is full moon
night on the river and canoeing
and "canoedling" will be exceeding
ly pleasant pastimes.
Several weeks ago q group OF
Washington lads pursuing the call
of the wild, decided to move their
habitation from the close, sticky
city to the Virginia shores. Several
of the number are Georgetown med
ical students, and the others attend
colleges elsewhere.
College Boys In Camp.
II is a well known axiom that
college boys will be boys, and they
accordingly named their new abode
after a justly celebrated historical
lady recently reincarnated for the
edihcation of Americans and called
playfuIly by historians, perhaps,
Aphrodite.
whether one of the boys, maybe
more, have been associated with
modern Greek goddesses resembling
the very fair Aphrodite is not
known. Nevertheless. they are To-
Gated at Camp Aphrodite. located
between Key Camp and Gubitz-
Six of the party are known along
the river and elsewhere as the
l. NANA hAU
Henry Hasse. Morris Keane, Larry
Higgins, and Mrs. Higgins, A B.
FenneII, Paul y. Taylor. Weekend
parties are their speciality.
Eight good pals who call George
town their home and give that resi-
Dental district as their permanent
addresses likewise slipped up the Po-
tonnac and settled in a place they
called The Drifters." Their first
"trip 70 the tent colony occurred sew
eral years ago. and regularly when
the summer blooms and they hear
the old bell in Georgetown College
tower ring out the hours and the
quarters. comes the realization to
them that it is best to hear the
echo and the soft cadence from the
Virginia side.
Curter Kings nt hfuhtShts
This old bell plays an important
mart in their dreamy, inspiring lives.
II rings happily when they are hap
pv, but it's gentle sound. carried on
fhe cool river breeze, is sad when
the midnight comes and the parties
end.
But there are features to this camp
mat have become distinctive. Their
rule is SociaIistic, although they do
not claim Leuiue as their guide
THIS is one camp where there are
no oh1csX bu' where the majority
rules.
Members Of the camp who live
there continually are: Arthur
Nichols. Charles Donaldson. Joseph
Griffin. George Kiatta, Leroy Free
be-Eer. Louis Tehaan, Joseph Te-
baan. and Phillip P. Coon. Then the
cook. who, they claim, is the most
important man in the family. goes
under the dignified cognomen OF
Abraham Bresleham. Great old
darkey. the boys say.
C,Sests of the past weekend in
ended Leona Dyer. Louise Nichols,
Alice Brock. dainty and chic maid
who is. the greatest mermaid of the
ston, Alice Allen and Rose Amouri.
The d-ifters claim that for having
nerve, Miss Brock wins the derby.
They dove into twenty feet of water,
then swan back to the shore.
List Of Guests.
Among the guests of today will
be = r. and Mrs. William Rupp. Of
Alexandria Friday night the one
xuest was Charlie. from Dempsey's
Boat Landing. 1t was Charles
night on. Last Sundays visitors
included Count and Madame Sminon,
formerly attached to the Russian
Embassy. Allan Campbell. and
Misses Adna and Virginia Poole.
Colonial Camp, probably the
greatest on the river. spent the
past week in relaxation. The
twenty-one members in the crowd
outdid themselves over Indepen-
dence Day, when they entertained
almost the entire- colony, and the
rain made possible the rest.
They are still speaking, however
Of the closed regatta, when they
outpaddied Rock Haven to the tune
Of As points to IL. Bugs Bogely,
canoe champ, scored 81 points and
his running mate, Eaton, was Sec
ond. by the margin of a point. Mr.
and Mrs. Eaton were victors in the
mixed doubles.
But Rock Haven received a Sec
end Jolt within the past fortnighf,
when the Colonial ball club trimmed
them. The final score was IL to ..
Then Bonzai. artistic as they are
visited Colonial and departed win
n
score of IL to 8. They play good
ball.
Plan Regatta July 3.
The best canoeists Colonial claim
will represent the club July %,
when the fourth annual regatta of
the Arundel Club VIII be held In
Baltimore. Bogely, Eaton, Biggs,
Moffett and Deurst will uphold the
camps honors. A dance Monday
evening was attended by about sew
enty-five.
Brother Rees at Bonzai also tells
Of the thrilling game with. Colonial
which the artists of Bonzai won. HE
Tells of the intense interest dis
slayed by the camper-spectators'
and vouched\ for his team should
,be Nationals care to issue chal- |
ianoe He states thatthis is the
,econd win for the Bonzai nine, and
sv now. the rest Of the boys reel
,hey can win a river pennant.
Three CT Bonzafs everyday |
ampers and soldiers Of fortune,
IlIison. Albright. Lawrence Con-
ray, and Jack Fanciulli, departed
.or Chicago. Tuesday evening
rhere they will continue their
rutly OF art and the brush.