Arizona republican., 1922-06-05
Y, N. c. A. BOYS LEAVE
THURSDAY FOR CAMP
AT GARDEN OF ALLAH

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All is in readiness for the 1922
summer camp for boys, conducted at
the Garden of Allah every year by the
Phoenix Y. M. c. A. The first con-
tingent of boys, so in all. will leave
for camp next Thursday. June 8. and
will remain until June %. when they
will be supplanted by second sec
ton which will stay until July 5.
E. C. Reeves, secretary of the boys,
work committee of the Y. NJ. C. A,
and who is in charge of the summer
camp. left yesterday morning for the
Garden of Allah to prepare the camp
for the boys arrival.
Two weeks of healthy, outdoor fun
and exercise are in store for the boys
who will make the trip. Some of the
boys will remain for both camps and
have four weeks outing.
The Garden of Allah is SO miles
northwest Of Phoenix on the Hassay-
ampa rivers edge, and is covered
with mammoth cottonwoods, willows
and palms. Cold pure drinking water
is secured from springs, of which
there are nearly a score in the vi
cinity. Water from the springs was
brought to Phoenix for analysis few
weeks ago in order to be sure that it
is free from contamination. A small
house has been built over the biggest
spring to protect 1t from pollution.
Plan Water Sports
The Hassayampa river at this
point is utilized for a swimming pool,
and for this purpose it has been
cleaned out to provide an even grad
uation of depth. Water sports will
be one of the principal attractions at
the camp, and the boys will go swim
ming twice a day, once in the morn
ing and again in the afternoon.
Athletics will be under the super
vision of experts and organized teams
will take part every day in games of
baseball, handball and other healthful
sports.
The camp this year will operate
under the national " NJ. C. A, camp
standardization plan, the rules of
which Will be followed out in nearly
every particular.
Seventeen states have adopted this
plan, and the camp making the high
est number of points in efficiency will
be awarded a banner, The camps are
graded according to the number of
requirements they fulfill.
E. C. Reeves stated last week that
the local camp is expected to fulfill
80 per cent of the requirements listed
In order to sprovide something out
of the ordinary in camp fare for the
boys Sunday dinners. the Mothers
club will send home baked cakes to
the camp every week. A large as
sortment of home preserved fruits
will also be contributed TO sweeten
the menu
Religious services will be held at
camp every Sunday and it is expected
to secure outside speakers for this
purpose. There will also be a deyo-
tional period each day.
Daily Schedule
During the week. the following
schedule will be observed:
s: 30--Reveille.
6:35--To the Colors.
Z: 30--Breakfast.
:30--Organized baseball.
1i:0o-Swim.
IL. dU--DlHncr.
1:00--Leader's council.
.30--kangaroo court.
:00--Snoozing, reading or any
thing else boy wants to do.
00--Aquatics, water baseball, etc.
6:50-Supper. s:
:30--Campfire Stunts, songs.
9:30--Lights out-compulsory.
AS the first section of the camp is
now completed, all boys who wish to
take advantage of the summer camp
must go with the second contingent.
There are IA vacancies in the sec
ond camp which may be filled by
local boys The following boys will
leave with the first section next
Thursday:
Morris Smelansky. G. Gehrung. Ell
mer Cunningham. Robert Sloane,
Donald Brown, Wilbur Caldwell. Bob
Lewis, Milton Morse, Bert Mcneil,
Clifford Van Doren. Grant Heidecker.
Jack Hughes. Harry Robertson. Dean
Hicks, Edward Stallings. Charlton
Johnson. Barry Goldwater. Bob Gold
water. Edwin Morse. Charles Os-
born. Frank Logic Frank McGovern,
William Aufort. William r. Bond,
Gilden Redewill John Girand, G. l..
Foster, Henry Cate, Hugh Suggs,
Joe Barber, George Batchelder.
Theodore Slianks. J. T. Pigg. Gordon
Gibbs. Clan Leighter. Everett Lane,
Seymour Ryan, Cecil Pickering,
Nathan Thayer Francis Sheridan,
James Elder. Penn Wingfield, Edwin
Trimble. Kinsey James. Edwin Pryer.
Walter Seavey. Ted Raley Raymond
Smith, Jack Freeman and Earnest
Suggs