Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-03
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EVENT SUCCESS
2oo Former Campers of
State Y. M. C. A. Have Good
Time at Reunion Here.

II early spring enthusiasm over
camping may be taken as a sure
Indication of success. the coming
reason at Camp Wawayanda. the
state Y. NJ. C. A. camp. will be the
greatest in the history of the organ
ixation. Two hundred former camp
ers attended the reunion at the
local y. NJ. C. A. on Saturday as
guests of the Perth Amboy Wawa-
yanda Club and the keynote of the
gathering expressed itself in a 100
Per cent. desire to return this year.
Delegates from all over the state
began to come into the Y. NJ. C. A.
lobby early in the day and as soon
as they registered they set out in
search Of former camp comrades. AS
a result the entire camping period
was lived over again as many times
as two Wawayandans met in the
lobby. Other topics seemed taboo,
or II not actually forbidden, no
campers were able to think of any
other subjects for conversation. 1t
was Wawayanda at the start and it
was Wawayanda more than ever at
the finish.
As fast as the campers arrived at
the Y. NJ. c. a. they were tagged
with q button and a piece of paper
bearing their names. so that immed-
lately there sprang UP an intimacy
and spirit of good fellowship that
increased Inc grew stronger az h
reunion activities went forward. In
the afternoon an inspection trip was
conducted through the local plant
Of the Castle Ice Cream Company
for those who desired to see the
favorite camp CONNECTION in the
Ours of manufacture. Those who
did no care for the factory were
given free tickets to the Majestic
and Strand Theatres through the
courtesy of William Counihan. Over
1&5 boys were taken care of by the
free movies method. Still others
took swims and were otherwise en-
tertained at the Y. M. c. A. build
ing.
The event of the reunion. how
ever, was the banquet serve in the
eymnasium at $3.50 O'Clock. when
the two hundred campers, together
With state and local officers of the
Y. NJ. G. A. sat down to n of Mrs.
liver Iarson's famous chicken din
ners. Mrs. Larson and her stan of
volunteer assistants prepared the
dinner and each tent was served
BY one of the BOYS seated INSIDE"
Ii was noted that the boys fell to
Ia the approved camp style and
thai at the close of the dinner there
was little edible material in sight.
Adrian Lyon, president of the
Perth Amboy ~" and a member of
the state coaamittee, presided at the
dinner and after a few introduc-
tory remarks at the close, introdue-
ed the speakers. George Mum,
president OF the local Wawayanda
club, mace the address of welcome
TO the visiting campers and the re-
sponse came from F. Ellsworth We
q ~Snappy Talks" Edward E.
Pease, boys work secretary of
Plainfeld. spoke for the leaders;
winthrop Hall, of Crawford, for the
boys; Howard Biddulph, of Bloom
deld Aer-the SathlkS; Charles r.
Ida director, for
WaWayanda and the World" and
W. A. Mccormick, head counselor
of the camp, on Lets Go for 1922"
These addresses were i~nterspersed
with resounding cheers n popular
camp songs. -
The rernioB came to a close at .
o'clock after a resolution was pass
ed ordering flowers to be sent TO
General Secretary Walter IL. War;,
who is i'll. Those of the boys who
i've In neSEDy lOWuS "ChS hc4hS ~ |
rain and trolley, while delegates
rom more distant points were en-
asrtained in various homes in this
sjty.
General Chairman Harry =. Com
ixgs directed the reunion activities,
being assisted by Fenby w. Scott. as
one OF the advisors of the local Wa
xayanda Club, and George Mum,
Parker Nielsen, Edward Lake, Phil
10 Karl, the officers of the club,
and John Shoe, Sr. Robert Warter'
Herman Nielsen and Albert Nelson
-hairmen Of the subcommittee.
Co-oreration of the following nrms
also aided materially in the success
OF the affair: Simmen's Bakery
Madison Bakery, City Bakery, ken-
ser Bros, Wagner and Wurtzel. q.
II. Romond, Jacobson &c Co.. Castle
Ice Cream Company, General Bake
lie Company, Roessler & Hasslaen-
er Chemical Company. the chese-
.brough Manufacturing Company ana
he Perth Anboy Milk Company.
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