Putnam patriot., 1922-07-07
OPEN COUNTY CAMP.
 100 BOYS PRESENT
ssY'' Leaders Hosts al New Re creation Center at Black
 Pond
Those Motoring 10 Camp Advised so
 Go via North Wcoasfeek

| West Woodstock, under the auspices of the r. M. (. A. committees of ! Windham. Holland and Hartford counties. has settled down to rou- tine and reports today showed that the 100 and more boys and leaders in attendance were having a perfectly glorious time. Field and aquatic sports, hikes, boating and swimming are all on the days programs-illing the hours 10 overfiowing,
 Dr. E. F. Perry, who has driven to the camp via two routes. advises ev- eryone going to camp to drive to North Woodstock and turn Co the left there Though this route is mile and eight-tenths longer than the other. it is far superior. The road is so much better that it is worth the longer drive.
 Accommodation have been provid. ed to take care of 125 boys. Army tents with wooden floors and stout canvas cits on strong deuble-deek frames, are provided for sleeping quarters. According Co plan furnish ed by Thomas H. Desmond, landscape architect of Simsbury, the tents are arranged to form three sides of rec tangle-the fourth being left open for a campfire circle and chapel, on natural, amphitheatre-hke slope lead ing down to the lake front. the swim. ming beach, ana the boat dock.
 Camp Woodstock occupies a site of 10 acres in extent, including farm and all it's buildings, large amount of cleared land, and many acres of standing timber.
 Many leading citizens of the three counties interested have made liberal contributions of money. time, and material 10 start this camp of fully equipped and in position to carry out a complete program of activities. The directors are "old timers in handling summer camps for boys and are par ticularly close to the boys. as they are well-known County '. N C. 4. secre- taries of the three respective counties: F. T. ThieHes, of Hartford County. camp director; ]. H. Corbett, of Wind ham County, and F.. r. Hardy. ef Tol- land County, associate camp directors The camp physical director for the first period will be E. ?. Hardy of Holland County, and for the second period, J. Y. Lamberton. the indus trial and physical work secretary of the Hartford County Y M. (. A. The camp chef is Thane C Grant. son of Judge Ralph NJ Grant of South Wind sor. who rated as first class cook ia the '. s. Navy, and has had much experience in cooking for men md boys. The camp bugler Is Charles N Fowler. Thompsonville.
 Among the volunteer camp leaders are: Charles E. Wells, Hartford i; Leonard Hall. South Manchester Will liam Couch, South Manchester; Rob ert Downton. Hazardville; Peter Rieei. Windsor Locks; Fred Brown, Wind sor Locks; Merwin MeCutcheon, New Britain; Rev. Ray Pavy. Southington Rev. C. C. Laudenslager, Southing- ton; Rev. Truman Woodward, Wap- ping: Lester Schaefer. Hartford 1. William p nutemple, Woodstock; E. H. Snow, Putnam; Rev. T D. Baker. East Woodstock; Rev. R. T. Elliott, Abingdon; Harry Denison, Moosup; 4. I F. Brown. Willimantie.
 The tri-eounty camp committee is composed If the following representa-. tive men Robert W. Boys. Pomfret chairman: z. D. Arnold. Putnam r. 1 C. Bidwell. Bloomfield: A. ". Buchan an. Mansfield; Henry R. Buck. Hart ford: Charles r. Dean. Putnam, J. R. l Edwards, Willington; k. W. Ellis, l Stafford. George J. Gordon, Hazard vile: Charles V. Holman, South Man chester ?. M Howe. Rockville; Harry Richardson. Moosup; F.. W Robinson Rockville; J. Allen Wiley. Hartford, and Albert II Williams, Woodstock.
 Nearly 40 County Boys al Camp
 Boys from Hartford, Holland and Windham counties are attending the camp. Those from this county are Inc following
 John N. Boys and Ernest M Boys Pomfret Center, Owen ". fryling Waurogan; Leslie NJ. Downs, Good. Iycar: Paul B Wheaton, Putnam; Ray mond D. Chubbuek, Mechaniesville Donald B Williams, Putnam; Clinton ] s. Child aud Ernest S Child. Good. year John F. Crosby, Douglas ". Lo- gee. Danielson; Erwin A. Rhoades Pomfret Center; James Maitland i Thompson; Thomas U. Day, Daniel son: Harold Arnold, Putnam; Richard 4. Tillinghast, Robert F. Fulton Stanley Allen. William W Pike and Ralph Bowen. Danielson; Herbert W
 Codlin, Moosup; B. Palmer Dean
 Woodstock: Willard B. Larrow, East Putnam: Robert C. Beckley, Elwood l Spencer. Danielson; Geo. A. Thomp- son. Cambridge, Mass; Frederick $
 saverese and Charles H. Savarese Danielson. Thomas C. Elliott. Abing- ton: William Valentine, Jr., Pomfrei Center: Paul Auger. Thompson Geo
 st. Marie. West Thompsoni James E
 Walmbolt, Mills. Mass; Schuyler C Phillips. East Woodstock; Herbert c Clark. Putnam; Norman F. Breariey l Frl