Putnam patriot., 1923-07-13
PUTNAM IS CENTER
 FOR SUMMER CAMPS
Camps Eastford, Woodstock, Utopia and Senexet on the
 Shores of County Lakes
Banner Year al Woods.osk.-Many
 Putnam Boys Eneamped

Putnam is the center for large number of summer camps this sum mer. Camp Utopia, in two divisions, Camp Eestford, Camp Woodstock and Camp Senexet being numbered among those in outlying districts and which have Putnam as their center.
 Camp Woodstock, the tri-county Y. Nj. C. A. camp for Hartford. Holland and windham counties, is enjoying q banner season. The first two weeks camping period there ended today. About i20 boys have enjoyed won derful fortnight. Many of them are staying over for the new two weeks period which opens today, and in ad- dition there are 50 boys entering the camp life today. so that the coming two weeks will be the largest in the history of the camp.
 Camp Wonderful Success
 On the Fourth the camp had an aquatic and land sports carnival, which was really the start for a week of intense activities. Last Monday night the campers had their regular overnight hike, feature of each peri cd. the boys being in three groups ac- eording to their strength, The small CT boys as rule went to Bigelow pond for overnight. this being the nearest of the three points. Others went to Camp Eastford and to Bald Hill. On these hikes the boys take their blankets and food with them. They build campfire, cook their sup per, and then sleep around the dying r.la int in ed just to have the true camping at mosphere. The baseball team from Camp Eastford gave the Woodstock bunch a sound lacing the other day when they came over Co Woodstock and inflicted 25 to punishment. The defeated will do their best to make up for 1t when the teams of the two camps meet again tomorrow.
 Governor Arriving For 26th
 Plans are being made for biz day at camp on July 26. when Governor Templeton wifi spend the entire day as the guest of the Woodstock camp CTS. Other prominent people, inelud- ing Hamilton Holt of Woodstock and New York, and State Treasurer C. Harold Giipatric of Putnam will he present on that day.
 There are over ninety boys from all sections of the country. ranging In age from six to eighteen, at the boys division of Camp Utopia, located on the shore of Woodstock Lake. The boys are housed in tents, and have a large nlayground and tennis courts. Twenty councillors are in charge. A baseball league has been organized. and there are daily games on the iia- mond. Water sports, canoeing, boat ing. and swimming also play n prom ineut part in the camp program Sev- eral hikes are on the books for the near future.
 At Camp Utopia
 At the girls Camp Utopia on Shep- pard's pond, Ills girls, about half from New York, and the rest from all parts of the country. are encamped. The girls live in pretty rustic bunga- iows. rather than tents. There are thirty councillors and a small corps of doctors and nurses. Tennis, base ball. basket ball. swimming, dancing, and horseback riding are the principal sports there. Several hikes have been taken. Tuesday all of the girls in the camp walked to Putnam and back, bought out many of the stores. includ- ing those which retail confectionery and soft drinks, and also gave the Putnam theatres some business.
 The directors of Camp Utopia as- sure The Patriot that the camp will be a permanent thing in this section, and that they even expect to make considerable enlargement next year.
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