The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06
IMPROVEMENTS
AT W1NNATASKA
ALMOST READY
Sunday School Camp
Mecca For Summer Out.
ings From Birmingham

the Birmingham Sunday school council,
is rapidly being put into shape for the
coming seasons camps which will be-
Gin June f. L.
With the exception of Reimel Hall,
W OF the equipment will be new this
year. -Four new sleeping huts, each
with a capacity for 80 cots, are near
completion. The sleeping rooms form
two wings, each IS feet by 80 feet, lead
off from central social roof at 40
degree angle. Each wing is boarded up
tor distance of three and one half
rect and then screened from there on
up to the deep overhanging caves of
the green slate roof. The social room
will have rustic benches and tables and
shelves, and when completed will be
equipped with a large fireplace to be
used in damp weather or when the eve
Hings are unpleasantly COOL Steel cots
With springs will take the place of the
built-in hunks.
The directors hut will be new also.
1t is a single-room building with sleep
ing porches on two sides. It, too, will
have a fireplace. +, S
The four huts are arranged in the
form of the letter V, with the direc-
tors hunt at the point and behind a
large flag pole.
Plans are on foot to install hy-
draulic ram, which will furnish run
ming water for two wash houses to be
built between and in the rear of the
two huts on either side of the v.
Other improvements
"A nurses hut with sufficient rooms
for hospital use will be added to the
new equipment also. intact, the old
campers who return this summer will
find themselves in a brand new out
fit.
Across the creek, too. has been
changed. The old mess hall has given
place to new one 40 feet wide and 80
feet long with spacious screened in
dining room, a store room, fireplace,
kitchen and dietician's kitchen, where
Mrs. Spidle can make all those good
things she wanted to - last year, but
could not because there was no room.
Jim" too, is wearing broad smile
of proud anticipation. The hall faces
the falls and the upper swimming pool
and fits into the landscape with pleas
ing lines.
Campers who were at Winnataska
the latter part of last summer were
delighted with the change in the upper
swimming pool, which was made by the
small dam at the foot bridge SO that
the amateurs can have more desirable
swimming facilities. This pool. where
SO many boys and girls of Birmingham
have learned to swim, is now ideal in
that it has every depth. of water de-
sired by those just learning to swim. :
The new dam has increased the boat
ing facilities of the creek also. For
three miles the creek winds its way
among the wooded hills and with fes-
toons of vines and overhanging boughs
Invites the campers to the inspiration
of its quiet majesty.
=. Camp Leaders And Dates
doc" Hershey and his intermedi.
ate boys will be the first to enjoy the
new camp. June 4 to IA will be the
dates for this group. DIR. Hershey win
have assisting him as hut leaders, Rev.
III. NJ. Moffett of the Vine Street Pres.
byterian church, Rev. Jesse Cook of
the West End Baptist church, Rev.
w. H. Mansfield of the Ensley First
Methodist church and Rev. Robert
Harold of the Woodlawn Christian
church. Edgar Keenan, will be athletic
director again.
The special features of this Camp
will be the practical Bible hour. talks
in the morning and the hillside in
spirational meetings at the twilight
hour. Athletics, aquatics and stunts
viii have prominent places in the pro-
gram
Miss Johnnie Mae Cross, teacher
and student advisor in the Paul Hayne
High school, has been secured to- lead
the first camp for girls June 1zIto 81.
This camp will be for those girls who
are In the first four semesters of high
school, or within those ages.
Junior girls, with Mrs. William M.
Walker, will encamp July L for 10
days. This, camp is planned especially
for grammar school girls, and will in
Guide the approximate ages of IL, 10
and ID years. The difficulty expert
enced by girls in getting a place in Mrs.
Walkers camp last, year means, that
the limit in registrations win be
reached quickly this year Mrs. w. G.
Bonham and Mrs. James Wood are
two of the hut leaders already secured.
Mrs. Pearl Crawford, experienced
camper from. New England, and now. in
charge of extension work in Jefferson
county. Will have charge of recreation.
Mrs. Walker plans to have number
otneW features in her camp again this
year. 4.-4
Girl Scouts Included
College and professional women,
with Mrs. S. J.. Cole, will. have the
dates of July u to %. leaders will
be announced later.
Girl Scouts will take possession ON
July % for two camp periods. Mrs.
J. Asa Rountree, Jr., will direct the
camps. il
Miss Rosa ". Strickland will have
the second section of high school girls.
Semesters five to eight, inclusive, and
will have the dates of August 18 to %.
Senior boys will close the season with
their camp September 1 to IL. DIR. L.
u. Brubaker, pastor of the Ensley
Highlands Presbyterian. church, will
direct the camp and will have as his
associates some of the best leaders of
boys in the city. .E
The camp committee, consisting of
George Bellsnyder, chairman Herbert
Stockham, j. d. Porter and Howard
Yielding are working toward a bigger
and better Winnataska, where fine
Sunday school. boys and girls of Bir-
mingham can enjoy 10 days outing
of recreation, inspiration and fellow
ship with outstanding Christian men
and women.
j. H.. CHAMBER, Jr., engineer, who
has worked with the camp committee
and with whose advice and counsel the
committee has been able to make its
plans realized, has made most valu-
able and lasting contribution to Win
nataska. The new layout of the camp
is credited to him.
Full information on the camps and
reservations may be made by calling
iat the Office of the Rirmineh an, Sun.