New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-25
initial week OF
SCOUT CAMP ENDS
Enrolment Will Tax Capacity
for the Balance Of the Season
WANTS TO SEE TAX BOOKS
Funeral Of Little Girl-Feast of
St. Anne - Guarantor's Deficit
Heavy-To FIJI In Old River Bed
Rockwell Day Observance.

-HOCkWeu Day observance.
The first week of what promises
to be the most successful camp in
the history of the Bristol Boy Scout
council is brought to a close today.
The enrolment, which is always
small during the first week, was
larger than usual this year with
about IS boys at the camp. The en-
rollment will tax the facilities OF the
which closes on August %. AT the
end of the season the Scout Cubs,
those youngsters who have not ar
rived at the age to be made regular
scouts. will have the camp, under
the supervision of the regular staff.
The camp. which is called Camp
Cochpianee, is situated on the shores
of placid body of water which lies
on the Newtown road Just below
Thomaston. 1t is under the super
vision of Scout Executive Alfred
Breckblll. who was recently adopted
into the tribe of Hopi Indians in
recognition of his work in teaching
the scouts under his command, the
ancient lore and dances Of the primi-
| tive Indian. He has as his assistants
IN the running of the camp. Scout
| Master Walter Lawrence who is at
fectlonately known to the boys as
Uncle: Eagle Scout Kenneth Be-
mott who is in charge of the water
activities assisted in this work by
Eagle Scout Edward Wheeler; Life
Scout Leon Balcerzak assisted by
Eagle Scout John Brooks. in charge
of the craft shop: Eagle Scout Fred
King is camp clerk and once more
Scout "Lolly" Brooks will act as
camp buglar.
The physical we'll being of the
boys while at camp is under the d.
rection of Doctor Sissons of Win
throp, Mass, student at Tufts col
lege. Doctor Bathwell. who served
in this capacity last year. will make
daily visits to camp also, thereby
giving double protection to the
scouts.
Radical changes in the layout OF
the camp have been made this year
There are in reality four separate
camps: The frontier camp composed
OF those going to camp for the first
time this year: the pioneer camp fol-
those who attended last year for the
first time: the Indian Village TO,
those who have attended the cam,
for more than two years and troo,
camps.
A new dock has been installed
and one of the attractions that will
appeal to many OF the bows is the
rev raft with a diving tower There
VIII be a grand council fire each
sunday evening during the camr
period, to which the families ant
friends of the campers are invited
Each camp has its own program O,
activity, even to the evening council
fire.
Wants To See Tax Books
A. j. Tails. a voter of the Stafford
school district and prominent there
!; as the man who has objected to the
use of the school building for dances
VIII bring an action against the
treasurer of the district to compe
him to reveal his tax books, it wa!
learned today. It was said tina.
, some time ago Tails demanded tn.
books but the treasurer refused t.
allow them to be taken from hi
home although permission to ex
anime the books at the home of tn,
treasurer was not denied.
Mr.. Tails claims that money ha
been used for dances of which h
has no knowledge and 1t is his pur
pose to find out the disposition of al
funds of the district. 1t is under
stood that Tails has retained coun
sci and will bring the matter to til
courts.
Funeral Of Child
: The funeral of Dorothy Waite
eleven year old daughter of Mrs
Clarence Waite of No. 81 Star stree
I Norwich. who died Monday night a
the Bristol hospital following an op
Y Grafton. was held this morning at
t o'clock at the undertaking rooms G
Thomas P. O'Brlen. Burial was l
the new St. Joseph's cemetery.
Feast Day OF st. Anne
I At an early hour tomorrow morn
l ing it is expected that large mum
< hers of pilgrims to the Shrine of S
Y Anne at St. Joseph's church will be
: gin to arrive IN Bristol. The ar
j nual observance of the feast of S
: Anne which terminates a series {
= devotional exercises covering a wee
: in duration, is usually the scene {
r miraculous cures as a result Of III
: application Of the holy relic. and
e IS thought possible that there are
number of cures that never reac