New Britain herald., 1930-03-10
.l60 BOYS ATTEND WOODSTOCK DINNER
Seasons Plans Announced Busy County "Y" Week Ahead

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 One hundred and sixty happy boys and their fathers gathered at the Camp Woodstock reunion held at the Hartford '. M. C. A. Saturday afternoon and evening. The pro- gram from to o'clock was in the nature of a joint boys day of the Hartford City and County Y. Nj. C. A. members, and consisted of moving of l.. J. Black of the County Y. NJ. C. A. staff. and a swim.
 At 6 o'clock the camp boys held their annual reunion dinner pre- sided over by Elmer T. Thienes. executive secretary of the Hartford County Y. M. c. A. and director of the camp. Camp songs were sung and typical camp stunts reviewed by former campers and included: That we make at Camp Woodstock Rudolph Albera of South Glaston- bury; Indian bead work"-Rogcr Chaffee, Meriden; ghost stories''- Moon" Mullings of West Hartford; What Camp Woodstock Means to a Boy'-Plummer Wiley, W. Hart ford. Boys from Plainville put on q burleeque of the camp physical ac- tivities.
 Rev. M. F. Osborne of Rockville, who was in charge of dramatic1 at camp last season, told stories of life in India. Remarks were also made by C. W. Holman. Manchester, presi- dent Of the Hartford County Y. M. C. A.; W. r. Tyler. Rockville, and l.. Edwin Hill, Daniclson, camp di- rectors, who brought greetings.
 Storrs' Coach Engaged
 T.. T. Thienes in speaking of plans for the ensuing season, announced the appointment of Carl M. Wiss- finger. coach of the swimming team at Connecticut Agricultural college, as swimming instructor; and G. B. Westhaver, associate headmaster and coach of Woodstock academy as instructor in arts and crafts. Other popular leaders and directors who have been engaged for the season include Robert Shaw, chef: Miss Margaret Miel, camp nurse; and Hummer Wiley, camp bugler and mechanic.
 The program of camp activities will be marked by several new ven- lures, One major camp enterprise, the building of a nature trail, will be the center of the life of the camp. Nature study. camp craft campers will be used toward the making of the trail. Boys interested in metal craft will construct an out of-door forge and there will be a definite plan to relate all camp ac- tivities to tho romance of the past Russell Lund of the state board of education and Herman Sievers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, are assisting in the planning of the nature trail.
 Announces Camp Schedule
 Camp Woodstock's s schedule, as announced by Mr. Thienes, for the season i3 as follows: Boys camp First period, July to July 16; sec ond period, July 16 to July 50. Girls camp-August 1 to 15. The girls camp, which has been operated by the Windham County '. N. C. A, for several years will be operated on the same lines as heretofore but under the direct auspices of the camp trustces. Miss Iris Brown Of Arlington, Mass, has been engaged as directress. Miss Bcryl Proctor of the faculty of the Hartford Public high school, Gircctrcss last year, Is assisting in planning for the girls camp. The reunion of Camp Wood stock girls will be held in Daniclson next Saturday.
 Former campers were present at the boys reunion from Avon, Bris- tol. Broad Brook, Collinsville, East Hartford, Enfield, Fall River. Mass, Pennington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Holyoke, Mass, Manches- ter, Meridcn, New Britain. Plainville, Rockville, Simsbury, Southington, Stafford Springs. Talcottville, Wap- ping, Thompsonville West Hartford, Wethersf1eld and Wilson.
 Active Week in County "Y"
 Highlishts in this weeks activities of the County Y. NJ. C. A. are the annual athletic association dinner tomorrow evening, to be addressed by the Flying Parson," Rev. Harold Cutbill; the Simsbury father and son banquet, the special training in soap sculpture 10 be offered Friday night at tho Hartford Y. NJ. C. A. by Miss Leonard of the National Soap sculp- ture committee of New York: and the launching of the junior basket ball tournament at the East Side Recreation center Manchester on Saturday with teams already entered from Addison, PlainNille, SouthinG- ton, Kcnsington, Hazardville, Man chester, and Broad Brook. This tournament is for boys under 1G years of age The regular senior and intermediate basketball leagues will complete their playing scason this week.
 The schedule for week, in part, is as follows:
 Monday. senior basketball, New Britain So. Church Ns. plainyille al