The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-02
CIRCUS SATURDAY
 AT YMCA CAMP
Annual Event Promises Bigger and Better Show 7
 Than Ever Before
GUESTS ARE WELL COME

saturday is circus day at the Waterbury YMCA camp. The "big top" goes up early in the morning. Willing hands of many boys will eagerly assist in the job of driving stakes for the monster four-pole circus tent. The booths with coon dodgers, pink lemonade, and all sorts of interesting and allurtng attractions will be in the process of construction immediately after breakfast. Parents will start to arrive at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and may stay in camp until in the evening.
 Christopher Smith. associate camp director, Is in charge of the entire arrangements for the circus. Each year the Y camp circus ate tracts hundreds of visitors. For the past four years it has been conducted under the direction of Chris Smith, ably assisted by Franklyn Warren xof Rochester university and Arthur Mahony of Purdue.
 New boys are signing up rapidly 10 20 to camp to-day in order to be present for the big event on < Saturday. Hundreds of parents and boys are calling the Y asking IT they may make the trip to camp for the day Saturday. Sandwiches, punch and hot dogs will be on sale at supper time for those who care to stay over.
 Seniors Run Side Show
 The senior camp under the di- rection of Frank Hyland. Thomas Meehan, Nick Soletti, Kenneth Bristol, John Stiles, Ray Calvin. Richard Crawley. Charles Kohler, Edward Butler, Thomas Patterson, will have charge of the side show. Every kind of a freak known to the famous show man, F. T. Bar mum, will be on exhibition in the side show tent The entries al- ready signed up are: tall man, wild man, glass eater. Egyptian dancers, strong man. human skele- ton, locus the juggler.
 Big Show at Night
 The big show goes on in the eye ming at 1880 standard time. A big ring will be conducted in the din- ing hall, brightly lighted and dec- orated. The first number on the evenings program will be the grand parade which will include the entire company of clowns, &C., robats, gymnasts, bare back rid CTS, marble statues, wild animals. and all that, goes to make a cir GUS a success. Parents and visitors are invited to stay for the big show. For the first time in the camps history visiting will be al- lowed in the evening and parents will be the guests of the campers for the evening program.
 Each tent is responsible for Q booth during the day. They pre- pare the booth, purchase the sup pifes,- or arrange their exhibit! Tents may sign up for the conces- sion they desire. They are already choosing, ice cream booth, coon dodger booth, nail driving contest, throwing baseball at cats, the mo- tor boat on the lake all are to be in action,
 The entire circus is a reproduce ticn of the shows in Booth Tark- ington's stories and is prepared en- tirely by the boys in camp. It is their circus and 1t is the one thing in the boy program in the city of Waterbury which every kid in town knows about. Hundreds of boys will flock to the Y camp looking forward to a feast of pea nuts and hot dogs.
 The camp is anxious that every body understand that anyone may visit for circus day. Old campers and parents, Y members and friends, every kid in Waterbury may look forward to a day of fun at Smiths pond.