Milford chronicle., 1936-07-24
A LETTER FROM CAMP OTONKA

July 20, 1886
Dear Elaine:
You would wish with all your
heart you were at camp too, if you
could see this bright fire in the fire
place. 1t is so cool and drab out
doors today that sitting in front Of
the friendly fire seems quite the
right thing to do. In just a few min
utes (tOO few shall not have this
finished, | fear) we shall have pow
now around the fire.
We have done so much in the week
that the Junior High Group has
been here that l won't attempt to
tell you about everything in detail.
Here is a brief summary, of the
weeks activities: Tuesday night
we started the camp week with a
scavenger hunt; Wednesday night
we had stunts (you know how much
fun they are! We laughed until the
rafters shook. The girls who had
been to camp before this year were
"hares" Thursday night and the new
campers were hounds" The hares
laid their trail so well that the
hounds did succeed in following it,
though they were caught, accidental
ly just as they got back to camp. A
camp fire on the beach ended the
evening. Friday night we all piled
into TOwnsend's truck and went to
the Inlet for supper on the beach
and games. We thoroughly enjoyed
our straw ride and our good time
after we reached our destination.
Stunts had proved so popular when
we had them earlier in the week, that
we repeated them Saturday night.
Sunday was our busy day. Some of
the more ambitious campers rose at
6 o'clock and went on an early hike.
Judging from the huckleberries,
and wild cherries they
ate while they were out, it could al
most be called a breakfast hike! /
They got back in time for a morning 4,
dip before breakfast In the after |
noon Willy, (the swimming cOun-
selOr) had a swim meet in which !
even beginners took part. Parents !,
who had come to visit were surprised /
that their children had progressed
30 in swimming. The results were: [
Flutter kick with dead mans float,
first, Charlotte Hopkins; second,
Maxine Mccoy. Free style relay,
first, Jane Saltzman and Eleanor
King; second, Gertrude English and
Jane Morgan. American crawl, first,
Jane Saltzman; second, Eleanor
King. Plain front dive, first, Nancy
second, Jane Saltzman.
Breast stroke, first, Jane Saltzman;
Nancy Marshall. Side
itroke. first. Margaret Davidson; sec |
md, Ellen Combs. Back crawl, first,
Eleanor King; second. Jane Saltz-
nan. CrOss-chest carry, first, Elean-
,r King and Helen Jane Stevenson;
IecOnd, Ruth Weaver and Virginia
IOlcomb. Tired swimmers carry,
irst. Eleanor King and Helen Jane
stevenson; second, Jane Saltzman
md Agnes Long. The day ended
With a few stunts and a candle-light
esper service out of doors.
Camp council is composed Of one
from each room. The
ouncil as you probably know. makes
uggeSuOns Tor evening programs,
iscusses camp problems, and gen
rally acts as the voice Of the
The members for this
Teek are Ellen Combs, Jane Saltz-
ian, Ruth Weaver, Vivian Scott,
atherine Schlittler, Jane Morgan,
ileanOr Rodenhiser. Mary Catherine /
Walker. Maxine Mccoy, Charlotte
irdin, Muriel Bailey and Margaret ]
avidson. s
Let's hope that when the new {
ampers arrive tomorrow the day
i'll be less rainy. We are expecting
lite a few girls. Perhaps you I
now some of them. They are Peg E
? Engberg from Claymont; Margie
ibbs from MiddletOwn; Jean Lewis, c
orothy Gregg and Florence Grams h
N from Newark; Ruth Hoey, Betty
auerhoff and Helen Holloway from
Louise David, Dorothy 4
cheers. Evelyn Murphy, Mary j.
ruitt, Susan Coke. Elizabeth and
Telyn Seacord, Blanche Nelson,