HEALTH CAMPS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21387, 1 February 1935, Page 21

HEALTH CAMPS

(HIU)HKN KK'ITKN TO ( HUISTt HI'RCH ri K AS.\NT TI.MKS ON T.IK I'KMNSHJ

sun-iiurrt'd children Irom the \ health camps at "pay and Pigeon Bay returned yesterday and the day before. '• jt9 ;t j rcn frc:'.; Okain's Bay were relate ?hc:r experiences and of i ,,p - r P'-' ;; . v '"do- their camp- - «.d"lhcif v: ; :t< tu the cheese •Jf- ?%„,)' n i! were willing to agree coun'.ry i.fe is the best The ' Pigcun Bay spoke of I '-'""t, aVd dipping sheep, of the j tt.'kAe.<n. and also of an ' 'Vae* ar.d a canoe. Both groups 'onihinaMa- about the joys of Jf ?, t' ihc ca'.herJi.K o!' shells, and 1 ''l ••«»«> castles, f "tVwcrw iuh: of the Okain's *C been worked I i:iou"li at • a.-!- cdmp nine pounds „".r,r a hs-Jf P"umts were put ;';V mdiv.'i-w!.- f! is considered ' if.-' wetchr were the 'fsiv nl ?"("!, includ':';Un •' bread and .%£&■ • - . M.eat, and " b-;t s! " happy companion--1 a '■•■■■ :, "d ihc lona hours 'f>ir f'v<;.i*scnnK>u the children f -J 4'.'| UP.d sIICCtS UlldCVr.t.c ar.ii a' o'clock many of ivLVeVe so <..u»U!y asleep that they v-Vjo b<? awa!;er.eci. Hardiness was -fr were seen in # even on the few cold days went in for a quick dip. \r* one child caught cold at the Ocz:ns Bay camp. Game* uud fcnteruinnienls '•-irlcet was popular with the boys, -.•ri'ure l:t'.l< boy was very proud of : .c!frs-w). a ball straight for / ,;' p " r "dd!c .-';a:.p i.f ihc Minister for "wl'V Tht i'oy- were taken out vy were coached in s;i <i ,-(•!.-ke' by the Kelly !::t'diir«s was very xii" aitpreciau'ii. The youngest boy 'pifhratcd h ,s c.slt'h birthday in camp. \'or,e of the children had seen an i.a t!:e ground, and it was cxcits:i- day for them all when Sir '-v.: C .p S'cwart gave a special oxhibifor them with hs.s machine and a'.ir.os' at their feet. Sir Bruce ('"lamed 'he uttrieacics of the joya'iti "iet the::i f<'cl the hin ricane ■'idf* bv TV.c propeller. showed them :; w " jo' f./.d the wings, and, ?s one (»:!ri <>>;prej-'ed i«. "put the machine " bed" 'he hangar. ~T'r." sports and prize-giving after- • ■<-. "<v;i! also be long remembered by Vhsi'irei!. After Mrs E. Hay had •resented the prizes Mr Hay spoke to :-.e chaoren of the early days at s'-jeo:! Bay. and they were all in"aiseiy interested to hear of log houses irrf pi' saws, of the wild piss and • rds. ar.d of the great landslip of Y(C. wiv!i '■ iie Annerdale homestead ;-i avoolshcd were washed out to sea. Mr' Hay te!d how his father, who -titled *in the place 90 years ago, had I v.-aiked by Tort Levy to Diamond Har--1 hour, crossed to I.ytteiton by whaling bost.' waiki'd over the hills to Christ- • hurrh. transacted his business, and >ft immediately <m the return trip. Trie sports were held in a beautiful rtaring on the camp grounds of Mr Hay's property. Mrs Goodwin acted if 'judge i*j the skipping and posture > vents. Thanks for Donations

• The voting for the "best citizen" of Pigeon Bay ramp resulted in the . ••■•■or. of Phyllis Frazer, who, in conwquciice. will be invited to camp r?xt year. The prefects who assisted i: the Okain's Bay camp were Misses Sarcsra Lawrence, Mary Pearson, 1 jU'.iiieen Cuddcn, and Peggy Biunden, tnd those at Pigeon Bay were Misses TtiClrr.a Stacey. Vivienne Turner, and Ka a Uru. Miss Marion Reese, who 'Vd- charge at Okain's Bay, was J fs.r:strd £>■•' Miss Musker and Miss '■V:!so: ! . ar,d these officers have ex-"-rde'i their crattttide to the f0110w- .... pr-jyins for additional donations: — Mr C B. Thackcr. Mr Newman. Mrs X. Thacker. Mr H. L. Barker, Dr. H. 7 .1 'J'hacker, Mrs Corrigall, Mrs E. Hirr;.-. Mrs P. E. Moore. Mr Wilding, Mr • George Harris, Mr T. Wake, Jacobson. Mrs A. Ware, Airs P. H«rri«. Miss Essie Thacker. Miss Reed. A. B. Pearson. Mrs George GraI hsrn. Mr Jo. Harris, jun.. Mrs R. ' Hartley, and Mr? K. A. Harris. M.iL Cora Wilding, who was in r iarZQ «f the Pigeon Bay camp, was ;..-„'!=ted by Mrs Allan McLean and It Holland. The.v have expressed their thank? to the following pwsor.y: —The Editor of "The Press" 'for newspapers', Mr E. Hay, Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson, Mrs- Goodwin, Lady Stewart. Mr Kelly. Mrs J. Reymish, .'!rs C. Hay. Mrs Danks, Mrs BlomMrs Ash worth, Mrs Turner, Mrs L. Clark. Mrs Paterson, Mr May, -"irs Nimrns, Mrs Waghorn, Miss Maude Douglas, Mrs D. MacKay, Mr Wright, and Mr Rooney. Following is the report written after return of the children from one of '•r.e Sur.lSght League camps by the nr.eeu-ul officer, Dr. Baker Mc- • -agicr.:—"The children from this •'amp were examined before they went '<> camp, and to-day, on their return, 'iiey were examined by Dr. Robertson *rid myself. They show considerable :'improvement in every way. The most J oticeable features are healthier f oloi!r. firmer skin, brighter expres-:-oriS, and a general increase of vital - "J" Their tongues are cleaner and I '•- , e;r throats less engorged. The gain '.'.'tight is very satisfactory, the girls gained on the average 4.5 j'jjiids and the boys 2.8 pounds. The ■i'lys were, on the whole, much ; ounger and smaller than (he girls, so ; fiij must not be taken as showing '"iat the boys derived less benefit from ''amp than the girls. The camp been a great success and has revirded the efforts of those in charge."