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Cafe'of Teeth Important At the K. of P. Kiddie Kamp "IE AUG 16 1939 By LEO SHAPIRO Care important part in the life of underprivileged and undernourished boys who receive a two weeks' free vacation at the Knights of Pythias Kiddie Kamp in Myles gtaadish Forest in Plymouth. The camp, now in its second season, is unusual in this respect. In its neat camp "hospital" is housed nearly all the regular equipment to be found in a regular dental office. Dental attention, however, is but one phase of the dental health program. The youngsters, who are from 9 to 14 years of age, are constantly impressed with the close relationship between dental health, physical perfection and success in life. Lecture by Dentist to Each New Group Thus it happens that each new group soon after it arrives hears a lecture, given in an informal manner by a resident young dentist, on the general subject of mouth care. It is done in such a way that the boy soon loses any fear of seeing a dentist. Last Summer all the boys in camp through the season permitted examinations and only .four refused dental treatment. Of the approximately 247 lads who attended 181 received dental certificates, testifying that they had completed all the dental work they needed to have done at the time. The remaining campers were presented with notificktions of dental defects, indicating faults requiring correction. The "hospital" also contains the camp medical man's office. He is a medical student and he is equipped with needed remedies and supplies. The room itself is a pleasant place, large and roomy and finished in subdued colors. Posters telling of the nutritive elements present in different types of food line the walls. first aid, helping the chef, boxing. After lunch there is a half hour rest period. The remainder of the afternoon is left for general swimming and play. Then there is the ceremony of the lowering of the colors at 5:25, another inspection of the hands and supper. In the evening there is basket ball and volleyball and indoor games. On the second Friday of the two weeks' period there is a campfire at which awards are made for the best camper in each of the six groups into which they are divided, for the boy showing the most improvement and for lodges winning the great- ! est number of inspections. Originally C. C. C. Camp The story of the origin of the camp itself is an interesting one. Officers of the Knights of Pythias decided that a camp for underprivileged children would be a wcrtify»and charitable work. The AT K. OF P. KIDDIE KAMP Upper Photo—Swimming in College Pond. Lower Photo— Lining up for reading matter. movement began in the Fall of 1937 and for seven months the committees that were formed in the various lodges under the guiding spirit of the well-organized executive committee, worked hard and long to raise funds. They learned that the Federal Government was abandoning a C. C. C. camp in the Myles Standish Forest at Plymouth. They investigated and the result was that for the first time such a' camp was taken over by a private or fraternal order. The camp, with buildings and roads already erected, was, however, bare of any equipment or improvements. The project made an immediate hit. Committees and members of the order pitched in, raising funds. Professional men gave their time. A Boston dentist mapped out the dental program. A physician arranged for the medical attention. Last Summer the camp became a reality and about 247 boys attended. This season the Kiddie Kamp committee hopes to be able to provide vacations for at least 400. The camp has facilities for 600 but there are not as yet sufficient funds to make this total possible. On a recent Sunday members of the seven lodges of the first tr-ict of the order and their families held an outing at the camp. Also present was Judge Frankland W. L. Miles, presiding justice of the Roxbury Municipal Court, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias! in Massachusetts, under whose name a fund has been started for the be efit of the camp. ' For many this was their first visit. So impressed were many of them that they promised needed supplies such as food and equipment. Stephen D. Bacigalupo, former assistant Attorney General and grand vice chancellor of the order, remained to deliver a sermon to the campers at the nonsectarian Sunday night services. From 37 Lodges So far this year the campers have been sent from 37 lodges. They are of all nationalities and all religions. The Mayors of communities sending youngsters have taken a personal interest. Mayor Fred Rowe of Brockton. Mayor Fred Manning of Lynn and Mayor William Bennett of Worcester have seen "groups off to camp. Boys attending camp have shown gains in weight averaging about three pounds. Some have gained as much as eight pounds over the two- week period. The boys' day starts with a bugle call at 7 a. rn. and and ends with "Taps" at 9 p. m. The campers rise, wash up in an adjoining barracks building, march to a flag- raising ceremony, have their hands inspected for cleanliness by the councilors and march to breakfast in the camp dining hall at 8. After breakfast they return to their barracks to make up their bunk., prior to inspection, which is from 8:45 to 9. Between 9 and 12 in the morning they attend classes and special activities, such as camp improvement, baseball, swimming, knot-tying, rowing, dental ^feftaWm1 Large Staff The camp's swimming instructor is a young man furnished by the Massachusetts Humane Society, without charge to the camp. The head councilor is Richard F. Coffin of Dorchester, a graduate of Bridgton Academy, and last season's captain of the freshman football team at Massachusetts State College. Assisting him are Edward P. Bacigalupo, Dorchester; Robert Nelson, Jamaica Plain; Fred J. Ver- ney, Plymouth; Albert Freeman, Roxbury; Leon Freeman, Roxbury, and Leonard Zieff, Dorchester. Julius Stone, Winthrop, a Boston attorney, and Grand Outer Guard of the K. of P., is director of the camp. Harold Pembroke, Boston, who was president of the B. U. freshman class last year, is the swimming teacher. Dr. Robert I. Diamond, Winthrop and Boston, is the dental director; Dr. William A. Green, Boston, is the medical director. "Doc" Albert Espinoza, Dorchester, Tufts Medical student, is at the camp. Wallace Bacon, Wollaston, is camp chef; Wallace Tolman, Cambridge, maintenance man, and Bernard Bookstein, Dorchester, chief of staff. Wallace Stearns, Boston Insurance man, is chairman of the committee on admissions. He is Grand Inner Guard of the K. of P. of Massachusetts. Mrs. Kate Waterman, Dorchester, is secretary. The other members are William Clark, Somer- ville, Lester Thayer, Quincy, Mrs. Robert I. Diamond, Winthrop, Dr. William A. Gree , Boston. William Swart, Dorchester, A. Walter Hoff. Lynn, Samuel Chase, Worcester, and Samuel Goretsky, Boston. Officers of the Kiddie Kamp Corporation are Julius Stone. Winthrop. pres.; John F. Magee, Somerville, first vice pres.; Raymond S. Clark, Hyde Park, second vice pres.; Charles Vincentz, Somerville, secretary; Joseph Silin, Brookline; treas-
Object Description
Collection Name | Leo Shapiro Newspaper Collection |
Collection Number | P-929 |
Dates | 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 09 |
Subjects |
Israel Holocaust World War Refugees Civil Rights |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at reference@ajhsboston.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Source | American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
Description
Collection Name | Leo Shapiro Newspaper Collection |
Collection Number | P-929 |
Dates | 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 09 |
Subjects |
Boston globe Israel Holocaust World War II Refugees Civil rights |
Description |
General World News |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at reference@ajhsboston.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Transcript | Cafe'of Teeth Important At the K. of P. Kiddie Kamp "IE AUG 16 1939 By LEO SHAPIRO Care important part in the life of underprivileged and undernourished boys who receive a two weeks' free vacation at the Knights of Pythias Kiddie Kamp in Myles gtaadish Forest in Plymouth. The camp, now in its second season, is unusual in this respect. In its neat camp "hospital" is housed nearly all the regular equipment to be found in a regular dental office. Dental attention, however, is but one phase of the dental health program. The youngsters, who are from 9 to 14 years of age, are constantly impressed with the close relationship between dental health, physical perfection and success in life. Lecture by Dentist to Each New Group Thus it happens that each new group soon after it arrives hears a lecture, given in an informal manner by a resident young dentist, on the general subject of mouth care. It is done in such a way that the boy soon loses any fear of seeing a dentist. Last Summer all the boys in camp through the season permitted examinations and only .four refused dental treatment. Of the approximately 247 lads who attended 181 received dental certificates, testifying that they had completed all the dental work they needed to have done at the time. The remaining campers were presented with notificktions of dental defects, indicating faults requiring correction. The "hospital" also contains the camp medical man's office. He is a medical student and he is equipped with needed remedies and supplies. The room itself is a pleasant place, large and roomy and finished in subdued colors. Posters telling of the nutritive elements present in different types of food line the walls. first aid, helping the chef, boxing. After lunch there is a half hour rest period. The remainder of the afternoon is left for general swimming and play. Then there is the ceremony of the lowering of the colors at 5:25, another inspection of the hands and supper. In the evening there is basket ball and volleyball and indoor games. On the second Friday of the two weeks' period there is a campfire at which awards are made for the best camper in each of the six groups into which they are divided, for the boy showing the most improvement and for lodges winning the great- ! est number of inspections. Originally C. C. C. Camp The story of the origin of the camp itself is an interesting one. Officers of the Knights of Pythias decided that a camp for underprivileged children would be a wcrtify»and charitable work. The AT K. OF P. KIDDIE KAMP Upper Photo—Swimming in College Pond. Lower Photo— Lining up for reading matter. movement began in the Fall of 1937 and for seven months the committees that were formed in the various lodges under the guiding spirit of the well-organized executive committee, worked hard and long to raise funds. They learned that the Federal Government was abandoning a C. C. C. camp in the Myles Standish Forest at Plymouth. They investigated and the result was that for the first time such a' camp was taken over by a private or fraternal order. The camp, with buildings and roads already erected, was, however, bare of any equipment or improvements. The project made an immediate hit. Committees and members of the order pitched in, raising funds. Professional men gave their time. A Boston dentist mapped out the dental program. A physician arranged for the medical attention. Last Summer the camp became a reality and about 247 boys attended. This season the Kiddie Kamp committee hopes to be able to provide vacations for at least 400. The camp has facilities for 600 but there are not as yet sufficient funds to make this total possible. On a recent Sunday members of the seven lodges of the first tr-ict of the order and their families held an outing at the camp. Also present was Judge Frankland W. L. Miles, presiding justice of the Roxbury Municipal Court, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias! in Massachusetts, under whose name a fund has been started for the be efit of the camp. ' For many this was their first visit. So impressed were many of them that they promised needed supplies such as food and equipment. Stephen D. Bacigalupo, former assistant Attorney General and grand vice chancellor of the order, remained to deliver a sermon to the campers at the nonsectarian Sunday night services. From 37 Lodges So far this year the campers have been sent from 37 lodges. They are of all nationalities and all religions. The Mayors of communities sending youngsters have taken a personal interest. Mayor Fred Rowe of Brockton. Mayor Fred Manning of Lynn and Mayor William Bennett of Worcester have seen "groups off to camp. Boys attending camp have shown gains in weight averaging about three pounds. Some have gained as much as eight pounds over the two- week period. The boys' day starts with a bugle call at 7 a. rn. and and ends with "Taps" at 9 p. m. The campers rise, wash up in an adjoining barracks building, march to a flag- raising ceremony, have their hands inspected for cleanliness by the councilors and march to breakfast in the camp dining hall at 8. After breakfast they return to their barracks to make up their bunk., prior to inspection, which is from 8:45 to 9. Between 9 and 12 in the morning they attend classes and special activities, such as camp improvement, baseball, swimming, knot-tying, rowing, dental ^feftaWm1 Large Staff The camp's swimming instructor is a young man furnished by the Massachusetts Humane Society, without charge to the camp. The head councilor is Richard F. Coffin of Dorchester, a graduate of Bridgton Academy, and last season's captain of the freshman football team at Massachusetts State College. Assisting him are Edward P. Bacigalupo, Dorchester; Robert Nelson, Jamaica Plain; Fred J. Ver- ney, Plymouth; Albert Freeman, Roxbury; Leon Freeman, Roxbury, and Leonard Zieff, Dorchester. Julius Stone, Winthrop, a Boston attorney, and Grand Outer Guard of the K. of P., is director of the camp. Harold Pembroke, Boston, who was president of the B. U. freshman class last year, is the swimming teacher. Dr. Robert I. Diamond, Winthrop and Boston, is the dental director; Dr. William A. Green, Boston, is the medical director. "Doc" Albert Espinoza, Dorchester, Tufts Medical student, is at the camp. Wallace Bacon, Wollaston, is camp chef; Wallace Tolman, Cambridge, maintenance man, and Bernard Bookstein, Dorchester, chief of staff. Wallace Stearns, Boston Insurance man, is chairman of the committee on admissions. He is Grand Inner Guard of the K. of P. of Massachusetts. Mrs. Kate Waterman, Dorchester, is secretary. The other members are William Clark, Somer- ville, Lester Thayer, Quincy, Mrs. Robert I. Diamond, Winthrop, Dr. William A. Gree , Boston. William Swart, Dorchester, A. Walter Hoff. Lynn, Samuel Chase, Worcester, and Samuel Goretsky, Boston. Officers of the Kiddie Kamp Corporation are Julius Stone. Winthrop. pres.; John F. Magee, Somerville, first vice pres.; Raymond S. Clark, Hyde Park, second vice pres.; Charles Vincentz, Somerville, secretary; Joseph Silin, Brookline; treas- |
Source | American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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