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Top photo: Boys practice swimming and diving from the Camp heating and cooling needs. Momoweta raft on Laurel Lake. In the distance the public beach can be seen, and to the right of it, Camp Molloy’s dock. (631) 745-5555 Bottom photo: Campers from the Nation of the Oneidas, with their [email protected] counselors, in 1960. (Courtesy of Carl Santoro, pictured in the second row from the bottom, fourth from the right.) — INSURED — 3 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

Camp C.D.A., Camp Molloy & Camp Momoweta.

By Jeffrey Walden, Director of Mattituck-Laurel Library, and Gerard Matovcik, Reference Librarian.

The Golden Age of Summern the C firstamps half of the twentieth in century, Laurel: the small hamlet of Lau - rel became the home to three thriving camps: Camp Catholic Daughters of America (later Camp Immaculata), Camp Molloy, and Camp Momoweta. Summer camps were places where children from the city and suburbs could spend a week or more in the great outdoors, swimming and playing sports, while learning to be a little more independent of their parents and grandparents. Camps provided the opportunity for lasting friendships to form and happy memories to remain.

I In 1927, The Catholic Daughters of America opened the first camp in Laurel with the eponymous title of Camp C.D.A. The Campcamp, located Catholic near Bray Daughters Avenue in Laurel, of was America sponsored and managed by the Brooklyn and Long Island chapters of the society. Art and Crafts at Camp Molloy, c. 1930’s Continued on page 5... 4 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 —————————— 5 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 —————————— Continued from page 3... 6 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

An advertisement for the camp in the The Tablet, a Catholic newspaper published in Brooklyn.

Best friends Eleanor “Fuzzy” Hynes (left) and One of the chief endeavors at Camp CDA on the bay was swimming, with lessons Elizabeth Sweeney (right) at Camp C.D.A in uniforms, in water safety for beginners and advanced swimming and Life Guard Certification circa 1930. from the American Red Cross for veterans. 7 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

Above left is a picture of the interior of one of the cabins.

Above right, another view of the camp.

The cabins were named after birds such as the Eagles, Wrens, and Blue Jays.On the right, an exterior view of the Eagles cabin. [\ 8 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

In the early years of the Camp C.D.A., the staff were a highly-qualified group of young women from Hunter College and the Savage School of Physical Education in New York and St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. Marie Rick, who originated from Prospect Heights Hospital in Brooklyn, was the camp’s registered nurse.

A list of activities from 1932 included archery, tennis, basketball, baseball, deck tennis, quoits, volleyball, cage ball, horseback riding, ping-pong, shuffleboard, croquet, and badminton.

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By 1938, Camp Catholic Daughters of America was under the supervi- sion of the Sisters of St. Dominic and the name of the camp was changed to Camp Immaculata the following year. The Domican Sisters served the camp well until the camp closed in the early 1970’s.

Carl Santoro went to Camp Molloy every summer from 1956 to 1960. Above is a photo of Carl on the KP (Kitchen Patrol) staff of Molloy visiting his sister Roberta (now Santoro Manis) at Camp Immaculata (formerly Camp C.D.A.) (Courtesy of Carl Santoro). 10 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

Camp Molloy, a Brooklyn Campdiocesan campMolloy for boys ages ten to sixteen, opened on beautiful Laurel Lake in 1928 for $8.00 per week board. During the camp’s early years, the boys lived in large tents raised over wooden platforms. Later on, cabins were built for more comfort. The camp closed in the early 1970’s. Eventually, the cabins were distributed around town to be used as small summer bungalows.

The Chaplain, Nurse, and Counsellors pose in front of the mess hall near the lakefront. (Courtesy of Donald Russo).

The cabins at Camp Molloy were named after the five Iroquois Nations – the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. (Courtesy of Carl Santoro)

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The open-air chapel at Camp Molloy as it looked in the 1950’s is now a visitor’s center for the Laurel Lake Preserve. (Courtesy of Donald Russo) Above right: Laurel Lake, a kettle hole lake with its clear, spring-fed waters, was the perfect site for swimming, and Camp Molloy could boast its ability to train young swimmers. The dock and div- ing raft are pictured above.

In this 1956 photo, counselors demonstrate the art of shoot- ing a basketball to youngsters. Some of Camp Molloy’s cabins A camper in Sunday dress for can be seen in the background. visiting day at Camp Molloy in (Courtesy of Carl Santoro) 1931. 14 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

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At a morning ceremony, counselors and campers salute the flag as it is being raised.

On July 1, 1947, Major John H. Papurca, a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps, and his wife Ruth, an elementary school teacher, opened Camp Momoweta for boys on the west side CAMPof Laurel Lake. MOMOWETA The following summer, James V. Mulvihill, a former director of three of the larg- est boys clubs in the East, and another former Marine, became the owner and director of Camp Momoweta. The camp, located on a portion of the Kirkup farm, had ten cabins that could house a counselor and five boys each, a mess hall, an infirmary, a central wash house with hot and cold showers and a director’s cottage. A serene late afternoon at Camp Momoweta. Continued on page 22...

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ANTIQUE FAIR AND BAKE SALE SATURDAY JUNE 11 SHABBAT AT THE BEACH FRIDAY JUNE 17 The Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, 28265 Main Road, Cutchogue is sponsoring an An- All are invited to join North Fork Reform Synagogue [NFRS] to celebrate Friday night tique Fair and Bake Sale on the Guild grounds from 8am to 5pm. Rain Date Sun. 6/12. services at Kenney’s Beach in Southold, continuing a bucolic tradition. First Beach Ser- Many vendors with Antiques, jewelry, furniture, pottery, Art, glassware, kitchen, more, vice, to be held at Kenney’s Beach, Southold. This will be a joint service with Temple Israel plus a Bake Sale. Free Admission. of Riverhead and Congregation Tifereth Israel of Greenport. Dinner will begin at 5:30, services will start at 6:30 and be over by 7:45. OLD ORCHARD FARM STORE ART EXHIBITION SCHEDULE NFRS meets again at Kenney’s beach on July 1, July 15; August 5 from 6:30 - 8:30 1240 Village Lane, Orient. For more info: 631-323-8083. p.m.; August 19 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bring a picnic and beach chairs...food to share if Thru June 30 Carolyn Bunn Reception June 4, 4-7pm you like. The children will romp, eat and enjoy themselves. Have supper [around 6:30 July 2-30 James Napoleon Reception July 2, 4-7pm p.m.], and services about 7:30 p.m. as we light the Sabbath candles, sing the Kiddush August 1-31 Alan Bull Reception August 7, 4-7pm over the wine and say the prayer for the challah bread. Watch the beauty of the setting sun over the waters of Long Island Sound and welcome the Sabbath in song, prayer, DEAD MAN’S COVE: 10 SHIPWRECKS & ONE LIGHTHOUSE friendship and meditation. Beach Services grow more popular with each sunset over the SATURDAYS THROUGH JULY 23 (and by appointment) Sound. On the rare occasion when the weather doesn’t cooperate, come to the home Reichert Family Center, 54127 Main Road, Southold NFRS shares with the Cutchogue Presbyterian Church on Main Road. Information at Tragedies at sea and the navigational dangers of the area surrounding Horton Point have 631 722-5712; northforkreformsynagogue.org. been documented since the early 1800’s. This exhibition showcases the stories about 10 vessels that encountered trouble on the Long Island Sound. The exhibition answers: GEM, MINERAL & JEWELRY SHOW Who was in command? Who made up the crew? What was it like to be a passenger on one SATURDAY AND SUNDAY JULY 30 -31 of these fateful voyages? For more info: 631.765.5500 or email [email protected]. The Long Island Mineral & Geology Society’s 34th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show NORTH FORK ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE EVENTS will take place at Cutchogue East Elementary School , 34900 Main Road (Rte. 25), 10am For details, please visit nfawl.org or call 765-1811. - 5pm both Saturday and Sunday. Adults $6, Children under 12 Free . Jewelry, Minerals, June 16-19 Mattituck Lions Strawberry Festival, Mattituck Gems, Fossils, Beads, Geode Cracking and more! Info: www.limineralandgeology.com July 9 Love Lane Street Fair, Mattituck August 13 Paws by the Bay Summer Soirée, Founders Landing, Southold Sept. 24 & 25 East End Seaport Maritime Festival, Greenport OLD STEEPLE CHURCH ANTIQUE SHOW September 25 Dog Jog 5K, Dog Park, Calverton SATURDAY AUGUST 27 October 8 & 9 Riverhead Country Fair Antiques in the Churchyard, 41st Annual Antique Show. A New York State Landmark church, Main Road (Route 25) Aquebogue. Seventy-five exhibitors will be participating SAFE BOATING COURSES in this year’s show. Open 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee for adults, children free. Raindate FREE Vessel Safety Checks and More, from America’s Boating Club®, the United States Saturday September 3. For more information please call Elias Pekale Antiques Shows Power Squadrons®. With squadrons across Long Island, there’s one near you. Visit LTD at (516) 868-2751 or email at [email protected]. WeBoatSafe.org or call 1-800-341-8777 for more information. 18 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

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Tuesdays, June 21 & 28, 5:30pm: Drop-In Crafts Fri., June 17, 1:30 p.m. – FILM: Trumbo (2015 – R) In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hol- Wednesdays, 10:30am: Toddler Time lywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their MOVIES: Wednesdays at 3:30pm June 15: Zootopia political beliefs. FREE. June 22: Izzie’s Way Home Tues., June 21, 9:30 a.m. – Friends of the Library Meeting. Open to the public, all are June 29: Kung Fu Panda 3 welcome to attend. Summer Reading Program Sign-Up June 23Rd – July 3Rd Tues., June 21, 1:30-3 p.m. – Health Insurance Counseling. Individual, confiden- TEEN PROGRAMS: tial, accurate information and guidance for seniors, and other Medicare eligible persons, June 12: Toy Cleaning, 2pm sponsored by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. Call the circulation desk for an June 17: Teen Movie: 10 Cloverfield Lane, 5:30pm appointment. FREE. June 18: Read-In, 11am Fri., June 24, 1:30 p.m. – FILM: The King and I (1956) A widow accepts a job as a June 18: Read & Feed, 2pm live-in governess to the King of Siam’s children; starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. June 22: Books & Cookies, 4:30pm This is the 60th anniversary of this film. FREE. June 28: Read & Feed, 2pm Mon., June 27, 10 a.m.–Sign-up begins for Children and Tween Summer Programs. Ongoing: Tuesdays, 4:30pm: Make It Wed., June 29, 11a.m. – Intro to Minecraft for completed G K-2. Learn how to play, Thursdays, 4-6pm: Board Games ask questions and play at your own pace. Registration required. FREE. Homework Hangout 3-5pm on School Days Wed., June 29, 6:30 p.m. – Oh, My Aching Back! A Physical Therapist from South- ampton Hospital will talk on the structure of the spine and causes of back pain, and provide some helpful exercises. FREE. Thurs., June 30, 11 a.m. – Teen ART Brunch Bunch! Calling ALL Local Teen Artists! Come meet to discuss a new mural we would like to paint in our Teen Space this summer. This project qualifies for community service hours. Bagels, orange juice and coffee will be served. Registration is required. FREE. Thurs., June 30, 6:30 p.m. – BOOK DISCUSSION on “Lincoln Lawyer” by Michael Connelly, led by the Library’s Readers’ Advisor Bev Wowak. All are welcome. Call 298- 4134 ext. 104 for further details. Fri., July 1, 1:30 p.m. – FILM: Learning to Drive (2014 – R) As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. FREE. Tues., July 5, 2 p.m. – FOR FAMILIES: The Magic of Chemistry. Magic tricks, circus skills, and audience participation help explain atoms, magnetism, static electricity and more. Co-sponsored by your North Fork Libraries. FREE. Tues., July 5 & 12, 6 p.m. – Great Books Discussion: “Much Ado About Nothing”. In celebration of the Bard’s 400th Anniversary, join Jerry Matovcik for a discussion of one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. FREE. Wed., July 6, 3 p.m. – Lego K for completed grade K. Make a Lego creation with Library Legos and see it on display. Registration is required. FREE. Wed., July 6, 6 p.m. – Cooking Demo with Block Island Seafood Co. Learn how to prepare a roasted strawberry salad, followed by linguine with rosemary shrimp and toasted breadcrumbs. Fee: $5 per person. Register at Circulation Desk. ON-GOING CLASSES: Visit www.mattlibrary.org for info. Low Impact Dance Aerobics, Yoga for Beginners, Mahjong, Apple Users Group, Yoga Instruction, Chair Aerobics, French Conversation Group, 12-Step Yoga IN THE LIBRARY’S ART GALLERY JUNE: “The Performers” — Paintings by jada rowland A nationally known North Fork artist, jada rowland’s diverse talents are often on view on the East End, and many are familiar with her extensive work in children’s book illustration. Her most recent portrait of the late John May, former board chairman of Peconic Landing, was unveiled there May 6 and her landscape paintings will be shown in three exhibitions this summer. In this show, she explores her 35-year career as a stage and television actor. This collection of beautifully painted oils depicts many kinds of performers: actors, dancers, circus acts, Venice Carnivale masqueraders, fortune tellers and more. Each emotionally evocative image reminds us that we, too, are all performers – don’t miss it! JULY: “In Motion”— Photos by Miranda Gatewood “In Motion” is a semi-abstracted exploration of things viewed from moving vehicles in a collection of color and black and white photographs. The shallow depth of field creates a haunting, dreamlike lack of clarity in the distance, but a strange intimacy with objects that are quickly passing in the foreground. 20 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 ——————————

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Fullerton’s Long Island: “The Lure of the Land” Exhibit. A never-before-seen exhibi- Thursday, July 28, 6pm – BOOK & BOTTLE with MaryLaura Lamont, The Long Journey tion of over 70 large-sized historic photographs of turn-of-the-century Long Island from Home: Nichol’s Eaglet. A talk and slide presentation focusing on MaryLaura Lamont’s our legendary Hal B. Fullerton Collection in our Grand Staas Gallery. Also on display are 2015 discovery of a nesting pair of bald eagles at the William Floyd Estate, the first docu- vintage cameras (including glass-plate negative cameras) and other artifacts documenting mentation of bald eagles at the historic site since the 1930s, and one of only a handful of the early history of photography. Curated by Neil Scholl and Peter Dicke. Exhibit will run nests that have been documented on Long Island in recent years. More than fifty years ago to December 23, 2016. bald eagles faced extinction due to habitat loss, illegal hunting, and DDT contamination. Exhibit: When the Broadbill Was King on Great South Bay. Broadbill highlights local This event includes wine and cheese, as well as admission to current exhibits. Members families, maritime history, folk art, and bay ecology. Curated by Craig Kessler and Steven Free; Non-Members $5. LIMITED SEATING: REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call Jay Sanford and presented by the Long Island Decoy Collectors Assoc., the exhibit features 631-727-2881 x100 to reserve your spot. decoys, a scooter boat, a documentary film, historic photos of the Great South Bay rigs, and Thursday, August 4, 6pm – BOOK & BOTTLE with Jim “Zak” Szakmary on 1930s’ a combination of artwork and photography. Gallery Hours: Weds. – Sat., 10am – 4:30pm. WPA Art on Long Island. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the largest and Exhibit will run to August 27, 2016. most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed men and Exhibit: Watercolor Artists of the North Fork. In our newly renovated Weathervane women during the Great Depression era. Public buildings, roads, and bridges were built, Gallery are over 50 spectacular watercolors by Bernard Springsteel of Southold and Ralph but also artists were employed to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, Fanning of Riverhead. Exhibit will run through early Spring. posters, photography, theater scenic design, and arts and crafts. Learn about the art and Thursday, June 23, 6pm – BOOK & BOTTLE with Natalie Naylor on Hal and Edith sculpture created by WPA artists working on Long Island in the 1930s and where you can Fullerton: The Lure of the Land. Hal Fullerton was a Special Agent for the Long Island still see these pieces of our history today. This fascinating talk and slide presentation will Railroad in the early decades of the 20th century; during that time he took thousands of take you to on a tour of local WPA-inspired art. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes photographs of Long Island, publicized the “Blessed Isle,” and operated two LIRR experi- wine & cheese and admission to current exhibits. RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100. mental farms to prove the productivity of Long Island’s soils. Edith wrote books on gardening OFF-SITE EXHIBITION: Suffolk County Pine Barrens Pictorial Exhibit. A standing and agriculture. Members Free; Non-Members $5. RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100. display on loan from the Suffolk County Historical Society provides an overview of the Saturday, July 16, 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE with Stephen Scanniello, A Rose By Any history of the Pine Barrens and the critical role this region plays in the protection of Suf- Name: The Beauty and Allure of Historical Roses for the Home Garden. Stephen Scanniello folk County’s precious groundwater. On display at the Suffolk County Water Authority is curator of the world-renowned Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical Education Center: 260 Motor Pkwy, Hauppauge. Gardens, author of numerous books and articles on vintage roses, and current president SCHS Photo of the Week Series! To subscribe to our free and popular historic photo-story of the Heritage Rose Foundation. A Rose By Any Name is his latest book dedicated to series, visit our website or send an email request to librarian Wendy Polhemus-Annibell: heritage roses. Encompassing art, literature, science, technology, history, and everything [email protected] in between, the stories behind heritage rose varieties include enough curiosities, romance, tragedy, wit, mystery, scandal, and earthly delights to satisfy everyone. Attendees will learn ONGOING: Membership Drive! Celebrating 130 years! Join the Suffolk County Histori- that the perfume of ‘Rosa Gallica’ wafted through Pliny’s Roman villa and lulled Marie cal Society and support local history preservation. Founded in 1886, SCHS is a non-profit Antoinette on the night before her wedding; that ‘Eglantine’ is threaded through Shake- organization that collects and preserves the rich history of Suffolk County. We operate a speare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; that roses in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries history museum, offer an expansive library and archives, and host a multitude of events, were mainly raised for medicinal purposes; and that vintage roses are well suited to the programs, and educational lectures and workshops. Our unique collection reflects more LI home garden. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes book sale & signing, wine than three centuries of local history! Visit our website or call 631-727-2881 for more & cheese, and admission to current exhibits. Registration Required: 631-727-2881 x100. information. 21 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • JUNE 2016 —————————— People on a Shelter Island Beach, c. early 1900s. The photo on the facing page is courtesy of the Shelter Island Pictorial Collection of the Suffolk County Historical Society Library Archives [178.2.44]. © Suffolk County Historical Society. All rights reserved. Info courtesy of SCHS librarian Wendy Polhemus-Annibell Early in the seventeenth century, the island known as Manhansack-aha-quash-awamock...... “an island sheltered by islands” - was the home of the Manhanset Indians. The first European to visit the island was James Farrett, who came in 1638 as an agent for Sir William Alexander, Earl of Sterling, who had received grants of land from King James I of England. Farrett chose Shelter Island as his reward for his services to the Earl, which then became known as Mr. Farrett’s Island. In 1641 Farrett sold his island to Stephen Goodyear of New Haven, and for the next ten years the island was known as Mr. Goodyear’s Island. Then, in 1651, Goodyear sold the island to four merchants active in the Barbados sugar trade: Thomas Middle- ton, Thomas Rouse, Constant Sylvester, and Nathaniel Sylvester. We know from a deed dated 1652 that the island’s name had by that time been changed to Shelter Island. By 1673 Nathaniel Sylvester became the sole proprietor of Shelter Island, his partners having died or had their estates confiscated for political reasons. When Nathaniel died in 1680, by his will, Shelter Island was bequeathed to his five sons in equal parts, but by 1695 Giles Sylvester, the eldest son, owned four-fifths of the island after the deaths of his brothers. Giles sold one-quarter of the island, including a section known as Sa- chem’s Neck, to William Nicoll. Thus were introduced the leading families of Shelter Island, many of whom went on to assume prominent roles in island affairs. Suggested Readings: The History of Shelter Island, by Ralph G. 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Boxing was a popular sport at Camp Momoweta (above) and at Camp Molloy as well.

The advantages of summer camp made them popular for several decades; how- ever,Decline demographic of Su andm economicmer Camps changes brought about their decline. As the baby boomers grew up, there was a sharp decline in the camper aged population. Many camps could not survive the rising costs of staying open. Camp sites were prime areas for vacation homes and could be sold out to real-estate developers. More families with higher incomes could afford to take the entire family on vacation, or they would choose to send their children to the more contemporary specialty camps for sports, or dance, or the theatre arts. In the case of the Catholic camps in Laurel, there was an additional difficulty. A decreasing number of nuns, brothers, and seminarians left fewer qualified supervisors and coun- selors available. For decades, Camp CDA / Immaculata, Camp Molloy, and Camp Momoweta provided a great service to the boys and girls of the metropolitan and Long Island area. Unfortunately, by the end of the 1960’s, social changes spelled the end of the golden age of summer camps.

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DEAR READERS: If you or anyone you know has stories or photographs of one of the camps, please contact the library at 298-4134, ext. 106.)

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