2 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • • JUNE 2016 —————————— Preserving Local History 15+YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE publisher/editor — Michael P. Hagerman Grattan’s art department — Rita M. Hagerman ([email protected] Heating and Cooling sales — Kristin Ulmet, 631.466.8363 regular contributors — Antonia Booth, Southold Town Historian Daniel McCarthy, Jeffrey Walden, Gerard Matovcik, Bob Kaelin, Gail F. Horton, Paul Hunter A division of Academy Printing Services, Inc. 42 Horton Lane - POB 848, Southold NY 11971 www.academyprintingservices.com The Peconic Bay Shopper is published monthly, excluding January. RECENT ISSUES CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE On the Cover: In this issue we get a look at some of the summer camps on the east end Providing Quality Service, Installation thanks to Jeffrey Walden and Gerard Matovcik. Our cover photos go along with their story (page 3). and Repair 24/7 for all your home 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 —————————— —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • • JUNE 2016 —————————— 5 Preserving Local History Continued from page 3... 6 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • • JUNE 2016 —————————— Preserving Local History 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. —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • • JUNE 2016 —————————— 7 Preserving Local History 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 • • JUNE 2016 —————————— Preserving Local History 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. Happy Father’s Day! HOURS: SUN - THURS 8-6 , FRI & SAT 8-7 —————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • • JUNE 2016 —————————— 9 Preserving Local History 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 • • JUNE 2016 —————————— Preserving Local History 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) A Mortgage to Make a House a Home. 30-YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGE1 % % 3.750 3.816 APR Are You a First Time Homebuyer? Call Christie Pennino at (631) 229-4221 and ask about other loan options that require little or no personal funds for a down payment, or to apply. Christie Pennino, Mortgage Loan Consultant (NMLS #784682), nycbmortgagedirect.com 1 Rate information as of 05/31/16. The payment on a $200,000 30-year Conforming Fixed Rate Loan at 3.750% and 80% loan-to-value (LTV) is $926.23 with zero points due at closing. 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