When the second group of undernourished children left this morning from the Health Center to go to Camp Lycoming, near Buttonwood, three from the first group were returned in order that the beneficial influences of the camp life might mark further improvement in their conditions.

Twenty children were loaded into cars provided by friends of the Lycoming County Tuberculosis Society which sponsors the camp, wildly excited at the prospects of four weeks of camp before them. Relatives and parents stood at the curb giving last minute behavior instructions, which were probably promptly forgotten as soon as the cars had rounded the corner.

The schedule called for a departure Monday but a mild case of scarlatina was developed by one of the returned children. The camp directors thought it would be wise to wait until the camp had been thoroughly fumigated and aired before this second group was settled there. Because of this the second four-week session will be shortened by a few days, even with that, Camp Lycoming offers from one to two weeks more than average health camp.

With the return of the first group of children to their homes, the real worth and benefit of the camp became apparent. The parents were delighted in all cases of the improvement that was shown, there not being one child who had not gained several pounds in weight.

But one case of homesickness developed during the entire four weeks.

The kiddies are greatly enthused from their vacation, and one little fellow expressed it, “Gee it was great, and we had such a good time. We like all the folks.”