1945 - 1969

Col. William H. Warrick Era

WARRICK BUYS CAMP FOR BOYS

Former Director Acquires Glenburnie Site from Mrs. E. G. Brown

Adirondack Camp for Boys situated at Glenburnle-on-Lake George and founded in 1904 by Dr. E. 0. Brown, has been sold to Colonel William H. Warrick, who was director several years prior to his entering active duty with the Army in February, 1941. Mrs. E. G. Brown, widow of Dr. Brown, who has been owner and netively interested in the administration of the camp passed title to Colonel Warrick in Judge 8. P. Wickes office at Ticonderoga on Saturday, Sept. 7.

The camp since its founding has been one of the foremost camps for boys in this country. Many of the nation’s leading industrialists, statesmen and professional men look back on Adirondack camp as having been a part in moulding their character as well as their career, Adirondack Camp is noted for its high standard of character building and its fine influence over the young campers that are enrolled) there each season.

Colonel Warrick was an officer for many years in New York City’s famous old Seventh Regiment (107th Infantry). He was inducted with that organization as a battery commander and was in command of an automatic weapons battalion in the Normandy Invasion of Europe. During the “Battle of the Bulge” his battalion received individually the Presidential Unit Citation “for extraordinary heroism in armed conflict with the enemy in holding off German counter-attacks in the Ardennes sector.” Colonel Warrick resides at 240-29 Forest Drive, Douglaston, L. I. He is well qualifed in boys work having been commandant and drill master of the Knickerbocker Greys, and director of Adirondack Camp for several years prior to the war.