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The Morrison Health Lodge, named after Reverend Bentley Morrison, replaced the White House as the Camp Hospital in 1944.

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The Morrison Health Lodge, standing in the middle of camp for easy access to all, has been around since 1944 and has seen various facelifts including a new roof from time to time, painting, a handicap access ramp, and AC being installed.
Memorabilia
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Here are a few memorabilia items of the Morrison Health Lodge.
Videos
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Here are a few videos of the Morrison Health Lodge.
Here is a look at the Health Lodge building.
2002 – Contributed by Alexander Musto
Ed Crompton paints the Health Lodge during the 2018 September OA Service Weekend.
2018 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
AC Installation
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The Morrison Health Lodge had air conditioning installed in 2017.
1944 Roberts’ Day Dedication
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The July 22, 1944 dedication of the Morrison Health Lodge was attended by Supreme Court Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts during Roberts’ Day, and it was attended by many hundred guests.
Documents
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Here are some documents that chronicle two important dates in the Health Lodge history – the 1944 dedication and the 2003 Health Lodge renovations.
Here are the Oct 2001 plans for the Morrison Health Lodge Renovations.
2001 – Contributed by Andrew Smith
This is an alternative drawing for health lodge renovations. This plan was not used.
2001 – Contributed by G. Ernest Heegard
Here is the material list used to complete the Health Lodge renovations conducted in the early 2000s.
2001 – Contributed by G. Ernest Heegard
Here are some ideas for renovating the Health Lodge that were compiled by Joe Eagan in 2001.
2001 – Contributed by G. Ernest Heegard
All the attendees of the Health Lodge Dedication on July 22nd, 1944 signed this tickertape. The tickertape was found amongst the artifacts in the Health Lodge Time Capsule discovered in the Health Lodge chimney during renovations in 2003.
1944 – Contributed by Ray Hayden
History
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Here is some biographical information regarding Reverend Bentley Morrison.
Biography of Bentley Morrison
Contributed by Andrew Coe

Horseshoe Scouts today may recognize the name Bentley Morrison in conjunction with the Health Lodge which bears his name. The Morrison Health Lodge was dedicated in memory of Reverend Bentley R. Morrison at the 1944 Roberts’ Day at Camp Horseshoe. Dignitaries including the Honorable Owen J. Roberts, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and Chairman of the Chester County Council BSA Board of Trustees and Dr. E. K. Fretwell, Chief Scout Executive of the National Council BSA.
Reverend Morrison was the Scoutmaster of Warwick Troop 41 and served on Horseshoe Camp staff in the late 1930’s where he ran a Nature Camp for older boys in the Natureheart campsite.
Newspaper Articles
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Here you will find a few newspaper articles talking about the early days of the Morrison Health Lodge.
From the October 24, 1941 edition of The Midland Journal, this article quotes John H. Ware 3rd about plans for the Health Lodge being dedicated in 1942, predicated on medical equipment arriving.
Note: Less than 2 months after this article was published, the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor and subsequently entered World War II, likely the cause for a delay in medical equipment or shifting of other priorities; the dedication of the Health Lodge didn’t happen until 1944.
1941 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 28, 1944 edition of The Midland Journal, this article gives a brief synopsis of the Bentley Memorial Health Lodge Dedication.
1944 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
This Daily Local News article describes Chester County Council’s plans to dedicate the Morrison Health Lodge on July 22nd, 1944. Amazingly, the article was found above the fold on the first page, surrounded by stories of heroism from post D-day WWII battles. This was one of the artifacts found in the Health Lodge Time Capsule discovered during the Health Lodge renovation in 2003.
1944 – Contributed by Ray Hayden
Jigsaw Puzzle
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Enjoy this jigsaw puzzle of the Morrison Health Lodge. Press this button
to play on Jigsaw Planet’s website.
2018 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
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