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* WY 100-5.680 CG i. APPENDIX METROPOLITAN RECREATION ASSOCIATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS NATURE FRIENDS OF AMERICA, INC., OPERATOR OF CAMP MIDVALE Nature Friends of America, Inc., (NFA) has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10456, The records of the New York County Clerk's Office, ’ Supreme Court Building, New York City, reflect that a certificate of dissolution for NFA was filed with the secretary of State, State of New York, on February 23, 9 * A source advised on March 12, 1954, that at a meeting of the former New York Local of NFA held on February 25, 1954, in New York City, a successor organization known as the Metropolitan Recreation Association (MRA) was Bet up and all assets and real property formerly belonging to the New York Local of NFA were transferred to the MRA, On November 4, 1957, a second source made available a copy of the constitution of the MRA, which was adopted in 1957, and which, under Article II, set forth the aims of the organization as follows: "The purpose of the association is to bring together people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, having a common interest in outdoor sporta, recreational and cultural activities, and the fullest use of leisure time for the furtherance of the weifare and well being of the members; to encourage the study of nature and of the natural sciences, and of the modes of living and customs and cultures of the people of the United States, past and present....." 7 on & third source made available Lh a copy of the March, ,» 1ssue of the “Camp Midvale News," /D> official organ of Camp Midvale, Midvale, New Jersey, which on page 1 states that the recently formed MRA is the organization which owns and operates Camp Midvale. The MRA, as of May 8, 1964, continues to utilize General Post Office Box 634, New York City, as its mailing address, - ll -