The Washington times., 1906-10-07
Associated Charities Com
mjnee Assisted in Work
by Churches.
BUSINESS MEN CONTRIBUTE
Personal Work Of Volunteers at Camp
Good Will, Summers Great
est Success.

~iete5 Clarifies Yesterday afternoon tho
reports of the officers were received.
The report OF thc treasurer, John r.
Sleman. ir showed balance in the
bank at close Of the season, October l6.
1895 tWtth which 10 pay small winter
expenses) OF S20L&S, receipts from all
sources since October 10, lsa, of SS,S96.'o,
and disbursements FOR The season or 1896
including all parts of the summer out
ings work. of S8,545.S0. leaving balance
or hand October 1890, Of SG25.SS.
The report OF the committee secretary.
Wallace Hatch. showed that for this eX-
penditure the committee has given $500
car rides 10 people selected as specially
needy; given directly CT assisted with
tWenty-fOur day excursions. each one
Of which gave a days outing and pleas
ure TO children ana mothers ranging in
number from u to 900. Seventy
nine volunteers were enlisted 10 assist
with these outings.
Gave 352 an Airing.
Camp Good WILL" Mr.. Hatch explain
ed, Opened July =. In Its nine weeks 352
children and mothers were given vaca-
tions varying from a few days To six
weeks. The length OF stay for Zach
camper was intended to be two weeks.
but iRclement weather and family duties
often shortened the vacation. ara sick
ness or special need frequently made a
longer stay essential. The average num-
Der Of one-week Ouurgs was 7s9. ther0
being about six children TO each adult
SeVenty-twO churches and organizations
co-operated by means of religious ser
vices or in other ways. Eishty-one In
diNlduals and firDls Contributed equip-
ment in response to solicitations made
throughout the summer. By these CON
triout'ons. il is believed that hundreds
OF dollars We're saved, to Ee expended in
direct Gaze OF the children.
Nine physicians of the city. Drs C
II. Camp. A. j. Hall c. B. Heineke.
J. NJ Heller. J. J. Kaveney, Adam Kem-
Die, Jesse Ramsburgh. j.. d. Rogers.
and Henry w Tobias, served "a week
each or on call daily throughout the
summer
The greatest success of the summer
vas found in the personal work of
twenty volunteers at Camp Good VIII.
Through the kindness of Miss AMY f.
Tanner, of Wilson College. Pa. who
served for month as matron at the
camp, ten young women were enlisted
to take charge of the play of the chill
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lays Of two. each couple remaining two
weeks. BY this arrangements and the
valuable volunteer assistance of Miss
Tanner and Miss Ianthe Constantinides
as matrons, Archer B. Gudllan as as
slstant. and other volunteers. the com
mittee was enabled to reduce 10 the
lowest possible figure the cost Of sarv-
ices and TO give 10 each child and
mother the personal attention which is
more essential than all else
Study Children's Play.
The important development of the
past summer has been the increased 7
attention given TO the play of the chill /
dren A weekly program Of events. ar |
ranging for regular times for swimming. I
berrying. trips 10 the Zoo, walks
through the woods, ring and team
games. was carried out throughout rhel
season Numerous special feasts of ice /
cream. cake, watermelon, etc, were
given through the kindness of Miss
Helen Van Trump, Mrs. EDWARD s. Gill
hllan. and D. r. Larrick
Better arrangements fOr cooking. (
serving, and dish-washine were made /
possible by the construction OF 2. sum
mer kitchen. Sanitary drainage yvasi
provided for through the kindness OIL
Commissioner Biddle and the District
government in donating terra Gotta /
pipe and the services Of the chain Eanrt
IN laying the same. The -oad from Mill
tary road 10 the camp has been re-
palIad yearly by the chain gang with
out expense 10 the committee.
Mr.. Hatch said that for another sea-
son he would recommend that there be
a greater unanimity Of effort on the
mart hers n ~, !
urging upon church societies, organiza-
tions and individuals the desirabIIitv of
furnishing the needy mothers and chill
dren Of the city with numerous day ex-
cursions and picnics-the committees
officers and agents of the Associated
Charities to Cooperate I'm furnishing
children and making the outing a sue
cess The work done by Mr.. Lisner
and few members of the committee in
this direction helped this year not mere
ly in increasing the number OF day out
ing trips, bat also in securing addi-
tional contributions.
Newspapers as Aids.
An important part of the committees
work, It was said, consists in placing
before members OF the community
through newspaper notices. letters.
talks and personal visits the objects for
which the committee tsands. and the
way in which those objects are being
attained.
The committees work has been
pushed forward through the sugges-
tions and work Of ninety volunteers,
thirty-five of whom served i'm the lawn
fetes and financial canvass. Il was
proposed that a cOloTed auxiliary be
formed TO solicit its own funds and un-
dertake with the help OF the commit
tees officers. TO establish and conduct
such a summer outing camp for coll
ored people. The suggestion was made
that the committee devote TO this
money corresponding to the amount So
iiicted by the special auxiliary. A COM
mittee Of colored workers is now await