The Washington herald., 1907-08-28
CAMP GOOD WILL TO CLOSE
Description Of Outing Grounds and
Scenes Witnessed There Daily.
Praiseworthy Efforts of Those in
Charge Have Accomplished Much
Good for the Needy Ones.

The crowds OF happy children and
mothers who have passed so many
peaceful hours at Camp Good VIII will
soon bid adieu to the green paradise in
which they have lived through the sum-
mer. the tents will be folded, and the lit
tie citizens return. unwillingly enough, TO
the homes which, TO many Of them, viii
be a sad contrast TO the sylvan glades
and green hills left behind.
The season will close next Saturday.
and the people of our city who have not
seen this little camp. in Rock Greek
Park, will find it a good object lesson
Of what the Associated Charities are do
ing, and hope 10 do, for the ameliora-
ton of the conditions of the poor among
US.
The camp is reached by a ride on the
Takoma line of cars, followed by a short
walk through a beautiful country. that
few would realize Is so near Washington.
AS many as 125 children and their
mothers, have. here In one week, forgot
ten as dream the hot streets and close
rooms OF their city homes, have lain near
to the heart of mother earth and felt her
loving embrace.
The camp includes forty tents. regularly
laid out. the boys with their caretakers
on one side of the road. the girls on the
other Each tent has a space 10 itself
the large ones containing four or FIVE cots
and accommodating two or three mothers
and their little ones. Everything is spick
and span. Each tent has a lantern hung
in front at the top at night; the effect is
beautiful-the white tents. the lighted
lanterns, and around all and over all the
green hills and the arching sky.
The children play real play-swings. ten
mis- courts, baseball, and croquet grounds
horizontal bars and chutes, swimming
pools to which the boys go, under proper
care from $50 to 10 in the morning, the
girls later A student from Amherst, Mr.
Arthur Gilfllen, has had charge of the
boys outings during the summer. He is
a volunteer assistant, and has done faith
full. disinterested work. Mrs. Edna Bush
ee has had charge of the camp since II
opened. She is the ruling spirit; a lovely
sympathetic woman, with fine administra-
tive qualities The childEen are devoted
to her. ard her corps Of assistants are en-
thusiastic in her praise.
For the little ones there are sand piles,
guinea-pigs, rabbits, and donkey and
donkey cart. not TO mention the beautiful
horses Of the big policemen upon whose
backs many a favored child has felt him
self a prince.
Every Sunday afternoon there were
church services. One Sunday recently
Billy" the goat. fine white fellow, with
a Populist beard. whose realm is at the
back of the house, heard the tones OF the
professional hymn and, as the white
g0wned singers came into his view. fright
for once took possession OF his soul. and,
eareening around the house, he headed
the procession with many strange sounds
and calls known only 10 his kind The in
cident was unique, and proved almost
too much for the eonservers Of law and
order.
The dining-room last year was a tent
ABOUT 25xl5 feet. open at the sides. which
is now used as a sitting-room for the
children and their mothers 1t has besn