Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
Happy Riddles and Their Nam.
mas at Camp Good Will.
THEY LIVE IN THE OPEN
And Have Most Everything 'Cept a
Real Moo.Cow.
FINE SWIMMING EVERY DAY
And Rides on MAUD" the Funny
Donkey, and Gentle ISIS Hop
kins," the Police Horse.

Camp Good Will is near to Washing
toms sympathetic heart. but 1t is one
good long mile from the car line
For sturdy-legged youngsters who are
to have their two weeks outing at the
camp that mile is SO much stretched-out
delight. with their holiday at the other
end. For mothers and their bits Of babies
q wagon Is provided, and for press men,
bers who are expected to keep the public
posted on the good times going on the
chairman Of the outing committee Is al
ways graciously ready to extend his au-
'tomobile and chauffeur.
That mile-walking or riding-is mainly
along the Military road. where breathing
is a joy. There is the green of Rock
Creek woods and the ripple Of Rock Creek
waters. There is one particularly vain
cardinal bird that likes to fash it's gay
plumase across the road, and there are
bushy-tailed squirrels and butterflies and
blackberries and bumblebees and breezes.
and. OH such fragrant country smells!
The first glimpse Of Good VIII Camp
shows rows of canvas tents with their
flaps raised to give summer minds fair
play. Each tent has its half dozen restful
white cots. and swaying line gives evil
dence of freshly laundered towels.
Under the shade Of forest trees IL q
COOL gray-tinted old farmhouse with
wide. sociable piazza. Adjoining II is the
dining shed, q capacious place with sub
wire screening that let In all the breezes
and keep out all the bugs. The long,
white oilcIoth tables and many shelves
Of china give satisfactory proof that the
camps constant quota is problem that
has been triumphantly solved.
There is a vegetable garden that. so
d.. has s entirely the cold Water
gnarled apple trees, full Of fruit, and, oh,
the chickens. the chickens!
One LII Moo-Cow, Please.
Unfortunately. the camp has no dairy
Of its own. Seems like somebody ought
to give those children a moo-cow!
Amusements? The camp furnishes fun
enough to keep the youngsters busy the
longest hours of the longest summer day.
To begin with. there are swings; arm
chair contraptions for rock-a-bye babies.
plain boards for children who like to
shoot up into the greenery OF the OLD
trees. and very professional-looking iron
rings for boys who know how to do ath-
letic stunts at the end of a rope, with
admirers looking on.
There is a hsdged-in sand pile for the
kiddies. and for those no longer In the
q ladder at one end and slide at the
other, which they revel In under the Inn
preston that they are shooting the
chutes.
Out in the paddock there is donkey
with a round little silver brown coat and
q round little silver white vest And long
q tail. "a
And her name is Maud!
Don't You 'spose Maud Knowsf
Maud Is q star feature OF the camp.
She gives free rides to the youngsters and
they love her from ears to tail. There is
no set program for the rides 1t all de-
ponds on Maud. She allows herself to be
captured and mounted and she goes
that the children on top have had their
share Of riding. Then she spills them
on. 1t Is. a perfectly harmless way OF
keeping time and the children like It. At
of q ride to do some deep thinking. The
children coax and pet her. Maud Is
adamant. Then they scold her. Maud
stands as II she were bronze donkey on
= pedestal In q park-only nobody ever
heard Of bronze donkey.
Then the children rattle a box Of stones
IN her ears. and Maud gifts ap. Maud al
ways gits ap when the stones rattle. And
oh, it may be-that Maud does her deep
thinking on purpose to add to the chill
dren's fun.
Who can tell?
Then there's Sis Hopkins-every child
who has ever been to the camp or ex-
poets to 20 there knows about the mild
old police horse which spends her time
between beats having fun with the folks.
children: 30 slow and so sure; and so full,
Of get UP and 60 with the really true
riders. that. well. maybe she. too. thinks
deep things-like Maud.
The Old Swimmin' Hole.
A chief delight Of the camp Is the brown
clear creek where the boys 60 bathing
every morning at o'clock. Come out
in time to let the girls have their dip
before dinner.
Then there 10 the Observation-Disclosures
ries just as good ''as II the huckster had
EN- an you didn't have no money to
buy" A little girl who was all happi-
ness and red Juice said so and she ought
10 know.
And when the games have all been
played, there Is the deep green wood to
romp- and climb inland after that, comfy
hammocks under the trees for tired
out little people to snuggle in when the
sand man comes around ahead of time.
For the worry-worn mothers there are
big rockers In the assembly tent where
they can see all the green world around
them and catch every breeze that blows
For them there is rest and for their
children merry days for two weeks, any
how. SO they mend and darn and have
their pleasant little times together, and
doubtless their sad condolences and tears.
IT Is woman's way. and she likes 1t.
A Day at the Camp.
The simple life at Camp Good Will be-
gins at $50. with breakfast at Z. Bath
ing and play time until noon dinner; then
play and more play until supper at 5
o'clock. and after that still more play UNI
I'll the lanterns are lit at 7:45.
For fifteen minutes there are good night
songs In the assembly tent, and at y
o'clock everybody goes to sleep In Gods
green open. with the trees rustIing all
around and the yellow stars overhead.
Maybe You Didn't Realize.
The Associated Charities estimates that
II costs 81 q week to keep each child at
the camp. As there are always one hum
dred children. nfty coming and fifty go
ing early every week. one need not be
at the head Of the arithmetic class to
calculate the amount OF money needed
to continue the good work. Mrs Bushee,
superintendent Of the camp. unites ali
the qualities desirable for her position, her
assistants know their duties Thoroughly
and Miss Green. acting general secretary
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