The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-02
FRESH AIR CAMP
CAMP OZONE THE BEST OF vEN-
TUREs.
Testimonials From Those Benefited
Prove Virtue of Compatibility
ment is CompIeteJ Camp Pro-
gress In Excellent.

The third annual fresh air Encamp-
ment of the Salvation Army Is surpass-
ing any other effort of its kind ever
undertaken by the, local post.
The Camp is more thoroughly equipp-
ed, methods more scientific and accom-
mediation greater than has been here
tofore. 1t Is composed of a number
OF tents and q large pavilion which
Is furnished with every thing to make
camp life comfortable and pleasant.
Each tent IL furnished with nice clean
beds and cots. One. tent Is equipped
for hospital purposes where the sick
and afflicted are looked after with the
utmost care.
The Pavilion Is screened up nicely
and used for cooking and dining pur-
poses. three good wholesome meals are
served each day to the inmates. The
yard 10 displayed with gasoline lights
which illuminate the entire grounds
at night.
The yard is covered with swings.
hammocks. seats and playhouses for
the children. The children spend many
happy hours swinging and playing un-
der the shades Of the beautiful trees
while the older ones content them
selves by resting in the swinging
hammocks. reading and often talking
OF how they appreciate the outing and
rest.
Some thirty persons are in the camp
at the beginning of the fifth week
which crowd 10 composed Of tired over
worked mothers and puny pallid faced
children. Among the number is a
widow with her five little children who
Captain Odom found In North Mont
gomery few days ago without q
morsel to eat In their house, no money
and no way to get anything notwith
standing there were two members of
the family very Ill and the other mem
bers unable to work.
None of the children of this woman
have been really well for many months
this Is sample of the people being
benefited through the camp.
The most remarkable feature of the
camp Is that there has been no sick
ness. Where sick people have been
carried out they have in every case
COTTON well. The many little children
who have been taken out where they
were having chills and fever. bilious
and otherwise afflicted. they have in
every case gotten well. red, rosey and
received an unsatisfiing appetite.
The publ is invited out to see
Camp Ozone" and Sc for themselves
the immense amount of good being &C.
complished through this channel.
The following is list OF testimonials
from some who have been benefited
bhtOuSH the SdlIlp THIS season.
Captain and Mrs. Odom / am a wo-
man eighty-fve years of age, for the
last two years l have hardly left nv
room on account of sickness until YOU
carried me to your camp for ten DAYS.
want to say in the way of thanks
that I have never received a treat in
my life like the stay at your camp.
Mrs :. -
~ am a widowed lady with Ave
oh NH
last few months and scarcely seen a
well day. After spending two weeks
at Camp Ozone my children have
gotten well and hearty, shall never
forget the kind treatment / received
at this place. Mrs.
II have six little children which
have been having chills for several
months off and on and sick and afflict-
ed in many other ways. Since / have
I see a remarkable change, my children
are getting red and rosey and seem
to be much benefited. Mrs."
II am a widow have been sick for
more than three years and during that
time, have hardly been able to leave
my room. During the three weeks that
1 been at your camp 1 have been be-
nefited more than 1 can tell, IL can
stay few weeks longer I believe that
will get entirely WE'LL Mrs. -"
Capt. and Mrs. Odom. as the Matron
OF the Camp I would like to say in
behalf OF more than a hundred infirm
men and women and little puny child
rem that 1 have seen more good ac-
complished than ! thought possible to
come from such an enterprise. The
camp has indeed worked wonders in the
lives of the many little children that
you have brought out here. Your work
is indeed far reaching. deep digging
and high lifting Mrs. w. L. Conner,
Matron of Camp Ozone"