Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
JOYS OF CAMP GOOD WILL
HAVEN OF NEEDY CHILDREN IN
ROCK CREEK PARK.
How the Sixty Little Boys and Girls
Are Cared for by the Sum-
mer Outings Committee.

| Out on hill in Rock Greek Park over
sixty needy little children OF Washington
| have established an infant municipality
known as Camp Good Will. 1t is not only
| called Camp Good WILL but also Camp
| Get Well where in many instances those
who become inhabitants OF this mini
atura town are sicl1ly before they
! become citizens. The summer out
! ings committee OF the Associated Char
| tiles with the money contributed by the
pubic supports this tent city for the poor
and deserving white children OF Washing
+! ton. Everything at Camp Good VIII is
| conducive to happiness and good health.
The day begins at $50. The breakfast.
served at O'Clock. is the most whole
some that money and thought can pro-
vide. An hour after breakfast the boys
are taken for swimming. After an hour
in the water they have a game o. BALL
While the boys are playing base ball the
girls have their plunge in the well equip
ped swimming pool. Then comes dinner.
The children are given just as much as is
good for them to eat. After dinner spe-
ciaI amusements are provided One day it
is drive through the park in large
| wagon that holds twenty-seven children
Another day ii is a visit to the Zoo or a
walk in Rock Creek Park. Later IN the
afternoon the boys play another game of
TO dress dolls, while the Attle ones play
in the sand pile or on the swings. Some
time during the day the trained nurse
under the direction of the doctor has a
con ference with the mothers as to the
best kind of diet for children and the
most healthful way of dressing and bath
ing the little ones. After supper comes
the meeting of the evening assembly
II is held in the big tent in front of the
house and consists of songs solos. reel
tations or anything that the children can
provide themselves. Sometimes the
mothers join in the singing
I. The camp is in charge of sympathetic,
tactful social workers Miss NJ. d. Stuart,
the superintendent, has had years of eX-
perienced with the needy folk OF the city.
The guests OF the camp soon become her
friends. Everything Is done to make the
stay of the visitors two weeks of joy,
comfort and helpfulncss.
The summer outings committee is
anxious to enlarge and increase the USE
fulness of its work and would like to
take every tired mother and needy child
of Washington TO Camp Good Will or
send them on trolley rides or for days
outing or to some suburban home. This
work is dependent absolutely upon volun-
tary contributions. Gifts may be sent
to the summer outings committee, Sill G
street northwest.
Andrew Parker. treasurer. acknowledges
the following contributions for the COM
mittee:
James II. McKenney. $40; Mrs. G. T.
Train, so; Harry Howe. 81; Mrs. Julia S.
sifer. So; A. F.. H., 81: A. and B. L.. So;
Mrs. w. P. o., IS: +. c. r.. SIS: Mrs.
Walter Orr Woods 81; Mrs. Ada Dorsey.
81; James l.. Dudley. 81; Judge Samuel
c. Mills, 81; Mrs. Hattie NJ. Peet SO;
John M. Rankin. $50; Harry B. Wilson.
$50: Harry Wardman, $50; Kellar Memo
rial Lutheran Sunday school, S4.4: Beth
any Chapel, $5.6S (also 1875 car tickets).