Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
NEED MORE FUNDS
Planned to Give Outings to
More Children of the City.
COST OF CAMP GOOD WILL
It Will Require $500 to Execute
Program Outlined.
1UCH GOOD HAS BEEN DONE
Hundreds of Little Ones and Their
Mothers Have Been Refreshed
by Country Visit.


will enable the sumper outings commit
lee to keep its promise that 1000 children
With their tired mothers will be sent to
the country for vacation and rest during
The present year. Eight hundred children
have already been entertained at the
summer camps. and they and their moth
hrs have returned to the hot city re-
'resiied. rejuvenated and win glowing
accounts of the good times they have
lad.
A visit 10 Camp Good Will explains the
enthusiasm. The camp has forty hos
'ital tents, its dining room will seat 800
comfortably and in it's recreation hall
mere are always a couple of hundred
:hildren. rollicking and happy, having the
line OF their lives. They may be a bit
jagged. but while they are at the camp
hey are well fed and kept clean and
,ealthy.
There is great deal of work attached
the operation of Camp Good Will.
During the past mcnth the campers con-
umed 1850 loaves OF bread, nearly ton
# meat. 1,1Jo gallons of milk, forty
bushels of potatoes, LOS ears of corn
md countless bushels of onions. string
'sans, peas, carrots, gallons of ice cream
md many pounds OF cake and other good
Kings. The culinary department, as may
e realized. is a mighty busy one
Mrs. Edna keene Bushee, superintend-
mt OF the camp, is the friend OF every
mother and child in It, They tell her
leir difficulties before they visit the
amp and invite her to solve the prob
ems of their worried lives And she and
Ter corps of workers make the children
md their mothers feel that every day
pent in camp is one of happiness and
cal fun.
Visitors Invariably Impressed.
Visitors TO the camp are invariably i'm
iessed with the work that is being done
inc man who spent an afternoon at Good
Viii this week inclosed check for $50
the summer outings committee in
stter. stating that this contribution but
oorly paid for the pleasure he had en-
Dyed in seeing SO many of the city
'aifs happy amid such beautiful sur
uundins.s.
The summer outings committee appre-
iates letters like this. If il receives a
ew more similar letters and checks. the
so will be made up and the committee
I'LL be enabled to keep its promise The
MEMBERS OF the committee wish that a
reat many more visitors would inspect
amp Good Will. They are certain checks
Fou!d follow.
IL Is explained that contributions. wheth-
small or large. will be gratefully
cknowledged by Capt. Andrew Parker,
reasurer. at 923 III street. He acknowl-
"ges the following amounts.
Contributions Received.
To
William r. Tuiloch, s.: Mrs. Halle d.
'lkins. SO; B. s. Reynolds. 81; Mrs.
.harIotte T. Evans. So Mrs. Julia Scha-
>r, 50: Mrs Joseph f. Thropp. $50; Mrs
ieoyge Stone. 81; Mrs. Abbie G. Fox.
go: Robert Conrad Fauntleroy. 81: c.
,. Mecutehen. 81; Mrs. Nora Meyer, 81;
diss Mary T. g. Gordon. $3.50: Miss
:llen Gordon. So Mrs. f. Baker Evans,
4; F. Charles Starr. s.. 30: George p. Mer-
Ill, 81: l.. ID. Burling, So: Clifford Pinchot,
10; Mrs. Letitia r. Symons. $3.50. Miss
josephine G. Kelton. $50 Mrs. Charles
'onrad. 1850; Messrs. Julius Garfinkle e.
%, So; E. l.. Hammargren. 81. Miss Alice
HOODS 9os. " Mrs Mrs w w P Graves. s.;
z; Miss Fannie Fisher. So: Mrs. NJ. Helen
swyer, IS: s. S. Burdett. S.: Mr.. and
FRS. Robert Fitch Shepard. SO; Rev. J.
fcBride Sterrett. $50: DR.. Arthur 3.
'rane. $3.50; F. o. Horstmann $40: Mr..
nd Mrs. ]. \. Watson, SO: Miss L. a.
terry. 81: Mrs. Frederick s. Tyler. 81:
ames NJ. Hoge. s.. G. ]. Hedrick 50:
'rederic l.. Huidekoper. SO: Mrs. A. III
'owman. So; Charles Bispham. $40: Mr..
nd Mrs. Samuel Brown and Mrs. r. T.
bishop. SO: friends in money order divi-
Ion of post office. through Mrs. Mary A.
onstant. Si3: proceeds from sale of candy
nd cake by Miss Eima Sinclair. Kath-
zen Abbott, Marion and Elizabeth VII
ans 80: c. T. Society of FIRST NJ p
:hurch. through Mrs. Annie Rowe. s.. 80;
.verett class Of Calvary Baptist SUNDAY
chool. through c. c. Mullady, So; Wash
ngton Herald Optimist Club, Sl2.35: Lee
ion of Loyal Women. through Mrs. .Ju-
d. Burnett. SO; Ladies' Aid Society of
'niversalist Church, through Mrs. Fran
l.. Perhan 81.
For Camp Pleasant: Zion Baptist
hurch. S5.15: New Bethel Baptist Church.
through Rev. William ID. Jarvis, 81