The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

The summer outings committee of the
Associated Charities closed its work fer
the tenth season last week, when at \
called meeting reports of the officers and
heads of departments were read. 1t was
the consensus that the committee had
never had a more successful season. The
reports of progress at Camp Good VIII
and Camp Pleasant were particularly
gratifying. The support which the COM
mittee received from the public was also
matter OF favorable comment. John
Joy Edison, who has been chairman of the
committee since its organization in 1892
presided. other members present were:
Miss Annie NJ. Lawrence, Mrs. Louis A.
Simon, Mrs. Edna Keene Bushee, Miss
Elizabeth Brown, DR.. George NJ. Kober
Andrew Parker, DR.. Jesse Ramsburgh,
DR.. J. H. N. Waring, and Walter S. Uf-
ford.
The report of the treasurer. Andrew
Parker, showed receipts of $7,O47.12, from
1.193 contributing individuals or organiza-
tions. The expenditures S,37931, includ-
ed 500 of permanent equipment, such as
fitting up the baby annex of Camp Good
Will, and a portable house for Camp
Pleasant. The number of persons who
visited and inspected the camps during
the season was 1877 in all
Work of Physicians.
A notable feature of the seasons ac-
complishments was brought out in the
reports OF the physicians in Charge This
was the examination Of the children he
fore admission to the camps and t;Ie not
ing, on cards prepared for the purpose
OF any physical defects which called for
medical treatment. The results were de-
clared astonishing.
OF go children admitted to the camps,
l75 or % per cent were found to have de-
fective teeth. 236 or 3s per cent had en-
larged tonsils, lS6 or 30 per cent had ade-
nOids, 5S were anaemic, and 81 had de-
fective vision. Other defects were also
reported in 133 children. - Beyond the
building ups of the anaemic children and
the medical attention given to special all
ments, no attempt was made while in
camp to treat these defects, but these
children will be followed up during the
winter by the District visitors of the
Associated Charities to see that the pa
tients receive proper dental and medical
attention from private practitioners or
the dispensaries
DR.. Jesse Ramsburgh reported one in
stance of a child examined, whose sight
was doubtless saved by the prompt dis
covery of ulcers which threatened the
improvement made in many Of the chill
dren during their stay at camp, and par
ticularly commended the work of the
camp nurses. DR.. ]. H. n. Waring, med
ical director for Camp Pleasant, in sum-
ming up the work done for colored
mothers and children. said:
Change from Alley Homes.
"On the whole, the camp from the
standpoint Of health has been a distinct
success. The Improvement in many of
the cases has been marked I recall sew
eral children who came to the camp
wan and weak who went away strong
and vigorous. The change from the al
ley home to the outdoor camp life has
been a Godsend to the campers, whose
city lives are spent in the poorly located
and poorly arranged apartments which
they must call home. Our camp will
meet its highest success when it can do
as much in building up higher and bet
ter ideals of life as It does in building up
the worn-out physical bodies of the
campers"
Mrs. Edna Keene Bushee, superinten-
dent at Camp Good VIII, told of several
instances of notorious truants who are
this fall showing the good results of
their two weeks outing, both moral and
physical, by regular school attendance
and new interests in their studies.
The camp said Mrs. Bushee, has
never before had so much attention from
the newspapers, has never had so many
visitors, has never been kept cleaner, has
never had less illness or fewer accidents.
has never had so little homesickness on
the part of the children, ard, altogether,
has never had so successful a season."
Mrs. Louis A. Simon, chairman of the
committee on extension work, told of the
preparations made for the work of the
annex at Camp Good Will, especially de-
signed for mothers with very sick in
fants requiring sanatorium care. Spe-
ciaI quarters have been fitted up for this
purpose and it is expected that another
season this will be one of the most
valuable features Of the committees
work
The committee recorded it's sense of
obligation to the newspapers of Wash
ington for the splendid press notices"
given to the seasons work. Camp Good
VIII was open ffty-five days. with an
average daily attendance of 12S mothers
and children. The total number sent to
the camp was $50, not including fourteen
readmissions. The number sent to
Camp Pleasant was 15S, while the num-
ber selected for days outings was 1,S17.