Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22
CAMP GOOD Will
HAS DAY OF FUN
Treat for Children Is Provided
by Employees of the
Navy Yard.

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and cake. the children at Camp Good
Will. who yesterday were the guests of
the employees of the Washington navy
yard. found their way to their tents and
were soon dreaming of the next Monday.
when the navy yard employees will have
some more games for them and will bring
them some more sweets.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
Navy Department opened the festivities
yesterday with speech in which he told
the little ones of tho American naval he
roes The assistan, secretary later in
spected the camp. and shortly after he
left the grounds the games began.
First there was a contest for the moth
ers at the camp. The one who could sew
the best patch on a garment was given
handbag There were eighteen contest
ants and no time limit was set The prize
was won by woman who. it was said
has vry large family.
Have Their Pictures Taken.
Then the children were taken out into
the large field and the real fun began
But not before the little ones and their
mothers had posed for their pictures And
when the photographer said all was
through. the children crowded around the
camera and kneeled on the ground so
that they could look up good and see
the man bring the picture out 'hey
were plainly disappointed when II We're
told that they could not see the. JhotO-
graph right away.
Then came the races. All was excite
ment. Everybody wanted to win a prize.
There was fifty-yard dash, sack race,
a potato race. a broad jump, three-leg-
ged race and the shoestring race There
were some more races, too. but just when
they were getting ready to run them off
somebody called "Lemonader' That set
tied it. for the youngsters ran for the
pavilion where the liquid was dispensed.
But when they arrived at the post there
was no Scrambling to get the first cup
All sat down in an orderly way, While
the navy yard men dished out the lemon
ade in large tin cups and passed 1t around
There was music. also, while they drank.
The Navy Yard Band, P. III. Myers. lead
en- had volunteered it's services for the
day, and, judging from the way the
youngsters crowded around the bands
men. the music was one of the real
treats of Navy Yard day.
Funny Mutt and jeff.
Mutt and jeff were there in all their
glory impersonated by two sailors from
the navy yard. They furnished much
amusement for the children. who crowded
about and looked upon them in wonder.
The day was just crowded with pleas
ure for the little ones. There was hardly
a breathing spell When the lemonade
drinking was over the supper bell rang
At the first stroke of the bell such cloud
of dust arose that one could just make
out the youngsters running to the dining
ROOM Living in the open certainly gives
these little ones big appetites-
Supper over, the children were allowed
short time to digest their meal, while
the band played for them, and then came
the real treat. 1t was ice cream and
cake There were three big bricks for
each child, if he could eat them. Many
of them did justice to their allowance
When this grand fedSt was over Darn
was upon the camp.
The pavilion and the new tent endowed
by the navy yard employees We're illumi-
mated by special electric llgntlng Sys-
tenn put up by the navy yard men for
the nights they are at the camp. After
the band had played awhile. and the
children danced about the pavilion until
long past their regular bedtime, they
were sent to their tents. There We're
regrets that thesday was over. but they
did not leave the pavilion until they had
cheered their benefactors and hoped they
would return soon.
More Treats in Store.
The navy yard men have five more
Mondays on which to entertain the chill
dren of the camp. Last Monday week
was the first. Last year the employees
met the expenses of the camp for one
week and entertained the little ones.
This year they decided that they could
entertain more children by dividing the
time over seven weeks. taking Monday
of each week.
B. p Donnelly, chief gunner of the
Washington navy yard, is chairman OF
the outing committee and all of the
children seem to know it. He is all over
the camp, seeing that everybody is hav-
ing a good time. The committee having
charge of yesterdays entertainment was
composed of r. q. Iadd. j. l.. Montague,
III. A.. Meyers. &. y Myers, w. T. Heb
bard and III. j. Bright