The Washington times., 1913-07-19
RALLY" DAYS NET
S1,59O FOR CAMP
Associated Charities Plans to
Keep Up Work Until $500
Is Obtained.

The Associated Charities received
81 500 in its two days campaign for
funds for Camp Good VIII. This is
less than half of the desired amount.
s., 800. Sc the association plans to con-
tinue its work, and will seek further
contributions from the public. These
will be received at headquarters 992 III
street
This charity, one of the worthiest in
which Washington is interested, takes
care at one time of $50 children at Camp
Good VIII, fifteen sick babies and their
mothers in the infants camp and eighty
colored mothers and babies in the COL
ored camp.
The $500 means that several hundred
children in the poorer sections of the
city will get two weeks outing in
the confines of the alleys or out on
the warm pavements. 1t means that
many sick babies will get chance on
life that they would not have in their
homes. and 1t means that many weary
motherc, worn out with the care of
children and with extra work, will have
chance to recuperate before fall.
Theater Performance Aids.
One of the prominent incidents of the
campaign occurred yesterday al both
performances at Polls Theater, where
permission had been given BY Manager
Thatcher for the committee TO present
Its cause to audiences. Edward J.
Mackay, leading mar in Mrs Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch,' himself keenly in
terested in the work being done for the
babies and children, appeared before
the curtain in his gro,esque attire as
the bridegroom in the play and called
attention briefly to the opportunity for
70 fa har II,
the commendable business of giving
hundreds Of isolate6 human beings bit
Of a holiday
Il may say" said Mr.. Mackay, that
II Is entirely unnecessar yfor me to offer
any guarantee for this work going on
here or expatiate upon IL. You have all
you need in the knowledge that John
JOY Edison. Mrs Andrew Parker. and
other equally well-known and large
hearted citizens are with you
Explains Camp Methods.
Mr.. Mackay introduced Attorney Louis
Gutenberg, voluntary legal counsel for
one of the division offices of the Asso-
ciated Charities, who gave interesting
and enligtening talk about the good
times the children have at the summer
camps, and how they have them; the
various sports, recreations, and pastimes
for boys and girls, not overlooking the
mothers. all Of whom come from homes
usually the most crowded portions of
Washington.
All this is provided without a penny
of cost to those who are sent to the
camps" said Mr.. Gutenberg. They are
selected by the visitor of the district
who knows them personally, and knows.
better than anybody else, how little of
genuine living. of pleasure. real rest "r
recreation comes into their lives
Nearly $50 was added to the fund
through the generous response Of Polls
In addition to contributions received
through the rally" group, many came
by mail. Garrett Park CMdl Union
d: en- Of Piney Branch Park gave a per-
fcrmance of THE Sleeping Beauty In
the ward Of one of their number and
contributed the proceeds, s6. They were
Elizabeth Rice. Margaret Taylor. Mar
Scharf. winifred Morris. Constance and
Priscilla Lane. Shepherd Taylor. Arthur
Fellows. Facius Davis, and Courtney
Fletcher.
Flowers Net Handsome Sum.
Throughout yesterday the patro! of
the rally" squad. a large motor covered
ing To-day is Summer Outings Day.
Help Save the Kiddies' and We're Do
ing Our Part You Do Yours" was
busy going from station to station en-
thusing workers and contributors alike.
The handsome floral booth in the en-
trance to Polls rheater. contributed by
W. F. GUIDE, attracted many spectators
and the sale of the flowers netted a
handsome amount.
One Of the workers in charge of the
stand in the Union Stationt last night
was overcome with surprise when rous-
ing from a moment of reverie during a
brief period of quiet and having heard
no footstep In her immediate vicinity.
she beheld a "fve-spot" on the top of
the heap in her basket
The department stores have practical
ly all taken a proprietary interest in the
rally program, some of them even
distributing little printed appeals to their
patrons upon which attention is directed
TO the location in that store o. the
summer outings booth.