Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05
AREALLY FOURTH
At CAMP GOOD WILL
BOYS and Girls and Their
Mothers Celebrate indie
pendence Day.
EACH TENT DECORATED
WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG
Old-Time Stunts Supplemented by
Base Ball Games
in the Evening.

The two hundred or more children,
mothers and workers at Camp Good Will,
out In Rock Creek Park. not far from
Military road, celebrated Independence
day on an elaborate scale. Scoutmaster
H. L Taylor had general charge of the
program and under his direction the chill
dren sang patriotic songs and INDUCED
In all sorts OF games.
Two base ball games in which groups
of the older boys participated-one played
in the morning and the other in the aft
ernoon-were features. Field sports, in
which both boys and girls took part COM
prising such old-time but always enjoy
able stunts as potato races. sack races
and the like. were also prominent factors
Each one Of the forty-five circular
khaki tents was surmounted with the
flag Of the nation. The dining pavilion
was decorated with red. white and blue
bunting, and each little guest ate his
meal with the aid Of flag napkin. Fire
works In the evening closed the program
Assisting Scoutmaster Taylor were three
Boy Scouts. who are on duty these days
watching over the small boys and girls
ana giving such assistance in other lines
as may at any time be demanded of
them The THO comprises Granville Tall
aferro and Fred Livermore of Troop Al
and Ffrman Batly Of Troop o.
Miss Van Trump In Charge.
Miss Clara J. Van Trump, superintend-
emit. n in general charge at Camp Good
VIII. with Miss Annah Began assisting.
Miss W. Wilder is in charge of the
girls. Miss McNulty is the housekeeper
and Miss Matte Beall is nurse. Miss NJ.
z. Martin and Miss Nellie Sands are vol
unteer workers for the first two weeks
OF the camp. which opened Wednesday.
Camp Good VIII consists of farmhouse
which Is used as headquarters, with a
screened dining pavilion adjoining. a
recreation pavilion and forty-dve tents.
The tents are laid OF in regular army
fashion. the James pavilion being used as
the center of sort of hollow square ar
rangement. with the tents for the girls
and mothers on the right or south and
the boys tents to the north. More tents
for the boys are scattered along the path
which leads to the baby hospital camp
about quarter Of a mile up the road to
the north.
the Boy Scouts blows the camp awake
After additions in small houses provided
win running water and paper towels the
enCre company of campers Including
mothers. girls. boys. big girls. big boys
little girls, little boys and babes, forms
In line and enters the dining room. As
Tar as possible families are seated to-
setner. one OF the workers of the AS
ISOLATED Charities sits at each table The
taoies are long. extending the width of
the pavilion, and are Aept spotIess.
Greeting Old Glory.
Following dismissal from breakfast
occurs one OF the most interesting cere-
monies Of the day. To the east of the
recreation pavilion stands the tall flag
pole given the camp last year by the
Washington navy yard employees. At s
o'clock. with approp rate ceremonies Old
Glory is regularly flung to the breezes
by the children of the camp.
In watching the children raise the flag
out there every morning. under the
shadows of the green trees, with the cool
morning breezes playing in their hair.
one cannot help feeling that perhaps
such simple exercises will do wonders to
foster genuine patriotism IN the hearts of
these children
At $3.50 o'clock the boys walk mot
dash-maybe a few of them run) to
the swimming pool. which Is located
down green arched road northwest
of the camp, about half mile Bath
ing suits are supplied by the camp au-
thorities.
An hour later the girls take their dip
in the pool A policeman from the
tenth precinct is always on hand. it is
stated. to see that none of them get
hurt in their efforts to learn to swim.
Bugler pipes" Dinner Call.
The trusty bugler calls the camp into