Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01
CHILDREN IN CAMP
AND Joy RE|GNETH
Good Will Tents Shelter 100
Riddles and Their
Mothers.

| Gloomy skies and weeping clouds tried
/ their best to drive the smiles off 100
faces this morning, but they just couldn't
do it. There could not have been a sky
gloomy enough rain wet enough to
scare away the smiles from the 100
children and mothers first to go to Camp
! Good VIII as the guests of the Asso-
ciated Charities
| The camp opened today for the sum-
mer season. Two parties of youngsters
went out to the camp this morning. one
from the Grover Cleveland School, at Sth
and 7 streets. and the other from ST.
Mary's Dispensary. over in Georgetown.
About eighty children and their mothers
went from each place.
Miss Louise Q. Beal and ]. W. Faust
the secretary of the summer outings
two parties. At st. Mary's Dispensary
Miss Sarah Hall was in charge of getting
the children off, and at the Grover
Cleveland School Mrs. Louisa Roberts
took upon herself that somewhat arduous
task.
Examined by Doctors.
First the children and their guardians
had to be examined by doctors in at
looked the children over at st. Mary's and
DIR. Thomas West was in general charge
at the Cleveland School AT both places
nurses helped in the examinations, for it
would never do, of course. to let any chill
dren go to the camp who have contagious
diseases.
Each child was examined as to general
appearance. weight, height. teeth. tonsils.
adenoids, sight. hearing and other physi-
cal defects. After the examinations. if
the candidates passed successfully tand
practically all of them did, they We're
bundled out into waiting automobiles and
started on the road to Camp Good Will.
Street cars? Well, hardly! These Riddles
went out in style, thanks to the gener-
osity of several local garages, the gas
company and several individuals. includ-
ing F. G. Murphy. w. b. OlmStead, Percy
H. Russell and others. who donated auto
mobiles. The gas company loaned a truck,
and when it was filed with Clearly
dressed children and the curtains pulled
down, who cared for the rain?
Pat Gets Tired of Waiting.
out at the Grover Cleveland School the
doctors had great time putting the chill
dren through the requisite examinations,
which began about 10 o'clock, and by that
time little Pat (his name must have
been Pat-he looked like that was ire
mendously tired of waiting.
Amt We ever goin to START inquired
the now impatient youth Il thought
this here school was over. Say, bo. I'm
tired of school. When we goin' to leave,
mister
A little dark-haired Italian girl, whose
name should have been Rosetta, if it
wasn't land it probably WASN'T, spoke
up.
I'm going to learn to swim out in the
pool. she triumphantly exclaimed. ''Oh.
yes. they've got pool out to Camp Good
VIII. They have everything out there"
Theodore Roosevelt came along then,
waving his health certificate. He said
his name was Theodore Roosevelt. and
perhaps it was-anyway. he had on the
regulation rough rider suit and big red
bandana handkerchief around his neck.
The doctor man says I'm excellent
good" he yelled. as he made for an
automobile.
O'Briens There, Too.
The last party to find seats in one of
the cars was the OBrien family, con-
sisting of Cecilia, age twelve; Loretta,
age FIVE; Frank, age ten, and Jimmy,
age eight. Cecilia was the mother for
the crowd. and lugged the suit case
containing the family clothing. Ano
Jimmy was the mischief-maker. He
ton by throwing peanut shells at the
little girls, and cutting up in general.
At last his turn came for the doctor
to take a look at him. In he went Out
he came.
"Hooray. I thought they was going to
cut my head off" he grinned But
they Just punched it."
The children arrived at the camp in
plenty of time to partake of the mid
day meal awaiting them, which was
served In the big pavilion erected for
that purpose. This year the square tents
have been discarded. and in their place
conical tents are being used. Next year
it is planned to erect portable houses in
tried out at Camp Pleasant, which is for
colored children, and if the results
justify the outlay the portable buildings
will be adopted by the Associated
Charities for all its camps.
Good Sanitation System.
The camps are modelled on regular
army camps. and the same thorough sys-
TEN of sanitation is carried out 1t is
stated that the National Guard encamp-
ments are no better from sanitary
standpoint than Camp Good Win is.
The children who went out to the
camp this morning, and their mothers
will stay for two weeks, when they
will return to make room for others
group Of sixty-seven children was
examined and went out to Camp Pleas
ant yesterday.
Many benefits have been given recently
for the two camps and the Baby Hospi-
tai Camp Tomorrow evening the Mac
Allister Glass Club OF Calvary Baptist
Church is to give lawn fete at 9th
street and Massachusetts, avenue for the
| benefit of the Baby Hospital Camp
NO PAY FOR ADVANCE WORK.
Plans for Repairs Prepared Before