The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-07
CLUB IS ORGANIZED
BY THE MOTHERS At
CAMP GOOD WILL
Suffered" vs.. VINEGAR Beets
Is Basis Of Strong Argument
at Meeting.

A score Of women. swayed back and
forth in roomy rockers on the shady
pavilion. serene in the consciousness
that the Mothers Club had concluded
its daily meeting with all due ceremony,
and had earned an hour Of leisure. Sew
,eral of them were grooming to young
STEERS too tired to play Others. with
housewifely pride, were compring
notes on cooking.
"Buttered beets." announced one, with
an air Of finality. are best"
II always put vinegar on NINE" was
the instant response from a belligerent
member Of the group, they're so much
tastier. I think"
It's considered the best of form to let
the other mothers at Camp Good Will
know just where you stand In tho
matter of domestic accomplishment.
The pavilion is the gossipins ground
do but rock away the hours, keeping a
lwatchful eye on the sandpile for en-
,bryo fights the while, who wouldn't air
her convictions to another mother ready
enough to reply?
Older Children Barred.
Only the little children are allowed
here. Those too old to perch on the
maternal lap are considered ineligible
for entrance. Incidentally. 1t may be
dded that many a grown-up young man
becomes baby again when the cool
shadows of the pavilion suggest
shelter from the SUM-
Though their children throw sand
with cheerful abandon in the box near
by. or tumble recklessly out of swings
ana hammocks. their mothers on the
pavilion let these juvenile matters ad-
Just themselves. Nor do they bother to
chastise the culprits whose behavior
leaves much to be desired unless the Of
Tense is unusually fragrant.
Supremely content, resting. many OF
them. for the first time .in months.
Camp Good VIII means a blessed relief
from responsibility. Small wonder that
some of the more energetic are eager
to help with the dishwashlng or to adopt
an extra child or two-the sudden cessa-
ton of activity would be too great a
change in the routine OF living
The Mothers Club Is really an arts-
tocracy of motherhood. Does not each
member pay a tax Of cent for each OF
her children? The larger the number,
the greater the prestige in the organ
ization. The initiation dues are cents
and no extras except the penny honor
roll.
Mrs. Brown President.
And who should be president of the
Mothers Club, but CHEEKY Mrs. Ida
Brown, who Is now spending her seventh
summer at Camp Good VIII?
''Ive been here SO often that I feel
Just as II I'm coming to my summer
home" she confessed beamingly. Those
Of US who come back every year try TO
do what we can to help them while
we're here who wouldn't. with two grand
weeks In the country and this rest and
all7
"Of course there are some things we
ladies of the Mothers Club all help
withholding after the children that
haven't mothers with them. and seeing
we fold the napkins for the tables
every day and help with the dishes II
there's an extra lot.
a talk, and the secretary. Mrs. Lacey.
reads the minutes Of the last meeting.
One OF the workers speaks on some
thing she THINKS will Interest u.s. To-
days was on Sanitation
Just then an Ital ian mother mount
ed the pavilion with one Of the prize
babies. The camp. be II understood. lie
Svasa in les ons to tSs
brown eyes, The other is fair. fat
apple-cheeked Albert. Albert is re-
can, sleep, even when the Mothers
Club meetings are in progress. Also
he will allow anyone to take" him
and he quite likes to be exhibited as
a camp advertisement.
Both babies are invariably produced
whenever visitors arrive. Sad. indeed
is the situation IL both happen to be
mapping at once and the demand TO,
their presence arises.
All those who are out at Camp Good
WIN Just now are positive that one OF
these prize infants will be sure e
win the prize on August IS, when al
the mothers and all the babies and al
tho children who have been In camr
this summer have their first reunion.
The interested public, is to decide
which baby is best of all-and everyone
agrees that Albert will be hard to beat
Best Behaved Child.
II there were to be a special prize for
three-year- olds. young Andrew would be
bound to qualify. Andrew came out to
the camp all by himself last year. and
holds the record for giving the least
trouble Of any child OF his advanced age
within the memory Of the workers;
All we ever saw Of him." explained
to have his face washed when the clean
up bugle blew. and then at meals. OF
course All the rest Of the time he was
tpyinx ts p 5hs olssf around and
Andrews hair is very light. and his
corting his mother, and Is generally tc
De Iounu rOmplnB somewhere near heI
in pair Of strictly unitarian blue
overalls
There has been a certain amount O,
weeping and wailing. this week, ovel
the Zoo trips. Each day about thirt,
campers ride over to the Zoo In tn,
Good VIII wagonette. Now. as II hap
pens. there's always some small cir
who Is positive, absolutely positive. tina
she will be left out in spite OF earnes
assurances to the contrary. Only tn,
other day one Of them ran away becaus,
she thought she should have been in
cluded in the first batch of Zoo sight
seerp.
Anxious for Zoo Trips.
First the mothers with young childre
are sent. then the mothers with child
rem who are somewhat older. Last o
all come the dignfied ones who ar
able to go quite unmothered. 1t ofte
happens, therefore. that the turn o
the older children does not come unit
well along In the two weeks vacation
allowed them.
The Influence ~ the Mothers' Gin