The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
PROMINENT VISITORS
CALL At WOMEN'S CAMP
Foreign Representative Interested in
Work of National Service School.

Scores Of visitors. including many
prominent persons, were entertained yes
terday at the camp of the National serv-
ice School for Women. Conduit and Little
Falls roads.
Senior DR.. Don GonzaIo S. Cordova
minister from ECUADOR, visited the school
at the command Of his government which
is considering the establishment Of sim
liar training courses
Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, president Of
Catholic College. inspected the camp and
delivered an address TO the women in
Dewey hall. He told them he was i'm
pressed with the cleanliness, order and
general camp efficiency which he found.
You are rendering a great service to
the nation" he said. The training you
are receiving here will be as useful in
time of peace as in time OF war"
Brig. Gen. Henry f. Sharpe. quarter
master general U. s. A. was another
camp visitor. He was much pleased
with the camp bakery. Sixty pies were
made there in one day last week. and
they were all eaten by the fair rockies
at one meal.
To Teach Cooking.
Lessons in camp cookery by regular
army sergeants are to be a special fea-
ture at the training school this week.
Girls will be taught how to prepare
meals with the least waste.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Kuhn. president OF
the War College and former United
States Military attache in Berlin. will
speak in Dewey hall this afternoon at 4
O'Clock on "Woman's Part in Mobiliza-
ton"
Bishop Shahan, as he was introduced
to each. rookie yesterday. inquired the
State from which she came. He learned
that forty commonwealths OF the nation
are represented
A geenral policing OF the camp will
take place today. Woe to the police
who miss the smallest scraps of paper
or refuse on the camp grounds. Sharp
eyes will gather up all stray hairpins,
too. Large numbers OF these feminine
necessities have been reported lost.
Applications are pouring in daily from
women who want TO Join the new train
ing camp which opens the second week
in May Adjutant Natalie S. Lincoln
said yesterday. An enrolment OF about
400 new members is expected.
Earl Klein. pianist, and Joseph W.
Beal, violinist, gave a recital at Dewey
Hall last evening. Hawaiian music was
featured In the program.
The quota plan will be followed in ac-
cepting recruits for the second camp,
which opens May Z. A number OF the
first-course students will remain over to
assist in the organization Of the second
course.
Quotas allowed are to be as follows:
Washington, Is additional students;
Baltimore, 10; Philadelphia, 10: Rich
mond Va, Is; New York City and
Brooklyn, Is: Boston. Is. Wilmington, 10;
Pittsburgh, 10; Chicago. 10; Atlanta 10.
In addition twenty new students will
be accepted from the country at large.
All American women over Is years of
age are eligible for membership. The
committee in charge yesterday issued a
plea to patriotic Americans to subscribe
to the special scholarship fund for wom-
en- who cannot afford the expense OF
joining the camp but who are willing &c
train for national service.
Thirty dollars pays for a complete
scholarship, exclusive OF the uniforms,
which are being provided through a
special fund. for which contributions arc
also acceptable.
Headquarters Of the National Service
School. Inc. are at 1906 Twentieth street
northwest, this city.