Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
lust LIKE A TRIP TO HEAVEN,
is CAMP GOOD WILL TO TOTS
There They Live and Play, While Nature
and Good Food Build Their Little
Bodies All Anew.

Away from the summer heat and
dust of the city streets, out on the
edge of Rock Creek Park. lives lit
tie community where the watchword
is happiness-happine which comes
from cheerful giving and sacrifice.
Camp Good Will. maintained by the
summer outing committee of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, is we'll named.
If you are one of the Washington
ians who gave something for the care
of washington's little children this
summer. you may be interested to
find out how your investment is
turning out Whether you gave or
not, you should be interested in
knowing what the capital, through its
Associated Charities. is doing for sew
cral hundred little children who
otherwise might~be experiencing dis
comfort and, perhaps. real suffering.
Briefly, your investment is bearine
interest, measured in pounds of flesh
and rosy health. the inherent. but
often denied, right of every child.
And it is not temporary investment
you have made. ii is one which will
continue to bear interest. COM
pounded many times as the year
grows old.
Three Pounds I'm Two Weeks.
The Associated Charities tried
something new this summer. an ex-
pertinent in dietetics. Miss Neva
Woods. graduate of the teachers
college of Columbia University and
a native of New York. is in charge
Of this phase of the work. Children
were brought to Camp Good Will suf-
fsring from malnutrition. Since the
|camp't opening. July 1. more than $50
0iu IN
log two weeks and sent back to WASH
|ington. the average gain per child be-
ing more than three pounds
Malnutrition does not mean a lack
|of food. 1t often results from the
wrong kind of food, and the quantity
may be excessive as well as INSULT
|cient- 1t has been found that the chill
|dren at Camp Good Will. put on a
|diet of wholesome food, show consist
lent gains in weight during their two
weeks at the camp. 1t is unfortunate
they cannot remain longer. but there
are others who must follow and en-
joy the same privilege.
Each of the children is given a
Quart of milk day, fresh eggs. veg
Ietables. fruit and very little meat.
Some of them are fed five times a
Iday, two meals, with well balanced
ZONES. The wee babies, who come with
their mothers. are fed on fresh milk,
fruit juices, yolk of egg and other
we'll known baby food.
Won't Lose Benefit.
Will the children lose the benefits
|Of this careful diet when they return
to Washington?
Not by a long shot. according to the
workers in charge. Their mothers are
anxious to learn how to carry on with
The work already begun. Lectures
.are given for their benefit. where they
are told what food is most essential
flor healthy nourishment, what food
Should be taboo
And the best part of it all is. the
right food will cost no more than
Ithe wrong food. There is no fancy
|iieting at Camp Good Will. The cor
rect diet is within reach" of all the
mothers who send their boys and girls
Hhere- 1t is yet too early to forecast
results from this education in dietet-
Fcs, but the inquiries and requests
Nor more information which continue
bitter the children have left. are prom