The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-04-25
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Prospects for simmer accom-
mediation of those who wish Col
benefit by the wonderful climate
and fine pathine 81 Corpus Christi
are improved greatly within ihcI
lasi few weeks IN The North
Beach urea there are two sets pf
summer cottages going up. and
these viii offer simple but adc-
Quate provision for visitors who
wonld have walls and n roof One
set 0f cottages Is of the commun-
ity type, with arrangements for
shower and other baths for each
unt ol three or four cottages
Repairs 90 more substantial houses
have been completed and upon ihe
score OF permanent housing this
city is far better or than IL was
year ago.
Chief among the summer hous-
ing schemes which is worked ont
and means much 90 visitors Is that
of the American Legion There
was talk year ago ~ a tented
city somewhere on North Beach
hut 10 came 20 nothing. rs The
SCHEME WAS moi developed IN time
90 permit the obtaining of tents
and oQuipmeut. This year the
American Legion has taken time
hy the f0rclock and we are ia
formed an is arranged for real
tented city that shall 70 n loug
way toward accommodating those
who would spend all Tor part OF the
summer here The first step was
10 have This city designated as n.
leave or rest area for the legion
When this had been put over tine
planning for housing hundreds
were taken mp
Results achieved to This time
aio that the legion has the choice
Of two sites ior the tented city
~ may use both of them Prob
ably 10 viii do So one srca is right
in town. near the Gile, bath
house The other is la the North
Beach section
For the SUMMER city iho legion
has ohtaincd the use Of five hum
dred tents let mo- person sniff az.
the idea of tent life The tents.
which are TO go up in toe leave
areas the legion ~ To have are not
Of the pup" kind They will be-.
fitted TO be real homes for the
summer They viii have wooden
floors and there will bee siding
carried mp 20 screens The fronts
and the doors will be- screened
They will be furnished very sim.
ply. bat sufficiently ln them al
SMALL party or small family can
have housing housing only for
ihe summer or any portion OF mi
they may be- able 90 spend here
Primarily the tent colony will
he for Che legion men from an oyori
this district. and al times when
There is an influx 90 the leave, ,
area there will be accommodations |
for legion members only, bat these
times viii be only small portiouI
of the season. and even during
sach periods we may count that
There viii be- tents not needed forl
legion members When not need !
ga Cor legion parties the tents
under the present scheme. will be-
available for aus who desire 90
use them 1t is understood that
the charge TOR the tent viii bell
nominal probably dollar a day
~ conditions relative 90 the le-
gion tented city are such as seem,
probable, there will boz aecommo-
dalton for one hundred 10 three
hundred parties Ol tourists most
VI the summer
We have gone 80 some length
into this news detail of tented city
program because 10 Is such an inn
portant feature of the coming
summer We had hundreds of
persons and families here last sea.
son who could not find housing
and stayed but q day or SO. for
that reason only. They carried !
away 10 their friends and ac.
quaintanees the impression that
Corpus Christi was not prepared /
10 accommodate tourists IN the
summer season dnless they came
with their own tents. II Is inn
portrait that this impression be