The Washington herald., 1921-06-12
SummerCamps
Beckon Owners
Back to Nature
Boom of Memorial Day
Gun Starts Exodus
From, Capital.

When the guns at Fort Myer
doomed forth their saddest notes
on Memorial day, they exemplified
unknowingly that every cloud has
silver lining.
That morn's boom sounded up
the Potomac, and il still carries a
message to the hot, work weary,
office tired man of the Capital
City. 1t re-echoes as a message of
welcome to the outdoors of the
District of Columbia and nearby
virginia-itF invites patrician and
plebeian as well to the cool and
sheltered camp grounds of the
Potomac river.
The percussion caused by the
blast has been almost drowned out
by the CHEEKY yell of friendship
and good fellowship, which pre-
dominates the upper waters. but
the final cheer will go up June Is,
after which Saturday afternoons
VIII be free to government en-
ployes-then on with the fun.
Season Starts Early.
The camp season of 1921 along
the river has started more auspi-
ciously than any heretofore. Camps
number hundreds, while they sur
pass. as far as the early season
can show. their previous marks IN
beauty taste and quality.
Georgetown bridge, overshadov-
ing the Washington Canoe club.
Potomac club and Dempsey's boat
nousS Is the Genesis of river ac-
tiVlties. Here Is the start of all
Ininss. and from here. under Mr..
Farleys direction, the canoeists
make their way to their summer
aoodes along the bank Presidents
and myriads of others take their
summerlng to far of places but
believe the campers along our ,ivar
ana there one must go to find the
millennium.
Probably the first and certain
ly one Of the finest camps, hitting
ly termed the epitome OF the
rivers by-word, "hospitalitv" q.
Colonial. Here the camper wa.
asked to dock by Army" Arm
oruster' ex-commodore, and he ,leo
and explained and invited through
all the Is tents. telling awhile the
amusing episodes, the brotherIy at
hospnere. the -homelike content-
ment OF the after-workers who
pauole by each evening and veil
not Dog, to which the same ex-
preston Is the answer. This is the
motto of the camp,
All The aFixin,s.,
AT Colonial, where there ar.
practically twenty members who
breakfast and dine and commute 10
their various in-town duties, there
Is quartet. victrola, big mess tent
slick for dancing, and with Ali
those factors which make camp life
attractive. The officers are: ]. "
Hazard. commodore; z. Alvin
Biggs, vice commodore; George ire
lard, secretary, and Earl z white
treasurer. c. ]. ("Army') Arm
oruster is a member of the execu-
tive board, along with the officers.
Army said they had a pretty
good ball team, which would soon
De ready for competitive games. A
quartet. which made itself known
through the dark trees, told me
they were Bugs" Bogely, Cuckoo"
ireland, Red" Saunders and
Judge" Roy. Someone hfnted that
Mr.. and Mrs. White, newlyweds.
were some married couple" They
claim to have an ideal honeymoon
spot.
Out in the middle of the river
there was. aud Is every night, a
soft sound of music. 1t Is carried
to every camp each night by one
of the fellows who thinks of the
other-it Is N. T. Hammer, in his
rowing motor apartment. Chum the
second. His powerboat. successor
to Chum the first. is his summer
home. and he fries steaks, with
mushrooms. and washes his own
dishes most every night Entertains
quite a bit too. for his is q roomy'
little boat.
Rock Haven Club.
Up just a nice paddle from the
bridge. and. neighbors, to Colonial,
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