The New York herald., 1922-04-06
SOLDIERS SARANAC
CAMP DRIVE IS ON
50, 100000 Needed for Forest
Retreat for Disabled
Veterans.
S6S.289 ALREADY IN HAND
Success Forecast at Meeting of
Prominent Sponsors of
Undertaking.

Nearly 2Ia per cent of the sum which
the American Legion has set itself 10
collect for the establishing and main
tanning its Veterans mountain camp in
the Adirondacks already is in hand he,
fore the drive actually gets under way
to-day, according to Charles p. Cald-
we'll, chairman of the legion's committee
cnd one the speakers at yesterdays
meeting in Carnegie Hall. Those on
the program and workers who partially
filed the big hall expressed satisfaction
at the flying start Of the drive and de-
clared it provided inspiration to the
Young women who to-day will take their
places in subway stations and sire 4
corners. in theaters and hotel lobbies
and wherever they feel proper fnan-
cial response will be met.
The campaign will continue through
Aprl % and ii is desired to raise
$3,cn0. 900, the goal set by the managers
and which they declare is needed to pro-
vide proper care and surroundings not
only for the New York State soldier
disabled in the war and particularly
those who are tubercular but to help
others In this district and eventually
make It a nationwide movement.
Gen. o'Ryan Cites Need.
Maj.-Gen John ]. ORyan spoke Of
the Great need for such a camp where
men may be given not only proper food
and medical treatment but be provided
with cheerful outloog on life. He said
one of the first questions collectors and
others interested in the campaign would
be asked, and one which all must be
prepared to answer. was why should
the State or civilian bodies concern
themselves financially with the care and
rehabilitation of disabled soldiers when
obviously and fundamentally it Is the
duty OF the Federal Government?
1T is the duty of the Government"
Gen. O'Ryan said, but evidently that
duty is not being performed to the satis-
faction OF the disabled or of public
opinion, and as our concern is with the
condition. the happiness and the welfare
OF the disabled service man, we must
look after him by whatever means there
are at hand and settle the financial
question afterwards"
Gen. O'Ryan declared an outstanding
feature OF the camp was its atmosphere,
and that g. convalescent Is greatly af-
fected by his own mental attitude.
This project OF the Veterans Mountain
Camp Is calculated to meet just that
condition, which cannot be said of all
places where former service men are
being cared for" he continued
$0S,2S0 Now I'm Hand.
Mr.. Caldwell, chairman of the Amer
1can Legion campaign committee. an
nornced that $63.2s9 already had been
collected toward the desired $2.50000o
One of the methods of getting money
II the sale OF automobile posters which
are priced at 81. Many women's clubs
ara in the campaign. each managing its
own collecting. Funds are being de-
posited with the Chase National Bank.
Az q 6nal message to the campaign
workers, Mr.. Caldwell said they need
cot expect the stingy people of the city
TO give anything. 'iBut you have my
permission to insult every stingy person
you meet" he volunteered.
Health Commissioner Copeland de-
clared he could not understand the at
titude of Congress toward the disabled
service men. 'It Is our great problem
to take care of them" he said. IF
man has from three to six months In
tho camp he can be returned to his
family. IN many cases. a useful citizen"
Others on the program were the Rev.
Henry Clay Reisner. Burr Mcintosh. the
Rev. John w. Murray, the Rev. Joseph
Silverman. Miss Jeanette vreeland.
Gloria Trumpeters. Twenty-second Regi-
nent United States Infantry Band and
Miss That's Magrane. chairman.
Camp on Big Tupper.
The camp Is at the south end OF Big
Tupper Lake In the Saranac region. II
comprises 1000 acres and is surrounded
by 10000 acres OF State forest preserve.
II was the property of Col. William
Barbour and cannot be replaced. accord
ing to appraisers, at less than $500. 600.
improvements have cost Col Barbour
$125,000 and the American Legion is
paying sS5.0O0 for the estate There
are more than twenty buildings on the
property and II Is proposed to build as
many log lean-tos as the committee can