Evening star., 1922-06-18


dozens and dozens of pretty. young
girlies, tripping the light fantastic
with their sunburned escorts. Here
one may also secure lots of good
th:1gs to eat and drink, and thai
q an sing creates a thirst is evidenced
by the fact that last year 1000 cases
of q well known soft drink were sold
at this place. No one is permitted
| to dance in a bathing suit.
! Adjoining is an extremely comfort
able houseboat. the summer domicile
| of Mr.. and Mrs. wilkins. a roomy.
comfortable home.
The sweet smell Of the woods is di-
luted by the smoke that comes curl
ing over the river from the camp
fires at the different camps along the
Virginia shore. There are dozens and
dozens of tents and summer houses
| on this side of the river. They run
| from elaborate and we'll appointed
| homes to little wooden shacks, but all
of them house happy and good-na-
| tured groups Of people. who hnd it
easy to sleep eight or ten hours every
night.
The campers have formal organ
| ization, of which Attorney Frank
| Healy is president. Back of the
| Healy camp is a miniature garden
| looked after by Mrs. Healy, the
| charming helpmate of the president
of the association. Many of the
| campers have little gardens and to
| hear them discuss the relative merits
Of hai 70 10 oil ot-
| tending a class day at an agricultural
college. All of the camps have places
for huge bonfres, around which at
| night the members of the different
| camps Sit and talk. The names Of
| some of these camps are: Irish Lega-
| ton, Camp haywood, Martinique.
Banzai Raccar. Rock Haven. Colonial
and Admiral Ben Bow. There are
also some named after Greek letter
fraternities.
stream, when suddenly you hear
''Honk! Honk." Is it possible that
Henry has invented an amphibious
hivver? No. it is merely a couple Of
canoes equipped with automobile
horns. AS we chug-chug along to-
ward the Hen and Chickens we meet
dozens and dozens of paddlers There
are but few single canoeists disclosed
by the searchlight. Canoeing evi-
IDENTIFY is like dancing. You have TO
have a girl partner to make il sue
| cess.
The water at the Hen and Chickens
Is about seventy-five feet deep and
canoeists exercise unusual care at
this spot. The police department has
painted warning signs on the rocks
at different points along the river.
Many Of these signs need touching
up and It might not be q bad idea to
use luminous paint or to place signal
lights At the points of danger.
| On Eoes the searchlight, and what
do you think we saw? Right near
cove known as the parlors a sweet
young thing diligently powdering her
nose. Ten feet or SO beyond was a
young chap trying to get his canoe
back into the water. He had forgotten
all about the fact that tides some
times ebb. 1t was a wonderful illus
trat.on of the old saying, Time and
| tide wait for no man."
While there is no curfew law on
the river. the majority Of the canoe
lists are back at the floats by mid
night or before. at which hour the
marine garages close. and there is an
excellent rule. very seldom broken.
which prevents the renting of boats
to any one under sixteen years Of age.
The searchlight disclosed a little
white cabin which is the permanent
home of one of the quarry workers.
his wife and little ones. Right below
! it is part of an old grail piano.
hail from the dark: an answering re-
sponse from us. The hail was from
Charlie" officially known as c. NJ.
Birkigt of the seventh precinct, who
in his motor boat patrols the river
during the day.
| GO on up the Potomac until the
~ Chain bridge is reached. where
Skipper Ault turns the craft around
a skillful bit of seamanship. because
the current is most treacherous al
this point. Down the river again
until we tie up at Bill" Reynolds
place, stopping in there to pick up
few sandwiches, because the night air
has caused a huge appetite. few
minutes later we are Joined by Bir-
kigt, and our force now consists OF
four.
Again we start up stream. playing
the searchlight first to one side and
| then the other. A shower starts and
the canoeists paddle for shelter. We
put in at Dreamland. Here are more
girls and more fellows. Oblivious OF
the rain, they dance and consume soft
drinks.
In q few minutes the storm has
passed and once more we are afoat.
Again the searchlight, because
straight ahead we had heard the
sounds of a controversy. 1t was
young woman in white dress up
braiding her escort because the dye
from the wet cushions had made her
costume look like an Easter egg.
Visions of a tragedy or a controversy
over the spoils secured by a pirate
hand evaporated. 1t was merely
lovers quarrel.
So on, up and dow n tine cruise con-
ltinues. the searchlight flashing Its
rays into spots along the shores
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