Evening star., 1922-04-02
VETERANS CAMP
TO Be GIVEN BOOST
Prominent Speakers viii
Address Meeting Tonight
in Central High.

Col. John Temple Graves, Repre-
sentatives E. L. McSween of South
Carolina and Royal G. Johnson OF
South Dakota. both veterans of the
world war; Dr. Kate Waller Barrett
and Mrs. Virginia W. Speel will ad
dress a mass meeting TO be held in
the Central High School Auditorium
tonight at T:30 O'Clock, in the inter
est of the vocational rest fesort at
Bellevue. Va, for the veterans of the
District of Columbia. The meeting is
arranged by the Disabled American
Veterans. A special invitation has been
extended members Of Congress.
One of the features of the gath
ering will be the music by the United
states Marine Band. which was or
dered to the auditorium by Secretary
Denby. who. it is said. has given his
strongest sanction to the camp idea.
Wide support Given.
For several months the Disabled
American Veterans have been at work
on plans for play where the men in
Washington hospitals could be taken for
rest periods during the warmer months.
Recently the Soldiers Institute q
group of Washingtonians interested
IN the alienation of the wars dis
abled, came to their aid. as did the
Lest We Forget" Club the American
Women's Legion. the Red Cross, the
Federation of Women's Clubs, the Arts
Club and other patriotic and civic or
ganiZa tions
Two weeks ago the veterans accepted
the offer of 300-acre tract on the
Potomac. fifty miles below Washing
ton. If present plans are carried out,
a camp for 200 men will be in opera :
ton the latter part OF this month.
For amusement and entertainment
facilities will be provided for bath
Ing, boating. fishing. Grabbing. mo-
torlng, and motion picture shows and
concerts by local bands and orches-
traS Will also be given.
Camp Reached by Steamer.
The camp can be reached by steam
er from Washington, which makes
the stop at Matthias Point, or by mo-
tor to Popes Creek station, Md,
directly across the river and then by
ferry. A wireless telephone will be
installed and mail will be received
at Hooe's post office one mile away
The War and Navy departments
have been working in close cooper
alton with the disabled American
veterans by loaning surplus supplies
for use IN the camp. and special in
ritation has been extended to Con-
gress to attend tonight's meeting In
order that the plan of the camp may
fully be explained to the members
Applications for admission to the
camp will be received at the office
In the Commercial Bank building of
the Disabled American Veterans John
w. Dykes, Emmett Scott and other
members of the committee are at
work on n set of rules which will
govern the camp and which must be
signed at the time of application.
Guests will be received for a week,
two weeks, a month, two months or
the whole season.
Many Show Interest.
Among those interested in the camp
are Justice Wendell Phillips stafford
Senator George Wharton Pepper. Dr.
Harvey ". Wiley. Mrs. Virginia
White .Speel. William S. Culbertson,
Justice Frederick p. II. Siddons, Pc
ter A. Drury, John Fl. Dykes, Mrs
John Allen Daugherty, Jerome F.
Barnard, Mrs. ]. IT. Boggs, W. r.
Westlake, DR.. Kate Waller Barrett
Henry S. Graves, Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Thomas II Patterson, Mrs
Walter l. Mccoy. Miss Byrd Mock,
John NJ. Noonan. H. X Bush Brown,
John Joy Edison. Emmett w. Scott
Mrs. Harriet Herbert, Robert N. Har-
per. James A. Preston. Mrs. G. NJ.
Minor, Hanford Henderson, William
J. Marshall. Miss Mary Florence Ia
ney. Mrs. G.. c.. Calhoun, Miss Pansy
Wilson, Mrs. William ]. Monro
Charles F. Nesbit, Isaac Cans and
Frederick Beal