Evening star., 1922-03-26
VACATION RESORT
FORD|SABLEDME|N
Former Service Men to Have
Place at Bellevue on Po-
t0mac River.

| Announcement Is made that a va
| cational rest resort for Washington's
/: disabled former service men will be
Bellevue, Va. With the motto We
serve those who served u.s." group
; of Washingtonians banded last fall
/ to plan fitting tribute to those who
were discharged manned as result
of national service. 1t was first plan
| ned to open a vocational school. but
] as the Veterans Bureau had diffeI ent
schemes, it was decided 10 open a
rest resort, and yesterday IN anony-
nous Washington woman donare1 800
| acres for use as a summer camp
Similar camps were opened a year ago
| in the outskirts oe most of the large
cities in the east and far west.
! Located ON Potomac.
| The site of Camp Bellevue is OH
the Potomac river. fifty miles south OF
| Washington. fifteen miles from Co
lonial Beach and opposite Popes
| Creek station. the terminus of the
railroad running from Washington.
via Bowie. Md. One mile from the
camp is Matthias Point. where steam-
ers from Washington make land
ing. but arrangements are now being
!ndue IOT q DOdl 10 Idnu dl tile
beach of the camp to bring supplies
and guests from the capital.
The American Legion, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. Disabled American
Veterans. and other ex-servica mems
organizations are co-opara ting and
mass meeting here at the time the
camp will be formally opened. in or
der to fully explain its object. For
the present Mrs. J. II. Boggs. the
| Rockingham. is acting as secretary,
! while Mrs. Harriet E. Herbert. 111I
| Instruments. books and other articles
! that might add to the comfort and
| pleasure of the former soldiers. sail
ore and marines while .hey are en-
| joying rest on the bank nf The Fo-
| tOmac.
! Among Those Interested.
Among the Washingtonians who
undertaking to furnish recreational
, place for the disabled are John JOY
F.; Edison, Robert n. Harper, James A.
Preston, Sons of American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. G. NJ. Minor. Daughters of
American Revolutions; Frederick Zeal,
| Cans. Robert Y. Barclay. Charles F.
Nesbit. Mrs. William J. Monro. Mrs.
John NJ Noonan, Mrs. S. Il. Loughran,
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter. General Fed
| Grafton of WOmenS Clubs: Mrs. ftob-
I ert j. Burdette, Mrs. c. c. Calhoun,
Women's Foundations; Mary Flor
ence fancy. National Society Colonial
/ Daughters; William J. Marshall.
Hanford Henderson, Wendell Phillips
! Stafford. Dr. Harvey w. Wiley.
! William S. Culbertson. Frederick p.
II. Siddons, Peter A: Drury, Jerome
| F. Barnard. W. B. Westlake, presi-
dent, Federated Citizens Association:
| Henry S. Graves. Thomas H. Patter-
son. Miss Byrd Mock, John NJ. Noonan
and H. X. Bush-Brown.
The place will accommodate 200
men, most of whom will camp on the
grounds and have their meals in a
large mess. Most of the guests will
come from Mount Alto, Walter Reed,
st. Elizabeth's and Naval hospitals.
the four places where the disabled
of Washington are treated. A scheme
is now being worked out for applica-
tions, and it is expected the periods
will be for week. two weeks, a
month or the summer season, accord
ing to the wishes of the men and the
recommendations of his physician.
Those supporting the movement have
made informal inquiries at the hos
pitals and the replies are said to in
dicate there will be a large list of
applicants from the outset.
AS the river at Bellevue is nearly
two miles wide, there will be ample
facilities for bathing and fishing,
while on land there will be motion
picture shows and amateur enter
! tainments at regular intervals. A
wireless telephone will keep the men
| in touch with Washington.