The New York herald., 1922-04-23
in the Adirondacks
for Use Of Our Tubercular
Veterans a Worthy Project

All that fs~an old and worn story. 80
OLD and worn that 1t classes with that
excellent but hackneyed tale OF the
citizen OF Samaria. What is new ia
tEat public spirited citizens of the ?
metropolis have. as the New Eng
Ianders say, "rared up" about II.
renee comes the Veterans Mountain :
camp. and hence also some lightness
ana pleasantry in this chat Every 7
one-likes to read and hear about log
hres ana pines and the relative merits''
or silver Hackle and Royal Coachman. 4
An irritated commuter once re-
marked that God made the country.
put man made TIE city. Up In the
Aoirondacks is a tract of country that
Goa made long time ago and neycrh
aIterward saw any need to improve
on. lt stands as ii was in the begin
ning, virgin forest, and II is owned Nv
you and me, the people Of New YorlS
state. Adjoining 1t is a piece of 200
acres, with shore line of two ana 3, =
haif wooded miles along Big Tuppsr 5
Lake, thirty miles from Saranac.
This is the property that the AmerI- .
can Legion is striving to get on behalf
OF It's Sick and disabled veterans. IT 4
l.2Oo acres includes farm and two
Dig camps, which have been signed
Tor, and which require few thou 9
saiiu uoiiars more before being de-
iVereu. Inc State owned property
next TO II has, through the cooperation
OF Gov. Miller and other officials. been
made available for use by the soldiers.
The property is eminently fitted for
such purposes. including dwelling :
houses, detached dining room and
kitchen. tennis courts, recreation hall i
with bowling alley. guides house.
farm houses, baths. guests house and !,
many log lean-to It's all there
even to boats. guns and fishing tackle.
1000 worth Of first rate camp. con.
tracted for by the Legion at $4,000.
so far, so good. Up there, where are
nills and forests and health. In exs
actly what is needed by the unfor.
tunateS who have none OF those things
The business OF bringing the two to- !;
gether Is what is occupying some 900
women, prominent members OF wom-
ems clubs and Legion auxiliaries.
Here, In tabloid form. are the es-
sential facts:
Who will be admitted to the camp?
Sick veterans who can show honor-
able discharge from the armed forces
of the United States. Red tape will be
conspicuously lacking.
How will the camp be run:
Everything, including treatment,
board. lodging and clothing Will be
free TO the sick. 1t Will be operated
under the Legion. department OF New
York. with the best medical staff that
can bo obtained.
How much will II accomplish?
The first year II will take care of
about 100 men. They will live as
much as possible In log lean-to futa. !,
next to the good brown earth which
gives health. II you have ever slept
in one of those they will make n
close appeal to you; and they can be
built and named as any one chooses
for $3.50. =
Who is running the campaign
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife(of the
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy IL
chairman of the advisory committee
Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard, the Flying
Parson," who won the transcontinentsI
Air race two years ago, is head OF the
campaign committee, and Miss That's
| Magrane. chairman OF the Legipps~
auxiliaries, Is his able assistant,