The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-05

anu Il large studio room, which VIII be
at the disposal of visiting club women
from this and other countries.
Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter of Minneap-
oils, president of the federation, is
mittee, and the other members are
Mrs. w. S. Jennings, Florida Mrs. j.
X. ~Schermerhorn, New Jersey; Mrs.
Robert j. Burdett, California Mrs. j.
w. Watzek, Iowa Mrs. George Minot
Baker, Massachusetts; Miss Florence
Dibert, Pennsylvania Miss Helen Nor
ris Cummings. Virginia Mrs. Eugene
Lawson. Oklahoma Mrs. Wallace 7.
Perham, Montana; Mrs. f. f. Saun-
ders, Mississippi, and Miss NJ. Lillian
Williamson, District of Columbia.
Move for Tourists Camp.
Make the ''tin-can tourists camp"
in Washington a model for the
entire country, one which will at
tract here guests from all over the
United States and bring to Washing
ION stores a very considerable amount
of cash trade. That is what Lieut..
Col. Clarence A. Sheriff., the Presi-
dents personal aid and officer in
charge of buildings and grounds, aims
to do. He has been assured of the
cooperation of local business men,
banded into three trade organizations,
and he is now seeking the co-opera-
ton of congress. He has asked con-
gress for $1,000 for the maintenance
of the tourists camp in East Potomac
park, and this amount was included
by the senate In The District Appropri-
alton bill which has just passed the
senate and is now before the house
awaiting approval of the senate amend
ments, including the tourists camp
item.
Colonel Sheriff. has no more staunch
supporter anywhere among the bust
ness men of the national capital in
this project than has been found In
the person of Representative Frank
w. Mondell of Wyoming, house lead
er, who has taken the initiative in
urging that the local camp should be
made n model.
And House Leader Mondell speaks
with authority on what Il properly
conducted tourists camp means to
any city, because back in his home
state they have some famous camps
at Sheridan, Casper and Thermopolis,
pictures and data about which he
has laid before Colonel Sheriff.. with
letters from the local chambers of COM
merce telling how these camps have
benefited the communities.
Wyoming Town Sets Example.
For example, Mr.. Mondell has sub
mitted IA report from w. ID. Fisher,
club, which states that last year the
tourists spent $4,000 in that town.
These tourists came from forty states
of the Union and from Canada. More
than 1900 tourists registered in the
II season, representing 1916 towns.
Representative Mondell emphasizes
what Sheridan has IN to attract
these people. The tourists camp is
located in Pioneer park, which covers
forty acres and is only five blocks
from the main business district. A
mountain stream flows through the
park, the grounds are well taken care
of, there are numerous flower beds,
plenty of shade, excellent lawns, q
bandstand with weekly band concerts,
swings for children, wading and swim.
ming pools, tennis courts and the larg.
est zoo in the state.
Tho tourfcfci oomn ar Shnri1on ic
provided with a neat bungalow shell
ter which cost $1,000 and IA paid
for by the Sheridan Commercial club.
This building is % by 81 feet, and has
Il large porch and Il spacious front
room, which is used for visiting, regis
tration of tourists and as a writing
room. The kitchen is 6 by 10 feet,
equipped with running water, sink,
laundry tub, eight gas plates and the
floor is covered with linoleum. The
building has two toilets, modern in ey-
cry respect and with outside en-
frances. This bungalow is lighted by
electricity and is plastered and at
t%ractiyely finished within and without.
Free telephone service is furnished.
Members of the Commercial club
greet every visitor. The city installed
the water and sewerage, but the club
wired the building. The light and wa
ter bill Is taken care of each year by
the city. Gas for cooking is furnished
free by the club. More than seventy
five cars have been parked at N time
in this camp.
Works Out Well Financially.
Reading matter and other informa-
ton Of value TO tourists is provided in
the bungalow. including an alphabet
zeal list of the business houses which
help to maintain the camp. "We find
that the tourists make a special effort
to spend their money with these
FIRMS the secretary writes to Repre-
sentative Mondell, and he adds: 1--WE
do not allow any soliciting by our men,
bers for business purposes"
Plans Bureau of Recreation.
Creation of n new federal bureau of
recreation to make better and happier
all the workers of the country and to
absorb more quickly into American
life the immigrants coming to these
shores for sanctuary and opportunity
is advocated by James j. Davis, secre-
tary of labor.
This bureau of recreation would be
part of a broader system of education
under n self-supporting Department of
Labor, he says, and would in fact be
o,.onf Jiraat enyiuo IN tha fo1oroI