Evening star., 1923-07-01
camps GIVE HAPPY
VACATIONS TO 27O
Mothers and Children Enjoy
New Facilities and Pro-
gram at Good viii.
BABIES QUARTERS SAFER
Electric Range and Heater Donated
by Kiwanis Club-Other
Gifts Received.
BABIES QUARTERS SAFER

More than 270 mothers and their
children are in tents at Camp Good
VIII and Camp Pleasant, which are
being conducted under the auspices
OF the summer outings committee of
the Associated Charities.
A program Of athletic contests and
sports was completed yesterday aft
noon. and will he feature of each
week In camp. The Washington navy
yaro summer outings committee will
pc In charge of the Saturday enter
talnments all summer
This program was followed yester-
day afternoon under the direction OF
the officers of the navy yard commit
tee, l.. ID. Windsor. chairman; W. H.
Iarker, vice chairman, and Ernest
"oodWorth. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Many Comforts Added.
livery day witnesses improvements
AT the two camps. There still remains
G0nSlderable to be done at Camp Good
VIII, including the transfer of the
flag pole, given by the navy vsrd
committee to the old camp; the in
staliatlon of two sanitary drinking
fountains, the completion of the rec
redtlon tent for the boys and addi-
Ilonai playground equipment, together
with the setting off of a base ball
diamond and the erection of addi-
t'"hal swings and hammocks. The
committee hopes to be able to nut in
o. series of outdoor showers pending
Il later date.
Inc nre hazard az Camp Good VIII
mas been much reduced by the in
staiiatlon of an electric water heater
ana electric range in the baby pa
vlilon; given by the Kiwanis Club. In
the old camp an oil stove was used
Laby shack. By use of the electricity
the diet kitchen and new baby
taViilan will be kept cool in addition
10 Deing rendered safe. One of the
iy driven dishwasher machine nro-
Vtoed by the employees of the bureau
OF engraving and printing at the old
camp. and brought over from there
to the new
Both camps have the same superin-
.SHuehts as last year and Camp Good
" III has d number of the same work
as q year ago. The personnel
or the camps is:
Personnel of Camps.
Camp. Good Will - Miss Ida. NJ.
bro"nrlgg. superintendent; Miss An
e.te Iahson. assistant superintend-
ent; Ethel NJ. Hindle. head nurse; +;
H@ayra Eastnan. aia housekeeper; Lois
iiedrhe' assistant nurse; Mary Knox
RITZ, head recreation worker; Ge-
neVa Read Fitz. assistant recreation
worker with girls; Clarinda CanfeId
assistant recreation worker with
siIis' andrew Ashburn, head worker
win boys: Karl Ashburn, assistant
worker with boys: Miss F. Bessie
haker, nutrition worker; Vene Shep-
aroSon, IN charge of transportarion.
J., W. Beard night watchman. and
oharIes Day, yard man.
lamp Pleasant - Mrs. Laura B.
u fan
asninston, assistant superintend-
ent; Frances L. Davis, head nursx-
H,Iss sampson. second nurse; Esthe r
bbranson, nurses helper; Charles
Rrtoh. RRreT. worker with boys: James
butcher, assistant worker with hoys
Georgia Silence, worker with girls,
| Ailce silence, assistant worker with
girls and E. c. Thornton. matron.
during the week several additional
persons have sent in contributions
are: For Camp Good viii, Martha S.
IayioT, Messrs. Lansburgh & BRO,
friendly Aid Club; and for Camn
tleasant, Pollyanna Club and the
teachers, tenth division. public schools
Generous Gifts Received,
among the contributions received
curing the past week was a. gift of
Sa'ooV from Miss Alice J. Clapp, $1,000
or which was designated to be used
Tor construction purposes at Camn
1000 VIII, and q. gift of 1925 from
the Pollyanna Club, of which Mrs,
Helen G. Curtis is president and Mrs
Ethel I. Mckinney secretary. The
sixteen members OF this club are ac-
tive members of the northern dis
trlct conference of the Associated
Charities and give no little personal
service to the general work of the
society during the year. They des-
ignated that $500 of their gift should
De used for the children of Camp
Peasant and s125 to the general
puaget or the Associated Charities.
news its appal for funds, which Are.
Particularly needed this year in view
OF the very unusual expense under
Wnlch the committee is operating
oontrlbutions may be sent to the
summer outings committee Harry q
Meem- treasurer. 1922 1Ith sfraet
northwest tiSct 1