Evening star., 1923-07-08
BY w. HI. CEAGETT.

All the way from Washington,
Sing-song, Kitty, and away we go!
We belong to Camp Good VIII.
Sing-song, Kitty. and away we go!
Dear Folks:
OF all prescribed cures for blues
"grouch," "droopin' spirits" "fdgets'
and the thousand and one petty wor-
ries to which flesh is heir. none. ac-
cordin' to my way O. flgurin', will
bring quicker relief than the hearty
laughter of a happy little child!
With nerves on edge from heat and
the usual tediousness that precedes
a vacation. Friday last I tossed all
cares to the demnition bow-wows and
hit straight for the country! Whittier
l was bound I knew not. but that
was on my way was a moral ctnch
for never have / hiked along faster
nor with greater determination to
keep on the move!
Merry Prattle of Riddles.
On. on went, hatless and coatless.
up hill and down dale. here encoun-
|
road, there zigzaggin through a
thicket of underbrush, and still fur
ther on followin' q crazy little trail
windin' around some fierce juttin'
rocks. which led to tho edge of a
sparklin' stream! Suspicious of the
slippery heads above the surface and
greatly invigorated by the cool morn
In breezes. with a mighty bound ]
lept clear of the ripplin' water, only
to come to q sudden stop on hearin
the merry prattle Of two little kid
dies. diggin' at the roots of a gnarled
and venerable oak!
What, ho! Where do you belong
bub" 1 shouted to the taller of the
pair as ne jumped to his feet!
I'VE belong to Camp Good VIII,
rang back through the foliage as the
two bare-footed rapscallions made fol-
the bushes and bade me to follow
Luckily for the pursuer, the smaller
of the duo sported bum underpin
which made it possible for me to
keep sight of his rearwards until
pulled up at the new summer Outin
headquarters of the Associated Char
tiles in Rock Creek Park, where life
is bein' made more endurable for &C
many underprivileged OF the Dis.
trict of Columbia!
Ninety-one In Dnily Sing.
Trudgin' up hill all out Of breath
I arrived just in time TO hear Mis-.
Mary Knox Fitz. and her sister &c
neva, the two young Alabama girl:
in charge of the recreation activi
ties at the camp, call the ninety-on'
kiddies and eleven mothers to theil
daily class sing, and no sooner haS
the happy outfit cut loose with on'
verse of "The Pixey Band" than
forgot altogether what itched me
and for the remainder of the da!
no yeungster at the reservation wal
merrier than I!
Notwithstanding the fact that Mis-,
Ida Browrigg, general superintend
ent in charge Of Camp Good VIII
was away for the day, I didn't suf
fer for lack Of attention, and fol
nigh on TO two hours Mics Nannett,
Hansen, her able assistant, tn,
Misses Fitx and Andrew Ashburn
director in charge of the older boys
| Wed with each other in explainin
place!
Showin' me through the thirty-tw,
Immediately kept tents, all name,
for their donors, and over the won
derful brand-new baby-pavilion. an,
dinin' room and kitchen. both gift
Of the Washington Kiwanis Club
which will be fittin'ly dedicated thi
routine Of life as lived at Goo.
| WILL" and accordin' to my notes 1
| runs somethin' like this:
Bottles for Babies.
Promptly at 8 o'clock am. bottle
| workers at the camp are afield Z
SEQ that no worm-ketchers are ol
the lob before o'clock, when F4sin
bell II. aounda6- lana All Aand0sehAl