The Washington times., 1923-07-02
!. v. c. A. LODGE
Offers GIRLS !.
GOOD REST
Employees Of Government Live
in CIoister-Like Solitude Of
Camp Near City.
BY GEORGE FRANKLIN.

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Vacation Lodge" So named by
the Y. w. C. A. as the most ex-
pressive phrasing in which its true
mission can be conveyed, has about
IL an atmosphere bit suggestive OF
the cloisture. It would be q mis-
take. however. to assume It desti-
ttite Of the inviting novelties maxi
ing up the attraction Of camp life.
While its activities are controlled
by no set program, there being but
one stated event In the course Of
each week, Sunday morning serv-
ices. It passes daily through q Sc
quence Of events which insure
against ennui.
Hill.locked, q ten-lninute walk
from Cherrydale, va. down q pic
turesque roadway, surrounded by
dense growths Of forest and cl1apar-
raj, the broad verandas of the lodge
are continually swept by refreshing
preezes. The sleeping porches and
dorfnitories are equally fortunate,
while the spacious reception hall,
protected BY thick, substantially
built walls against midsummer's in
trusive heat, Is always an enjoyable
retreat at any hour Of the day.
The lodge is serving q special
mission. 1t is used almost exclus-
lively by employed girls and women,
mostly those coming from Govern.
nlent offices, with sprinkling of
school teachers. During the months
fM rAE ID h0tH kStA
May and September, more than $50
visitors are entertained. The aver
age length OF stay is two weeks.
but in certain cases a longer period
may be arranged for, provided the
facilities Of the camp are not over.
taxed.
Thirty Minutes from City.
Residents of the lodge are. within
some thirty minutes ride from the
heart of the city. This gives It an
advantage which makes 1t a popu-
lar retreat among the Government
women clerks whose office hours
are such they can easily breakfast
at the lodge at 7:30 in the morning
and be at their desks by 8 o'clock.
The tract Of land owned by the
z. w. G. A. surrounding the lodge
left free to run to tangIewood and
nature has not overlooked the OPP
portunity thus offered. Possibly in
no location along the Virginia side
Of the Potomac exists a wilder pro-
fusion Of vegetation than Is rlnassed
on the lodge grounds.
One Of the interesting attractions
OF the lodge Is found III the great.
variety Of birds which have come
to make the grounds home. Today
thirty-ffve varieties were counted
by one Of the visitors who has made
bird life study. Recently e. plan
was put on foot to construct a bird
bathing basin. It will be installed
within the next few days on the bit
Of lawn In front OF the lodge.
Woodland Paths Abound.
Vacation Lodge Is the center from
which branches out a net work Of
beautiful country roads and wood
land paths. One wanders along
them as completely lost to the GUS
tomary environment as IL traversing
the wilds Of inland Canada. These
are favorite patrolways for the lodge
visitors who can be encountered in
groups any evening after shutdown
strolling in a healthy effort to re-
lax from vocational strain and the
excitements OF city life.
It is but short half mile to the
Potomac. The path leads down a
series Of gentle slopes across
d m tive gulches. sometimes
through closely grown underbrush
and again across bits of glenlands
surrounded by forest trees. There
canoeing and other water sports may
be found. The lodge, however, has
proprietary rights along the river
bank.
Our visitors are largely girls and
women employed in Government
Offices said Mrs. Elaine Rising,
camp secretary.
"They are studious class, they
seek quiet rather than excitement.
Books are their chief companions.
Generally they are ready to rest in
quiet when they reach the lodge.
Sleeping Attraction.
"The sleeping porches are always
inviting them, and rarely are any Of
them up later than 10 o'clock. Why,
some of the girls eat supper, rest
ten minutes, and then seek their
beds on the screened-in porches.
"Of course, they are early risers.
Frequently they are up and out an
hour before breakfast. They re-
turn hungry, and go to the city
better equipped for the days work
than ever before. 1t is interesting
to note how girls build up here
while continuing their work in the
city"
Lodge rates are fixed so low they
reduce the living expenses Of the
visitors while guests at the camp
Between twenty Five and thirty girls
are living at the lodge at present,
going each day to the city and re-
turning each night to the lodge.
FISHERMAN HOOKS BODY
OF MAN IN QUARRY HOLE