Evening star., 1925-07-05
uxuries Provided at d. c. Camp for Record Tourist Strt

service, so we had to have it carried
TO Col. Sherrill's Office
The so tents spread like a camp
before US, and each had wooden plat
forms, two cots and two mattresses,
while the whole expanse of the sec
tions looked the typical "spotless
town" in cleanliness.
Are all these people solely on
pleasure bent?" ! asked.
Il should say principally for pleas
ure and the educational results. Most
of our visitors are pretty well fixed
in the world, and the greater portion
of them seem to be elderly people.
They have led a busy life, have laid
away a little money, and are now en-
joyins the fruits of their hard labor;
and these elderly people seem to have
a better time than the young folks.
There are no restrictions. They
go and come as they please, and we
never have any trouble. A copy of
the camp rules is given them upon
arrival"
How long Is your season."
Two hundred and twenty-five
days" replied Mr.. Siegel.
THE personal experiences of these
l. visitors were found to be many
colored, novel and interesting.
Two youths, college lads, had
started four months ago 10 work
their way from Mammaroneck, n. y,
to California and back.
Their parents were well-to-do,
but they declined to take any money
from them. preferring the adventure
of working their way.
They came TO the camp strapped.
They had left only a box of crack
ers and a can of beans. The last
place they struck was Richmond, and
that was the only place, they said,
that they could not get work. Mr..
Siegel gave them 50 and some pro-
visions, looked after them, and sent
them home rejoicing.
One of the oldest things was the
case of Mr.. Anderson, an elderly
gentleman, with his wife. A gasoline
stove caught fire and his hands were
so severely burned as to be put out
of commission. He could not use
| them even to sign a check, and (most
surprising) could not get any money
except that advanced by Mr.. Siegel-
! The banks would not take his
mark" He had to wait until he could
scrawl his name with his left hand.
So strict are the banks with travel
! ers' checks,
a youth IS, was found aimlessly
wandering about the camp without
! food or money. He was overhauled,
and located by picture in the paper
He was returned to his people in
| Philadelphia. He said he was Just
seeing the world"
| A beautiful little girl-wife, with
| her young husband. said it was her
! second visit: that they were then
/ only taking their second honeymoon!
| They were the Kunklers of Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio.
| Two husky young men, teachers
| from Colorado, Mclean and Kubitz,
had spent a week and were happy
on their way TO New York, Atlantic
City, New England, Canada and back
! home,
Kit Carson from New Mexico
| long hair, wife and self, giving a
! wild West show in towns to make
| their way! High-heel boots, brass
studded, colored mole-skin jacket,
and flowing scarf of red!
Sunday: Seventeen school boys, to
stay four days!
light, seemingly, to each one that
was observed!
| The tourists fall in together, nat
urally, in the general recreation room,
where they meet at night and swap
yarns. They have singing, too, and
many of them play surprises on their
| musical instruments.
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couches and separate phone booth.
The radio is modern, with a Ave
tube set, and loud-speaker. It covers
all points in the United States-and
| those sitting around in the recreation
room often get their own homes!
Under this management of Col.
Sheriff.. the $4,000 appropriated by
| Congress and available July l will
be spent for the betterment of the
camp in many ways.
Spacious and level, the camp is
fringed by the trees and river, in
eye-shot of the Lincoln Memorial,
with its lake, and the Tidal Basini
Every prospect pleases.
The beauty of Washington cannot
be seen to better advantage than
! from this camp-the Capitol, the
| Washington Monument-and at
night, in its effulgence, 1t looms as
"a city set upon a hill, which cannot
be hid"