Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01

camp on Upshur street. The five are
! terrifying themselves against the
dread disease. And, above all, the
records showed an average gain of
two pounds per child for the two
weeks Underlying that figure Is
the intangible fact that their consti-
tutions have been bolstered up to
highly satisfactory degree.
II also came to his attention that
Miss Maude Alton, principal of the
Ainericanization School, has under
taken to educate. to degree. the for
eign mothers at the camp. The
women. tied down 10 the kitchen
stove, are unable to attend the Ameri-
canization SCHOOL,. Now they will be
taught by Miss Alton and one of her
teachers while holding their precious
youngsters on their laps. It Is a new
feature of the camp and heartily In
dorsed by both the authorities and
the potential pupils.
Plant Is Modern One.
The entire plant was found to be
modern, clean and wholesome. In
the building housing the infants, VINO
may remain there throughout the
entire day il their mothers wish, Is a
scratched hands and heads are patch
ed up. DIR. James O'Fkeefe voluntarily
looks in on the camp ever so often,
but Mrs Frances Raymond, head
nurse and her assistant, Mrs. Mary
Cline. always are on the job. Then
there are seven boy and girl workers
who keep the playing Systematized.
They are headed by George O'Neill
and Miss Virginia Haynie. Mrs.
Nellie LoWden, in charge of the cafe
terra at Western High School is the
dietitian, and it is her selection of
food that goes a long way TO build up
weak and exhausted bodies.
He then journeyed across the city,
up through Congress Heights and took
the road to the Home for the Aged at
Blue Plains, d, &, Just as the insti
tuition appeared in sight. he saw a
large number of tents and buildings
along the side of the hill which he
knew to be Camp Pleasant. 1t was
hard for him to draw comparison
between the two Institutions, as their
equipment and layout appeared to be
about the same. Camp Pleasant. for
colored mothers and children, over
looks the Potomac River and frem its
sight the skyline" OF Alexandria can
be seen.
IllluidCuldtSs oIueIiy anu we'll TeSu-
lated, the camp made a hit with the
visitor. AS at Camp Good VIII. he
found the swimming pool filed with
bowling youngsters. The infants
kitchen and nursery housed 81 babies,
the youngest being ] month old. 1t
was there with its 16-year-old mother.
Another mother of the same age also
watched over her child which was a
few months older.
Special Meals Prepared.
In the kitchen of the infant house
the visitor found Miss Louise Elm.
the head nurse, and Mrs. B. NJ. Small
wood, the assistant, preparing the
special meals for the babies. In the
kitchen of the big dining room, two
cooks were busy at work for the noon
day meal which consisted of fish.
squash, tomatoes and lettuce. corn
bread. milk for the children and cot |
fee or tea for the mothers. The din. |
ing hall, not quite as big as the other,
was similarly arranged, however.
The tents, % in all. and housing the |
100 guests, were in splendid order. At |
least 10 of them bore American flags. |
for extraordinary cleanliness |
and order Then there was a pavilion |
with a grand piano, where devotional |
services and other gatherings are
held: a tent for mothers to rest in |
their children to worry them
and numerous swings, see.saws, sand |
boxes, etc.
The program here is reveile at |
am, followed by washing, prayers in |
the pavilion and the flag raising, |
breakfast, tent police, tent inspection, |
play and swimming wash-up and din |
ner. In the afternoon there is com.
plete relaxation period until 3:45 |
o'clock then community singing and |
supper at Is. All children must be in |
bed at and. all lights out at 10
o'clock.
Mrs. Glenn in Charge.
Mrs. L. B. Glenn is the director.
assisted by John Baur. Annabelle |
Thornton and Ethel Easily are in |
charge of girls work; Dennis Simpson,
Wormley and Harold Lewis. |
all college students, are in charge of |
boys work, and Mrs. Z. c. Thornton |
is the matron and custodian. The |
following schoolgirls serve as volun- |
Leers: Francis and Catherine Cardoza, |
Bernice and Arnice Early, Helen Cole |
nan and Pauline Hawkins.
He was impressed with the poor |
physical condition of the little colored |
children who had only arrived at the |
camp the day before. He was assured |
that at the end. of two weeks they |
would go back to their homes strong |
Ind well. In fact he didn't need that |
assurance as the program of the camp |
guaranteed that.
He had been told at both places that l
was short, the demands for 4
were pouring in from all |
quarters and 1t was tremendous /
ask to turn down the heart-rending |
pleas of those who were forced to go |
1t the end of the two weeks He had /
,een told that while these people, |
notheEs and children, were away from /
lot, incommodiouss quarters, without |
worry or care, there were just as
many others suffering hardships in /
sections of the city.
That night he sent another check
or $40 to the Associated Charities
It 1922 Eleventh street.