Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
NEW CONT|NGENTS
+. TO ATTEND CAMPS
Associated Charities Group
Says Funds Are Needed.
800 to End Outing.

While a small army Of prospective
campers is awaiting its turn TO make
two weeks outing at the two va
cation camps conducted by the AS
ISOLATED Charities Summer outings
committee-Camp Good VIII and
Camp Pleasant-approXim 300
children and their mothers are nearing
the close of their allotted time at the
encampments. and. following the week
end, will return to the city refreshed
from the healthful, carefree life of the
out-of doors.
Both Of the camps will receive new
contingents Of Washington mothers
and children early this week. Camp
Pleasant on Tuesday and Camp Good
VIII on Wednesday.
Places for Registration.
The members of the party desig.
mated for the latter camp will meet
for registration and examination at
the Greenleaf School, Fourand-a- half
street between NJ and n streets south
west. under tho direction of Miss Rosa
Brown the district visitor of the AS.
ISOLATED Charities, and the guests of
Camp Pleasant are to assemble for
their registration at the Phillips
School, on n street between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-eighth streets.
and at the Calvary Church parish
hall, Eleventh and G streets north
east, and also at the Ambush School,
on L street near Seventh street south
west. The latter registrations will be
made under the direction of Miss
Camille DuBose, who also is a dis
trict visitor.
Out at Camp Good VIII two new en-
tcrtainment features were provided in
the past few days. Friday evening a
victrola loaned to the camp for the
season through the courtesy of
Samuel Fay Harper of the E. F.
Droop & Sons firm was put in service.
Big Radio Set.
Yesterday saw the addition of big
radio set fitted with loud speaker
which was provided through the in
terest of T. Lincoln Townsend, the
vice president of the National Electric
Supply Co, who as a member of the
Kiwanis Club has many times aided
the work of the camp. Swimming in
struction also has been available.
At Camp Pleasant a novel feature
which proved of interest was the
writing of an original single copy
newspaper called the Camp Pleasant
Weekly. which was edited by Miss
Cecile Jenkins and Miss Frances
Cardoza. members of the camp staff.
In an entertaining style the various
events of camp life were described.
Funds Are Needed.
Continuance of the two camps for
the full Summer period of eight weeks,
however. according to a statement
issued yesterday by the Summer out
tings committee, will be dependent
upon the response made during the
next week to the second appeal for
funds. To date, the treasurer of the
committee reports, the fund is sew.
eral thousand dollars below the
amount necessary to finance the two
camps for the full season. Contribu
tions are being received by Harry G.
Meem, the treasurer, at 1922 Eleventh
street.
Contributions have been received by
the committee for the naming of
camp tents as follows: At Camp Good
Will, Jessie X. Kaufman" by Mrs.
Lewis n. Murray; Col Enoch Totem"
by Howe Totten; "Unfversalist Church
of Washington, named by Ladies Aid
Society; Business Women's Council;
THE Quaker Tent" by Friends Sun
day School.
At Camp Pleasant: MARY Ann
Perry" by Miss Ella E. Perry and
Walter L. Perry, and "Colored Aux
Hilary of the Christ Child Society"
by the auxiliary.