Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-26
CAMP GOOD WILL
OPENED IN PARK
UnderpriviIeged Children and
Mothers Are Guests of
Outings Committee.

Camp Good Will in Rock Creek Park
today welcomed the first quota Of under
privileged children and mothers for the
season as guests OF the Summer outings
committee, about l60 In number. Yes
terday Camp Pleasant, at Blue Plains,
d. c.. received its first group of l30
camperN 1t is the colored camp.
All today forenoon little family groups
with bundles and suit cases were being
registered for admission at the Towers
School, under the supervision of Miss
Helen Story, supervisor, and Miss Helen
Willet, visitor, of the Associated Chari-
ties. There they also were inspected by
volunteer physicians and nurses for
possible physical defects.
Two weeks of rest for the mothers
and outdoor activities for the children
lies before the campers, with expert
nursing care for the babies field games,
hikes, swimming, opportunity for pleas
ant hand work, group singing and, of
course, three meals each day.
Medical Examiners.
The medical examinations for the
Camp Good Will party were conducted
by DR.. j. S. Arnold, Dr. Margaret Du-
Bois, DR.. Edith s. Coale, DR.. George
S. Heitmuller, DR.. r. L. DeSaussure
DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, DR.. H p. Ram
liam F. Creamy.
The volunteers assisting in getting
the party off were Mrs. M J. Moran,
Mrs. John H. Vinstein, Mrs. David Rus
sell, Mrs. Walter Harvey, Mrs. Pauline
Hayden, Mrs Morgan Otterback and
Mrs. Howard Wilson
Those who gave transportation for
the campers were the Parcoe Bus Co.
and private cars of the following: E.
QrAx fIAnx
A. King, William H. Staples, P. K. M,
Pardoe, E. M. Wallace, Mrs. Frank
Sherry, George l.. Cunnell, Edwin Par
doe and Mrs. A. F. Jorss.
The party was assisted by the follow
Ing scouts of Troup IS: Paul Imler.
Sam Leishear. William Sheehy, Francis
Sheehy, Wendell Leishear, Joe Tucker,
Joe Zeis and Cloise Crane.
Camp Pleasant Party.
The party of Camp Pleasant was as
sembled yesterday at Phillips School.
under the supervision of Miss Louise
Harlow, visitor, and at Ambush School.
under the direction of Miss Rosa Brown
and Mrs. Addie Kosse. The doctors
VINO gave their services for the exam
lnation OF the campers were DR.. C. A.
Tignor. DR.. w. s. Lotion, DR.. j. Hayden
johnson, DR.. H. w. Freeman, Dr. Arthur
simmons, DR.. j. F. Dyer and DR.. Albert
Ridgeley
The Georgetown volunteer committee
OF women assisting were Mrs. George
w. Cabiniss, chairman; Mrs. Sadie
Murphy. Mrs. Lily Mickens, Mrs. T. E.
Jones, Mrs. H. j. Gales, Miss Margaret
Petway, Miss Ida Porter, Mrs. B. F.
PetWay, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins and
Mrs. Belle Pride. The women volun-
teering service at the Ambush School
included Mrs. Jenny Z. Payne, Mrs.
Marie Tignor. Mrs G. j. Mason, Miss
Ethel E. Browne and Miss Marie Tignor.
The campers from Georgetown were
conveyed in trucks donated by the
Chestnut Farms Dairy and in cabs
loaned by the Jewell Taxicab Co. Those
from the Southwest section were trans
ported in a bus hired by the Zion.
Mount Maria and Friendship Baptist
Churches. Private automobiles also
we're donated by DR.. Aquilla Sayles, Rev.
James Marshall. Rev. j. r. Noble and
Thomas Frazer.
Two Coy Scouts aided the George
town assembling. They were Arthur
Gambell and Frank White, both of
Troop sol.