Evening star., 1932-06-12

are scattered somewhere in the junk
pile city, indistinguishable from their
comrades. These men might render
great service to their companions and
the country by making themselves
known, it was intimated.
One clergyman made himself known
yesterday and now is serving as camp
chaplain" He is Rev. Tommy West of
Denver, who describes himself as an Or
dained Methodist minister, a former
boxer a sergeant with the A. E. F. in
Siberia and an international prison
evangelist" He was busy organizing a
pilgrimage to the grave OF the Unknown
Soldier for today.
Since it became known that there was
a clergyman in camp he said he was
been kept busy continually listening to
the pathetic stories of "buddies" who
have come to the ends of their ropes
and are here as last resort. They are
worried over their wives and children
back home.
In charge of the camp library was
man whose face indicated more tnan
average intelligence. He said he had
been a public accountant and grad
uate of the University of Pennsylvania.
He has been out of work for several
months and came in with the bonus
marchers from Camden. Doubtless
there are others of tn esame sort-college
graduates and members OF the learned
Professionalism have fallen upon eVll
days and were caught up in the great
invasion of washington.
Aligned in Formation.
The scene at the camp yesterday
might be described as that Of a COM
bination military review. camp meeting,
and jungle" gathering. The regi-
ments. flags flying, were aligned in ex-
cellent military formation to listen to
the communicative chief of this strange
army-the Oregon cannery superintend-
ent, Walter w. Waters. He is an en-
gaging fellow with voice that inspires
confidence. The slim, blond, curly
from the top of the headquarters car
a Washington taxicab-around which
they were arranged in military forma-
ton. His words were cheered to the
echo as he described himself as "just
dog-gone eX-service man who's broke
and who's willing to give his life in this
fight" He has the ability Of the born
leader to take advantage of the occa-
sion.
An Army airplane flew low overhead,
drowning his words. He broke into his
prepared speech. InatS one OF the
things I'm going to have stopped and
I don't mean maybe" he shouted. II
understand this sort of thing was going
on here all last night. Something's
going to be done about it."
Mess call yesterday found the cuisine
of the junk-pile city in perhaps the
most satisfactory shape it has been in
since the camp was established. Food
has begun to arrive from home. Truck
loads Of it from all over the country
we're following one another through
Anacostia all the morning.
Mess Varies Greatly.
The mess varied greatly, Of course.
from camp to camp. Some has slum-
gullion and coffee. Others had dry
bread and water. One outfit was dining
regally on ham and eggs. But it is un-
likely that anybody went to bed last
night with an empty stomach-espe-
cially after the afternoon contributions
of Washington visitors.
So far as food and shelter are con-
cerned, it looks as If the veterans can
stay. The camp is remarkable exam
pie Of what an army Of destitute men
can create in a week out of nothing
and what use can be made Of material
which the average family throws away,