Evening star., 1933-02-26
Expects to Have "Camp
America" Open to First
Group of Youths April |.
THREE COMMITTEES
OF AIDES ARE NAMED
First Work to Start March z in
Building of Hard.Surfaced
Road to Leesburg Pike.

plan to establish a camp where the
| unemployed and transient youth Of the
Nation can be taught useful occupa-
tions neared realization last night when
the former police superintendent an
| nounced he had acquired a tract OF
land In Loudoun County, Va, and ex-
pected to have the camp in operation
! by April L.
In a formal statement he revealed
the camp would be known as Camp
America" and be operated by the
American Industrial Training Associa-
ton, Of which he listed himself as
organizer" A national advisory board
and board Of trustees will be selected
later. the announcement said.
The camp site is situated on the
Potomac River. near Sterling, Va. 1t
covers 1,500 acres of wooded and rich
farm land and Is about 20 miles from
Washington of the Leesburg pike.
Gen. Glassford said the purchase price
was s45,000 and that he had an op-
ton on an additional 1000 acres il
expansion becomes necessary.
Lippman Advising Architect.
Herbert Eppman, prominent New
York architect, will be architectural
adviser" in the development of the
u.
lie the following list of those who
are helping him with the project:
Real Estate Ccmmittee-H Grady
Gore. 1881 Euclid street: G. Lee Will
son. Bethesda. Md, and John A. Brick
ley, Barr Building
Legal Committee-Nathan Gluck Of
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton and Wilbur c. Hall Of Lees
burg, Va.
Development plan-Coleman c. Gore
Of Leesburg.
Among volunteers for the camp,
Glassford listed Maj. Hugh William,
U. S. A., retired, of 2l10 Massachu-
sets avenue; Chaplain Thomas Living
ston. major. U. S. A.. retired. former
chaplain at the Atlanta Federal Pen
itentiary; DR.. Seymour J. Rosenberg,
physician. of $500 Nebraska avenue: r.
ton street, and Ernest Braidwood.
farming and landscape decorator. of
Somerville, N. ].
First work on Camp America" will
be started March z. when a small
group Of volunteers will begin building
. hard-Rrfaced road into the camp
tract from the Leesburg pike. A dirt
road now Is the only means of con-
Meeting the land with the main high
way.
First Enrolment April 1.
The first enrolment of students"
will be admitted about April !. Only
white men under 80 will be ac-
cepted and they must be Of good char
acter. healthy, industrious and bona
ford said. Older men will be taken In,
however. as instructors.
Camp America" will be operated IS
the first Of a number Of similar prof.
ects Gen. Glassford hopes to see estab-
nshed throughout the country. Mod
ern scientific training will be afforded
the jobless under the most competent
instructors available" according to the
announcement, with the expectation
that 1t will serve as a model for many
others to be established. both by this
association and by States, counties,
municipalities and other agencies" &"
Anticipating passage Of either the
Wagner or Cutting bill to provide funds
for setting up transient camps, Glass
ford stated his project could furnish
data and experience that would be
helpful.
Incorporated under the laws Of Vir-
ginia, the association was organized
for the relief. training. rehabilitation
and securing Of employment for desti-
tute unemployed Americans" accord
ing to Gen. Glassford's statement.
1.-THE American Industrial Training
Association Is a benefit institution de-
signed to combat the disastrous effects
of hopeless unemployment during the
present national economic emergency"
the statement continued. 1T IS not
organized for profit. There will be no
Ijv{JSv,l dc orA M coloriac Tho u,0rkorc
and students in the camps, from the
camp commander to the latest indi-
Wdual enrolled. will receive the same
compensation. never to exceed 10 cents
a day"
Land Must Have Possibilities.
To insure that the project will be
self -liquidating, the statement said:
Land selected for the camps must pre-
sent definite possibilities Of great In
crease In value over the purchase price,
as the result of an intelligent plan Of
development and improvement" It
was added that all developments would
be planned with view to the most
lucrative disposition of the property,
when the camp established thereon
may no longer be required" The land
will be developed with a view to sub
dividing 1t for sale In case 1t can not
be disposed Of in single piece.
Following these principles" the an
nouncement continued, "the association
expects upon final liquidation to re-
turn to the underwriters the full
amount Of their contributions
Gen. Glassford disclosed he already
has secured some financial backing
from Washingtonians who are sympa-
thetic with his plan to rehabilitate des-
titute American youth. Additional
backing will be sought ON q sort Of
stock holding plan. he added, GER
tifcate to be given for each $40 con-
tributed,