The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-19
Funds Assure Camp For
UndernOllriShed Riddles
N. D. Residents Donate S1.o21
for Health Building Of
Children

North Dakota residents belonging
to some hundred organizations have
dug into their pockets to the tune
Of $l02l. 48 for Camp Grassick at Lake
Isabel, which will open for its seventh
season June 1925, according to q
summary prepared this week by Miss
Helen Katen, general director Of the
camp.
More than that gifts of bedding
and clothing have been arriving daily
in the mail. giving the North Dakota
tuberculosis association office in the
Dakota National bank building a
Christmas morning appearance.
Thirty clubs had sent boxes up to
the present week.
Friday was the last date for send
ing in applications. which are COM
ing from every corner Of the state.
With the funds on hand to date, Is
children can be cared for, figuring on
basis Of $50 per child.
Received 38l Children
The camp, established by the as
ISOLATION for undernourished children,
has In its six seasons given 3S4 child
rem happy period Of recreation, rest
and health building. In terms of
weight. the average gain has been s
pounds.
As in other years. no child will be
accepted for less than q month in
1894, according to Miss Katen, be-
cause camp is planned to build habits
enabling the child to better care for
himself when he goes home.
While the present budget Of 81, 900
from the Christmas seal sales and the
sum donated to the free bed fund will
not care for all the children who
have applied for free bed service, the
camp will have room for children
who qualify II the community will
pay $50 for q months care. The
budget will cover care during any adj
ditional time that may be necessary.
Donations Of clothing have been
particularly welcome and more
sweaters, bathrobes and bathing suits
can be used. Garments already worn
may be sent.
Send Variety Of Gifts
Uniformity in clothing for all
children at camp is rule, girls wear
Ing sun suits and boys wearing shirts
and shorts. Many Of the packages
sent in have contained these Is well
as q variety Of dish and wash cloths,
face and hand towels. bath robes,
pajamas, pillows, pillowcases, scrap
books and paper napkins. Other
things which would add to the hap
piness Of the youngsters are gay pic
lures tor the cabin walls, dolls and
games and little boats to sail.
Camp GraSsick showers are held
each year in some clubs and individ-
ual donations are sent in with names
Of the givers attached.
Women's organizations from Ill over
the state have sent boxes, the list ct
present including the following clubs:
Bowbells Study, Watford City Wo-
mans, Zap Civic. Regent Womans.
Mohall Junior Danes. Hanna Wo-
mans, Aohall Study, Kenmare Am.
erican War Mothers, Ashley Women's,
Heaton Cottonwood Hounemakers,
Stanley Book and Thimhle, Garrison
Tuesday Improvement, Beach Wo-
mans, Rolla Womans, Kuhn Civic
League. Garrison Entire Nous, Dexter
Homemakers, 6anish Homemakers,
Tolley Study, Nohall Womans, Bats
dell HomemAkers. Bisbee Cliouian.
Hgin American Legion Auxiliary,
Columbus Improvement League, Har.
vey Sorosis, Mott Cannon Dau Home
makers, Stanton Progressive. Mott,
Woman's. Norma Study and Dismayck
Lewis and CLARK Chapter Of Sponsor
Mothers clubs
Masoas 1aiso elE7.5g
III. Masonic free bed fund, inaug-
urated among the state lodeos this
var at the sueeesti.n o. tn otoelo
unit. already has roochod o165.He.
Steele AAsonG, Interested IN tn calnp
from the beginnine.s ashed ~ a.
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