Evening star., 1934-03-31
40 TEAMS ENGAGE
IN CAMP DRIVE
Central Union Mission Seeks
Fund to Care for Needy
Children.

Forty volunteer teams of the Cen
tral Union Mission were campaigning
TODAY for the sake of undernourished,
underprivlleged children of Washing
ton and a permanent health camp in
the country to keep them fit and
happy during sweltering Summer
months
Without recourse to daily rallies or
reports. but with an unmarried record
of success in previous efforts, the mis-
sion volunteers established headquar-
tiers at the Children's Emergency
Home, 624 Indiana avenue and went
quietly about their task. Their goal is
a $4,000 fund and the night OF
April 16 was confidently set by E. H.
Degroot, jr., campaign chairman, to
reach the objective.
There will be only che meeting. on
Monday. April 9, at the Y. w c. A.
to receive reports from the teams
before its final Wlnd-up
Prayer For Success.
Nearly $50 men and women organ
iZed into two divisions last night at
the opening of the campaign in the
Y. W. c. A most of them veterans
of previous work on behalf of the
mission of the churches" They
were led in singing by Homer Rode
HEAVIER and the missions glee club
quartet. Mr. DegrOot opened the
meeting with prayer of success for
the proposed children's camp on the
mission farm in Montgomery County.
The campaign chairman recalled that
70 years ago the mission raised a
100000 fund to build its present
modern home, one of the finest mis-
sion centers in the country. They
raised another $50 900 to equip it,
he said. and few years ago went
out again and raised $4,000 to purn
its mortgage With this record of
success. he claimed. the present cam
paign is assured of going over the
top within the time allotted.
Camps Closed Last Summer.
Superintendent and Mrs. John S.
Bennett. who head the mems and
womens divisions reminded the work
ers that due to the shortage of relief
funds no free camp for Protestant
children was opened last Summer and
that the same situation will confront
the children next Summer. The
camp of the Christ Child Society was
the only free one maintained last
Summer in Washington, it was said
For two years the kiwanis Club has
been sending the 40 boys and girls
of the Central Union Missions emer-
gency home to Camp Good Will, but
last Summer, Mr.. Bennett said, this
camp also was closed Some of the
missions children, taken from hum
BILE homes, failed to pass the school
physical examinations this year, the
superintendent explained, ''and it was
a pitiful sight to see these diSap-
pointed children turned away"
The acquisition of its Maryland
farm, the latest achievement of the
mission, makes it possible to establish
an ideal Summer camp on its 240
acres. Mrs. Bennett added. She Wis
ualized a health center at the start
of sufficient size for about l20 chill
dren.
For All Children.
The proposed camp is not intended
solely for the missions children. but
for as many others who can be ac-
commodated. BY a method Of rota-
ton, she said that hundreds of chill
dren could be given fresh air and
comfortable facilities during an entire
Summer.
The name of Mrs. Arthur Adelman
was added TO the section leaders of
the Women's division last night to
complete its list The others are Mrs.
William H. Ramsey, who has worked
46 years In the missions interests,
Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Miss Grace Good
pasture and DR.. Viola Reece-
The 156 women are mustered into
Is teams under various captains and
each team was given a goal of $500
to raise during the campaign. The
mems division. divided into 5 teams,
are expected to raise $500 each
Their task is an easy one Chair
man DegroOt reminded them, when
1t is realized that almost every man
and woman is interested in the well
fare of children