Evening star., 1935-08-11
BY IRENE JUNO.

Gee nom, we ct dinner three times
a day.
And got a new dress
Look MON, I gained 10 pounds"
Nom looked. There were tears in
her eyes. ut wasn't Just vacation
that I wanted for my babies" she
said. They we're hungry. They had
to come here to get something to eat"
But they weren't hungry at Camp
Bennett of the Central Union Mis-
sion Her babies. with nearly hun
dred others. had "et dinner three
times a day" for two glorious weeks
1 They thrived on fresh air and good
care.
I'm Dynamite. Race you to the
swimin' hole" Dynamite was not as
tall as the kitchen table and SO thin
he looked like an underfed little mon
key.
Dynamite was hollow clear to his
toes when he came to u.s." said Mrs.
John S. Bennett, director of the camp.
as the lad scampered on. He proba-
bly, hadn't had a good meal in six
months. But he'll be real boy by
the end Of the Summer"
Girls Age Disputed.
A tiny tot with large black eyes
and a mass of curls joined the group.
I'm Ber-ginia." she volunteered shy
ly. I'm years old"
She's g." Her sister stepped for
ward quickly. II Virginia were only
she might lose the coveted two
week vacation. Age limit is 6 to IL.
Mary brought soiled penciled note.
please give Mary little bite between
meals She gets faint just before
meals"
Mary got her extra bite. And
second helping at mealtime. Here
there are no slender portions allotted.
Eat until you're full is the slogan,
and some of the items consumed by
the little guests during theft two-week
stay are: $50 loaves of bread, $50 gal
Ions of milk, 210 dozen eggs, 56 gall
Ions canned fruit, 112 gallons canned
vegetables, 80 bushels potatoes, lao
large boxes cereal. 1t takes 2 BUSH
els of peaches to go around one meal
or SO ripe cantaloupes for one serving.
The children have an aversion to any
thing resembling soup and have to be
gently introduced to the nourishing
veal or beef stew. Fresh water is sup
piled by an electrically equipped pump
and two sanitary drinking fountains.
There is an honest-to-goodness
swimmin' hole down at the creek in
the woods and play paraphernalia in
cludes: Slides, trapeze. swings, teeters,
sandpiles, merry-go-rounds. marbles,
horseshoes and skipping ropes.
It's Not All Play.
But the vacation isn't childish
orgy of eating and play. Up at they
breakfast in the sunny dining hall. A.
8 they respectfully watch the Amer
lean flag slide to the top of the flag
pole and shrill little voices falter over
the unfamiliar pledge of allegiance.
From 8 to 10 they help with the dishes,
set the table, sweep the floor and make
the beds. Then comes organized
playtime, hiking or a period of nature
study.
Dinner is at IL. Quiet hour is las
to 2:45, when they sleep or read. At
3 O'Clock bedlam breaks loose. Shout
ing and screaming, they race around.
swim, under the supervision of an in
structor; jump on and off the play
gadgets. This goes on until 4:45. Fiji
teen minutes for Cleanup and a S
o'clock supper. At Z the flag is lowered
and the little waits consider it a sig
nal honor to catch the flag as 1t falls
An hour of entertainment, songs and
stories prepared them for the nights
rest, and by $50 all are asleep.
This well organized Summer camp
is directed by Mrs. John S. Bennett,
In charge of the Children's Emer-
gency Home, division of the Central
Union Mission. In cooperation with
the Women'S Guild, which sponsored
series of concerts by Seth Parker
and Homer Rodeheaver, she raised
enough money to buy Mission Farm,