Evening star., 1936-06-28
TWO WILDERNESS
CAMPS TO OPEN
Model Forest Sites to Be
Ready for Occupancy
on July 6.

on July o.
One week from tomorrow, on July
6, 100 Washington boys and girls
will go into the Chopawamsic forest,
twin wilderness camps which are
expected to serve as national models.
The two camps, several miles apart,
will be operated under direction of
Laurence D. Kicker, who arrived in
Washington week ago, after Is
years of experience in camp supervi-
sion in the Western United States,
Canada and Mexico, to become direc-
tor of the central camp staff of the
Council of Summer Camps. This staff
supervises the local camps operated
by Washington Community Chest
agencies.
Next Friday Kicker will lead into
the Chopawamsic Boys Camp a group
of camp councillors, doctors and
nurses, dietitians and other camp Of
ficials for three-day preliminary en-
Campment. The groups will become
familiar with the two camps and their
arrangements. and vii LAY plans for
operation and maintenance during the
coming season.
Seeks High Standard.
In his first interview since taking
over the local post, Kicker said yes
terday he and his councillors will un-
dertake 10 set new high level of
camp standards for the two Federally
established camps in the Chopawamsic
woods. The camps are to be models,
not only in layout and operating
methods, but also from hygienic and
recreational standpoints.
In addition to Kicker and his camp
staff, officers of Camp Good Will and
Camp Pleasant. operated by the Fam
lily Service Association, Chest
agency, also will attend the three
day camp conference opening Friday.
J. P. Solomon of the National Park
Service, Donald E. McHenry, natural
ist with the National Capital Parks,
and William Hall of the Park Service
will attend the conference in an ad-
viSory capacity.
The entrance road to the boys camp
in Chopawamsic branches off United
States Highway No. l. just south Of
Triangle. Va. across the road from the
entrance to the Marine Corps reserva-
ton. The camp is about. Az miles
west Of the highway, in the midst of
great area of unbroken forest, astride
the crest of a small ridge. About 612
miles away is the girls camp, reached
by separate road off No. highway
All camp buildings are of rustic
design and blend perfectly into the
forest setting. The boys camp is
completed except for the infirmary
building, which is to be ready within
a week, Kicker said. The girls camp
is to be completed by the latter part
of this week.
The buildings in each camp are
similar. There are six cabins in each
unit, a unit lodge, recreation hall, bath
houses and dining hall. Living quar-
tiers have been completed for 60 per-
sons at each camp, but will be ex-
panded to 100 capacity at each unit
before the close of the season The
dining halls each seat 100 persons.
Between the two camps it is plan
ned to construct a third unit, which
will be a family service" camp, to
which mothers may go with their
children. This camp will not be COM
pleted in time for use this Summer,
Kicker said
The Federal Government is con-
structing six similar camps in forest
areas along the Atlantic seaboard and
is expected to use the Chopawamsic
project as the model for the others.
Appointment of the central camp
staff headed by Kicker is the develop
ment of plan worked out by the
Council of Social Agencies and the
Community Chest for improving camp
standards in this section. The staff
will make a study of conditions at
the four camps directly under its SUI
pervision and will visit other camps
operated by Chest agencies.
In addition to Kicker, the central
staff is composed of Mrs. Adele Brick
er, dietitian: Thomas Foley, a third
year medical student, as medical off,
Ger. and Miss Florence Giles, nurse.
A man of all work" is to be added.
Jewish Center Camp.
Herman Alofsin has been named di-
rector of the Jewish Community Cen
ter Camp. He will be assisted by
Elizabeth Dietz, dietitian; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. 2. Emanuel, councillors and
teachers; LStte Orbach, girl councillor
and teacher; Max Astrochan, Hy Or
ling, and Sidney Nelson, boys coun-
cilors, and a physician, yet to be
named. The camp also will have
three walters, to be selected from
relief rolls, and chauffeur, Sidney
Wallace.
John Jancowski. director of ath-
letics at the Northeast Boys Club,
will be director of the Boys Camp. He
will have as assistants Arthur Fyfe,
director; Carl r. Hill, Lynd-
sey Benson, Frank Gordon, Frank
Folzman, William Mitchell, JofN
O'Connor and Mario Gregorio, coun-
cilors, and John Bowman, colored,
cook.
Miss Elizabeth Benson will again
head Camp Good Will end Edward