Evening star., 1937-06-06
OUTDOOR CAMPS
TO BENEFIT 5000
Tired Mothers and Under
privileged Children to
Be Aided.

approximately o,UUU DONS ana girls.
tired mothers and underprvileged lit
tie children will get taste of outdoor
life this Summer at camps operated
by organiza tions affiliated with the
Community Chest, officials estimated
yesterday.
The Chest agencies operate 18
camps. six of them free for the under
privileged, three requiring enly part
pay, and nine self-Supporting pay"
camps. Enough applications already
have been received to fill some Of the
camps for the Summer.
The ls camps provided two weeks
or more Of Care-free outdoor life in
healthful surroundings for 4.373 per-
sons last year. Among this number
were 106 underprvileged mothers.
Through the cooperation Of the
Recreation Committee OF the Council
Of Social Agencies and officials Of the
National Capital Parks, high stand
ards Of leadership and accommoda-
ttonS are maintained at the camps,
leaders said. The camps offer wide
variety Of training activities in which
children learn by doing things The
activities are pointed toward develop
ing talents in dramatics, drawing,
writing, voodcraft and good sports
manship.
Special Diets Provided.
Each camp is equipped to provide
wholesome food and special diets for
children shown by medical e1amina-
ton to need special foods.
The six free camps operated by
Chest and Council agencies are Camp
Pleasant and Camp Good VIII, oper-
ated by the Family Service Assocla-
ton; Center Camp, operated by the
Jewish Community Center; Camp
Happyland and Eagle Harbor, oper-
ated by the Salvation Army, and the
Christ Child Camp for colored at Bel
Alton, Nd. operated by the Christ
Child Society.
Those where campers may pay only
= part OF the cost Of their outing are
Camp Reeder. operated By the Boys
Club Of Washington and affiliated
boys clubs: Holiday House. operated
BY the Girls Friendly Society, and
Camp Katera, operated by the Christ
Child Society.
Group of Pay" Camps.
The self-supportlng or pay camps
sre Camp Roosevelt, Camp Wilson
and Fort Foot, operated by the Dis
trict Council, Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea; Camp May Flather, operated by
the Girl Scouts: Holiday House, oper-
ated by the Girls Friendly Society,
Camp Clarissa Scott operated by the
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A. Camp
Lichtmsn, operated by the Twelfth
Street Branch of the Y. NJ. c. A;
Camp Let's. operated by the Y. NJ
G. A., and Camp Kahlert, operated by
the Y. w. c. A.
The Junior Board OF Commerce con-
ducts an annual moonlight boat ride,
ths proceeds OF which 60 to purchase
Relationships" for either part or full
pay Of boys at the Boys Club Camp.
Board members provide additional in
dividual scholarships for various
camps Proceeds from fight spon-
sored by the Variety Club neN.ynonth
will 20 to the Council Of Social Agen-
cies to provide camp outings for moth
ers and children.
Cruises Are Planned.
A moonlight cruise, to raise funds
to send underpriNleged children to
Summer camp, will be sponsored by
the Central Business Association
June 20 at s:45 pm. The cruise will
BE- made aboard the steamship Po-
tomac There will be dancing on two
decks of the boat and additional en-
tertainment.
Several changes have occurred in
the camping situation this year. The
Boys Club, which last year opera ted
one OF the two camps at the Chopa-
wamsic site. near Dumphries Va, will
return to Its own Camp Reeder, on
the Wicomoco River, in Maryland
The camp site at Chopawamsic will
be taken over by Camp Pleasant,
which will abandon its former site at
Blue Plains. Camp Goodwill will be
moved from Rock Greek Park to new
site at Chopswamsic.
The Chopawamsic site. maintained
by the National Capital Parks, is said
to offer camping facilities superior to
any provided in this area in the past
The recreation area comprises about
$4,000 acres. Camp buildings have
been constructed with Federal funds