Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
Summer Outings Group
Dedicotes Bowman Pool

A brand-new, 75-foot modern
swimming pool to serve campers
in Prince William Forest Park,
Va. was dedicated yesterday by
the Summer Outings Committee.
The pool will help to answer
one of the biggest needs in the
park. where the committee OPP
crates Camps Goodwill and
Pleasant.
1t was named the Lille j.
Bowman Pool in memory of the
late Mrs. Bowman, whose be-
quest made possible the con-
Istruction of the $4,000 facility.
Mrs. Bowman, who formerly
lived at 2301 Connecticut avenue
NV, died on October IS, 1916.
She was the widow of Brig. Gen.
Alpheus H. Bowman.
The pool. first of its type In
the park. where five organized
group camps are operated, viii
insure summer-long swimming,
unlike the made lakes and other
natural bathing places there.
When Drought Struck
In times of drought, camp
officials in the past have had to
halt swimming as a safety pre-
caution when stream flow dwin-
died and the pollution threat
doomed.
Camps Goodwill and Pleasant
have the capacity for providing
l2-day vacations for 1900 chill
dren this summer. The Star
is conducting its annual appeal
for contributions through The
Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund to make it possible for all
the children for whom there is
room to go to camp during the
season.
Master of ceremonies for the
dedication yesterday at Camp
Pleasant, where the new pool is
situated, was Rudolph Kauff-
mann II. chairman Of the Sum-
mer Outings Committee Of Fam
lily and Child Services of Wash
ington. a Red Feather agency
The pool was turned over tc
National Capital Parks by Rus.
sell w Schneider, chairman Of
the board of Family and Child
Services. 1t was accepted BY
Edward J. Kelly. superintendent
of National Capital Parks.
Was in Rock Creek Park
Mr.. Kaufman introduced
Jerome B. Mckee, former presi.
dent Of the Washington Fedora.
ton Of Business Mems Associa-
tons, who attended Camp Good
will as a boy in 1904. The camI
was located in Rock Greek Park
then. Mr.. Mckee recalled the
early days of the case and helped
to unveil the dedicatory plaque
Mr.. Mckee, now a delegate to
the business federation and act
ing as secretary to the George
town Business and Professions
Association. is a director of the
Citizens Federal Savings and
Loan Association Of George
town. He lives at $500 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Active in the Georgetown
Lions Club, he was for eight
years a director Of Georgetown
Settlement House, a past men,
Der Of the board Of trustees OF
United Community Services, and
has been active in the American
Legion.
He has fond memories Of going
to the old Camp Goodwill with
his brother, the late Thomas C
Mckee, in a group Of some 20
boys when Rock Creek Park was
country" They swan in Rock
Creek. slept on cots in a tent and
cooked and ate frog legs with
relish.
Mr.. Mckee, whose mother was
widowed. said he had to quit
school in the fifth grade to &C
70 work, continuing his educa-
ton at night.
Facilities COntrasted
He contrasted the facilities
for helping children in his boy.
hood days with those of today
and urged that the gains in such
services be fostered.
Mr.. Mckee, representing the
early generation Of campers, was
assisted in the unwilling Of the
plaque by Lena Johnson, repre-
gpntinu the vOiin0est cannnore