THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
The only Jewish publication in the State of Michigan
Devoted to the interests of the Jewish people
Vol. I. No. 24
DETROIT, MICH., AUGUST 11, 1916
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At the Jewish Fr Air Gamfi
SCENES OT THE CAMP
There are many popular people
in Detroit. Gov . Charles E.
Hughes was a very popular per-
son in the city last Alonday, and
President Wilson has his quota
of local admirers. But ask any
one of the thousands of Jewish
kiddies and their mothers on De-
troit's great East Side who is the
most popular person in the city,
and the answer will in every case
be the same—Miss Blanche J.
I I art.
Miss .Blanche J. Hart, be it
known, is the able superintendent
of the United Hebrew Charities,
and as such has charge of the as-
signments and appointments to
the Fresh Air Camp. During the
recent spell of hot weather she
has been literally besieged from
morning till night by anxious
mothers who sought to obtain for
their children relief from the swel-
tering heat of the city. A good
many of the applicants received
appointments to the camp, but a
good many more had to be turned
down because of the lack of ac-
commodations. Until August I
a total of 1,100 applications were
received fcr admission to the
Fresh Air Camp. Of this num-
ber approximately 360 i, e
mined and the rest rejected.
An account of the provisions,
needed to keep the children's
stomachs full for a single day
reads like the food list of some
small - sized European army.
Eighteen loaves of bread are dis-
posed of by the hungry young-
sters at each sitting, as well as 20
gallons of milk, and when there is
meat, 35 pounds of meat. The
bread bill for last month was $99
andlibe milk bill over $200. In
the preparation and serving of
the food a strict observance is
maintained of the Dietary Laws.
There are two sets of dislies.
Meat is strictly kosher, and week-
ly inspections are made by local
orthodox rabbis and leader's of
the culinary equipment of the
The ice famine caused in the
ci: v by the prolonged period of
e> cessive heat affected the Fresh
A'r Camp as well. The manage-
nl mt of the latter would have
and similar games for the girls.
The donation of another boat to
the camp has made it possible for
the camp director to give the chit-
dren frequent boat rides and
water trips. In the evening there
have been motion picture enter-
tainments, and occasionally a lit-
tle play or dramatic performance
in which the children themselves
take part. Altogether, it is a
pleasant two weeks spent by little
bc en confronted by a serious
problem of ice shortage, indeed,
but for the splendid and timely
assistance rendered it by Mr. Eu-
gene Sloman. who succeeded in
interesting the Isko Company to Abie and Sadie at the Jewish
loin an ice machine to the Camp. Fresh Air Camp, a two weeks full
The amusements for the chil- of joy and merriment in God's
dren are many and varied. The own open air.
principal diversion (luring the
past month has been that of bath-
According to the Opinia, a Jassy
inuz and swimming. The children newspaper, placards are being ex-
were allowed to frolic in the hibited in the mail coaches inciting
water twice a day, and on ex- the people of Roumania to anti-
re-
ceedingly hot days even three Jewish agitation. The paper
to calls on the government
times. Besides bathing there ferred
to put an end to these machina-
was, of 'course, the inevitable tions, which can be done the more
baseball game for the boys, and easily since the headquarters of the
games of newcomb, volley ball, Roumanian anti-Semites are lo-
German bat ball, captain ball, cated at Jassy.