New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-29
ALARGE PARTY IN BROADALBIN.

NINETY-TwO CITY CHILDREN IN COUNTRY HOMES
How THEY WE'RE RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED.
IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TiIBUNE.l
BRoADALBIN, Fulton Co., n. Y, July 27,-
Consideration prevailed in this town yesterday
morning when the report was spread that instead
of nInety-two only twenty children of The TRIBUNE
Fresh AR Fund were to be sent here A dispatch to
this effect, it was reported had been received from
the Rev. Mr. Cox, and great disappointment was
felt 1t turned out, however, and soon became
eoually widely known, that the dispatch had been
nisnterpreted and that all but twenty of the chill
dren would arrive here before nOOn the Others be-
ing delayed until to-day.
About half past 10 o'clock yesterday the Metho-
dist Church yard-the distributing centre-the
grounds about the parsonage and the street Ill front
of the house began to fill up with men,
women and children interested in the proper recep-
ton of the city children the summer boarders,"
as a lady was pleased to call them. Finally the curl
GUS crowd of seyentytwO young travellers arrived.
Their personal appearance and pleasant behavior,
despite their pale, wax-lIke features put to shame
many of those who had been expecting to see
unmapaqeabe crowd of New-York "hOodlums"
The children were tired from their eighteen hours
lide, but were all i'll good humor and the work of
placing them in their respective homes was soon
compshed without any OF the confusion usually at
tending such occasions.
This was owing to the admirable plan carried out
by the committee which has had the matter in
charge and whose example is well worth following
by similar committees. The Rev. j. &. Dyer and the
Rev. w. w. Cox, after receiving the name of each
family desiring to assist in entertaining the chill
dren had asked them how many children they
wished, their ages and whether they wished boys
or girls. A few families wished boys, some SAID
they had no choice. while Others insisted upon hav
ing girls. The committee then wrote small cards
the names of the families aud their preferences.
Having then ordered from NewYork the required
number of both boys and girls. the members
OF the committee met the party at Fonda at $50
Yesterday morning, and after as
sisting the children to change from the New-Yors
Central Railroad TO the Fonda, JohnstOwn and
Glovcrsvlle road, they went through the cars and
pinned on each child one of the cards so that when
the children reached here the distribution consisted
simply III calling Out the name Of tie family and
handing over the child TO the person answering
Very few of the children had ever been IN the
country. aud their quaint remarks were source OF
endless endowment the klnd-bealtcd farmers who
tad Land ASIDE their WORK Tor day Ia order Il me
them about five miles from the village. at Mdyicid,
where they left the tram from Fonda As IL was
exnecred That there would be ninety children,
enough carriages anI llgnt wagons were waiting III
MaVh.ld 10 take fully that number, and 50
the loads were lighter than had been expected. ~
the excellent card arrang cement the nyo or Blk chil-
drcn who were 10 leave the rest before TIE parry
was generally broken up were placed III one wagon
which stopped AT MunsOnVlle, ABOUT mic from
here The tHO families inviting chlldIon there are
Thomas Benedict, and Mrs. W. A. GerIlgO Al
Wallis Mills, mile further on. the following persons
received children William VAIL a large mill owner
and farmer. who lett lbs Larn aud mill 10 70 after