New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06
FRESH AIR FOR CHILDREN.
SEVEN PARTIES IN ONE DAY.

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third instalment, comprising thirty-scven children,
took the 3 o'clock train in the afternoon
for Orange; aud with it went fourth
small company. consisting Of five persons.
whose destination was Wesport. OF the hun
dred and sixty-six children in the four parties,
the average Of the ages was probably between hye
and six years. the Youngest child beng less than
GENERALLY no enc ara tA0 0O33 NNl0 M lNl
y0NDg. The children WGY6 6GiceT3 iqg ne wo'g
paft from he crowded tenemcni-hou'es OF the c.fy,
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ProokIvn One Il The ladies'. Who has selected many
children for Ere, Ar parties gave IEIDvNH re-
porter an account of the amount Of preparation re-
Guired 10 render the average tenement-house child
tit 70 travel and TO take place IN family in
which ideas of cleanliness prevail. In the first
,,lace - said she. we usually cut the chlds HAIR
very close; in many cases this is absolutely neces
sary Then il must have borough washing; the
word bath scarcely expresses the idea sufficiently
In many instances / have no doubt the children
are washed for the first time IN their recollection
when they are made ready TO travel with our parties
You can have no idea what a difference Little soap
and water makes III the looks OF some OF these
Youngsters You may imagine thar ! am oEarrcrat-
ing when tell you that m y OF these children can
never remember having had bath until they came
INTO HdntSs nut ltt Hir FA ldili. III wv "a aug
of the tcncment-lOusos does tle wafer rise Alghtr
IN the pipes than the second i!0or, go That II mere
are five or SIX floors above the second, ali OF
the families occupying them must carry up-
stairs-from one 10 live iights--au tine water
that they use. Moreover, tins water must be o.
tanned often between certain hours OF the day. OI
course there are difficulties IN tue way OF carrying
large amounts OF water upstairs Ior eathlh2 plI-
poses. and besides tnat, many families occupy
sinalc room, or ut best NOT more than two rooms
within which, on an average, from I'VE 10 seven
people cook, eat, sleep and ottenumes Work 80
every thing cOIspues against lhe virtue tu"l j.
AKIN TO gotiucss. After we have a child clean, we
dress 10 ~ its new clothes and then we have 10
keep pretty strict watch over t until IL - tlc ef
the party 10 start OtherWl.e I'D hdii IN hour lct
10 Itself, the child wouid al vance long way '"T.
ard getting dlrty-Ookhg As ever ID
does not 10 70 clean up the chIid loAg
beforehand: II must be dOle pretty near tie
time of departure, and when We have large NUM-
Der OF children IT Is no an easy matter 10 get ht
ready Inc mothers of the children often a-sis, us
i'm preparing thon but they do not understand II rs
well as wc 90. and, besides. many 81 the cnLlIch
whom We core Tor have no Mothers
Ordinarily the children OF q fresh AT party are
neat and clean IN appearance, ana the casual
observer would scarcely ne aoIe 10 Itail%e tH4 GA
the d az before MANY Oh them we're on par. I'D APP
pearauce ami condition, with the children 10 DE
s.e,l ia BaX:cr-et. The clOtlIug which Is usually
ri..p them. TOO. would seem t. Indicate Iuacu
better con lti0n I'M lie than tine children nave el-
loved and many OF those VINO Simply SEE inc parties
Il "A pier or depot ask u thcA are picnic paroles.
FOUR COMPANIES AT THE GEASD CENTRAL DEPOT.
that started for CRANKY Conn, assembled IN the
v.ltiut-foom Of the Grand Central Depot shortly
after : "a. N. They were mostly very small chill
dren. and pale faces and fr.h little bodies were
numerous No party coud much better exemplity
the need on She part o. the citys poor children for
pure ar and changed surroundings for a season.
Many of the party were accompanied by then
mothers. and three or toGr fathers We're present
also. Fitrg-one of the children were selected by
Mrs. MckIun0n and Bliss ~ rleu VINO are con
uected with hZpan chapel, rom 'eheineHt- nous
di.tricts on the last side, and ulueteeh o. tAstn
were brought lbs the Sisters OF 81 Mary, 81 40. ~
State-st. selected from children OF do"h-lo"h us
fricts The party was accompanied TO CRANKY "
Mrs. NckIlnOn and Ms, uoL-Atol. ,,.,e -
az fha t.tv-fou. eli dren oi the Milford party
Who left the city on the noon train, twenty were
.eeeied los MIS- Lowell, Of ZION Chapel; ten ~ Alhs
Person DiCle reader; ten were iI0u lNe ScN uLtll
Avenue Mission, and iouF'eeh were l'I"4Si. wi ~,
Mrs King, OF Industrial school : D. ., DIoo@I! ~.
he last of tie party Gid not arrive unlu the ram
WIS almost ready 10 move out, and iheic was ll C-
se Of considerable confusion IA consequence, Dut
Mr. Parsons, by apparently beng IL Gclen places
M once was able 10 strals hteu out ever lhln-
| before the train started. W neu the cars
were about half way out Oh lhe ucFo.
Nere 10 be sent To Westp0rt, Conn. On tins tram,
| She seemed very much surprised tn1t The tram nAu
not waited 1DT Acr. As IL Was, she was eCI-Id ~
/ Vii in tie deDOt until tHc departure OF Inc >
o'clock tain, when the " e'tporI parry joined tue
! one for Orange. The children VINO went 10 slloIu
viii be entertained by Mrs LdWafd ilgoy' NIa' l..
! r Baldwin Mrs. kphraim Sanford, MIS-. w H.
! Ford Mr. John ". Lane. 1irs. Charles Luxe Nis'
Luther lime Mrs James bsiJ amin u
Gov Mrs. IL rnry &. Platt Mrs. = NJ; healer 'il.7
| ous,e MerW in, Miss Jennie swirl, Deacon a -
! Baldwin and James Duncan.
! Thirtv--evrn children started Tor orange Cohi-'
on the 2 o'clock train. Twelve OF them were seect-
Ell y Mrs. King. Indus RAJ school No .. BROOK
| i,n. eleven we're provided by Mrs. holt, OF me
! - SD Chanel. and twelve were brought by Nj
| (,upert of Camp Chapel They. Ike the children
Oh the Other parue, kqcny showed l4e Necessity lOi
/ Just such WISH as they are ahOul 10 hdHc' anu
they were excited over tler good fortune III oelie
! ab.e Id 20 Inc cstpo.J hyo were taken on tina
! uran lie party Was accom- panied By Ms. hol''
4 DELEGATION FdOM MIR. ADLiR5 KINDIkGAkILN
4 marty of cighty-four children took the train
| YESTERDAY morning TO ENJOY the eXhiIdration OF
country life at >hermana townabout 700 miles IRON
Nev-YorI on the New-Yofk, Lake Eric and Western
Railroad. Twelve boys aud girls from camp
Chanel arrived at the ferry at the foot of Cham
bers-s.. as early as $50 IN the morning. The boa
connecting with the train left az o'clock Tx
s.y,nty-two children who made up the rest OF th'
,.r,,. .,. members OF Felix Adicr's free kinder
,,rfc,i. Their ARRIVAL was anxi0usy expected a
the f4rrv-hou-e until the hour of departure wa
close al hand bat no children appeared. The lIttl
| hand OF twelve were puoted across the river
,~her. rhrv eusconced themselves In one cCrnc
" fin. .r,ecial car which had been eugage'
fnr the excursion. Ii was the Last momenl
aud arrangements were beng mace Win th
mother of one OF ife chlluTth 70 20 WIN u" y
ia lieu OF the expected gbardi1is' Whon al VI
suddeu one of the little girls Ia the car exclaimed
.. mere they come ~ sure enough, they cane peIi
nell at the top of their speed ;foWding one an
th.r IN and fro IN their childish apprehension les
fse engine should start and leave them. Ines
nov. md girls we're in charge OF J. u inbereer,
German NhO holds the helm OF the Alhuel ga .cl
~ -, ,,,s fIruinc with excitement Oh account o
Ths hast, winch ue had been Obliged 10 MAKE II
tne hnrrv the lunch-wagOn had geen leIt on IA
oIhor SIDE and dark were the fOrebodnSs OF soin
vi rho Youngsters lest they should go hungry uLu
D,,sIItyI Inc children were accompanied Dy nv
of fueir teachers and the exercises OI uie AIhuei
49,, viii be continued when the party arrives a
SSIar,nan A few hours viii be devoted every day L
~ 81 ,- The expense OF forwarding the chldre