New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
VACATION FOR CHILDREN
CHANGING CITY FOR COUNTRY HOMES.
A PARTY OF III SENT TO CAMDEN n. Y.-THEiR
JOURNEY AND RECEPTION.

| CHANGING CITY FOR COUNTRY HOMES.
! A PARTY OF III SENT TO CAMDEN n. Y.-THEiR
JOURNEY AND RECEPTION.
teRox A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE rRIBUsEI
CAMDEN, Oneida Co., N. Y, July 28.-" Bar
num might possibly draw larger crowd from the sur
rounding country to village said prominent tus-
ness man to-day. but with all his advertising ne
could not enthusiasm than existed when the
afternoon train arrived from Rome" Camden is a
beautiful village OF 1000 inhabitants, eighteen miles
north Rome. Fish Creek sluggish stream that is
the principal Oneida Lake. miles distant
There are Ave churches with exception all facing
the pretty park recently planted with young naples
The two papers-Adrdaee and Journal ARE rivals only
in progress and succeed in keeping the people from
becoming like the stream that flows through 'teir
recent fire destroyed several stores in Man-st. the
few remaining buildings that had not given way brick
The streets wide and shady and the large houses
with their wide verandas and cool yards naturally sug
gest u delightful summer resort
Such crowd around the depot this afternoon
| Is seldom seen In this quiet village The object OF
| attraction was the party OF FrcSh-Ar Fund children
sent out from York last night the Sara
toga There hundred and eleven children for
Camden thirty-six for West Camden i've miles from
here and eight sent from Albany to Cooporstowu
| and vicinity. Tho children assigned TO Camden re-
csiyed a most cordial welcome The Rev. Ethan Curtis
pastor OF the Congregational Church, went to Rome
meet Them having ordered luncheon to be ready on
their arrival willing hands helped the tired
oilers the and they marched 10 the park In the
OF the village where the luncheon had been pre-
pared Merchants left their stores devoid OF customers
at ne TO the of clerks aud assisted in provid
ing the wants OF the little Basl cts OF crackers
cheese cake, ETC., cmptied before the tedious
work OF distribution begantedious because the demand
exceeded the supply
It had been foolish fancy many good-hearted peo-
po that there would be more children sent from the city
than ordered but they did not the
system under which the parties are made up. which
requires promised home for each child. IL thought
you would have few left" innocenty suggested
farmer who had driven several miles TO get
children 'n any left" The children had been
assigned to their respective homes who the train by
the correspondent who accompanied them. and far
learned there only two of dissatisfaction,
both OF which easily remedied Three brothers had
been separated person had asked for more tina
two boys, two OF them going TO Lucius ID. Goodyear.
There was q sorrOwful moment when the little family
heard that 1t TO DO broken up, but few tears and
hurried consultation with the committee OF arrange
ments djspolled this sorrow. amply rewarng the kind
entertainer who received the extra child. and OF
the hosts daughters Is planning picnic their
ground-basod condition-that all the children
visiting In the village shall her enter
tainmcnt The other disappointment caused by the
descendants OF Ham. There eight children OF the
race which Is anxious to be spelled with "A capital NJ
having como special invitation. and they all began
to weep when they put In different wagons aud
BEFORE smiles chased away the tears that had begun
flow, when the colored children knew that they were
all going in one nelghborhood.
Hardly had the last child eft the park after severe
struggle for existence caused by the erowding of the
hun ireds OF interested villagers ind fasmers and the
fastdlsappearng luncheon before OF the visitors
were seen on the streets again in company with the
children Of their newly made friends one lad
hos cloth ahowa hofh nd nj
was seen coming out OF taos shop and he stopped an
aquaint to tell in bis childish ee how he mad seen
the cloth from which his new suit was to be made.
and" he added, "the told the lady that IL would
DO done tomorrow morning. I think this oountry's
bully. and he skipped away to spread the information
regarding the clothes and his opinion oil the country
stopping only 10 remark, "wonder II my mother VIII
know mef
Shepard Tappen Troy usual greeted the children
on their ARRIVAL ut this city this msrang Inc Saratoga
had grounded between Albany and Troy and the
gers transferred to the Belle Horton. which
red the Lake Champlan party Of children from Troy to
New. York ON Tuesday night. 1t was q O'clock this
morning before the landing Wa made and IL was