New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
CITY CHILDREN IN HE COUNTRY
FIFTY GO TO BAKERSFIELD. VT.

FIFTY GO TO BAKERSflELD' W.
n.rurRrp FROM THE POOREST DiSrhioi'-o-
LITTLE wAIF LEFT BEHIND
ME-, ,;.,,s hearts beat faster than usnai iaS'
.vap;ng aft the Grand Central Depot '"oro
hIs hundred raw recruits 1or ihh tH'"oNN
Erash. Arr Fund army sitting on the seats huge.ls
hsnaIss and wearing the look OF happy anticl-
-,;oh children wear on the day before
rhr,s,,,as and like occasions. They had been
hrought together from some OF the
most wretched parts of the city. NIX
-Re;chei brought fourteen from Hoboken, Dr. clark
fifteen from Jersey City and the others were gather
ad m various parts of tins city and Brooklyn oy
n halfdozsn kindhearted workers for the fresh-Air
Fund. "This little grl," said one of { he mission
cries dis the daughter of CLEARWATER who lives
9Th large family 10 Sullvan-st. basement.
Those three girls there came out Of miserable
dark conrt."
The children wore bright appearance however.
and clean faces and clothes. and bits OF ribbon ana
other decoration showed that pride in personal APP
pearance llved in the midst of poverty.
Il was g. 80 D. m when their guide, MIS- JORDAN
formed them IN line. and tney marched by the gaze
keerer and into the special car, winch they nleu.
Their destination was bakersfield, pretty htl III.
village near the station Of East fairnein, fi.'
where they will be distributed among inc VII
IaSers ana farmers and lef for two weeks 10 inbae
the pure sweet air OF the Vermont hills. Inc cnll-
dren went of IN high spirits. ana many 'ace
among tue passengers relaxed INTO smile as Ino
character IF the little heallb-seekers was recoe,
nlz.d. On little GIRL who was the hity-nrst, nsa
TO stay behind. but she was eomiortea ny pfo'a''o
to send her IN the next party.
A MIXED PARTY GOES TO BENNINGTON. e
worHEns ACCOMPANYING THEIR SICK CHILDREN
SOME woRKISG-GIRLs.
The City of lroy she steamed out into the river
Iasteye ng.was co ispicuous by T. waving ON anY
bandkerchlefs. Family waited sounds reached me
shore of young voices bidding goodbye 10 tne
crowded city, Thirty-twe children accompanied by
their mothers were of for two weeks sojourn at
Bennington, VT. where they will be entertained
for two weeks by the heirs OF the
,.ta Trenor W. Park at Maple Grove.
uost ~ little ones have been sent by physicians.
Pile faces and heavy eyes. will soon rrgaiu color
and brightness in the clear. b"acug air OF the Green
Mountain State and many little struggling lie
will be saved by even so brief change from the
crowded streets and foal quarters Most
of the children were extremely young.
many being infants 10 their mothers aruis. tbeir
round blue eyes gazing in wonder at the novel
scene The older children stood about In groups OK
silently gazed at the passing boats and the changing
crowds on shore.
Although the greater number OF children only
knew the country as a name many having known
no brighter, fresher Worid thah sno rqui' ia"''
and oingy Yards of the tenement districts,
two of the young passengers were max
ing their fifth journey. anu they took upon
themselves airs Of wisdom AMI superiority opor-
tlonate TO So wide and varied an experience. MRS
IcKinnan. who accompanied tbs party. will re-
main With il at Maple Grove, exercising general
supery,son over the children and returning WIN
them 10 the city when the two weeks holiday u Us
Ia addition to the children aud their mothers
there we g ,ght working girls. VINO are 10
at VAN
was sent out by the Society of st. Augustine
Chapel.