New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-11
TWENTY CITY GIRLS AT PLAY.
JAMES ON THE LAWN AND IN THE NURSERY.
vpAcrIcAL SYMPATHY FOR CHILpRtN-A fAhlf
ENTERTAINED ny COLONEL EsrEY.

ENTERTAINED ny COLONEL EsTEY
,rsou SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRTBuSE.l
Bp,rrLEBoRo. VT, Aug. 5.-When A. NJ
I,eham secretary of the Young Mems Christian AsSo "
,on of which Colonel ]. j. Estcy. the wel-knowh organ
sufacturer l. president. asked for enertah'rs 10 IT,
- = Marty NJ TrtBuSE FrcshAr children Tor Two
.eeks the response was hearty one as ht'e was
Known OF the work SMALL party however was pro
,,sed with homes and evidently gave much sau'''oioh
~econd marty Of sixty-two children welcomed at
che depo, last Friday the day that party hooer ono
wa. on its way home Two or 'he former visitors "er,
.s,,hed wnen they arrived at Brattlehoro ana
cain On their departure; one girl had gained nVe
,oupds and the other seven ana nan
Woodbury. was their entertainer. The other children
seemed also to gain much in weight and health although
no fur her records are given.
When homes Tor the second party were solicited Mrs'
rs,ay said that 'she would agree to care for twenty
rri. Il was thought that she expected TO pay 'hcir
board in various families near tue village as seVeI"i
other ladies are doing; SUCH however was ho ne III
,entons and TO-DAY twenty happy girls who's
have Leon speu in Brooklyn tenement houses are eJoS
a., mr. generous hospitay-euioying IL as only tehe-
ment house children when once they are ao"eu u
roam ut will through spacious grounds ana pay
heeoth beantf trees. with no please Keep on
The grass to their pleasure Two companions
whose entertainer lives the street join the larger
ffv t games rides and songs that only interrupted
n -ce ,us aliis mells. Thus the days so on all TOO
orsy or the little ons who hegrudge the ten hours
mat they must sp nd eacl night II their rooms.
In, a. partes OF chdIeu LETT here from the large
,v that started from NevYork last Thursday on the
Svof Worcester one was destined for West Halifax,
.tbar FOR Brat leboro and West Bratehoto, aud the
,tri WI. the group If twenty girls who were known As
Mr. Estey's children. The West Halifax party had
,e ride o. twenty miles take after leaving BrattIe-
b1ro and 10 prepare them Tor 1t the Iadles OF 'he
Voucu's Chrsuan Temperance Union provided them
GOOD brea sfast winch they ate with relish, re-
Ia. tqaff bqv tqf al ID
a.P,lmer Mass The regular Brattleb'ro party was
utet 70 heir respective hosts 10y Nj lneham, ana
M. Tstev wlo had gone Vern TO meet her chill
drer led them TO her beautiful home oyer' oNnS the
eight large buildings that comprise the Esty organ lac
tory where 500 men are employed The grs did not know
that tuey were not to be separated and as
Their kind host stopped az the entrance 10 the
grounds Iuding her bone Of them said; as
m our home 2" "Are going 10 he here T. asked
another "GOlng 10 be all together = Inquired ihld
Aud when once they understood that this was indeed
tcr home for the fortnight and they were not to
,or,.atod chorus or 'Ohs" and Isn't this 0vDlvF
won't Ilp from twenty thankfU he arts. 81 was re ad
,r that moment" SAID MI. E-tey later. "for all the
,ronD. and expcns taat the grateful children VIII lie
tome"
"IIeo there's the that took us 70 the countrv'
"see n on the tecicr want to buy some apples to-
%" Ar Won going 10 stay here, to'f Q" play
i.r croouot" These were Of the expressions with
which TIM TRIBUNE carrespo dent was greeted last sat
urlly alter his return from distributing ihe re-
uruder q. the three Dads of young humanity that
compose the entire party. After few WORKS with the
busy host who bat t'ken timo read letter to each
I m represent announcing 60" safe arrival uI tlr
Children the co~reapon cut went TO tho lawn where the
merry ,liI iron wptc nt play.
Are wa "a GcrmmT iaslcd bright misa ~ eleven,
Vtb tro 'ops .uauti and c.nt,iucd % hor SIMILAR
tn1ti0ns strung suggestive of ihr la ihrlI1ni
hto,a,d het bali I'm paaltou I'm The cujto wicket
lIi NnHt p1rnnia are 'ctWh
ia q q OIL
o'o S"' 10 " nv" oid.s de-, sister motion !, Eom'u ,o
9''o s4 ls ra s c ",a ' e n .'S
Let pisht ddut wan. "'i"A ANY,
"nt mo-. @., s . 29, ~, g9 G,ys s 29. meet
wanted g., aud nioad tlat is uil have ~ home,
coffee, aud 90 ddit 1u,re I've h tho stake aud beat
Many are the evrcri.nco. Of thn city children 10. Tho,
constantly hud now beauties o. t.rli rest. licr Iuct
a. S{Sd to Ioge ''f y S lG59 ,m. u g9 G%
ta- ,ycn aud many 81. asiu disputes nave to be-
"on m '' zee he biS ePssbopncr sld one OF to
'a'IoIp" srI.shopp r., 'cau., eau. ny. it, uul-
frl.. ieoiu. "a cumpauion, A. zero was no oI} iu
celiure WA. pit IN a t6y wheo-barov aud taken 90
Eooelt Tao pr , aoanToa IL e'r toad
of tie -ec,aw wa passed tho larger OF the two
gr Oh 81. utcd; barbara Is ID san " ill. she ear
Iodmcup but can ho. Der -up' Barbara did rot
crt' wa, rounded that her own puch,d arms ana
fac At MT w'rrni her IN 80 pun = beans. ...,
VINO Wa, not so popular as She Desired
10 be- m little wagon labelled expires. "
drawn h t"o SIR b. pDshed 10y one ana carr us three
TiIc mother Nv I.on " SAID Mrs Est,v "ard v,n
GriW htJ ..lc .ud then c. Ia Zee draw YOU The
flgIc-I ns c'cd upon and 800 more girls were made
happy m1 tlrir patent emf RAM at.ed; was
Vere sc ed before coming here, aud then tbs mis-
s,gl 4'u sH'n Int lctI,i'u 10 'i y .,4
irom disease but nat they from homes whore there
wa. 1o c,nta-i They sne very .voe ly 'ogetn and
la tiript happy torniSl. sIa. t4hC tc. tl "a