New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-15
TWO WEEKS IN THE COUNTRY.
DEPARTURE OF LARGE FREsH-AIR PARTY.

DEPARTURE OF LARGE FREsH-AIR PARTY.
WORK OF MRS. PRATT ALONG THE ERIE-wHo WILL
CARE FOR THE CHILDREN.
1t was busy day in many tenement-hOuses,
nurseries mission schools yesterday For week IL
had announced to some of the children that the
first TRIBUNE FreshAir Fund party OF the season was
10 start last night the Eric Railroad For many
weeks, months In some cases, tired, careworn
mothers and dirty careless halfscx children had looked
forward the day when the party to start Some
Of the children e. tho country last and fully
realized the great happiness In store for them Como
back year the parting salutation last fall.
and this request mad been repeated again and again
during the winter To the great majority OF the party
the train was TO them to country, but to
others there countless novelties ia store.
In the West SHE Day Nursery, No 26G West Fortieth
ST.. many hands at work the sxty-nine young
ste-s that made contingent OF the large party
Children being scrubbed AMI pat to bed. After a
OF couple OF hours they dressed again, many
Of them In nursery garments. AMI then they ate good
substantial supper. At o'clock they were taken by
Mrs. f. A. Pratt To the Chambersst ferry Here many
other groups similar In made the party OF
about 30D children OF the energetic maron OF tue
Nursery in Fortieth-st. assumed command. 1t was
justly Mrs. Pratts parry FOR tina children to ENJOY
the fortn,ghts holiday in n ,mcs secured for them
largely through her personal influence For three weeks
she the line OF the Erie Road, visiting twenty
seven towns Ia twcnty-one which FresAir chill
dren had been entertained AT each place she had
toexplan the workings one Fund tell how the children
are selected describe the homes from which thcy
and answer any objections that might arise. In places
where the merry Of the city visitors not an I'M
common sound there little difficulty to reawakcn
the enthusiasm o former years. Occasionally an opJec-
lion like this would have TO be met:
81 dent think the chillren as poor as we are.
My girl last yoar told me that she lived IN larger house
"Then had TO explain to this good-meaning woman.
said Mrs Pratt TO TRIBUNE reporter yesterday mat
there was an abundance of room. Why. visit rear
teneinenthousc where there are four families ana
of the requests that get when making
the party lady WAC wanted mother ana
little gr baby i'll the nursery And she il to have too
Another request is Tor gir with brown hair and blue
eyes And was fortunate enough 10 NIL this order And
then the desire for little children In towns ast
sing Insdsle wants twelve children and ten OF them
to he nndrr year One little girl who was going
to Friendship was gettng rea.y i.s ngh' wneh nea
special invitation to visit family. ana nsnD.'
less IL viii be repeated later. Three children
the request being these three and II they cannot
do not send any, but these three must come Ihey
There stands girl pointing to large. dull child OF
eleven years. who only slcrpsln bed when size Is IN
police station wherever her mother send her. AS
you see, her clothes not M TO be seo and after she
amined. she viii be dressed In nursery clothes and WIN
look little ., more hk rr, in1 anger 'n''
The following are the entertainers at the several
places:
seicMr. Norton Mrs Mary can o; Mr.. Besey Dun
Mrs H. VIE Land n A. Ars: Marshall BaDoitL
mSn MS Rose OWE MIS- ella csacy .oyie Frank
Wallace. Mrs william } atty. Miss Nina Nethorby. Mrs
Anna gen. MT. II n sheson y. l. >mer'on. nner sin'
N Gsvir jerc%e M,ddsash Mrs, C. na4tIsy. MTs, William
nrowaug John Wright Is. F. Miks Mrs Ann Norton and
fsner; Mrs An.en adams Mrs RoIls' Mr. MT.
Henry hambersia Mrs Cary Mrs & " =, r ia Sc.
gasns atom Mrs frsi e. Mrs Nickicm Mr.. Van
Canlan. Mrs. J. NJ. William Mrs. snckn'ys Mrs Q moar
Torman Mrs IL " Ernst. 81. bcnnio Mr., w. =;
Wyckof. Mrs Brooks. Mrs Horton. Ptrck "heo'cr ana
linni -Poes Hewcit. Dsrei White 2 spencer joel
CSsrIes Benstt isansom GeasoS JSsn Huston
ley Oscar Cecilia Wilder George -tOcA liner W..
=. Thompson w r.. NiDic Lyman hoistcr. H. )" Chase
nndoVcr- s. bradley Flora Bundy Mrs }. nildinc. p
Burrows. NJ Williamson William o. Young Thomas Com-
sock r. Baekus Mrs ndIne Mrs William IL Si. AZ
NIe~Mrs william stilman George skif Mira. O.. W.
Emers, u. = Irisa J. ~ logors o,.,u.. y,.. Flat.
Miller T. b. Roger. TIA hei soriore, Mrs. A o. Hig
gas cred rhrney. aud Miss noie ,ny -
laney Mrs Percy Mrs b. Clement and sirs Helen
Hornellvllo-Mrs George Drehncr Mrs A p. Brindio
MIR. W. Lewis. Mrs. Henry Best and Mrs. Margaret
PGnte Post-Mrs lilo igman Mrs Boasae Mrs craig and
srs Leonard Fortonrs and Mr. Lewis. Erw n'sars Nus
sel ana Mrs Townseld Iadepeni roe =. d. Gre y.
per-Mrs. Charles Mhitins. WITT Sehue-Srs hAooo0H
Belmont-Mrs d. w Pike
road aud third will soon follow the evening train
the children throo parties going TO the towns
will receive breakfast In the morning at Hornsls
vile.