New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-17
LITTLE HEARTS MADE GLAD.
HOMES FOUND FOR 800 CHILDREN.
WHERE THE LITTLE ONES COME FROM AND now
THEY ARE GATHERED AND SENT.

| WHERE THE LITTLE ONES COME FROM AND now
THEY ARE GATHERED AND SENT.
Five Tribune FreshAIr parties left tho city yes
| terday and to-day some twelve fifteen provincial
| communities Will receive the young visitors.
| several Of these parties Will no comment worthy
OF note In tho respective neghborhoods In which they
are received since the people arc acquainted with Tho
! Tribune Fresh-Ar work. but In the case OF the 70
mander the inevitable programme must be carried 10
| completion Tho connection, hub-hub and curiosity
often aroused by the first visit Of party Of children
rural town is unique say the least. OF course
the whole matter has been discussed I'm It's entirety
by the village pastor and his flock, through whose
| influence mainly invitations are extended TO inc
children. Committees have been appointed and the
list OF hosts made complete. But upon the arrival
Of the train which carries the little ones, half The
town. patrlcan and plebelan alike, turn out to see
the little ducks as kind hearted old farmer TO
Gently named them The baby strangers are separated
and handed 10 their hosts, and by the time the
| distribution IS finished the enthusiasm has been 50
contagious In the crowd that not nfrequenty forty
or fifty moro children could be gladly accommodated
Those who have signed for children bear away their
prizes In happy mood while their neghbors now
made Jealous by peep at the bright faces goomlly
| return homo Gliding themselves that they too did
not leave their the slip at the corner grocery
or drugstore.
The first excursion Of yesterday was away In GOOD
|
for Johannesburg n. Y. 1t consisted exclusively OF
little girls, fourteen In ALL from mission chapel on
| tho Fast Side Their hosts Parker Wixon, Mech
! lansburg; c. c. wlxon, Mrs. Thomas Shaw aud Mrs.
John strawbrdge. Perry City Mrs. Van Auken' Mrs.
james Donnelly, Mr.. Austin and DR.. Hill humans
burg, n Y, DR.. Hopkins, Of this city, was the ex-
aiming physician and J. Barton French, Of Trunans-
burg chairman Of the home committee.
The party Of children starting for Rome, N T., and
| adj al a
worthy Of the day. 1t contained Lightweight boys
and girls, ali told, and gathered from every
quarter Of the city The largest division OF the two
carloads came from the St. Aug1snes Mission School
! They arc principally children Of German mechanics
Industrious, and intellectually above the average Of
! their class That the children appreciated by
their entertainers IS atesed by the fact that many Oh
| them visit the same homes In the country for the
fourth successive year. One girl affected with lung
trouble has an invitation spend the entire summer
and another Of delicate health Will keep her company
The work Of sending out children for ST. Augustine
ls done in thoroughly and systematized manner
4 man and a connected with the mission
| make this their sole charge during four months IN
| the year The children are all sent 10 the examining
| physician, each with card upon which Is written the
name, age and address Of the bearer. II the eAam-
| lnaton IS favorable, the card IS signed Dy inc
doctor, but a refusal to sign rejects the applicant
Before the child can go the country, receipt IS
all dllty for sickness, accident, etc. to the
child Is upon the parent. and cannot revert TO either
the mission or the managers Of The Tribune FRESH
| Air Fund A few of tho children wore medals sus-
pended from their necklaces, these, the teacher eN
planned were awarded by syetem OF merit marks for
| al ndance and puuctualty al church and sabbath
school Some OF the children have been prize-tahcrs
for five years and while in the country VIII Obtain
certificate OF church ATTENDANCE from their hos'S tha
their previous good record shall not DO impaired The
| training OF the industrial school connected with the
mission IS OF value TO the older children; many are
engaged In making boxes, artificial flowers and under
garments, and Others serve in the capa'ity OF call
bows and cash girls In largo retail establishments
luncheon was TO be served Utica, by the kindness OF
{. V. Lansing. of that place.
| A small party started in the afternoon for Mont
clair, " j.. where they VIII bo guests Of the Mont
clair home" These are all invalid girls from an
institution in the city The expenses Of their enter
| tanment are generously met by several ladies' OF
Elizabeth " j., who are especially Interested in the
| Home
The exclusion to Hghtstown, y. j., at p. NJ d
the ono TO Brattleboro, Vt, by tho Norwich Doat'
closed the day, making total Of 500 children sent
into three different States. The Hlghtstown party,
a. its predecessors Will be the guests of Gfe,' and
viii fill the vacancies caused by tho return Of party
from that vicinity to the city this morning. All
credit IS due Mr. Fuller, Of Dratteboro who has been
so energetic in tho IN that town for number Of
The Young Mems Christian Association Of Bratteboro
will entertain ten Of the children.
The return Of parties has begun tho first to reach
the city was that which spent two weeks az Mont
| eomerv y. Y. They arrived al : 80 last evening.
Following are tho hosts:
| Rome " Y.-John Brown. Mrs D. S. Ellis. Mrs.
John Graf Mrs George Hauck Mrs. W. c. Knight,
| Mrs J. NJ Mccarthy. Mrs N 2. Rud1 Mrs George
| Smith Miss Kate f. Snyder Ms 5. Thalman, Mrs.
| W B White. Mrs J. L. wise, Mrs Mary Youngofman,
Mrs Arthur Colburn, Mrs. L. NJ CclbuFn' Ms Nande-
walker Mrs James Parks, Mrs Mary GalIy, Lee Centre,
\ Y; Mrs. G. G.. Bowman and Mrs Hette Puts,
| Ridge Mills ". Y Mrs. George White, Lowell, n. Y;
| Cornelius 7. williams Bartlett, N Y; Mrs. A. N
Whltuer spencerport; II. II. Harphnm, LaHepor5; Ms
George Harrington Mrs. Professor Root and Mrs > il.
| Iurdck Clinton ". y Mrs w. II. Waterbury, Mrs ).
Slater Mrs w Waller, Charles Haynes and D. T. Mapes,
o. Frankfort Mrs ]. l. Rabbit, Miss Nellie Watson,
| and Ms Campbell. Of WhItesboro; J. ?. Van Small
| Clnastotl; Thomas Wborry. Orisk1ny MS. BulbuFy
| Frederick Eaton, George Miller. Echru Hunt, NJ y.
| Jones. and Mr.. Thomas, OF Utica
Bratleboro, V~-Mrs Brown Mrs. Evans Mrs DR..
| Tucker, Mrs. Smith Amherst Mass, z. C. Gurnsey,
| Mrs. T. Gaylord, and Mrs. Clark.
The examining ply sicans were Doctors Hopkins,
Daniel. Vintol, Lyttlo PTentlss Kelly, Roberts and
| DOlnlug.