Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-13
Fresh Air Fund.
FFeSh All FUND.-
OFFICE NEW HAVEN CRY MISSIONS,
Aug. 10. 1890,

OFFICE NEW HAVEN Cry MISSIONS,
Aug. 10, 1890.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
desire through you to make grateful
acknowledgement to those who SO kindly
contributed to the fresh air fund under my
care. We have already had a very enjoy
able excursion on our childrens' day last
week, at which time more than 600 per-
sons were taken by the steamer Margaret
to Pawson park, where the entire day was
spent Each carried their own basket
lunch, but cake and ice cream were pro-
vided for the children, as last year, to-
gether with games, races with prizes, etc.
Much of the success of the excursion is
due to the efficient services of the commit
tee in charge, including Messrs Sweezy
and Rowland of the Sunday school de-
partment, Miss Sarah J. Hume, the lady
missionary, and Mrs. E. P. Seymour,
assistant to the general superintendent.
Another excursion, for working women and
mothers with little children has been
arranged for next week to the same place.
The hospital has been provided with boat
tickets for trip to the Thimble Islands,
and the children of the county home with
with round trip tickets for their annual ex-
cursion to Savin Rock. Easy carriages
have also been ordered for ride to East
Rock park or elsewhere by such of the
helpless patients among the sick at the
hospital, and the aged and feeble people
at the almshouse, as could not otherwise
be taken. It is hoped that sufficient funds
riages also for the use of the elderly ladies
at their two excellent homes on George
street and Wall street, and also to enable
us to furnish some of the families upon our
lists with one or more additional trips to
the islands or to the shore.
Oyer fifty dollars have been received
from Trinity Episcopal church through the
rector, Rev. DR.. HARDWOOD; forty dollars
were sent by the oottagers at Woodmont
through Miss Eliza H.. Terry; ten dollars
from the Sunday school of the United
church on their Children's day; twenty
five dollars through Miss Edith S. Woolsey
from friends of our Sunday school for ex-
cursion expenses; and from Miss Mary e.
Scranton payment of the entire expense of
our sewing school of over two hundred
members on the children's excur-
sion. Additional subscriptions have been
received from E. F. Mersick, Henry s..
Dawson, George M. Grant, Friends, y
Cooper & Nichols, '.Cash, J" Mrs. Frederick
1fCo, w dtSOA v. W., NILS. Eli w ultI6y,
Mrs. Henrietta S. Dana, "a Friend of the
Poor" j. w. Mansfield, ga Friend" (Home
Place., M. Franklin, "A Friend" Fair Ha-
ven), Mrs. R. P. Bolles, ga Friend lat
Dwight Place church), G. E. Hart & Co.,
Edward Mrlley and William Nicely & Co.
Acknowledg is also made. of gen.
| erous supplies of ice cream for the chill
| dren's excursion from Messrs. Hillman,
| Kutscher, Snow, Boschen, Lopez and
| HauH Brothers, with an abundance of cake
from friends of the city missions, through
Miss Beckley and Mrs. D. B. Horton and
daughter, and also from Miss Ida w.
Smith, E. Fl. judd and 81. E. Bradley.
leaning to and from the. steamer was fur
nished by Messrs Peck S. Bishop and
Smedley Bros. & Co.; printing >ica cream
| byS. 8. Adams and Cooper & Nichols; paint
ing Of placard by DR.. Charles A. Dorman;
| use of ice cream measures and spoons by
the A. L. Schneider company; one ham by
Louis Holbrook, with F. s. Andrew & Co..
sacking for races by S. a. Street & Co.
wooden dishes for ice cream by Bradley &
Damn. Subscriptions were kindly received
at Mix's drug store and at the City bank,
and to the JOURNAL AND COURIER and
other papers of the city is due much
Of the interest shown and the help
received. A very pleasant remembrance
was by Mrs. J. B. Robertson of
New Haven who sent her subscription
from the Pavilion hotel at Sharon Springs,
N, X, We would express appreciation
also Of the consideration shown our excur-
sionists by the officers and men of the
steamer Margaret, as well as Of the liberal
allowance in transportation rates by Mr.
p. II. Martin, superintendent Of the park
and steamer service, and the continuance
OF the same to us during the entire season.
Respectfully yours,
W.D. MoLsNAN,
General superintendent.