New-York tribune., 1890-08-05
Az OUTING AT HANOVER.
NINETY CHILDREN BEING ENTERTAINED IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA TOWN.
INCIDENTS or THEIR JoURNEY-THE WELCOME
THEY RECEIvED-HOsTS AND GUESTS
ALIKE PLEASED.

Hanover Penn. Aug. (SpccaD.-Tllere arrived in
this town last Friday afternoon ninety strangers
Though they with no cards or letters of INTRO
duction they are now being entertained guests in
the houses Of the best citizens of this place 10 the
informal character OF the invitation. extended about
fortnight ago, and 10 double guarantee-tllt Of Inc
Tribune manager that the newcomers were human
and that of The Tribune ply yscian that they were
clean-is due possibly, the corallty with which the
strangers were received. Hanover Is enjoying It's
latest Innovation the entertaining Of nineyfonr little
boys and girls sent out from New York under the
auspices OF The Tribune FrcSh-Air Fund.
This party OF children, which was one OF the most
carefully selected ever sent by The Tribune. made
an early start from the city last Friday morning.
The Journey was a long one. but merry one wlthal
From the first splash Of the paddcwheels OF the ferry
on the North River until the last child was landed On
the platform at Hanover, the sole bent OF the ninety
was sight seeing. Their aptitude in observation Woulu
have done credit to professor OF natural sciehcc
At first quiet cigned throughout the car The sights
were strange; mind lost in wonder But inc
tension was too great, and diversion soon came IN
shrllI chorus Of Gospel hymns and national airs
Luncheon was attacked with the aml,hed desperation
Of an angler. When the visits ID the lcccOoeF "cio
prescribed bottles Of coffee and Of soda made their
appearance here aud there. one boy goried IN cigar
box fun peanuts lie had lots OF friends for the tle-
being but 40 was naturally t. b. expected his popular
'''N'~
years the baby Of the party, lost penny, her 'oo
moncyed possession she cried bitterly she hunted Tor
il under the seats. The care-takcr made good her
loss the tears stayed but the search vas Te-
,Imed until her capital vas doubled. As tFe rIue
was made across Ncw-Jer>ey at each stop te
Youngsters created IncrTment for the people IN the
station, bv cheering with the ringing tones Of college
slogan "TRI-B-I'-N-E,7 repeating the word three
tine, In the cheer. Vt place. an individual ap'
pearcd with hat which not inappropuatey cohId nave
been stylcd the "Maya0ver' pattern. Ihs was
opposite the end OF the car In which the boys "ero
piaced. In a tvinking was heard the patDeu'
ballad Where did y0u ge, that bat ETC. Inc
poor man was Is much surprised and dl''oHHu'"
A. wa, the pious country parsou who few years
AGO VA, heading a procession Of FreshAirsT from the
stat on 10 f. pllce Of distribution, when tn youngsters
started Hsuy with voice, in unison, sec Inc Hns"N
hot advancing, satan leading on
I'm the Broad -. station at Philadelphia a happy
thought entered the mind Of the man VINO MS u!'
ic. tanks. The day excessively hot, ana nc III
fused new lie into the party by distributing generous
.urply Of cracked icc. At Lancaster, number OF
people came aboard to get peep at the biz family
Amous these were Miss Mary zahm and Mis- Mary
Martin WHO won the lasting gratitude Of the little
ones BY present OF 900 pretzcls
The reception at the station IN Hanover VIII never
lie forgotten Ly any Of those who were fortunate enough
10 be present. The intention Was 10 have the A'Ie
ones in procession - tlc square ii llV 'o'"V
Of the town and there make the distribution. rain
storm prevented this arrangement, and the assignments
IN COZ sequence made IN one OF tie waiting rooms.
IN snit, of m. rain. the crowd enormous, hlHne
tina eecJnd Waing-rOOm, hcScslns the station ana
extending nly seventy yards down one Of the streets
Innumcrabe amusing incidents happened, as always
do AZ the station but on the other hand broad wave
OF eympathy seemed 10 sweep over the crowd ana
te,> stood in many eyes the littc boys and girls
l.tt~ flsir
The credit f)r Ianovcr's share in Tribune Fresh
Air work is due b three clcreymen-thc Rev. j. {.
Bowman. the Rev. Charles stock and The Rev Dr.
Roller There has also been the hcaricNt cooperation
in the work on the part Of the three papers OF tho
town" The Herald The CITIZEN and The spec
tltor7 No real canvass Of the town was made Every
offer q entertain children extended voluntarily.
II there wa, any ecn,hucSs among Hanover people
il never received a heavier blow than the Fresh Ar
cau.c has given H. The children are all delightfully."-
settled and 1t would be hard matter IA tell who are
the better pleased the guests or the hosts. The Rev
Charlie, stock has children of his own; he Is also
entertaining TWO Frcsh-AirS,' boy and his little
sister lie saws that he would like 70 keep the two
young New -Yor,crs, a. six children always was an
ideal family f. him. one Of Hanover's most popular
unmarried Young men In his Orcr for Slrl. lie
or h,r but the young woman 70 whom he mas been
devoted for over a year T. daily growing uoIc jealous
The uttc Trc>h-Air girl monopo1es all his attentions
low ccrsymcn lu all Pcnhsy Nnnla are ~ greatly DC
loved by their people IS the Rev John Bowman by
bi, flock, TN, fact /, due 0' much perhaps to his
marked sense Of hunor and quiet enjoyment OF Joke
~ 10 his superior qualitlc, preacher ana pastor
The morning after the children arrived Mr.. Bowman
coud not resist the temptation 70 hayo little fun
lie visited uumbcr OF his parIShioncrs and told them
bo had come IN remove their guests TO other places
The good man found that his joke had reverse acton
a, some Of his people showed signs OF hSht al the
idea Of giving up the Youngsters
There In one kind woman who deserve cspeclM
rcutlou and that /, a Mr.. Johns. who lives Ia one
of hc suburbs of Hanover she ordered four children
and took Six Her additional two are among the
most interesting OF the party, two little Swiss BOYS
vho have been in America not Guito one year. MIS-
Iohss heart il rs biz her country place Is attrac-
five. The latter with its orchard and trees and fowl
and grains and comfort, of the cupbodrd makes one
think Of Mynhccr Van Troses homestead. immortal
ized by the pen Of Irving
Hanover. for it, sire, IS the richest town in Penn
svlvuun Its people are principally OF German
descent Of that class who make housekeeping a inc
art The little Frc-h-Air children Will absorb many
valuable lesson in cleanliness, and order during their
STAY here. Thi, is the land where the painter and
the whitewashcr grow rich. lanovers housewives
have as great anpathy for dirt as they have for his
satanic majesty himself.