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! TJFT FOR FRESH-AIR WORK.
GENEROSITY OF EDWIN GILBERT.
THE Use OF A RooMY COTTAGE FOR TIE REST
OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OVER THE
v-ODY ~ Georgetown. CONN.

OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OVER THE
WORK AT GEoRGETowN, CONN.
Georgetown. Conn., Aug. CspeciaD-rhe Tribune
Frcsh-Ar Fund is at present receiving anoSo"c anu
most substantial recognon from the good people OF
this little country hamlet and IT. envlrohs oIe ii'
north of here at Branchvillc Station, hidden away III
the foothills OF the Green Mountains STANDS large
roomv cottage, in which no one has hVcd lol iu'oo
of years The cottage which, together Win TIC fc0o
Of ground upon which it stands, cost S"o'ooo, y uo
property Of Edwin Gilbert Of Georgetown hr. Till
bert who is president Of the Gilbert MANUFACTURING
Company which has extensive wire mills IN TINS pace,
is Just recovering from severe Illness pc'"s '"o VI
natures HOblcmcn IN matters Of benc'oichcc' 'c "''
day he was permitted 10 walk abroad from the houso
he determined 10 show in some practoai way '"'
thanhfrncss for his recovery 1t was one OF Uiosc
extremely hot days about fortnight ago. ana Nr'
Gilbert was nor long in forming the decision that his
"thanltofcringn should be the rendering Oh tis coV
tagc TO The Tribune fund managers 10 be useu ior
fresh purposes the rest Of the summer "iter soo
correspondence with Miss Emma iiurlbutt Mt "Dert
niece, who has charge Of the entire matter The IT'D
une managers accepted the gift, and preparations arc
being hurried along 10 receive the FIRST party Oh
fifty Children which Will arrive saturday evening
next.
The cottage Is admirably adapted to it, new pur-
pose. Il Is three stories high, and Including TIC
dining rom and kitchen, contains eighteen large
lEh-cCting
wardrobe and there stationary washsands on inc
two lower floors. One IV0m Will be for the TWO
matons. another for reception room. and win tho
exception OF the servants chamber, the rest Of thc
house will be given to the little ones Inc
cellar which covers the full length and width OF inc
house cemented and together with the large carriage
house in the rear 4 Will be used for storage TIC
carriage house VIII also be called into requsition Oh
rainy DAYS for play nom The sixteen acre. surround
I,f tb. SI
and shade trees. and The foot Of the slope rms
beautiful mountain brook, which is lined With ll'he'
and tall grass. one end Of II viii be much sought
after by tine bOys-a inning bath On either $40
OF tho narrow valley In which the plot IS situated rise
tai punaclct ridges from the top Of which Long Island
sound can be shining In the distance
The presiding genius Of the whole enterprise Is MISS
| Hurllutt She has made everybody enthusiastic, Tor
a radlu, of tn miles round about, over tie matter
II was her suggestion that The Tribune furnish tho
transportation and the kind people n TINS neielOor
hood ive materials and funds for the board ana lodg
Ing of the children. NJ c0nsc during the last twenty
Eve years has stirred the hearts Of The people OF
Georgetown A. IA, this one. Committees from the
Roman catholic the Methodist and the Congregational
| churchc- have ,de energetic canvass. and tie
first icf,a 70 do anything IS ye - BE- received i|pc
that could give money have Willingly shared theif
furniture and tnei Tc,Otrres Farmers nave PROMISED
| meat milk. vegetable and fruit, and number Of
the families have given ticks for the beds Those
will be filed with new hay 80 sweet thai te your SITS
viii dream they se,p on cOuchcs OF aOeS and mlrrh.
The children Of the village have promised, rs Their
Necessary f5r the cquipmcn, Of the play ground
! some Of the guests OF the Plt7tNantsldc Cottages
whose delghtfu grounds join thOAn OF Mr. Hllntf'
together with other visiting young women from He% %
York, Brooklyn, south Norwak ana else mere, haVe
rottsso The action on The part Of the 800 employees
| Of the wire mills nas been most touching. They havo
st.nty S ot Their oerns IS possibly surpassed only BY
the poor woman Who with SIX !ttle chidren 10 sup