Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-31
CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY.
What the Children's Country Home Has
Done and What 1t Needs.

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Done and What 1t Needs.
One Of the most deserving charities and one
that should appeal to the sympathies Of old and
young alike is the charity that enables poor
little city waits Of humanity to get a good
breath Of honest country air and n taste of that
out door life that makes children's lives SO
much brighter and happier. For eight years
past the Chi!drens Country Home has been
doing this work Of love for the children of this
city who would otherwise be compelled tospend
the entire year cooped up in cramped and un.
healthy quarters. The home is at the intersec-
ton Of the Broad Branch and Military roads on
Rock creek and is in q building splendidly
adapted Tor ito purposes. 1t is the custom at the
homo 70 take about score of small children at a
time, changing bali the number every week, SO
that each child has q fortnIghts experience in
the country before coming back 70 the city.
GIVE THE BOYS CHANCE.
This year il happened that the annual pound
party For the benefit Of the Country Home fell
upon q very rainy day, and for this reason the
receipts that were relied upon to defrav large
share of the summers expenses fell far short of
what had been expected. Now the officers and
directors who have charge Of the management
Of the home find that their funds are SO low
that unless aid comes in very room it will be
necessary to close the home directly instead Of
keeping it open until the lat Of September as had
been tie intention. This would be the greatest
disappointment to q large number Of boys who
would be deprived Of their summer outing. on
which they have been counting with the greatest
enthusiasm. The girls have had their time at
the home. July was theirs.
AUorsT BELONGS TO TIE BOYS
and has done 30 every year, The thought that
three score Of boys may be deprived Of their
share Of the delights of the home all for the
lack Of funds ia the source Of the keeneet re.
greet &c those who are interested il. the work
Two hundred dollars would suffice to last the
summer out. The home has never run into
debt and its officers are unwilling that it should
dc sc nov. and they have made urgent ap-
peal to their friends ard 70 the charitably dis
posed IT. general to come &c the help of the
genoy Visitors to the home made welcome
and are shown the woI kings of the institution
by the noble. good hearted parsons to whom is
Entrusted the care of the small children while
they are out on their vacation. Among the
children are q num6sr of couvsiescsuts from
the Cbtlcrsns Hospital, to vhcm tie Z, esh air
OF the :ouu.ry IL better than ali the medicines
il the world.
oooD WORK.
Some time age TIE STAR printed long de-
scriptiou If life at the home. The STAR repre-
sentative who went ont then tc Investigate the
work that il beirg done there has been out q
number OF times since and is convinced, as
every .one else nUat he that the funds of the
home are economically ard iudioiously ex-
pended, ard that considering the amount Of
money Tse6 the greatest posa!b!s amount of
good is done The STAR as usual will te glad
20 receive any contributions for this worthy
charity, acknowledge them in its columns and
turn them over to the treasurer Of the home.