New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
Totals ..12soa2 1o7g7s 1901 s3oo.i IA 50 IS


The money column in the above table and IN
the expenditures for the year. includes only 'he
expenses for the general work Of sending children
IN the country for the fortnight vacations. NO
money has ever been taken from the general
fund for day excursions. The expenses for these
have always been borne by private individuals
The expenses for the day excursions Tor the past
four years have all BEEN borne by one New
York gentleman. He only stipulates that MS
name shall not be made public, and during the
mast four years has paid all the expenses IN
curred in giving a days pleasure to $4,000 peo-
ple Comments on a benevolence OF such mag
nitude are unnecessary 1t speaks for itself.
Although the fresh-ar work, has EXPANDED ihto
several directions. the main work is still that Oh
sending children into country families, where
one or two are received for a fortnight as IN
vited guests. Advance agents travei ABOUT from
Mace to place during the spring seeking 10 inter-
est communities in inviting the tenement-house
children TO their homes. Committees are APP
poInted-usually from the various churches-
whose duties are TO find out how many cnlioreh
can be received In their town, and arrange WIFI
the manager the details and time Tor them 10
be received. There Is as yet no 1aiilhe OIL vi
interest among our country friends BEFORE Nie
middle Of August 1t was necessary 10 cancer al
further engagementS on account OF the lack Vi
funds. and the season closed when there were
many hundred places ready for chiidreh anu
no money in the treasury to pay the rairoau
fare.
The children sent to these country places are
selected by Christian workers among the poor
nv nhvsicians Bible readers missionaries, mis-
sionarv nurses from hospitals and dispensaries.
They are ALI carefully examined by Dr. Vinton.
the examining physician Of the fund, to see that
they are In a fit condition TO enter the waltihs
homes The Board Of Health supplies daily hsl
OF the houses in which contagious disease Is re-
ported and with this list in hand we are en-
abled to reduce to a minimum the danger vi 'he
children carrying away any disease WIN 'he'i'.
There is the same old battle against filth and
vermin After seventeen years struggle ana war
fare against ver1nin and dirt after exhaus'ing
every known remedy, there are still cases Vi
vermin The tenemcnt-house children are NOT
as a rule clean. The bathing facilities Tor 'he
poor in this town are such that there is little
hope of their ever becoming clean till some ade-
quate provision is made for baths Tor the grea'
unwashed ...u
The transportation companies do their iull
share toward helping on the Fresh-Air woIh'
With maximum rate of 81 so for the round t1P'
for points not over 500 miles distant from New
York, we are enabled to accept the hospi' my
offered at distant points, and stu Keep tite aa
erage cost per capita down 10 very low Hsu {.
Children were received as guests In various
towns in the following named States: vermont
Eew-Hampshre, Massachusetts, Connecueu.
New-York, New-Jersey Pennsylvania DeiawaI {
and Maryland. The conduct OF the childreh ~
as a rule, better than one could reasonably eN.
pect and many hundreds make permanent
friends who invite them back from year to
year. The average truthfulness and ciean'iness
OF this class of children very low. and tnese
two unpleasant facts are the greatest hindrahce'
to the work H.
There il a large growth from year TO year IN
the direction OF summer homes. undohDteny tht
very hes. results obtain where the children are
scattered, one or two In family, yet there u
very much to be said In favor Of the summer
home, where a number are received under one
roof with a good staff Of attendants TO care 1ol
them. IL In always difficult to make the proper
selection Of children 10 enter the family. III y
still more difficult TO get II into suitable cchdi
ton to be u welcome guest. The summer Rome
allows for more latitude in both directions ane
many can be easily cared for there who couId no
be taken into q private family. At IcIlenvilie
N. Y, beautiful work was done. The SICK ane
lame the dirty and troublesome ones we're es
pecially desired A society Of ladies have bu
fresh-air home at Chapel Hill. N. J. Free
use of this beautiful home was given e
The Tribune for the season. The famil,
Of threescore little ones had a particn
lnriy good time there Another horn'
opened the past summer Ia The Happy Lana
at Tenahy N. J. Mrs. John s. Lyle has sparet
no expense to make this home perfect in all ~
eppc)htYnents, she entertained there az ne
eueoto daring the entire season parties number