New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05
ITS SEASON HALF OVER.
WHAT THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND HAS
ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR.
OVER 1900 PERSONS HAVE BEEN BENEFITED
ny 1r-PARrIEs OF CHILDREN TO LEAVE

o,rp 1000 PERSONS HAVE BEEN BENEFITED
ny rr-pARrIEs OF CHILDREN TO LEAVE
TOWN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
o.o-,o,f % this seasons work of The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund is now over and the friends OF the
,urd will no doubt be interested in knowing what
has been ACCOMPLISHED during the last few weeSA
A glance at the record shows that i'5l chiidren
have been sent to the country Tor TWO "eeNs
These children have been taken from almost al
parts of New-York and Brooklyn. and one party OF
ninety came from Jersey City. Most oil TIE c"u'eH
have bsen entertained in Massachusetts and New
York while a few companies were taken 10 PENN
svlvaria and one TO Maryland. In addition TO ne
children who have received two weeks OUTING
there have been twelve day excursions UP the hua-
son TO Excelsior grove. which carried totai OF H.
5s9 women and children. Thus 1t will be seen that H.
2s3 persons have been benefited by Inc iriou"s
Fresh Air Fund during the month OF July.
los, week was a busy one ll33 children being
sent away for fortnight's outing Ihere were
twenty-hve regular parties and two companies
made up of specials who went 10 various po'''S
on the Erie and New-York Central.
MANY NJ the children sent out by the Fresh AIT
Fund probably the majority OF them, nave sao
.,s,o-es Two particularly touching cases came 10
the notice of the fund last week Both ehi'oten
nan, with the party TO Walton. y. Y, SATURDAY
meaning A story about OF them was puoIsheu
IN The Tribune several weeks ago Inc auoP'eo
mother OF the little girl had beaten ana burned 'ns
child until she was mass OF purhs anu "
The agents of the Gerry society were iHio.ine' "a
~. case and the woman arrested, whie the
ltt,e girl was taken and cared FOR by the soSie'y'
rhe child has recovered from her rough treatment
hut her male face and thin, wasted little oooy
plainly showed the need OF country 1000 ana re"
air The other child was wee TOT. nov qui'e '
years old She bright ard cheerful anu see'eN
perfectly willing 10 go among suahse's
used to be three children in the family ou. VIC
mother and father are both drunkards' ana one
cr,d died Of sheer neglect. This little one was
taken in and cared for by the workers OF
ing church md when kind tr dss nhe " Bill
To.days parties win be two in nrmoef viii ine so 10
w be composed of s Ss n,ser @ viii leave At
midnight for Timberve, Va; II VII consist r,s ,S n.
children In %rnE 0r asked 'ns Dshh that the
children be sent late in the season. "wne" the rum
Perfect weather for the day excursions was me me
rule week The generous man VINO n bsster re-
these outings each Ss nSs a Mi STIR those
who are fortunate enough To- see ,ne Excursions
days w rSs on ru .ss an aday
Brooklyn under charge OF the brooS wss from East
3a 0 and ." was directed by the Rev.
IL NJ. Tyndal OF the Peoples Taoernacie mad.
at an early hour. and everything was as gay as
music fresh air and freedom from care TOT one ner
bountifu supply OF the best country milk was
served out TO every one on board. as well as sew
eral of Treadwe Harris's best ginger , vaSys
served tea free, which was thoroughly apprecls.ea
by the hungry crowd. There were about one 'hou'
sand each excursion. .., -
A touching incident occurred on one or these en.
cursions When the party had reached the pier IN
the evening a poor old woman who had never en-.
joyed sail on the river herself approached ,ne
man In charge and handed him quarter OF Sv,.
lar. asking that II be put into the mix lunu. ~
told that all the expense OF the excursions
was borne by one man. but she insisted on givIns
the money and It was accepted. IL was put INTO
the Fresh Air Fund and viii do good none the less
because of its smalness