New-York tribune., 1896-07-24
FLINT'S FINE FURNITURE.
POPULAR because Of its high
quality and factory prices.
FRESH AIR FUND PARTIES.

OVER 400 CHILDREN SENT OUT IN THREE DAYS
THIS WEEK.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent away to the
country Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday no
fewer than 400 children. More advantageous days
on which to send the little away from the
city could not have been chosen. The differences
between the city and the country great, in
deed The country must have been veritabae
paradise to tired little tenement sufferers on these
days
On Monday lo2 children started on their travels.
party of twenty for Alton. N Y. and eleven for
Sloansville n Y. left the city In the morning by
the same train. The Alton children are invited by
several different families and the undertaking Is
under the special leadership OF Mrs. H. A. Bene-
diet. A delightful visit has been planned for them
At Sloansville the Rev A. A. Reed is in charge Of
affairs.
Late in the afternoon nineteen boys. from twelve
to fifteen years OF age. took the night boat for
Ashland, n. Fl. They were on their way to an
ideal boys vacation. S. W. Sturgis has kindly
invited them to the Groton School Camp for two
weeks visit. and arrangements have been made to
give them a taste Of the kind Of life an active boy
and especially city boy. would take the keenest
delight in The fourth party of fifty girls. for this
season. started for Tenafy. ~ j., also on Monday
On Tuesday the third party Of this summer for
Fairfield, Conn. consisting OF sixteen children
Wednesday morning was marked BY the depart
ure OF three bands OF Fresh Air children over the
s The % erx xepe of Msy Ssasd
when they arrived there. as some were invited to
Pttsford and TO Shrewsbury besides the
ones for Rutland. The experimenting OF the whole
thing has been in the hands of w. II. Fuller OF
aided him well. No pains have been spared TO
make the undertaking a success.
About an hour later party OF eleven started fog
Unadilla, y. Y, and another party, made up OF
twelve little girls was sent out to Frankfort. IS. Y
Mrs. Frank Perkins has attended to the inviting Of
the latter children. They were forlorn and ttrcd
lot and sadly in need Of the pleasant vacation that
is In store for them.
A notable party left In the afternoon for Romu-
lus. n. Y. 1t composed of thirty-one children.
Perhaps some of them can no longer be called chill
from The Tribune Fresh Air Fund. and OF
them have been invited there every summer from
the beginning. Many and lasting the friend
ships that the city visitors have formed there. Mrs.
year. and the number points TO the success Of the
enterprise
Many people do not realize what utterly wretched
homes and desperate circumstances most OK the
full investigation is made. These are the facts a.
reported concerning a small party that sent
out little while ago They are given without FUR
ther comment: Eleven OF the children had
nearly all OF them were drinking men, and the
mothers were obliged to labor outside OF the home
work TO keep family and home together al all.
One little boys father In prison for bcutal
treatment OF his family; another had played the
coward and away. leaving his sick wife to sup
port herself and child In another family the
father had a broken ankle There were troubia and
sorrow for all. and most OF them were 30 poor they
were often hungry" These the bare facts, and
II Is a long recital Of human misery and woe that
they outline II is blessing. indeed when one OF
the country. respite from suffering short period
Of happiness.