New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
FRESH AIR FOR THOUSANDS.
THE TRIBUNES WORK BENEFITED A
TOTAL OF 628 MOTHERS AND Chill
DREN LAST WEEK.

In the week ending August % The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund sent away to the country eleven parties
aggregating COB children. There were four day ex-
cursions up the Hudson and picnic to Staten
Island which gave outings TO b2i6 women and
children. In addition TO this there were sixteen
trolley parties which carried about 1000 mothers
and children to Bergen Beach. This makes total
Of 628 prisoners OF the city who tasted fresh air
last week through The Tribune's work
One party Of children started for the country on
Wednesday. their destination being Westheld. N j.
on Thursday the picnic at Staten Island was held
and proved great success. SiXty-iiye mothers ana
children enjoyed the good time. Friday witnessed
the departure of large parties Of children for
the Fresh Air Homes at Chapel Hill. y. J.. Cur
tissville Mass and Ashford Hill y. Y. on this
day over go children left the city and were trans
ported 10 open air and country scenes. Eight
children invited to Chatham. n. Y, for two weeks.
went along with the Curtissve party. on Sat
urday the sixth party OF the summer for Pitts
field. Mass, was sent out. The last party Of the
week went to Boyertown Penn. They were thirty
strong. and had been invited through W. W.
Wrenn. The people OF BOyerown have been most
generous in giving Invitations. and with the kind
care that has been taken here for the entertain
ment of the children, the little folks should nave
a splendid vacation
Some OF the things that the children say and
do when they first get 10 the country anus
ing and often touching. The innocent mistake Of
a little boy who went 10 the country little while
ago seemed particularly pathetic He was a weak
little fellow, with large brown eyes that seemed
always trying 70 catch a glimpse OF some
thing far away. lie was just out OF The
hospital and had been sick for many weeks. They
had despaired Of his life more than once, and the
nurse had been telling him Of Heaven, and of
all the beautiful things he should see when he
went there. The little invalid was taken from the
hospital TO the train. The party reached the
country late in the evening. and the children were
bundled right into bed. Next morning the sun
rose IN a blaze of glory. 1t had rained the night
before and the dripping foliage spanked and
CLEANED a thousand different colors in the sun
light The little boy woke up rubbed his eyes and
looked out Of the window. Then he rubbed his
eyes again The mountains and valleys spread
out in glorious array, and lovely in the freshness
of the early morning seemed unreal and ethereal
He reached over 10 his sister in the next bed
Sister" he faltered SISTER. is dis Heaven?'
Another boy in the party wrote home that
there were flowers everywhere, even on top OF
the chickens heads"
The four day excursions sent 10 Excelsior Grove
on the Hudson in the last week were OF nestima-
bic benefit TO the mothers and young children who
went on them. The clear bracing days. with the
Hudson's almost cold breezes. were invaluable
restoratives to the mothers and the little ones
who had been pulled down by the unparalleled heat
OF the preceding week
TUESDAYS and Thursdays excursions were under
the MANAGEMENT Of the Brooklyn Children's Aid
Society The people on Tuesday came from South
Brooklyn while on Thursday the poor mothers and
children from Williamsburg and Greenpoint had
the privilege of being on the water during per
feet day The following number were on board the
barge Warren Thursday: Babies IS; children
l3e; adults 20: making total Of S7 Tuesday
figures Adults, 2lj children, G2l; babies no.
q total of $50 5000.
Probably few outside Of the colony Of 5000 or
1000 Bohemians could have read the ticket Tor
Wednesdays excursion for II was printed in their
native Czech This excursion was arranged by
the Rev. Vincent Pisek. who has charge Of the
Church Of the Moravian Brothers 3i7 East Sew
enty-fourth-st Few Of the 1858 on board. except
ing the children who 20 10 the public schools.
spoke English. This number was divided as fol-
lows Babies. l52; children, 452' adults. 40
Fridays excursion was the second Of the season
managed by the Federation Of East Side Workers
The Rev John y. Devins president Of the
Federation was IN charge Of the party. The people
came from the crowded sections Of tho East side
There were on board the barge Warren and the
steamer Black Bird 50 babies. 800 children and 2Gi
adults a total Of 7OC.
There was also a picnic at Prohibition Park.
Staten Island for s. children and 10 mothers
from the Nurses Settlement 2si Henry-s II was
met at the ferry Thursday morning by Miss Chad
wick who represented the hosts. the Christian
Endeavor Society OF Port Richmond This So
clety of young girls paid all the expenses OF the
outing, including three generous meals In the
the dav.