New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-03
rurrDREN'S OUTINGS LAST WEEK.
Yearly A THOUSAND LITTLE ONES SENT
INTO THE COUNTRY BY THE
FRESH AIR FUND.

1-rsNu Fresh
,.-,,s the week ending August twenty-four
ou assregating s7s children. in addition TO
pa' ties there were three day excursions to Ex-
w" 80 Grove and one picnic TO Staten Island, which
o.'s, . ,resh air to 2545 mothers and children.
wednesdays parties were three IN number inc
aors,s,,nc OF twenty one children. left the city
-ouaoua Penn. IN the middle OF the day. This
F ,he direct outcome Of a large party which went
,.s Mace the day before. The little Fresh
~" mere so we'll liked by the people that invita-
W Cor twenty-one more were generously given on
10, and they were sent off the next day. There
w ,ow l4s children at TamaGua
The second party OF the season Tor Euiitoro,
= numbering fourteen children. and the third
W. Xevburg " y numbering fifteen left In the
afternoon 49,. -u,,,
..r,,.s which departed in quick succession. The
-. mos composed OF ten children for Conklin
- y Y The Rev George ]. Mchebach. OF
,..rbannton. ~ V has arranged for the reception
:, re- children who are invited by the Christah
rdaavor Union Of that city. Everything mas peen
800 20 give them a happy and thoroughly health
-, -ocat,on The next party was one or twelve
asrsren for Honesdale Penn Miss Jennie A Lee
49,, tho undertaking through and has been we'll
-. ,hs christian Endeavor Society Of Homes
80, T,b,rtv-fye children went to Utica y. y late
4, Tho morning Five OF these were pound LOT
rrer.on Falls and in addition there were ten
..o.,a,s" Nine children went IN the afternoon
Nv night boat for Old Mystic. Conn Dryden W.
phelns has seen 10 their reception
tS-,aav,s narties were four in number. Ashford
, N.,,,a ,e9 children: Ellenvile. n. Y. 10 little
-. c,,-.,ss,.ille Mass 80 boys and girls and
Ciave-ack y. Y. "a children.
n, saturday morning an interesting party or
,o,,v Was sent of 10 Walton. \. y. Almost all
~ children had been there in former years. and
80 60 well liked by their hosts that they have
onA oCof
,o., ro-,, Of the week left the city about noon
49, p.S,.v Nd A great many OF these children.
,o b.vs firm friends in the country and have been
,i,ad by former hosts. The party was large
one and preparations have been made in proper
,on. Henry Euker has superintendent all arrange
,,.pts These children invited for two weeks by
The people o. three towns Ridgey, Cordova and
Queen Anne.
There were three day excursions sent to Excel
sior Grove on the Hudson during the week
Wednesdays and Saturdays started from BROOK
lyn and both under the management OF L. l.
Hill Of the Brooklyn Childrens Aid Society. Of No
81 Popar-st. On the former the people were from the
nelghborhood Of the Brooklyn Bridge. There were
on this excursion 80 babies. Al children ana 81
mothers. q total OF ssl. on Saturday the people
from the neighborhood OF Congress-st. had the OPP
peasantest days Of the summer. Two hundred and
forty-two mothers ASP children and liz paoes ID
went on this EXCURSION Three physiclaans
from the Long Island Hospital accompanied II. put
they had little 10 90. a lew cases OF seasickhess
and summer complaint among the babies were all
that they had TO attend to.
The only New-York excursion during the week
was that arranged by Miss A VI. Collishaw, OF the
Mariners Tempe. in Henry-st. On this excursion
there 70 babies, Sl9 children and 1888 adults
total Of rs.
Besides these excursions, party of g. was enter
tanned on Thursday at Prohibition Park. staten
Island by the Junior Christian Endcavor Society
Of Staten Island. Fifty children and the mothers
with nine babies. selected Dy +. y. Booth ano
DR. G. p Stokes of the Neighborhood Guild. None
OF these either the children or the mothers, had
ever been out OF New-York City. so that the day
was full Of rare pleasure for them They reached
the Park about 10 O'Clock. and between that time
and o'clock when they left It. every one had three
square meals To street boy who thinks himself
lucky II he gets one meal day, this was I'M
paralleled even extravagant hospitality.
All the expenses including carfares OF this picnic
net by the young girls OF the CHRISTIAN En-
desvor Society Of Staten Island.
edo NIENTS