New-York tribune., 1896-07-09
THREE MORE PARTIES.
PICTURE OF THE LIFE OF ONE LITTLE
GIRL AIDED BY THE FRESH AIR FUND

A pIcTr7RE OF THE LIFE OF ONE LITTLE
GIRL AIDED BY THE FRESH AIR FUND.
Three parties OF children we're sent away TO the
country Tuesday They were drawn from srea.
many different psrts Of the city. and were All VI
the poorest class. large number came from ."e
Jewish quarter on the East Side. one of the "rD'
rules followed In sending children to tho country /"
that In their selection attention be PAID 70 Scc'
or Datonality-unlcss. Of course. their hosts spEI'
otherwise Any child can Co. provided only 'nat ne
or Che IS one OF the very poorest ana most
little souls that the great city holds ana the srea'-
est pains are taken that this shall be true IN every
case Some OF Yesterdays children certainly fooked
as though they could not keep The night up muc"
longer II they were to remain In the cry
There were many pale. wis.ful races Win n'aiA ~
Of priyaton and suffering piifully apparent. ano
rosy cheek was rare exception. The eyes OF theSs
children seem to one very large ana earnest a,'"
TO be ever filled with look OF DUMP entrea'y' IN.
lives Of such little unfortunates are carry .ouce"
with melancholy and a suffering. dowMrodien reei-
Ing which seldom falls to the lot OF most pe,p'e
even when they are older. finds expression IN their
faces
Two good-sized parties went away yesterday
morning both by the same train One, oahd VI
forty-one children was sent out 10 Nor'hd'"p'n
~ Y They had long ride Defore tne'h' 'ne ""'"
being scheduled TO get them there just IN ume io'
suppsr The task Of getting things ready In North
II. Roswell Bates and everything possible mas ocen
done to give the little onts a rock!ng good time
The result Of hard. earnsst work Is seen IN tne
number OF children who went In yesterdays parry
The people OF Northampton have accomplished tne.r
task In a whole-hearted way. and nave put the'"
sa,vas o,,t in inviting the children from the CITY
The other party for this part OF the country was
bound for Unadllla y. Y. and numbered twenty
four The Rev T. L. Chichester. OF Unadhia, mas
,pan,ped affairs and has secured warm weicofhe
among his townspeople for the guests from o"e
city These children were drawn from lhe ""'u
VIII Mission Of this city, IN which MT Chiches'ef
is very much interested, as he was once min'S,er
OF this inst;uion, before he became pastor ot INC
r-,adi1a Congregational Church The country
about both I-nadilla and Northampton IS wnoiesome
and healthy and the two weeks which form 'ne
vacation Of these little folks viii prove wonderfully
bracing and strengthening
The third party was small one ior S'ei.o"' '> -
They vere sent from the East S'oe' near E''e
district particularly nssed for It. Ss asn's sbsrs
ago looked 80 tired and heplsss tha; her aweds sds
ase on a0t the Of ne ss event.
thns s'' was greasy and dirty. and the & misery was
added to BY the rooms smaness WIN h,nts raam
srovgh 70 move about The ceiling could be touches
with the hand The place was %ssni could i've there
f, :, u,as literally den OF human wretchedness Inc
misery p living WAS ,t t'rsS'n SsT IN Who ns the
xu' ~ ~ father being dead was questioned as ~
managed 70 make ~ .aHaon snas %ss any humber Of
nau -, S,rSn, ,na last year II usual tning
- he Without cent Of money or particle OF 1oSl ~.
Then she was asked what they geherahS la" '''
breakfast. 49, o.o,,, has a little bread
md some coffee-I guess that's ABOUT all
..cb ~" bres5 most always, an coffee. an praps
little rice
Ne has tea for supDcr-yes, an bread 700: ,s. q
naesr axrcsntionMtruy. a tasteful living wnen one one
considers the quat; Of n the arsicEss Fresh Air Fund
chiIdren are brought FROM this Is no" 'he ou'7'
haI lives