New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27
THE FRESH AIR FUNDS WORK.
ALMOST A THOUSAND CHILDREN SENT OUT
LAST WEEK-THE DAY EXCURSIONS.

LAST WEEK-THE DAY EXCURSIONS.
In the week ending July % The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund 10 the country "a parties aggregating
e35 children. Two day excursions given az
fording days outing to 1,7o5 children This makes
a total for the week Of 2e40 children who have
joyed outings
The Fresh Air Fund Thursday and Friday
sent 70 the country fewer than 40 children. This
Is fine keeping Up OF a good beginning. The
record for the first half OF this is certainly
encouraging. ard If the work for the summer were
to stop now there would be found gratifying
number OF little city children who had received an
outing in the country. However. there are many
more invited. and multitude who are longing 20
60 so that August will see no sackenlrg OF the
work. There still host OF little sufferers who
need fresh air. ard every BIT they can gel OF II.
Thursdays work was started with an early morn
ing party for CGliicoon Depot. " Y There were
seven children In IT, besides two for Long EDDY,
~ Y. and five who were specially invited 10
nearby places The Rev W A. Masker has man
aged the affair Pittsfed, Mass. received its third
party for the summer on Thursday, and viii en-
terrain forty-hve children this time.
Two parties left by evening trains, one SINAI!
band for Randolph. y. Y. and the other a troop
OF children bound For Auburn. y. Y. They were
Brooklyn children who went 20 Randolph and are
Invited FOR two weeks. c. B. Rogers has seen to
the arrangements for the entertainment of the lit
tie city visitors.
The Auburn party has been arranged for by the
Rev W H. Muheron. who has sent his Invitations
directly 20 the Central Union OF the s. vincent
De Paul Society The Charity ORGANIZATION Society
got the children ready 10 40. With this party was
a small band for shortsville. Phelps ard Clifton
Springs.
Friday was a busy day. The first party started
n the morning. with htty-one children for St
Helen's Home a. Cur,issvile. Mass, and Twelve
who were invited to Chatham. y. Y. TIE children
.hr-a hoo FE~ n
ceding summers. AID have been liked 20 well that
they have again received invitations. J. W. Lake
has arranged for them Two parties OF about 100
each started In the afternoon for the homes Az
Ashford Hill and Chapel Hi. and also party OF
seventeen for Wes;fied. " J.
The day closed villa two parties over the New
York Central They took evening trains. and 1t
seemed strange 10 them 10 be getting into rail-
road train instead of into bed. They were al urea
and ready for 1t IS an object lesson Ia
itself to see these ltte untor "a they start
off There Is such a listess. fOr!orn JOCK aoou.
them. and many white little faces. SADNESS anu
suffering visit these children early In HE. and they
come 10 stay The first party was mace up OF
seventeen children for Lake Placid. y y besides
eigL, more specially invited. The Rev. George !.
Interested every one in the charity. the result
is a peasant success and weeks OF fun ior ~
tt e S ;or M M1,o e af and six Tor RED creek
\ Y started by the same train
on his way 10 the country the other day. TAey
we're passing through some beautiful farming and
ard he was greatly excited at all the new slSni
He had not said anything far. but as the train
slowed I'D FOR a station mis- thoughts suddenly de-
nanded utterance. \ large. spotted hog was root
,nr among some weeds near the track. al, n.
h. cried. "Iook at das cow will yer? Say. aint dat
a funny kind o COW, though? .,,- -. $500,
Two DAY excursions were sent out this week and,
unfolt i,nitey both were stormy days. II rainei
so hard on We1lesiay that few mothers dared TO
AXE their young children on an open barge Tor
sail up he Hudson. Therefore the number on
board was unusually small There were "a baOes.
25 children ana 80 mothers a total OF 400. This
excursion arranged by l.. c. Hill, OF The
Brooklyn Chi.drens AID Society. The people came
from the neighDorh0oi OF South Fifth-st., Will
hamburg -.
fridays excursion was much larger for Il did
not begin 10 rain until the excursion had left the
wharf OF the Los board there were 1862 adults.
$50 young children and . babes In arms. These
were made comfortable as possible, but barge
Is no: very agreeable place during day OF driv-
ing rain Sill these people were urdeniaby better
Of tnan they would have been In the stlflng and
stuny CT East Side tenements Fourth-st
near the river. where most Of these people i've, Il
r. Devns, Of Hope Chapel. was In charge OF this
excursion. $500
In addition to these excursions l3i children were
sent TO staten Island Thursday for days out
ing Twenty were entertained at prohibition
Park by the Kings Daugh crs OF Mariners Harbor
The children came from the Tenement-House Chap
ter OF the Kings Daughters. party Of Jos were
Heights Reformed Church. All the expenses OF the
outing were paid by the hosts. who had 50 kindly
provided a cay full Of pleasure for the little ones