New-York tribune., 1896-12-25
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Auditing Committee.

The Tribune FIssh Air Fund is supported entirely
- voluntary. contributions and the liberal manner
in which money has been given by the iri'hdS oi
The work during the summer Is source oil grau-
ncation to all interested in the promotion OF 'Ae
Charity. Enough money was contributed TO meet
.u N. demands Of the work. ana not once during
The summer has an appeal been made which mas
rot met a hearty response from large ana smai'
contributors al over the country Those III chaiee
of the work take this opportunity 10 express thef
spprecaiion of The generous support received. Hhe
s2qs1 O., which has been received and used In the
work has come firm gOi persons or organizations
fact thu, shows the widespread interest taken in
an organized effort to alleviate the condition. OF
those who live in the hot and crowded portions oi
,he city When ,hc contributors TO the fund con
.der how much JOY ana happiness few dollars
give TO each recipien; of trip to the country 'heE
NAV feel well repaid for their generosity.
Although there sufficient money for TIE gen.
sral work of the fund. there was one class 'hat
could not be aided. viz. those who required oh'y
rransportation There upward Of 900 who
applied for railroad tickets in order to avail them
solves of country hospitality thai WAS ofe''n them
,arough outside channels. These haG 10 be re-
fused that there might BE- sufficient money 10 carry
Oh the regular Tribune wcrl
THE RAILROADS GENEROSITY.
one thing that makes possible the sondinS o"' OF
- many children each summer Is the Corporation o4
ne principal railroads. which have made very low
he TRANSFORMATION Ines leading out Of Ne"-Nork
civ either by rail or ny water. except me New
York Ontario al1 Western and the New-AoFh'
New-Haven and Hartford. have carried the PEI
s,rs sen: out for fresh ar at quarte9 rates. Be
sides this they have been courteous ana oDSlhg III
their dealings wi;h those in charge Of the fund, ana
have in every way possible done 'Nhai ihfy conld TO
help TO give he ii;ile on6s pleasan ulls while IN
their
Tie assistance rendered by the railroads does not
,,.n so great when one thinks Of them as giving re-
duced rates OF transportation but If ihis were com
rs,ed in dollars ana cen,s and an array of figures
were shown mounting VII mp in the thousands. the
greatness OF ;h"ir generosity would he mofe apparent.
COLLECTING The CHILDREN.
The children which sYc 10 the country for t~o
weeks come from the poo.ei sections oi Ne"-forh'
Brooklyn and jersey Gig and are collected through
the mission workers in the different districts. All
the w.rk is doe In his way by the workers in the
chapcs and missions. who ar acquainted WIN all
me people in their district and consequently know
which ones stand most IN need OF the dement's OF the
Fresh Air Fund Thus the poorest and those VINO
Rave been III chosen. ana there Is very sinaii
possibility Of sending any child VINO Is not properly
an ODjec; Of charity Iacn mission district applies
cary in the season. stating number OF children
under is care who need outing and when !nV-
faiions conre from the country these workers are
Mt 70 for he children.
Il also dovolves upOn them. with the assistance OF
~: NsntCn. under whose eX Xiiniiliion cach 'nId
must pass to 'hat the children are clean ana free
from verTnln and conta sious diseases before they
die sent 10 the homes II those who nave invited tne
In addition 70 IBIS children are often sent out at the
IcqIcst Of physicians and others VINO nave become
interested In especially needy cases. The summer
homes supplied N the same way. Last summer
i4o different organizations In New-York. Brooklyn
and jersey City applied have their children sent.
AID through the kindness Of the people in the country
sending Invitations and the generosity OF the con
i:.Dutors the work IL was possible 10 seiu aOout
the full number each organization had requested
.hen 1t applied. Fun credit must be given 20 these
faithful workers for the part which they nave taken
IN helping on the r-esn air work and for their untr-
Ing efforts In behalf o. the poor and wreiched part
of the populatlon Tner work is mostly "A labor o.
love and s fun Of hlrdsips and they deserve much
praise for the good ~hcl they acc"HPi'h.
THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS.
Another class Of persons needs to be mentioned in
this connection This includes the volunteers VINO
have to the assistance OF those IN charge OF 'he
work and have ably and without any compensation
whatever taken care OF parties OF children 10 ana
from their country destinations There were =io
bands OF children needing escorts during the season
and escorts as well bring them home There were
always volunteers ready 10 DO hs part OF 'he "o'"'
10 whom this fund is greatly Indebted
The people in the country were unusually hbersI
with their Invitations to the little sunerers Vi
Eew-York last summer. and many chid mas
Pleasant memory of country home IN "hic" II
erjoyed not only the good things OF life but also
much kindness and sympathy. Those people VINO
throw open their homes and extend their nos
pitality 10 the little strangers deserve great dea
OF credit for doing that Is worth more than ca"
be computed IN dollars and cents IL gives TIC
children ideas of living. ana has III a''."''
every case good effect on their conduct IN a''e,
lne hesldes the very evident results Of renewed
health and strength which follow from an outihb
in the country Last season children were sen, !"
response 20 Invitations from New-Hampshire' YER
mont Massachusetts. Rhode Island. connecticut
New-York New-Jersey, Pennsylvania Mary'"""
and Virginia.
REvISITING OLD FRIENDS
Each season there Is always large numpeI OF
...x...,-, -. =. .h. .o,ntrv Tbese are children