New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21
CITY CHILDREN AT HAPPY LAND.
FIFTY BENEFIcrARIEs OF THE TRIBUNE FRESH
AIR FIND AT MRS I,YLEs rENAFLY HOME

FIFTY BENEFIcrARIEs OF THE TRIBUNE FRESH
AIR FUND AT MRS. LYLEs TENAFLY HOME
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund on Monday sent out
Its fourth party Of children for the summer TO the
home of Mrs J. g. Lyle. at Tenahy- me htty
children who made up the party will stay for ten
days. and II has been arranged that this number
shall be at Mrs. Lyles home. as guests throughout
the summer Parties will be sent there every ten
days until we'll along In September
Happy Land. which is the name OF the nome
was built and is maintained entirely at Mrs. Lyes
expense The first party Of children to ENJOY us
benefits was sent out In the summer OF 1884, ana
ever since then scores Of little ones nave found
health and happiness there for a few days IN tue
hot summer months
The home Is In an ideal spot Tenahy is at the
foot OF the slope of the Palisades, as they grad
uay stretch back from the river ana are iost III
the northern valley. On the other side OF the val
lev there rises by gentle ascent long hill. and
right on the summit Of this Is Happy Land. Therc
ia a wide view UP and down the length OF the val
lev and the house Is swept by cool Dreezes Dio"-
ing the hill.
Happv Land Is constructed and managed on
most generous scale. Everything Is dehsh'tuhy
roomy and airy and gets an idea OF space ana
OF plenty of all things. The house mas ."Iee
stories The two top floors are taken up Win inc
sleeping apartments and accommodate hfty cnh.
dren On the second floor are four large memor'a'
bedrooms which are always occupied by children
bearing certain names On the third s'ory - '''
dormitory, and a pretty sight 1t presents iherc
are rows of clean. white cots all aike' anu S"o"!
in their wilderness: the floor Is OF haro woo''
there are no carpets and the windows are large
and so many that they make the room as priBn' ID
II II were in the open air.
Now one steps downstairs and comes into the
long hall on the ground floor At one END Is 'ne
dining-room. a large apartment win h.s" 80
ing. Up and down the middle stretches the long
table and on each side little benches all In a
row On the table there are two long lines Oh
shining plates and silver Along the walls there
are pictures of patriotic subjects. ana OF rohp'"s
country children. The little 'fresh AiiS 'o'
tainly have charming surroundings for their meas
At the other end Of the hall Is Mrs. Lyes private
Office on one side and across the way 10 the gain
er,ne room for the children. Here II Is that they
assemble on rainy days; here are little chairs ana
tables a piano and games and amusemehts VI d"
kinds few more bedrooms are on TINS hoor
Hannv Land is a model Fresh Air home Inc
house. inside and outside Is plain and neat. lhere
is nothing superhuous. not an men OF spaoe
away and yet is delightful absence OF he
Ing or of closeness, even in small DEGREE ne y,
grounds about the house are es2ec,a noch side
wide lawn stretches away. and In the rear Is me
grove with its soups" and seats ana aong Telds
Allied with daisies clover and all the flowers OF the
country large American flag when noa ~ ,Se
fore the portal Of the house. Is feature VI '"'
The life that the children LEAD tnere Is nea,uS
nd wholesome EARLY to bed and early 10 risc
maxim thoroughly believed In. Every one ID cairu
az in the morning and breakfast Is at mar
This makes good, long morning FOR play Inc na ao
day meal IL at u, the evening meal at o. ana d. ~
ali the little youngsters are safely stoWeu away
in he'd again-an ideal programme for chnaren on a
vacation Every evening. just before bedtime, pret
e~ercses are held in the assembly room. ending
with short prayer. There Is singing ana recl.ns,
ard one party OF children little while ago became ne
so accomplished that they gave little concert 10
Mrs LYLE the night before they left On Sunuaty
there is Sabbat school In the afternoon, leu py
members OF tho Tenany Christian EndeaVor DO
ciey. 49,. x,. 40 .ood 40 any,
thing else to these poor little tenement sunerers Is
the food they get at Happy Land. Everything Is
Of the best and there Is plenty or IL, Win io.s
NJ variety The vegetables are fresh from MIS-.
vle's garden: the milk. which Is provided at inc
rate Of twenty five quarts day. Is rich as putter'
nothing could be nicer. 49,, -. ,ro,rv
II is Jolly sight when after ten days at Happy Happy
Land a party OF fifty happy rosy little youngsters
is being driven to the station They are carried IN
two large trucks and as they are drawn out OF the
ward and 10 rolling down the hill, great cheer IS
Given merging into a chorus OF goodbys ana manu-
Then some laughing nttie mlte
starts I'D a song and the last that Is neard from
them is the singing Of childish voices sro WING
fainter in the distance. Many a wretcneu tene-
nent house is gladdened by sunshine prougnt from
IL nv Land and great and farreachng Is the good
done nv this noble charity