New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
A GOOD WEEKS RECORD.
THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND SENT
1855 CHILDREN 70 THE COUNTRY.
pREN SENT on DAY EXCURSIONS
TO-DAYR PROGRAMME

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pREN SENT ON DAY EXCURSIONS
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
During the week ending July II there were seven
parties Of children sent into summer homes and SIX
teen parties sent into the country guests OF pr
vate families. The total number Of children sent
away In these twentythree bands was 1855 Besides
this there were three day excursions to Excelsior
Grove on the Hudson which gave days pleasure
to 2440 mothers and children.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather OF Tues
day. July I. the first day excursion OF the twenty
nve which have been arranged for the summer by
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund q complete sue
cess. An hour before the barge Warren started
mothers carrying lunch baskets and babies and
children swinging tin pals began to hurry on ooard
to secure the best seats By o'clock the barge was
filed to Its legal capacity, and the captain ordered
the hawsers to be of. There are no ae-comers
these excursions: those who get tickets are too
anxious TO go TO take any risk OF being left
The Warren left the dock at East Thrd-st with
.hc band paying The Girl Left Behind Me-" and
with every board filled with peasurable ex-
element OF the 1867 on the excursion many were
having their only opportunity Of the summer FOR
little recreation. This may seem incredible, out
personal inquiries among many mothers brought out
the fact that since The Tribunes excursion OF 1888
they had had no chance to get away for days out
ing. For these excursions mothers are especially In
vted and they are asked 10 bring their young chill
dren and ba bes.
On this excursion there were $50 adults, nearly all
OF whom mothers. 465 young children and liz
babes in arms: l.0S7 in al
This regiment OF pleasure-seekers comes from the
most crowded section OF New-York The Tenth
Ward which is the home of these people, has larger
population in proportion 10 its area than any otner
place in the world In this district 81 per cent OF the
land Is built on that the change from the rear
tenement to the noble Palisades is keenly enjoyed
nv the occupants of those much deprecated dwell
ings
The excursion was arranged by the StaIron Street
Helping Hand Association. OF No. $50 Sianton-st.
The people they reach not, indeed the very poor
est in New-York. but they are those who Work nara
to support their children and who thoroughly deserve
much more pleasure than they get MISS NJ |.
Faulhaber one Of the missionary visitors had
charge OF the party. DR.. Levi. graduate OF the
Woman's Medical College, accompanied the excur-
sion She had few cases among the oaoies'
spasrns being the most serious
After the barge got in motion Officer Nelson OF inc
CITY Hall Squad who has been with these excursions
for seven years began TO form the milk line Every
ticket of admission had n milk coupon Ihese ~eie
presented and pint Of milk for each coupon was
poured the tin pals with Wnicn each lahiiS was
provided. With the milk, ginger cakes cOh"o"i!
called 'cartwheels.' We're given out. In this way
eight cans OF milk and 200 pounds OF cakes were
disposed OF.
BY the time the excursion reached Excelsior
Grove, which Is opposite iohheis' e'o'' Wv '
eaten luncheon and ready for new pleasures
The little boys We're swimming In the Huason ~
loss than FIVE minutes, the girls either danced IN
the large pavilion, swung in the soups Vi wen.
with their mothers for a walk around the beauuiui
grounds When the whistle blew for the return the
.bndran came very unwillingy but as heavy
shower fell lust them every glad to be under
shelter women and children alike came on boaru
carving punches Of wild flowers, and even grasses
anything green or ANYTHING that actually Ele~ Al
the ground seemed 70 cause .i,e ST. ~ ,h mothers
was wildly excited because she couiu ioi NM ne
little boy. "A search parry was orr alzeu anu ..s
ssuye that her Moses drowned, but Just men ne
was found on the upper deck, calmly looh'"s uo""
on the excited group On dne ar,ed of in
drizzling rain so that the party was rather sinai
only 75S Mrs Brice Coard was IN charss OF '.1s
excursion. The people came from the Vic'''''' u
Dirhnrsdav's excursion was still smaller, because
Of heavy rain gsI before e lne Inc xcusion left the
dock at Fifty-ninth-s This party was IN ,''a h
" LINCOLN bingham, me Rsnpomnsdae Reformed
hmrch under whose auspices the excursion was ar
ranged. ,o,o,.-,.s u, The Tribune
r,ssh Air Fund for last week was S.9so -
rhnre are seven companies TO start to-aay as
follows At company OF n,,ytwoe t1s for
Vrw Windsor y Y. At II a. m. party nuInorri's
fftw-one FOR Eiizabethtown. Penn; at $40 D. m d
party Of thir,y-eighi, stard f Tor Avoca and
nmmber to various points the Erie who are s9lhs
back on invitation OF friends OF former hr,y
as peiay Tor seneca FAILS y. y and with these
as many more for Northern New OK; VINO S,,drsr
been invited back In al co,n sIeFe to Sth going
with private families save me nIreen cb,d will
Windsor II Is pretty safe TO say every c"'' VIII
he on time for the start