New-York tribune., 1897-08-16
LACK or CASH HINDERS THE WORK
FEWER CHILDREN SENT TO THE COUNTRY
BY THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND

FEWER CHILDREN SENT TO THE COUNTRY
BY THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund has completed
other good weeks work. Last week seventeen
parties. asgresatng 80 children, sent TO the
country. and almost every Of these little ben
'hclaries will not come back TO the hot city until
ne mas enjoyed Two weeks of fresh air This
coming week will witness the departure OF nine
parties. aGgregatinG S75 children These children
viii appreciate their outing all the more because
they have had wait for IL long. The one
r"srettabe circumstance o. this coming weeks work
Is tho comparatively small number of children 20
oe benefited Although 80 children sent 10 the
country for two weeks means IN immense total
ot good. thcrc might have been much larger total
II on" necessary aid thereto had not been lackins
Il takes little discernment 70 guess that Jack o.
sufficient funds Is the OF the decrease in the
number OF children. There are times when two
sets CT people are extremely kind and generous
The people in the country nave been profuse in
their invitations TO city children. and the people
in the city have also been generous In the extreme
with contributions, but The latter nave not kept
pace with tho former. That is why many invita-
tions from the country have been reluctantly de-
cncl and that Is why not than $40 city
children will taste the pleasures o. the country
this week
II is even now doubtful whether one OF this week s
parties which has already been arranged for can
60 because there Is at present no money to pay for
their transportation II costs only S 10 send cllIu
20 the country and every cent OF 81 thus eX-
pended turns itself into happiness and health for
a sicky child with compound interest 1t l. better
than n Klondike investment as an outlay for pleas
ure and wealth would mean nothing II II DID not
represent enjoyment.
The party which went to Annvnle, Penn, on
Saturday was composed Of sixty-thrse children who
have been looking forward to this vacation all
summer For a few days last week it was ques-
ton whether or not all OF these children would
receive the bitter disappointment; OF being to'a @ tne
must stay A home Their @ was no ii0nSS}{ns i0nS}{ ~ org
rnent 10 The li.tle people concerned but not q
nnnso1i~g ono IN appcal was made in these co.
umns for this particular party, but me hoped-lo.
n tiind fricnd yho could not AFFORD to donate the
result the KIND hosts and hosesses OF Annviie are
at this moment expendnE their hospitality upon
sixty-three dminutive guests. who need 1t as Vis-
Those who have invited children Mrs T. r.
Deener Thomas :. booser. Abraham Kaufman
Shenk. Samuel Cotren J. c. Beaver. A c. Rislcr
Thomas Il. Looser. .jr. Mrs. l. GeorEe Ms i l.
F. Fisher. Michael sharp. Adam Bishop Frederick
Fink. James smith. ". II. Smith. George Beyerle
RUDY Curtis Rudy Samuel Shenk. Jere st9ver.
Peter Grabin. \. 6; Herr John f. herr ) + T.
Zmmerman. c. Nye. John H. Black Irwin I.ape
John Grabl. Randolph Grabill; Cyrus Condfum'
one OF this weeks parties goes to place TX known own
opened their homes to city children. and there is
just much fun and froiic waiting ior tne cnlqren
ing people have generously sent Invitations: Mrs.
KHgh Mrs & %Ghn T MrS BroMq Mr Ma Daley
Mrs. Soul. Mrs Smith; Mrs Bell. Mrs. Goone, MIS-
Tcy M N99T YORK ana 6 the the ey Gsy eSGrson M n was
gratifying. Four excursions were made TO t-Ncelsior
poor mothers and children received days outing
on the water