New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-03
CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
OVER ONE HUNDRED LITTLE ONES
WERE OBLIGED TO GIVE UP THEIR
VACATION YESTERDAY.
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY WERE ACCOM-
THE UNFORTUNATE ONEs-THE
HEALTH HOME.


HEALTH HOME
The Children's Aid Society took the argest party
OF the season to its summer home al Bath Beach
yesterday morning. though 1! did not plan 10 do So
The parties always tend 10 grow larger as the sea-
con advances Early IN the summer 1t is hard TO
find many guests for the Home as II Is capaoe
Of entertaining but the children come back and
tell their friends what a glorious time they have
had the latter find out what organizations are Ike
~ 10 se3d parties 10 the Home. and with COM
mendable prudence they con:r!ve 10 put them
selves in the way OF getting a share OF such pene-
fits as going They even manage to slip In with
out any at all. and this is how hunoreo
more children than the place could accommodate
happened TO arrive al the Home yesterday. Oi
course they had 10 go back. and OF course tears
were tho result though the overflow was allowed 10
stay till the middle OF the afternoon and was made
as happv as possible Others particularly the
smaller ones cried because they had 10 stay. and
altogether the situation would have been 100 much
for any less accustomed TO such scenes than
those OF Mr.. Schlege the agent ~ transportation
Four hundred and sev,nty children were taken 70
the Home. and one hundred and twenty were sent
back. The ordinary capacity OF the Home Is S10
but 1. was stretched little TO meet the necessity
The lucky $50 will remain till the end Of the week.
returning on Saturday afternoon. Special cases.
such 49, are particularly In need OF the benefits Of
the Home will be noted by those IN charge and
will II possible be allowed 70 return for another
week or perhaps two.
CASH GIRLS IN THE BAND.
Most OF the children came from the different
schools OF the society. but number were from
other sources Sixteen were cash girls from Hearns
These were all lodged in the same cottage and as
they know each other are looking forward TO
e,or,ous time although ore, shortly after her ar
val was heard 70 complain bitterly because there
was no place where she could buy candy and the
article was not included in the bill Of fare
MOTHERS AND BABIES.
Resides this party another consisting OF mothers
and babies TO the number OF iS. were taken TO the
Health Home at Coney Island. The infants were
all sick or alllng and during their stay Of week
or longer will have skilled medical care AND gooo
nursing This Home was established by d. WINS
ZONES and different cottages have been erected by
Mrs. " "A Vanderbilt Mrs Haxtun. Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane Robert Goelet and E. P. Fabbri
Mrs Brace is the present successful matron
Tho Summer Home was estab shed In 1874 through
the generosity Of Mrs. A P. Stokes. and was en-
larged in 1881, when A. b. Stone presented 10 the
society four acres OF ground and various buildings
AT Bath Beach There are now more than half
dozen buildings within the society's inclosure Al
the entrance is gateway and library building built
hv J. Hooker Hamersley. and containing besides the
library a prettily furnished ROOM with number OF
little couches for the children 10 rest on ~hen they
are tired with play Further In is the cottage OF the
supertntendent Charles r. Fry; lovely little cot
taee for boys built by John Jacob Aston; cottage
for cripple built by Mrs. Benjamin Haxtun, and
large building containing kitchen and dning-rooms
for the whole colony a couple OF large dormitores
and a pavilion where the children play In rainy
weather and dance whenever they feel inclined
The upper part Of the boys cottage contains the
bathhouses and separate building PROVIDES what
cioset room needed for the guests during weeks
stay The children all tagged when they ar
rive and corresponding tag IL placed on their Dag
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CHILDREN.
In addition 10 the bathing. number OF Artificial
euusements are provided for the children. so that
there is no danger Of their finding time hang heavy
on their hands They have a merry-go-round. forty
swings a pinwheel and a camera obscura
The dining rooms one Of the features or the
place and the tables different from those used
anywhere else They were invented by MI. Fry
and consist of perfect circles. with stand in the
centre 10 be used sidebodrd snd an opening
lust wide enough to let the children ana tne wall
ress get inside Each seats about MY Inc
meals are managed with the most perlect s!sttih,
90 that $50 are fed with as much sipareht ease as
II there were only ton. The first meal served yes
terday like the first meal served 10 each parry.
was an experfment: for. II the caretakefs olo ny
keep their eyes open some OF the little ones "Duu
starve to death before the end OF tne VT .;no csr
IS because OF religious scrupes against eating III,
tain kinds OF food. There are Roman cas'o ra
who won't touch meat on Friday heorrw ,,o w',"
wont eat pork al any time and more orthouo's
Hebrews who reject everything having Dut.eI on ~.
AS soon as the Hebrews are identiheu tne! al. o..
placed al a separate table. and gel no "oIe "a" 4.
Sandwiches or pork and beans ms s'Vup ~
again sub-divded into those VINO VIII .st has
and those who won't. and the secohu s''"P "
&c I'd wit