Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
FRESH : AIR MISSION.
.,,rs INACCURATE SOCIETY FOR
tyVALIDs AND CHILDREN.
ID, SCOPE OF The NEW MOVEMENT.
,t.fcs Are Hired TO Carry the
Subjects into the o'"ntry--A Little
al from Those who Can Afford
% ,ccompllshcs Much.


PC ,rcomrIiShcs Much.
.,. hair Mission. while new
,, s hmonl. has filed a most im-
... .s-o n the long list OF valued
Of most Of the greater cities OF
I states. Many societies and
..trrs aid the sick or alleviate the
. lTp the needy. or DO other
work. but the only society
.. ls olt 20 poor humanity an
. AGAINST disease or death IS
...,to which reference Is above made.
.... city of New York the Frosh-Air
.....sa powerful institution. founded
.. III. principle OF doing great good
Greater multitude Of people. All
...f hencs and devices are brought
..., er... 81, get the poor children and
.-rt 3hled OF an ages into
.r-. % r Ing and driving into the
,.-+.- To-. tiug trips down the bay
.., r. Indulgence and participation
......- .nueam onts and entertain
,..-.s .r various forms. so as TO IN the
- .rI sy TENS OF these unfortunate
l..-. with The pure and invigorating
cir .t.h God has given I'm abundance
GAL. H1nll $50 and partake OF IT, Great
and buses. steamers, and rail-
trains are chartered. aud thousands
M .H.auls OF ilveH1s from the hos
. avid children from the squaud
r tDremcnfs. are taken whore ma
sweet and sublime. and IL IS all
s...r.a as The water o. life.
THE RICHMOND MISSION.
tho rr.sh-Air Mission Of Richmond
r.v. bias laid the foundation Of e.
,- r..turc The ladies who have
f... themselves in this most worthy
.n..t are among the most thrifty.
,...-.Ut and successful charity work
a. F. .te city, and they arc organizing in
D.r r-rt OF the city. with n view Of
.r 'he influence Of the mission cX-
-. wherever 10 is needed. Miss Julia
J.f U.s. tho very Efficient chairman
a. pa. mission, and Miss Eugcnia Henry
. H- talented treasurer. In the Knds
o rrse young ladies and their ardent
assistants thc cause g. bound 10 prosper.
.an BEGINNING these ladies have hired
horse and vehicle 20 take these poor
ones ont 90 enjoy Gods pure
rl .r and bright sunshine. ON Mon
day last eleven persons were taken ont
.r.. and Six of these were dear, little
children who are in tho hospitals away
.u home and loved ones. lt IS hard
Fl. ..r. TO bear pain and suffering when
uGod by mother, father and others
r. .Ire for us. How much harder
r must Dc 10 bear an 50 in strange
D'H with TO one 20 be interested in
or"e behalf? "Wil not the parents OF
H hmoud remember these little ones,
..' as "a thank Offering, for the bless
I chat have come TO them in their
healthy. strong chiidren%' IS q question
ta. ladies' OF the mi ION ask.
CHEEEED a LITTLE BOY
Ono boy. about "A years old. who has
Dover walked without crItchcs, gave up
s.. breakfast for the ride of last Mon
y. and said. when he got home, that
.. would 20 without five or SIX mCal6
Gu have such "a ride again. Among the
Dl people who have been taken out
uls am aged lady who has lived I'm
Ilchmond fifty years. and had never
boon to the reservoir or Soldiers Home.
JIer gratitude and appreciation cannot
bee put boo words. She said that this drive
% two hours had been the greatest treat
.- nar lie. Cannot. or. viii not. the
.rest Young women 10 give this old
Isr and many more like her, such q
rlt as ths2
ONLY THE BEGINNING
rhs Fresh-Air Mission hopes this is
9ry tAe beginning OF what can and Will
le t.ao for this class of people. Rich
rmI VIII not be behind other cities in
.e- charities. Among an the cities Of the
Erh and West this Fresh-Air Mission
v.r I'M Now York. there is Frcsh-Air
r... Mont n"-Nyack-ou-thc-
Hudson. where over two thousand "slum
children" are given a teu-days' outing
o..r summer This home was first
D.r1 in 1884, and in that time over SIX
thousand children have had shelter and
r-.Nue food They have q chapel,
...ue dining hail, school-room
'.Hs lawn. and seventy acres OF
ground ono little boy had longcd an his
o $500 "a huttcrcup; his desire was
.."f.1 when he was welcomed TO this
h...t.. lamo
MANY IN RICHMOND.
rn. .rc children an around Richmond
3D.. ..t. just these same longings
tr h. wild flowers that are spurned
ir DID many of us. I'm Baltimore The
ll...tr Mission takes the poor and
fo.. 0u ml-dav excursions. with two
o. fh... good substantial meals during
t' .." I'D Providence. Il. l., some
women have started q Fresh-Air
MISSION. They have planned theirs after
.I I.uu' except that they only
t 0He women and girls And 80
t good work has grown and pros
I over our land.
I.r I'D sick and AFFLICTED could be