New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
FRESH AIR WORKERS BUSY
OVER THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUN.
DRIED CHILDREN SENT TO THE
COUNTRY IN TWO WEEKS.

The Tribune Fresh AIR Fund has made record
during the last two weeks OF which may be Justly
proud. few concrete figures may serve TO give
some idea OF the immense good that mas been done.
The idea will be a meagre one, and the fun extent
OF the glorious work will not be apparent but those
who know what two weeks Of fresh air mean TO the
sickly little child Of the tenennenfs VIII hail
the following figures with delight. During the week
before last LOO children In forty different parties.
were sent off TO begin their two weeks vacation.
During last week forty-three parties. comprising
1sl0 children. started for the country This makes
a grand total Of 1873 children who have begun 10
taste fresh air during the last two weeks In order
to take the children who left the city last week
safely TO the country ffty-nne persons were re-
quired to act attendants. All OF these volun-
teered their services for nothing. For the twenty
six parties which returned from the country this
week thrty-one volunteers were needed The
work Of transferring the children this week has
thus required the care OF ninety people. When II
Is remembered that one person can take care OF
forty or fifty children. II can readily be seen what
happening. when such a number OF attendants
escorted parties 10 and fro.
In addition to the above there were three day
excursions up the Hudson last week for mothers
and children. on the first 40 benefited. the
second numbered 1,0I2 and the third Loss. making
a total for the week of +!s sufferers from the
heat who received n day OF rest and fresh air on
the water.
parties will start for the country aggrcgating 80
children and their destinations are Mcveytown.
Penn; Herkimer " T.; Enaus. Penn. Warwick.
y. Y; Hezleton. Penn: Mystic. Conn; Cory.
Penn. and Livona. y. Y
The first party Of the day is for Mcveytown.
ana numbers sixty children. Three OF these arc
specials for other places. but all the rest have
been invited TO homes in McVeyto~n The nyi-
tations have been forwarded through J. X. Hartz-
Ter, who has managed the undertaking. and tho
following people have opened their homes 70 the
fresh airs: Gabriel Carver David e. Rupert,
Charles Bratton. Thaddeus Bratton. Andrew
French. Mrs. Serene Myers Benjamin Rhodes.
John Rhodes. Thaddeus Rhodes. Lloyd Rupert,
Miss Nancy Hanawalt. Elmer Slime. Samuel w.
Slime. Mrs Rebecca c. Slime. Charles Wybe. Rob-
ert Forgy. Harry Shook. Oliver ". Dunmire. Mil
ton Slime. Porter Castor James Shepherd. John ii.
Whitehead. Mrs. Mary +. Miller NJ. c. Swgert.
William X. Bratton John b. Hurshburger. William
h. Rhodes J. c. Swigart Frank Kerr and Frederic
Mertz.
The party for IIerkimer will find fresh air chill
dren already their destination waiting receive
them When the large party of children arrived at
Hcrkimor few days ago they were 50 well liked
that these additional ones were asked. tco
Emaus. Penn, will receive a party Of seventy
seven tonight. This large number of invitations
shows sympathy and appreciation in abundance,
and the following people those who have
kindly become hosts and hostesses for weeks:
II. l.. Reber l.. A Melroy. y. S. Hawk. a. J.
Adrain, Samuel Benned. Herman Keck. +. j. Dun
gan. b. f. Arndt. Henry Heilrnan. Annie Ritter.
Thomas Wright George Rinker. William Stuber.
Frede.Ik Weaver. Hiram Krauss. Oscar iiinke,
Nathan p. Hinkel. Milton kcck. l.. r. lorentz y.
" Benhed, r. 7. Laudenslager, William feake,
Lydia Oberhatzer, Lewis Wieand Charles Weaver.
Anna Romig. Milton Kemmerer. Frank Butz. j. +.
Boidler J. Hartman. \. 5; Benheld, a. NJ hem
mers Hsmas Hspf How 'ny
miller Austin Eisenhard. William jarrett Cnares
Elisha Dankel ard Frank Fisher
Warwick, y. Y, also helps along the good work
to-day and little band Of nineteen VIII travel
there this afternoon
that which starts off on the Erie this evening.
Twenty-three children will go TO Cory. Penn. ard
they will be accompanied by party Of twelve for
Lvonia. y. y. Besides these two parties. the un;
on the same train. They 20 10 twenty -nine dii-
ferent places along the Erie road, and each one II
these represents former fresh-air parties where
some Of the children have made firm friends. and
have been reinyed by their benetactors every sum-
The only party which leaves by boat to-day
starts at o'clock this evening for Mystic Conn.
by the Norwich Line. Thirty boys and six girls
two ideal weeks The girls will stay at private
houses. The boys will live together in fine, Cd
rounded by fields and woods. is within. sight OF
the sea- and there Is barn near by Tor rainy
days. The use of the house has been given 10
the Fresh Air Committee at Mystic b. Captain
Robert p. Wilbur.
The party OF thirteen boys which started for
Binghariton, n Y. on Wednesday also haye an
ideal place to live in. They were invited by =
Mills Ely, and nothing will be wanting Tor their
feds-in short. the country will DO It's best for
them.