New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-02
Az OUTING IN THE BERkSHIRES.
FRESH-AIR CHILDREN TO FIND HEALTH
AMONG THE GREEN HILLS

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund starts It's work
bright and early to-day by sending OF party OF
nfty-six children to Pittsfield. Mass. where taey
will stay for ten days. They are benencaries OF
the Berkshire Fresh Air Fund, which IL COM
posed OF subscriptions by residents Of Pi'tsield
for the most part. although some are receiver
every year from generous persons living III adIa'
cent towns The officers OF the committee In
charge OF this fund are: Chairman. Miss Isabella
r Rcdfield: secretary and treasurer. MISS caroline
G.. Parker. The committee Is composed Oh tns
following women in addition: Miss Grace r. Az
len Miss Mary l.. Porter. Miss Carrie sueae"'
Miss BESSIE NJ Bridges. Mrs. Clarence g. Tomp-
kins Mrs william J. Coogan. Miss Nellie Eng
,ord Miss Lulu A. Brodie. Mrs George l.. Burn
ham and Miss Clara l.. Crane. These ladies repre-
sont ten churches In Pittsiield and one IN Dai.o"'
Mass which Is only few miles distant nv
fund pays for six parties. on the aVeraee' ""''.s
the summer of from fifty to sixty chiidre" eae"'
who stay for ten days. This summer SIN pA,"'
composed Of fifty-six children each WIZ ""''
S -, ho h. grateful 10 Pittsiled people.
A. ono follows the little folks TO their dest'hs'
t,on one sees them aight from the tra'''' anu "
they are divided up and bundieo INTO 90 80. 80
on they 60 and swing merriiy OUT Vi sts
begin a drive of several miles over Tue INNS w.
,ha Greenhouses at which they stay are Tar ,'o'.
.ne -. rhov are in the finest country iano
,.noh,e Four of the houses are IN UT "'a'
,,,1sor and East Windsor. and the other one -
,,,h,n the city limits OF Pittsteiu' i"0 49,
sweet air the hearty rompihs' ."e , ard
food and the sound sleep all do the" VIZ" -,
,Io CONSERVATION occurs. 1t Is weak SeNN
'he "eud ,ha, comes here but 1t Is romp.
ana sau ' nano,, one that is sent away. II Is Al
ing rosy happy o"e ''
done In ten days. , aba ars the
IT. r., latitude among the children VINO are 'ns
h.,eaclaries Of this charity Is deep ""N 60,
7, ,s almost more than one wouid eH Ne. 70 70
children so young. But one uocs IT, ,ha days In
,ha reaS II
iha country-it is the contrast pe.wee bem in the
sn1 wretchedness they leave behind ' and heath-
anu va ,ha all-pervading cleanliness anu e" IT,
fitness which they come TO IN III" ., ms, OF the
change is something tremendous ~ s,nidcance in
nser To ali il is event OF s!ghi"c"''ee ''
tn Theis were three children who went 10 Ins
ineIT The other day concerning whom thes T. t
nm"rks sound inadequate and inexpr.ss'sS r n.oss
mother hnd peen nd had thus seen little OF her chill
Sren. The father had formerly Deeh e'' hn sorned
IN TINS hsd way lived Comfortably Then the mother was
stricken down hr nmg 'a o Of - work This last
fall For few months they HV ,Sor sor long
suffered most. They were dspo nd sSrce Children
Lodgings and nsy iSe On the The
dren were hafstarved and it would be nar Say 20
dnd three paler weaker little beings, Iney gave
a sad wistful little smile when told they were
so Ar ,he little fresh airs wish to have good
IAN. on their faces when they return nome
There was bright little girl on the ferryboat ne
other day who didn't wish people TO call hei zen.
cafe any more. She wanted reassurance ana wsns
up TO three business men VINO were covs' s , hS
saave a little tug at the coat OF one OF them "
way Of self-introduction. ., ~ .,, ao,.s
yer now"
"Black" he said decisvey. ,
Her face fell She didn't wish to De cailei oiacx
She wanted to be brown. Then she tried the nexs
=,
She was getting more and more bewildered, ana
q he ID.
like to be called all those hard names Finally. IA
des pair she asked the third man. almost pieadinsy
brown as a walnut" he said. thereby winning
the little maids heart at once The cloucs ds:
appeared like a flash. and she gave him grateful
smile ,,. ~,
SAY you've teen ter the country. haven't yerT
she said and then ran of 10 tell her friends.
In addition 10 the Pittsfeld party. two Other
parties OF children start for the country to-day.
Tho first is made up Of eghty.three children whe
90 BY boat TO the Eunice House. at Chapel Hill
\ j.. for two weeks. This is the second party
which has been entertained at Chapel Hill this
summer At almost the same time party OF nifty
children departs for the Ashford Hin Retreat on
Saturday morning ffty-one children Will be sent
10 ST. Helen's Home. at Curtisvle. Mass