New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-31
FRESH AIR FUND WORK.
SEVERAL MORE PARTIES OF POOR crrY
CHILDREN SENT TO THE COUNTRY.

CHILDREN SENT TO THE COUNTRY.
The COOL rainy spell has passed away: sun.
heat humidity, and the consequent suffering and
misery among the tenenents In evidence again.
and The Tribune Fresh Air Fund responds to
their temperance by serding az fast IA possible
hundreds OF poor children OF the city TO cooler.
healthier clImes Yesterday eight parties aggre-
eating PCT children. left the city for the country
To-day will witness the departure OF four parties
aggregating 2G5 children. The week closes with
these two busy days. resulting I'm happiness for
SS children. There also day excursion up
the Hudson to Excelsior Grove yesterday. which
gave days outing TO many mothers and children
who would not otherwise have obtained IL
Yesterdays parties went to Camposlitown. Penn:
Oneonta. y. Y; Lyme. Conn: Chapel IIill. ". j.;
Curtisv'lle. Mass Holley. y. Y: Medina. ~ Y,
and Ashford Hin. n. Y The party for Campbell
town comprised forty-six children from Brooklyn,
and the following hose who have kindly In
vited the children to their homes Addison HoYer.
Samuel Wilmer. William Yetter David Fox ~ II.
Henry. Christian Meyer George w Henry Benz
tamin Hostetter. Harry Gibble. Jacob Graybn.
Harvey Gibbe. William Erb. Cyrus Wes,heNer.
Benjamin Longenecker. John Longenecker John
Wenger, Jacob GIbble. Elias Dou,rich George Hos.
fer. John StaufYer. Uhrich TORY. Israel Meyer.
Isaac Erb. Valentine Balsbach. Miss Lizzie Fort.
man. Miss Salle Haul. Edward Slabauch and
Jacob Baum.
The party for Oneonta. y. Y. consists OF twenty.
"A great kindness to these boys in Offering invita-
lions TO them for two weeks OF freedom apd pleas
IRE.
To Lyme. Conn. twenty -four children journeyed.
and there VIII be much gratitude and many thanks
for the kind people OF this place also.
To-day IL marked by the departure Of three
parties Of children for Pennsylvania. They will all
leave the city together. and they 20 TO I.aman
Place, Brd-in-IIand and Gap. all Of which places
are near together. This is not the first year that
fresh air children have been entertained in this
region and a hearty welcome will await the travel
lers. The following people have extended invita-
tons TO them
I.eaman Pace-John r. Hershey Mrs Mary
Hershey. Isaac T.. Hershey. Emanuel Keneagy,
Lands Hershey Henry Hershey Fam Brackbill.
A. p. McTlvaine Miss Mary Deullnger Miss Eliza
beth Lefeyer. George Kreider, Isaac Kreder.
Tobias Krelder. Christian Zegler. Miss Margaret
Lefever. Jacob Kreider Ezra II. Melinger and
Jacob Leaman
Gap-M. A. Hoover Henry Summers Miss Mar
garet Henderson c. NJ Brackbi Henry Keneagy.
Miss Katie Stutzfres. Isaac fIostetter. g. ~.
Umble. G. W. Orendorfe. David Frantz g. KauY-
man. the Rev David Workman and Mrs. Mary
Hershey.
Brdn- Hand-JJnas A. Neuhauscr. Abram X.
Suzfres. Memo f. Kaufman. John NJ kreder.
Amos Ressler Benjamin VI. Kreiler. Isaac T. Nell
hauser. Isaac Herr. Benjamin X. Deunger. Ahrarn
W. Deulnger. Miss Mary Wetzer. John NJ Mel.
nger. Benjamin ID. Heller and Abram Le'ever.
There are many instances OF people who entertain
children in the country becoming personally inter-
esed in their little such extent that the
acquaintance Is kept mp by correspondence during
the succeeding winter. and the fortunate child IL
invited again the next summer. Where fresh-ar
child IL entertained In a private house. the relation
OF host to guest is intimate and personal one.
and the friendship formed Is strong ana lasting
There Is sympathy on side gratitude on the
,rJ hotA ia. rrfir "A
not the exception. that the children hnd their way
into the hearts of their benefactors. and become
themselves as much loved a. members OF tho fam
fly There the other day of great kind
from the inyiter in the country 20 tho child
invited from tho city. when the TWO concerned had 4
not yet each other Tn" child was a IT.
tie girl o: six years and more distressing *
perence than this little one had been through would
be hard to imagine The family lived In wreiched
rooms which were in a basement. and were 80 dark
that all the light they ha by day. well az by Might
was artificial The rooms were, further. very sinali
and damp TO he a constant menace 10 h'alth.
Some time ago the condition Of this family vas dis
covered and the time they were ana had been
actually starving This little girl was 80 low tna
she was sent the hospital. almost dying simply
from lack OF food Her constitution was much
weakened by continued aem-staryation. and IL was
with difficulty for some time that body ana soul
were kept together WHEN at last she came out OF
the hospital she was such weak pale liiile thing
with such a look OF mute and helpless suffering IN
her face that she once selected 10 b" sent 10
the country for weeks. She was Invited 10
Northampton. Mass. by "A kind lady who had heard
OF her. and given ready welcome. tn" time came
for her to go. and. just as though fate had not
already provided enough suffering for TINS ntte
atom OF humanity. who was beneath I'm the struggle
she was taken sick with whOop.ng cough ana could
not go The party went without her. and IL j. now
impossible for her 10 be- The Kindness OF her
prospective entertainer made Itself evident few
days ago when n big box arrived for the chl' con-
aiming three new dresses three handkerchieis ana
doll that was her unsccustOmed eyes Indonbt-
edIy a marvel Of nineteenth century genius. bona
tide five dolly" When she had recovered from
her illness she sent the following letter 10 her
benefactress Il was dictated. a. she could not
write: .
Dear Lady I gave dress 10 Mary Ellen be-
cause YOU gave three dresses. You gave me
three handkerchiefs. ! gave on" 10 Mary Ellen,
and thanks for the dolly. and love II very much:
And | gave one handkerchief 10 mamma. ana am
ever 90 much obliged to you. like 10 go IN The
country because there Is soups. and Della SAYS
there il chickens and dare 40 on the grass. bit
[ can't go. because have whOOping cough. Eddie
died cause he had whoopng cough He i my
baby brother II wet IN the hous" AMI hot
outside and he died. Goodby kind lady. ana thank
you for the pretty things.