New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
A GOOD DAYS WORK.
TWO HUNDRED POOR CHILDREN START
FOR COUNTRY HOMES

TWO HUNDRED POOR CHILDREN START
FOR COUNTRY HOMES
Over two hundred OF New-York's poor.., 49,.
most deserving little children counted yestera.v
rs O red-letter day In their lives. This was for .
good and evident reason. as the curfolsIy inc,,od
would have noticed. Each one Of these chils,.r
wore a number OF conspicuous red letters The
stared at one from all quarters. and no rna,,s,
where the who was forced to travel ver,
yesterday, he TO find these red letter.
staring at him. They were on scores Of whit.
buttons. and the white buttons were on sco,s.
of children. When the letters were reduced %
language they read. Tribune Fresh Air Fund.-
This was the story the ever-present red letter,
told yesterday, and the faces Of the children told
the rest. Every Of them was of for tvo
weeks 'in de country" and that meant soma
thing Just a little short OF Paradise The eye ana
ear were assaied on every hand with all thu
signs OF overpowering peasure-smiles, laughs
boyish contortions, shouts whoops and yells.
They were q happy lot of youngsters. and right
fully So for. in spite of transient signs OF plea.
ure, these children lead lives containing llIs
10Y and much suffering. and none needs a vaca.
ton from the city more than they. The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund did q good days work yes,sr
day.
Tho children started In five different parties
which went to Halstead. Penn; EIlenyille n. T.:
Hoosck Falls n. T.; Saltwater y. Y, and Shin
pensburg Penn. OF these the largest contain
ing over one hundred children. went TO shippens-
burg. 1t means much preparation and trouble for
the kind people Of this place to entertain so many
children for two weeks, and II means core
spending amount Of benefit TO the latter. TIE Ar
rangements were made by the Rev. Georgs G
Henry and the people who have been so genereus
with their invitations are:
Mrs Mary Relchert, Mrs. Catharine Fogelsongr
Mrs. Uhrich. Mrs. Lincoln Shearer. Mrs B A
hart. Mrs. John shearer,. Mrs. Emma Freidlngsr.
Mrs 6. Reinhart Mrs Lizzie I. Martin r Miss Dr9.
shew Mrs; John snow Mrs Burka ,st b Mrs Harry
My ' Mrs. M zsSSsn rF; Mrs. ' xS M MasS
MIS- Mary Msca , M He hp Mrs M b. S Se
Ha Aug 'S Mrs. At A. l. McLean Mrs s Hays Mrs.
pr Baseh9re Mrs Dr. Brow ra Or Rrd shapisy Ford
Mrs Marauardt. Mrs. Myers. Mrs Kelso Mrs..
William shead, Edgar, Holler. Mrs; Jacob KCs.f.
GivIer BrotRers, Mrs. George Eerree, Mrs, ReIsls
Mrs Clarence Long Mrs Carr ,h Msses n , M
Mrs Charles Harmon. Mrs. Stops. Mrs. Fred.
erlck Mrs Charles Getter, Mrs Mrs.. spsS 5. Mrs
Spiece MIS-. ". ]. Cope and FIavius Fuller =
All the children who went TO Hoosck Falls
were from Brooklyn. but the only difference b.
tween the children Of the New-York and Brooklyn
tenement districts is In their numbers. The
rOuniings are the same Tor all Oh tnsH-eQoaIiy
crowded. unhealthy and miserable.
Preparations for the Hoosick Falls party have
been made by the Rev Edward Payson Barry,
and the following generous people have offered
TO entertain the children Of the city:
Dr. j. c. Shaw, Theodore Wruck. Alvah Anea
Charles sbley. Frank Weeh. Caroline Royce
M s1s Hsswf asn MS fna Berry Mrs s ssSs
j. Marsh, Mrs. Madnl and the Rev. W. II. Fou'
ton.
The beginning Of yesterdays well-dolns con.
sisted In the sending Of a dozen children to Hal
stead. Penn. They started early in the morning
and were taken charge Of on their arrival BY the
Rev. L. w Church. They were invited BY the
following people: ---
John Young. Mrs. Emma Oswald Mrs; B
Chase. the Rev. l. W. Church. Mrs G; E Bowler.
EFT and Frederick Sissen.
Isle. Penn: Jacob Lusk-
The children who went to Elenvil.e will not b
looked upon fresh-a!r children sometimes su
in remote country places Euenville has an Ind
mate acquaintance with the fresh-air child Lne
dren in former summers. and yesterdays paFv
was the result of their continued generosity
The railroad the children down At -, ~ 81. "a
t tU we're ,rs driven throu n the country Is sN
water Forty children were in this party me
arrangements have beer. mace Tor them O' ~
A small girl who came home from the country
her mother She had talked without ceasins foe
several minutes In her enthusiasm, ana th's s III
her powers of articuiation The words came With
more effort and more and more Slowly. one ~
h sh aon hard is sS ksS ali
umphant statement II was wortny , chh hoa,a-
She A9 had w meant aT that each child had an iron bed
Of its own to sleep In.