New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-01
Balance IN hand

\eV1 Ork. tlctoner % 1873
We the undersigned find upon examination OF
the books and accounts Of The Tribune Fresh Az
Fund Ra The sum & Ahch nsi 3ss 6sanc
Q. Nei a. brought over from the season OF SS, ana
siso inc sum Of s. ,s0. a special contribution 10
ashford Hill and that the expenses have been
tso.S is arcordjnc 10 statements and vouchers ex-
~, a. 20 no nv the Rev Willard Parsons the
manager of the fund. showing the balance on
We also ind that the entire expenditure has has
been made for the actual work Of sending me me
se ana Of AshfoFa 5.Dk ssssRt
certain necessary expenses for postasf,
and medical Attendance "a WscTPRB RTTs x JEsI|P'
ment herewith. MDtshl 6o n
Auditing Committee
Tho for, has come TO light with unusual fire.
oue,cv this summer that few people appreciate
the mos necessary and important feature OF Inc
Tribune Fresh Air Funds work ms feature -
tho INDISPENSABLE service rendered pN 'he PeOPie
n the country who invite the city chiIu'eH ~ M
,~,a,e homes The manager Of the fund Is oi'eh
sm,c.od with the question Where is your sunme;
home or Where is the farm to when you selu
the cnndren?' The answer for the summer Oh i''0
would he that the" home or the iarn' conS'S''
r. more than five hundred different towns H'u VI"
lagos scattered throughout the elsh' 0'"e W
vewuennsbire Vermont. Massachusetts, hhoue
Vt Connecticut >ew-York New-JerseN ana
penrsvlvania OF these places 2so have entertained
more than six children during the lasl su'",'' -
large number have entertained over MY an oI
have entertained more than one huho'eu "'iu n.y.
he service TcNQeItu ~ Ni'N
bos,ess.s OF these places i, as has beeh SAW III
a,..,.i, THO absence OF their hospitality ""uiN
me-, tho absence Of fresh air for thousands "i
ci,y children The good which the! 10 = a. Wv
same time made possible only by 'he" Wv" '',
,ary trouble and self-deniaL II Is "o' '..', "
matter 20 give pleasure and corHior' ioi ,.,r.
., o. .1id .ro,n tho ,ity who Is under '"eiNc !V"''
~, uo 49,, .,,ire stranger. and totally unused 10
,o,-,-, ,,.,vs and habits no matter no" seH'e
and adaptable the child may pe' us e"'
entails time and trouble ,, 800
1,s. co,',,-, Lcsts and hostesses voluntarily un-
der,ake all this As rule, they 90 iu' '!ie'' an
r. far on, Of their way In oraer 10 nm ~
l.,,, g,..ts as happy as possible. Inc! Ued' 'e
children as members Of their own faInhes' anu a..
this they do for the children SAM do 4.
love pure and simple. The tribune -
~ - ,o..s hoard for the entertainment o.
the children which It sends to the 'ou""'' ,,.
s,,.-..t-,,.,, is a freo-w Offering from '"ei'
hnsts and hcs,esscs owing 10 the many ana mum
foe duties Of fresh-air work. "hlch u'i''- -
Torrance in such a snort time il mas - ,
sibe before suitably 70 ACKNOWLEDGES '''' -,
The annual report offers the only chaice' anu
hear.f., r,tlic acknow lcdgment and avo"ai Oh
era,tyo. Is hereby made. The noblest loI" u
charity is that which gives not only "eaI'" "u'
time. labor and life for the good oil o'nei 49,
and &. is this sort OF charity when inc Cum
hosts and hostesscs make theT '"'"''"'' o
tae children Of the city poor ,..a,e hor,es all
In addition 10 the thousands Of private hohgdd s
F. k1toI-
as their guests there SeVera! iaibe $3.50, ~
rnens which receive considerable nui,nU ',,oy,
children al a the and the persons mo oufp
them deserve also the sincere GRATITUDE ~.
great good accomplished. The home al Ahaon
Hi y T. which entcrtains TWO hunuItu ,ss,nocctsi
q, time and is partially supported Dy spPar9a
Contribution has been mentioned ne 0hett 70"
homes consist OF John +. Parsons d Ies,,re
Home at Curtisville Mass which give hpn lva The
10 one hundred children at time throusnTTuo a.
GUNNER. Mrs. Lye's Happy Land s al he
y. J.. which does the same for nity chluIsn' ~ ~
Berkshire Fresh Air Fund. which is supporle1 ~
the people OF Pittsfeld and nearby places anu -,
tertans al dirercnt farmhOuses In the region p1.
lies o. slxty-sx children every TWO weeks the run
Cottage AT Fairfield Conn. which is supported ~
he people OF that place. and receives f0rthsneIS
PARTIES Of twenty chi dren throughout the suhihei
the BenaWay Home. at Claverack " T. suppoiteu
b. the people OF Hudson and ClaVerack ana DsMSS
fitting twenty-four children at time ana tnt iiu
oetOwn- Goshen COnValesceuts Home, supper ttu Wy
TIE people Of these places. entertaining hlt.sn
children at time and designed especially loi ING
benefit OF sickly and cOnVaeSCent chl!cith
The children who sent TO the country 'nIs
summer came from many sources as tney nave
Curing other summers. although the NUMBER sem
from each was necessarily somewhat smaller IMAM
usual Children have been supplied by one nun
efed and twenty different organizations, ana ehch
has been the product OF one careful ano thoIopgn
A-stem Of picking and choosing Thn AysSsm nss