New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26
THE WEEK WE'LL BEGUN.
SIX PARTIES OF FREsH-ArR CHILDREN
SENT OUT.
MANY MORE TO FoLLow-THE KIND PEOPLE
WHO WILL ENTERTAIN THEM


WHO WILL ENTERTAIN THEM
II the present week continues In the same way It
has begun The Tribune Fresh Air Fund VIII nave
cause for congratulatIon. No fewer 'nah SIX ar
ferent parties of children started yesterday for two
weeks in the country That gives this week
flying start for a record Tire children VINO ie1t
yesterday arr mot the only ones. either. Inc
summing up OF the weeks work on SATURDAY VIII
show that there are more--a great many mo'e-'o
follow. The trouble has only just begun
Yesterdays parties went to Romuus. y. L.
Emaus. Penn Herkimer. y. y: Bennington W.
Stamford. Conn. and Windsor, Conn.
The sending OF annual party to Rornulus mas
become old story BY this time. IL was many
years ago that the people OF Romuus hrst opened
their doors to the tenement-house children OF New"
York and entertained fresh airs. Ever since that
day the recurrence OF invitations from these Kind
hearted people has been regular as the equinox
and every summer has witnessed the departure OF
the little guests. The children OF the nrst year
are grown up nov. but others OF the next genera
ton have been invited IN their places, and their
hosts have lost interest In this form OF doing
good. To Ms. e. VI. Vail. who has from the nrst
been the prime in the work. as well as to
all who have ever entertained children there Is Que
a great debt OF gratitude
This years party consisted OF the seventeen who
went yesterday and six who started before. The
following people have invited the last party MIS-
c. NJ Vail Mrs E. Evers. Mrs. Metcalf, MIS-
Warn. Mrs. Yogkor. Mr.. Burtsell. Mrs r. Bald
ridge Mrs Lisk and Mrs. Kunes
Shortly after o'clock in the morning party left
for Emaus. Penn. all OF whom were specials VINO
had been 10 Emaus before. Several other spe-
Gals" went along with them. and those who have
been kind enough to remember again these guests
Of former years A. VI. Kemmerer' 5. L Lee
Stephen Keck. Fl. Haberstumpt Willie Joweo n.
Druckenmer Henry Ortt Miss Emma Benneid'
A. J. Adrian. Frank Butz, John Hartman and Mrs
Hartman. Cetronia. Penn: Franklin Fisher Ma
cuncie Penn. and Mss Margaret McIlhenny. Get
tysburg. Penn
The New-York Central carried away GOOD snare
Of yesterdays children. and these went TO her
kimer, " 7, ana Bennington VI Iney mace
the station Forty-second-st. resound win tne.r
shouts and laughter and passers-by thought oaho
Of Iniars had captured II. Every one OF these
fortunate youngsters will have two weeks to re-
member with pleasure when their outing is over
The Herkimer people who have put themselves OUT
FOR the sake OF this weil-dong are Mrs Daniei BEL
lnger Mrs Olive Petric. Miss Polly Arnold MIS-
Elery Christman, Mrs E. Grant Fenner. MIS-. Erwin
Chrlstnan Mrs :. ". Baker Mrs. John steele
Mrs G. F. Harte: Mrs B. c. Wues. Mrs. Attfre
Ernpie Mrs E. Wood and Mrs. NJ. F Chrls'man.
At Bennington the children DO rot lack friends
either and those who will entertain them are Hils'
C. H. Potter Mrs ". H Fuller. Mrs. Duane Bad
win Mrs Eugene Holt. Mrs. S. ]. Miles MIS- r RI.
Estabrook Mrs. Charles Clark and Mrs F. I.
Barnard
As case OF voluntary single-handed. pract'cai
charity the work that Mrs James Wood. OF STAN
ford Conn., Is doing merits attention. BEAUTIFUL
roomy house on the outskirts Of the town Is the
scene OF this work Although almost In STANFORD
Il is surrounded BY country open as can be found
in Connecticut The immediate Ave acres belong TO
the house They give plenty Of room for Dig
barn some distance from the house. and In this
mia nd
been fitted I'D Domestic animals Of all kinds be-
long 70 the place which mean fresh milk. cream
and eggs. among other things The house Itself Is
xceednsy In ten 6 new s sfs ns ssn IS
imsg ined tor the ten little tresh-sir children who
Wood has Volunteered to entertain for weeks
in her big house which has been especially lifted up
for no s% nd Ten chden
an outing more. These are smaller than the usual
hS d. and hem as s homes yey
was not An uncommon visitor. one little boy was
s she F F9afFns Tas sm nso PATRIOTS
quaint sense Of humor. had considerately set on
come sai from the top story Of rear tenement which
knows no such thing as light and is on record as
group ", who had experienced the dark side OF HE
at first hand. and the pnched faces and undersized
limbs tod the %o 9@ too me 6a 3.
A small boy who went to the country the other
original way He had been sent to- bed with the
rest at an early hour, but had lain awake thinking
The house was quiet All he could hear the
rustiing OF the trees outside through the open win
dow He was just falling asleep. when-bang!
whrring object struck him vicousy on the fore
head and then retreated He sat up, his eyes wide
open with terror. and looked into the darkness
Whir-r-r-r,-the object was approaching again. The
little fellow saw II now. and. leaping out OF bed IN
afrright ran for the stairs, crying
''Nissus Missus, Come up quick DereIs COCK
roach here wots got wings .,
Subsequent investigation revealed very oe-
ila1- ionkf
its wings up In mild pro,estaton.