New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-03
FOUR PARTIES FOR THE COUNTY,
FRIENDS OF THE FREsH-AIR FUND WHO
ARE ENTERTAINING THE CHILDREN


Over one hundred and ninety children were sent
to the country by The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
yesterday They went in four parties. each one o.
which deserves special mention: for these partie,
show particularly clearly the good work which thu
people who live in the country do every year for
the children of the city's poor. The places which
received the children Elzabethtown. Penn
Glens Falls, n. Y; Lewistown. Penn and Athsns
n. Y.
Some weeks ago the work was begun In each n
these places OF finding out who wished to ents.
tain fresh-air children. Those who were In charr,
talked with the people. explaining the nature and
object OF fresh-air work. and showing how much
benefit each child receives and how badly In need
of 1t they are. There was no canvass. In the
ordinary sense Of the word. There was no drum.
ming" or pleading Those who put their names
down for children did 1t OF their own accord. 70,
the childrens sake. They invited Them to their
own homes as private guests, and they looked for.
ward to their arrival and entertainment such
In every instance 1t case of voluntary, open.
hearted hospitality. Naturally a child between
six and twelve years Of age, visiting In a strange
house needs some attention. This condition was
cheerfully accepted. and tho amount OF pains
which a country host or hostess takes to make thu
little fresh air. happy and comfortable is often
enormous 1t means time and self-denial II
need hardly said that particular pains are taken
by the fresh-a air workers In the city to send out
children who are well behaved and needy at the
same time.
The country hosts and hostesses have. with
hardly an exception treated the children mem.
bers Of their own families; and kindness and
motherly care as rule are large factors In the
pleasure ard strengthening OF the child. The us
between entertainer and child becomes strong
one. and every year there are numberess cases Of
children being reinvited for long visits by their
country friends OF the summer before. This has
often continued for years. and In several cases the
little fresh-ar child has grown up, married some
playmate OF childhood summers spent In the coun.
trv town settled down there for life and is now
entertaining fresh-air children Of the present gen.
Grafton Many fresh-air children have been really
made by the advantages. educational and other.
wise springlng from their visits TO country friends
of fresh-air origin. The country hosts and host.
esses perform noble charity. and they have won
the undying and deserved gratitude of thousands
of children In New-York.
At EliZabethtown the following people are enter.
tanning the children:
A. T. Jacoby, c. s. Hoffman. George Shenk.
David Reece James Balmer. John Epl,r. George
Fisher j. n. Oleweer william Dinenbaugh.
Jacob Shenk. II. C. Lewis. Josiah Bauey. Simon
Kelsey. Jacob Epler. Mrs. Emanuel Holman.
Monroe Reed Martin Lands, A. r. Good. Edwin
f Heisey. + Hornss S"y vii Eli Woiss:
mu,h A. b. coble p Meyer. Mrs Mfr ,, Gsstiysr
DR. Overfeld. Daniel Baimer. David Burkholdsr.
Albert Leicht. the Rev. Martin Rutt Martin T.
Rutt, Henry Miller. Peter L. Lehman. William
Hoover David Ason Ms; Ezabe M,rr W' WeI:
gemuth A. G.. Kelsey d. c. Swigart and Dr.
Nissley ,, -, D.,
At CiIens Falls the children visiting the fol-
lowing hosts and hostesses: Mrs. Davidson Mlss
Lizzie Cod Mr.. Esther Miller Mr conn; Ms
Alexander. Mrs baltimore. Mrs. Mosher. Mrs.
Spooner Mrs House Mrs L9cksaF' mrs Efs iaa
Cowles Mrs. Martha Duel, Mrs. Daniel |arney.
Mrs NJ. l. Newton, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Glson
ard Mrs. Hartman. ., 49,. a.,
Iewstown people who are entertaining fresn-a,r
children are s. j. Swigart. j. II. Richard Z:
Sterrette John Steinbarger. Ambrose HummeL
Mrs Emma Stuck. Mrs. Ella Rothnocki A.
Hummel VIII Price A. Spanogle JACOB stem
barger the Rev. II A. Spanogle. J. s Mohler, .
G. Rupert Miss Minnie Howe. August Housef
George Costill Benjamin Yeatter j. b. Flemlns'
John Showers. Robert Adams Amos wagner h1a
D. Caistetter Mrs Anna Snyder. a.,
At Athens the entertainers are Mrs. Decker, Mrt.
Rainy Mrs. Nedtwick Mrs Masker and Mrs Freo
Coon.