New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
CHILDREN IN "HAPPY LAND
CRIPPLED BOYS AND GIRLS ARE THE
PROTEGEs OF THE TRIBUNE
FRESH AIR FUND

happier lot Of children never left New-York
than TIE fortyetght little who started yester
day afternoon at o'clock for Happy Land" 10 be
found in Tenafy y. J. The fourth party. OF fifty
each. Of Tribune Fresh Air children. to be enter
tanned by Mrs. John s. Lyle little crippled
East Fifty-ninth-st.
Mrs Lyle built Happy Land" for The Tribune
Fresh Air children. and It Is therefore fully equipped
with all sorts OF good things for the children.
The children were in charge of House Surgeon
r. A. Hubs and three nurses Miss II. Lynch. Miss
NJ. Brownlec and Miss Fordham. There nine
teen boys and twenty-five girls.
"Oh Miss Fordham. do you think n man-of- war
could get into this slip? yelled briSht-eycd
little boy upon reaching the ferry. Later he
's'posed. II n man-cfwar could not get in. the
Kaiser Wilhelm couldn't either"
A boy bound together with bandages took the
greatest interest in the driver OF the park carriage,
telling the other boys. I'VE needn't think It easy
thing 70 turn this wagon around" and then asked
with troubled expression. II that was real water"
ont there.
Up to three NOR tbs ago pretty little brcwn-eyed
Conchetta Spendella spent her life in chair. She
IS able to walk alone and Doctor Hibbs has
great hopes Of the benefit she will get from this
outing. To start her two weeks OF JOY she had n
hat. tho first she has ever had. II has RULED
brim and big red bow In getting out Of the car
riages IN Jersey City the stronger children helped
the smaller AID weaker ones In a most careful
way One little paralytic with Hobson band on
his cap stouty insisted that he the Merrmec
hero. and after the Span;ards. not on his vaca
ton trip. SON" supposed. special train" the
children said. waited for them. and they scrambled
in In great shape tumblng over each other just as
other children who not crippled. This is a
mistaken idea that most entertainers Of fresh-air
children have. In thinking of cripple, one rat
urally child chair with all manner OF
bandages and hospital equipments. Tho fact is,
these crippled children all durable under proper
hygicnc conditions. and grow TO be self-supporting
mon and women. instead of living long suffering
lives. drain upon their families and public charity
When the conductor came for them. Maggie Gil
low sitting the floor. her lap full Of the
lemon drops she was dividing among her chuIas
She grabbed up her dress and rushed after the
rest leaving n trail OF prize package lemon drops
behind her she
one bright little maid escorted to the train
by n boy clutches one side and a little boy
with hts head in q brace on the other
one boy and girl wept tears OF homes SICK tss
boy happy with the prospect Of a sail; the
nttlo girl played with her dolly ..-,-. .-..., .
they said and be happy for the next TWO weeks
Edith and Helen Livingston. suffering from hip
disease. are dauRhters Of WIDOW: In tImo t ,hy
care Of their mother.
Tho children In tho party from two to fifteen
years old who are to make Happy Land" ring, are
RITA Miller. Fannie FalIon. Beatrice Potter. Ed
ward Wendell. Joseph Becker Herbert Iced. LIZ
z'o Asztrah Willie Brennan. Henry Boehm. August
p-enzlreer Thomas Brown Christopher Carlson
Mary NcGuirk Louis Miller. James O'Brien. An
tonic Pappandro Lille Turner. LIZZIE sPilzer vii
kor John Walker Ada Walach. Willie Madden
Katie Henry. Frank str9ke, sam klasky ; ynins
ger. Joseph Farnolo Walter Friel, Alexander
Frazrr Maggie Gow Harry Goding. Estella
Gordon ESward nesh, David ida rby Caroline
Leonhardt and Ruth Lorey.