New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

turn the next corner and tell him to look out for
himself 1t Is another to spend time and Mains
| on him. and by careful personal attention 500
| that his hunger is allayed and his strength re-
gained. The charitv Of the country hosts and
hostesses Of fresh air children is OF the latter
| sort Ihey have taken their little guests from
the CITY INTO their homes for two weeks tender
~ Watched over and cared for them, and in
| every case treated them as members OF their
own families. II is this kindness which does as
l1ueh lor the fresh air child as do the fresh air
anu heaithiui surroundings OF the country. The
tash Oh entertaining for fortnight small child
unused 10 country ways and habits is never
nght. and often proves arduous, and the people
S Sno nave performed 1t so cheerfully and kindly
nave done work for which no praise is too
| high.
WHERE LARGE PARTIES GO.
In addition to the private families. there are a
lew places where large number Of children are
entertained at one time. The home at Ashford
Hill n Y. which is largely supported by spe-
cial contribution to The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
gives pleasure tofortnightly parties Of two hun
| dred children each throughout the summer and
| lhe other places Of this sort are St Helen's
Home at Curtisville. Mass, which is supported
| OE John b. Parsons. OF this city, and entertains
one hundred children at time: Mrs. j. S. Lyle's
! Happy Land" at Tenafy. n. J.. which enter
tains fifty children at a time. and "Life's" Farm
at Branchville, Conn. to which the fortnighty
parties OF two hundred children each which are
entertained there throughout the summer are
! sent by The Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
among the places whose people have enter
tanned regular fortnghtly parties throughout
the summer are Hudson and ClaveraCk, y. Y,
| twenty-four children in each party: Fairfield
| Conn, twenty-three in each party: Bethany
| Conn, where Graham Lusk has cared for sew
! eral parties of about fifteen each Mddletown
and Goshen n Y, which have entertained sew
eral parties Of fifteen each. all the children be-
ing convalescents and Pittsield Mass. and
nearby towns whose people have, through the
| Berkshire Fresh Air Fund, provided for the
! entertainment at outlying farmhouses Of five
parties OF children varying in numbers between
| fifty and one hundred. At Simsbury, Conn.,
| Mrs. Norman ". Dodge has given three weeks
outing TO several parties OF ten children each.
! A great many Ieople in both city and country
who know OF The Tribune Fresh Air Fund have
general impression that fresh air children are
| picked up at random from the streets Of New
York. 1t is earnestly desired that the friends Of
fresh air children correct this idea wherever they
| meet il, as II is as harmful as it is untrue The
Tribune Fresh Air Fund does not select its bene-
! fciaries from the gamins, gutter snipes" and
| other unfortunate youngsters who have no home
| but the streets On the contrary every child
! sent to the country through its agency has
! home and is cared for by parents or relatives
! Their homes are among the poorest In the city
! and their families among the most poverty
| stricken, but this is the best reason why they
! should receive fresh air outings. They must be
/ clean. their homes must be free Of contagious
| disease and they must be poor-that Is all that
! Is demanded. These requirements were looked
! after last summer by the one hundred and four
| different missions, hospitals dispensaries. Sun
i day schools and other charitable organizations
| which supplied the children who were sent 10
| the country. The missionaries, nurses and other
workers who pick out and prepare the children
| know the circumstances Of every family from
| which the children come, and in almost every
! case are personally and Intimately acquainted
with these families. This insures the sending TO
/ the country OF the right sort OF children. Inc
work OF these missionaries is arduous and exact
ing. and they, who do the whole thing for love,
! deserve many and sincere thanks.
THE RAILROADS HELP.
| The connecting links between the children and
| their country hosts and hostesses are the rail-
| road and steamboat lines, and, with two excep-
| tions they have done an immense service 10
! fresh air work by giving quarter rates through
out. as well as by treating the parties with uni
| form kindness The cost Of transportation is
the heaviest item in fresh air expenses as IL Is
! and this generous reduction means that just so
many more children can be sent 10 the country
| The services OF the staff Of twenty or thirty
persons who volunteered last summer to ACT as
escorts in bringing the children to and from @ tne
country should also be mentioned and gretefuIly
Acknowledged here. They performed TINS TASK
so we'll that not accident occurred en- roule
throughout the summer, and this they olo en-
tirely courtesy, their necessary eAPS-A'S'
only being paid. - ,a
/ necessary part in fresh air work ana II oic 80
none the less last summer. The way IN Whlch ~
/ rroved ,ts generosity at time when the need
was special and urgent has been mentoneu
8 hove That incident was only temporary ~
cer-uation OF the whole heartedness IL mas
! disnlaved toward fresh air children for many
wears Its contributions are the fuel lor IIesn I
air machinery and the minute these ouelILes oi
! cease to come In the machinery IL. "a Soc rot
/ comes 10 halt This state 81 afalrs mas not
vet come 10 pass In the history OF The Irloune
| Fresh Air Fund and the good that has Deen s ac
complished by the publics o1erlngs, isl hai-
/ small is the reward or thls con'ihueu "'
! sale generosity.
A NAMELEss BENEFACToR-
,es+,re ~ the work Of The Tribune Fresh
Ar Errd which IS part OF it and yet entirely
senerate from It consists Of the day excursions
- The 15,dson which take place every summer.
THESE are the gift to the poor mothers chilcreh
/ o,d babies OF New-York Of one man, whose only
condition is that his name shall not be disclosed
H. -o1s all the expenses OF this branch OF the
,rori, and no money for its support is taken
! rno,, Tho Tribune Fresh Air Fund Twenty-slA
=. .Dase excursions were given last summer anu
90 oO7 nersons were benefited by them hdch
one consisted OF sail up the Huosoh " 49,. ~ -
sior Grove where the excursion pdi les st - -
bour mr. TWO ashore under the trees anu eH aaoh
% houi ~ t boyne Milk was given out on each
tr;n hand of music was furnshea' as w W. 20
y policeman life saver ana doctor IH 1oalya
d poaor po..orn,, and everything was done to MAKE
the recipients of this mans tsap pace or ten
These eAe a. " and in consequence there are JUST
a 5s7 Of the poor Of this city who owe DAY Gr
rare pleasure 10 lhc
uDknown benefactor. Ao. hoe baen
nha following is a summary OF "hd' iiaS ESnd
ny Itsbed nv The Tribune Fresh AIT uiiH
accom- a ,ts Snception, twenty-three years ago.
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