The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-03
FRESH AIR FOR POOR.

10 the Editor OF the Journal ana Courier:
/ have always found the people Of
New Haven ready to respond to any
call for help tor those among us who
were In any special need. Many might
not think of summer as time OF need
but those of us who are in all parts OF
the city in the work of the City Mis-
the fresh cool air that can only be
found by getting away from their homes
is quite as necessary at times for COM
fort and health and even life itself, as
is the warm air with which we must
surround ourselves in winter.
have just come Go o'clock p, ND
from the sick room of very worthy
old lady on the third floor of a tene-
ment block. She thinks if she could
only have q few breaths of real sea
breeze she could get WELL 1t would not
cost a great deal to send her out few
times on the steamer Victor for an
hours sail on the sound, and this we
shall do as soon as she can go. we
have taken out over 1920 men, women
and children on our fresh air excursion
trips to Pawson Park during the month
of July. 1 have already paid 5000 for
the use of this steamer and 1T ought to
cost another hundred or more before the
summer Is over. l only wish those who
are going to give this money could see
for themselves the good it does instead
of just taking my word for 1t.
One of the very best things we do
with our fresh air money is to give the
old people of the almshouse a summer
afternoons enjoyment at East Rock
park Twenty-four, mostly old ladies'
will go tomorrow in six comfortable
carriages provided by Mr.. Mcdonald of
the Court street stables, at so moderate
an amount that one or two liberal givers
can have the pleasure of paying for 1t.
BY the kindness of Mr.. Kelsey, of the |
Winchester avenue Railroad company, |
1 took a carload of children to the shore |
at Savin Rock last week and enjoyed |
it myself quite as much as they did.
Our excursion next week will be for the
little children of the County Home, and
this corporation will probably prove
that it has the same soul as ever by |
giving them the round trip Gas they
have for several years pas) in a spec
tai car to Savin Rock where they spend
happy day and where everybody keeps
"open house. for them.
The children of our English Hall Sum-
day school, at the suggestion of their
superintendent, Judge Cleaveland, have
placed in the "Fresh Air Fund enough
of their money contributions to give
twenty-five of the sick children who are
brought to the medical dispensary a
chance to go on boat trip and
breathe the sea air for an hour or
two. But their mothers need it quite as
much as the children, and of course
should go with them. 1t will cost only
five dollars more. I am sure some one
will want to pay it.
Then there are homes all over the
city where there are hard working men
and women, too, who are not now sick,
but who are going to be, If they cannot
once or twice or more during the sui
try; Skinner weather which is not yet
over get "a day off" to be spent at the
seashore or in the fresh, green fields in
the country. Some of these we know
through our mission work, and many
others are known through the office of
the Organized Charities where / am glad
to leave every year as many of our
boat and trolley car tickets as possible.
/ have also asked some of our manu-
facturers who employ large number Of :
men or women to mention at any time 4
any of their working people who for 6
any special need should have the benefit I
of our Fresh Air Fund. I also wish to {
be able to say to every physician in the
city "Let us know If we can do anything
for any of your sick people," This Ger
tainly Is not too much to expect In this 7
city Of churches, and so many comfort
able homes and kind hearted people, and t
where last summer we distributed in n
various ways more than 5000 round i
trip tickets by trolley cars and boat. v
Respectfully yours, v
w. D. Mossman, Missionary Pastor. o
New Haven August /, 1899.