New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
LITTLE WAITS MADE HAPPY
FRESH AIR CHILDREN RECEIVE A ROYAL
WELCOME.

FRESH AIR CHILDREN RECEIVE ROYAL
WELCOME.
THEIR DooRs-sCENEs UPON THE Ar
RIVAL OF THEIR SMALL GUESTS
Kingston Perm. July II (SpeciaD.-The campaign
of last summer in Porto Rico was enacted over
again in this town last night and In all the nearby
places Of this part Of the Wyoming Naney Mos'
OF the people who took part in the rsprouuetio'
were thinking OF anything but Porto RICO no" nov
ever Nor was there sound Of buge drufh VI 'N
bering cannon to turn their thoughts TO thhss wal
like The valley never looked more peaceful ana
beautiful and its inhabitants were never so peace
ABLY minded Nevertheless there was hIeHhe r.
production OF the Porto Rican campaign. ana
was all caused by The Tribune Fresh AIT Fuho.
Several weeks ago an agent Of this charity visited
Kingston and explained what The Tribune res"
Air Fund did every summer for the poor childreh
Of New-York City He pointed out how osdy lie
children OF the New York tenements neeoed Hee"
air and showed how easy II would he 20 give ~
them through The Tribune Fresh Air Funo' anu ~
the same time do a mighty work for good Ine rev
l. c Murdock agreed 70 do all he could IN lur-
1herance Of the scheme. and ever since that ufhe
the people OF the Wyoming Valley have been "orh-
ing for the children OF New-f orks poor. ohe ~
one AZ nrst and later oozen by dozen and score
by score they came forward and agreed 10 invite
city children to their homes for fortnight ol lreS
! air As fast as the invitations came In they were
! forwarded to New-York. and finally 90 many hau
| volunteered that three hundred had oeeh III,
| vted when the time for the last cali had passeu
| Every one OF the children was invited as guest
or was slated for a farm Of In the hills where tne
entertainment was az the expense OF people OF tnis
| region This was because many VINO couiu no'
entertain children had contributed money IN ofder
that they might be somehow instrumental IN giving
| 10 the charity. Not a cent came from Ne"-iorA'
and every fresh air child now staying here Is
sest In some way or another Of the inhabitants OF
the Wyoming Valley
| SPECIAL CARS PROVIDED.
The invasion above spoken Of took place last
evening and Il consisted in the advent OF the Sls
| children who had been invited here. They came
from New-York in Ave special cars attached to the
| regular train They swept everything before them
| and they were welcomed with waving flags ana
| open arms Also they had never been here oeIore'
| nor had most OF the people here ever before seen
| ANYTHING tust Ike them. These facts suggested 10
| several persons Porto Rican campaign. although
Z, I. admitted that all the details were not repro
| duced with exactness. The party was In charse
| OF FIVE managers from here. under the lead OF the
| Rev I. c. Murdock. and they were the Rev. I. b.
! Henry Of Anderson. Penn; the Rev FRANK YOUNG
] OF
| strong OF Forty Fort. Penn. and the Rev ClarK
! CoJlendar OF Carverton. Penn. The first children
| 10 leave the train disembarked at wyoming. Penn.
| almost a hundred strong and they went TO homes
| in wyoming. Orange and Carverton The secohu
instalment got of at Bennett. and they numbered
about a hundred also. They found warm welcomes
awaiting them at Dallas. Luzerne. Dorranceton
and Trucksville The third instalment also over
shot the hundred mark and they came here 10
Kingston leaving few children on the train 10 20
| IN 70 Plymouth Hunlock's Creek and Berwick
The children who got of here were received AT
u-,,lesbarre Forty Fort and Kingston. and their
! advent made such a commotion as this place has
not seen for many a day. When the tram roi'eu
in over fifteen hundred people were on mana 10
give the little travellers royal welcome The pat
forms OF the station were crowded almost 70 SUMO
cation and the roads and squares near by were hled
with more people They had filled the ROOTS
OF the adjoining buildings. and the tops OF une
freightcars and windows OF buildings near by Were
black with them II seemed as though everybody In
| Kingston had come 10 welcome the guests ol INC
| ,own As the engine snorted and grunted Itself 10
n standstnl with much squeaking OF brakes
buzz and murmur Of Interrogation and comment
| arose from the crowd and there was much cranlhs
., necks TO catch glimpse Of the little passengers
"Oh look at that little 'un with the big bundle!
.t4eIn the little shavers they look as though
! thevd lived In q cellar all their lives An. let ne
have that little girl were some OF the remarks
| THE, the procession trooped out OF the cars one
| hv one. and marcned OUT through lhHc tIae ""-
bAen made through the crowd. Up the street they
marched grmy and dirty from the long ride. but
sturdily shouldering the newspaper clad ounoes
which contained their modest wardrooes and LOOK
ing pIeased at the sight Of the green trees ano
grass all about them. Finally they wheeled inIo
the lawn beside the Methodist Episcopal Church
and then the distribution began
DISTRIBUTING THE LITTLE ONES.
The crowd pressed around in a close circle. ana
NJ Nurdock assigned the children 70 the hosts aho
| bostesses who had asked for them II was iohe
time before they had all been distributes a'' ~
,r,nrad gavy off 10 their new homes OF fortnight
and It was dark when the last little child mao 80 80
token away and the crowd had departed lht
w,,la army had made its invasion. and from all ac'
counts the people OF this place are very well pleased
with the manpuVre .,.
TWO weeks OF mere idleness and play In this
,oc. would do these children a world OF good ou'
80 ktndIv disposed are the people OF Kingston 10 the
"rresh airs" that several special forms OF eh'e',
,o,ruent have already been arranged JOG
VII vrbo runs a steamboat line between Wilkes
hsrre and Plymouth has offered 10 take e'eiy
,rash air child in town an excursion on one o
nj. boats named the susquehanna- A trolley rae
Iso g., nrosnect and more than one oner has oe'
: made q, drives about the country In other klus ~
vehicle Another evidence OF the whole hearted "a'
~ which these children have been received Is "''
y ,a,y ,nvttations for children which came TOO la''
> Co. this marty and which still coming IN lnes'
0 ,aora vyer. glad 10 learn that they may nave 0'
dren any time this summer. as there are thousa' "
. unon thousands OF just such needy ones s.'" -
. New-York suffering for the lack OF nesn a.
7, Is likely that another party will be asked ne..
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