New-York tribune., 1899-07-27
TRIBUNE'S "SIxTEEN HUNDRED" !"
FRESH AIR CHILDREN ARE MAKING HAPPY
HISTORY FOR THEMSELVES THESE


The only trouble with the famous far chroniced
sixteen Hundred" the members Of which as
every one knows. the children whom the Trib-
une Fresh Air Fund is sending the country this
week is that they have watchword A similar
organization known the six Hundred" which
hourished once, but has been a back number for
years. is reported good authority to have ridden
half a league, half a league half a league on
ward" and that expression served to commemo-
rate their riding But the Sixteen Hundred" have
not yet found a suitable motto and they are MAX
ing desperate efforts to find which will make
more secure the firm place they have already taken
in history.
One OF them almost succeeded In accomplishing
this yesterday. He OF the 246 children
whom the Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent to the
country during the day. and he was curled up in
the corner seat Of the coach OF railroad
train when he launched his attempt He such
a little bit Of fellow that he ought not to have
| expected TO succeed His ragged suspender.
which went dagonally across his back and chest
seemed scarcely bigger than a shoestring and the
little red shirt he might with stretching have
been made as large a handkerchief. He carried
q newspaper clad bundle fully twice as big him
self and he had been leaning this. watching the
landscape rush by with intent eyes. The new and
strange things which he very different
from the bricks and pavements where his little life
had been spent thus far and he wanted 10 make a
closer acquaintance with them. When the con-
ductor came by he touched him fearfully the
sleeve.
Mister" he said, "how many more blocks is It
ter de country"
At which the individual addressed simply laughed
and answered
''More'n you can count. sonny"
SO this little inquirer, who had measured distances
all his life by blocks and cobblestones. and didn't
know henyard from pasture learned nothing,
and the Sixteen Hundred" was still without a
motto. II the conductor had only remarked, Half
a block. half a block, half block onward II
would have been better than nothing but he didn't.
and that all there about II.
Vermont received l42 fresh air children yesterday
for visit OF two weeks. and they went to Burling
ton. Bennington. Middlebury, Wallingford and
Brandon. from which places the invitations have
come respectively through Byron n Clark, Collins
NJ Graves. the Rev. J. G. Goodng. the Rev. F. H.
Smith and the Rev. J. J. Townsend Some OF the
people who have generously asked these children
TO their homes
sidge. Mrs. Wells Smith. Asa Loomis, Mrs. Esta-
brook. Mrs Dallas P Madison, Mrs J. II arm Arm
Mrs Charles Clark, Mrs. G. H. Cook and Mrs.
Niles.
Brandon Vt.-WilIiam Hunter, William Grover,
Mrs Adams Centre, Mrs ReynSlds Mr.. Mrs. EN- aT
Howard, Mrs A Battles Mrs. George Churchill.
Mr. Hyde Sidney Roe NE Puto9; %a,lNI Mrs Mrs. M
Z. Laird, Mrs. Fred Brink Henry Gpson Ms Mrs
La FIam. Mrs F McColom Mrs. Lewis Mrs. F.
Beau. Mrs Nelson Wheeler Mrs A. Lincoln. Mrs.
Charles Miner Mrs s. Bacon. Mrs. La ROGUE,
Mrs James Phatton, Mrs. f. Palmer, Mrs. quincy
Churchill and Edward Chandler. ~
WallingfOrd, Nt-Mrs William WNber, MIS-
Warren Merrill and Mrs Roin Maranvlle.
More children went tc Romulus, n. Y. yester-
day making the total far entertained there this
summer twenty-five. The people OF Romulus
have been kind TO fresh air children for many
years past and some Of those who are entertain
ing children this year Mrs. c. NJ Vail Mrs.
Wykof Mrs Metcaf Mrs. Lisk. Mrs. Everts'
Mrs Warren and Mrs. Runes
Two parties Of children went 10 Willamstown.
Mass. and Schuylerville. n. Y yesterday. and
those who received them follows
Wiliamstown Mass-Nlrs. Steele Mrs Caring TIne,
ton Mrs A Lndley, Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Hall.
Mr. Sedgwck and Mr. Kennedy.
Schuylerville, y: Y.-Mrs, Charity AIlen Ar MIS- s.,
Greedy. Mrs Cooking Ham, the Rev. Mr.. Brandow
and Mrs Vibert Ostrander.
At schuylerville the Rev. B. L. Crapo has made
the ARRANGEMENTS for receiving the children, and
at WNliamstown Mrs L. D. Woodbridge has
worked earnestly for the good OF fresh air chill
dren for many weeks Enough was given TO the
work in Wilnamstown by people who could not re-
! ceive children themselves 10 board number OF
| children on nearby farms. The Rev. X. A. Freer
| and MI and Mrs. Armstrong, Of Buskirk, y. y
were among those who received at their homes
Yesterday children specially invited for an outing