The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25
FRESH AIR MISSION
LENDS ASSISTANCE.
Will Care for Children Hauled to
Parks Free by Transit
Company.

Arrangements have been made with the
Fresh Air Mission officers to look after the
children carried to the parks free by the
ST. Louis Transit Company.
Corwin H. Spencer. acring president Of the
Transit company. in the absence of Presi-
dent Murray Carleton, yesterday personally
guaranteed $3.50 to the t'reSn AR MISSION
through its president, 4. Percy Carr. 1nls
money Will be Used 10 furnish crackers and
milk and iced water for the children. The
mission is prepared to take care of chill
dren, and MIR. spencer gladly turned THAI
part of the work over to it.
The order to carry children ~ years Oh age
or under, and one member of the FANNY.
whose parents are unable to pay transpor-
talon. free to Forest. O radon. Tower
Grove and Carondelet parks, during the
period OF excessive heat. upon the presen-
tatiUn to the conductor of doctors cer,ifi-
cate, was gwen TO the conductors OF the
Transit lines yesterday. Cer,incateS Will be
issued by doctors when they think the chill
Gren would be benefited by an outing. Ply
sicians whose names appeared in yester-
day Republic have promised to Issue GER
tificates free of charge. In a short time it
Is expected that ali physicians in st. Louis
will give their services to the little ones.
Conductors will not question one of these
notes. but will accept them. punch them.
and q record will be made by the company
of the number issued.
Many children took advantage of the free
rides yesterday. They preferred in most
cases to go to Forest Park. which has an
extra attraction now, as it Is to be the site
of the Worlds Fair.
Officers of the Fresh Air Mission will
meet this afternoon at o'clock at the
Lndell Pavilion in Forest Park. when as
signment of members for the different parks
will be made. The mission offered to do the
work of issuing the certificates, but it was
Mr.. Spencer's idea originally to have this
done by physicians. and his plan will be
tried for the present. The privilege of is
suing certificates may later be extended to
the mission officers.
AS the children may go to any OF the
parks mentioned. it viii be necessary for
the mission officers to keep persons at all
the parks to look after the erecting of
booths and the serving of the milk and
appointed chairman of the committee to
distribute the food.
At the meeting in Forest Park this after
noon it Is expected many children will gath
er. Part Of them will be cared for near
the Lindell pavilion and the others near
work will be extended 70 all the parks
named above. The officers of the Mis-
sion are: I. Percy Carr. president: Mrs
George w. Lubhe. vice president; Miss Ida
Norp. second vice president; Gustav +,
Decker. secretary; Edgar r. Rombauer,
treasurer; Miss l.. Lutte cord and Mrs. An
ma G. Eberhard, directors.
Mr. Spencer Is enthusiastic over the plan
He says:
Enough of my friends have promised
support by liberal contributions that ha We
no hesitancy in guaranteeing the 5000. In
fact, If had to pay.it all, 1t would be we'll
spent, and 1t should give me hardness. !
very gladly intrusted the work OF disburse--
ment 10 the mission, because it is d good
organization. 1 am acquainted with it's
work. The mission has no solicitors. and
contributions to its fund should be liberal