New-York tribune., 1901-11-18

1t was possible lOr the tunC 10 play the part OF
host itself in instances. Two fresh air homes.
ArdsIey, n. Y, and Chapel HILL N J., which
were turned over to It's use, rent free, were man
aged by it They could be utilized because OF the
favorable conditions which kept the expense within
the maximum per capita average. The transporta-
ton expense per capita small. owing to their
proximity the city. In the case OF Ashford Hill,
at Ardsley. there is a special fund also available
More than eighteen hundred children were enter
tanned in these homes
The number Of parties sent out requiring escorts
was DO Sometimes owing to the size of the parties
more than one escort was required These escorts,
who volunteers, accompanied the children
without receiving cent for this service beyond
their actual travelling expenses The responsible
ity Of caring for a party of youngsters through
long railroad journey, either by day or by night Is
a light burden and the Fund appreciates the
cheerful willingness of those who assumed IT. In
a number Of instances the escorts were glad to
such for other reasons than the one OF
caring for the children. Clergymen and others IN
the places where the little visited became SO
interested in the work for them that they wished
to to the city and learn more about their
home environment and city missionaries were glad
of the opportunity to to the country to see no"
they were cared for there.
Great care is required in selecting the children
They found by the missionaries of responsible
missionary organizations scattered all over the city
The missionaries are well adapted for this work
because of their intimate acquaintance with the
families of their neighborhoods.
There is a widespread MISUNDERSTANDING, que 10
the lack of knowledge of the conditions under
which the other haf ives. to the character OF
the children sent out They are not waits or gamns
but tenement house children-children who live in
dark, Close squaIid rooms and would never be
able to go to the green fields were It net ror some
agency such as The Tribune Fresh Air Fund There
are many thousands CT these, and IN tne near near
future they are 10 be citizens and fathers ana ana
mothers OF additional thousands. The essential
qualification to become benefciaries of the Fresh
The clothing worn by the children is often neat
and heir HnSr n
and people who see them on the trains These
people led think that the wearers are not
poor and therefore appropriate subjects for the
Funds benevolence This clothing has in many IN
store furnished by sewing circles and kindred or
gar 5d5s o9 not m not 6 bp6p1 196 sed o leave
the city for outing Occasionally child wears
These BITS Of sfnery are the misguided gifts Of
well do people. Such hnery astonishes the chids
tertan her. @r0 She BELIEVES 1hat she has been in
posed upon and ba Is SaTss en5efanns child IN better
Children. very much Ike their elders. enjoy cut
Freouentiy people are misled by their stories OF
home conditions. Sometimes the tale is true. but
A little judicious questioning often clears up the
| tte glT se @ ba1 10 5os ana
saw the piano. Why. l have piano at home.
heard her praying for one. so that she might play
Sunday school in more realistic fashion. and
Her hostess thought she was from well to do
home. The missionaries rarely make mistake il
After they have been chosen they are examined
are free from verrnin and have no communicable
disease The doctor also ascertains whether there
is any contagious disease in the houses from Wnicn
The fqOxng M King the t bt n !sS o
the country last summer H1 in all;
BOROUGH OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guild
Avenae Mstbodiaf ia1os Epi5copaI Tsi0 church AM
brose Mission, Whittier House Knox Memorial
s9sds ssRsi ehsTss Ras Reps S6sps Eyh
children's Fold. Cornell Methodist Episcopal
Gafsefne Mson chnf6h a sea and
Church q the Saviour. East Side Chapel: olivet
Christian Association West Side Settlement.
ebsp. 9E Chapel CHAPEL o pne Of
the Strangers, Seventh Street Methodist Epis-
%ofd %Raa fhu5ie ShS EPseoPai
M0[avan ohuTGh GhsTch OF the 9ee sssP s
tlenent Church of the Covenant. Hsddins
Church. camp Memorial Chapel. wilson Memo
rial Mission chgTeh Of the P'lritans a GPrss6yI
chapel. sixtieth @ Street Methedist EpiscopaI
GhaPe haPeh Ena6a aiTn chaps sansn.
Rutgers Riverside Church, Madison a Square
GPedpa PsSa tSnfc fs5s5y Ps6y
Union Methodist EptseoPsL Ghareh r4,T ThiTtesnth
ist Episcopal Church. Peoples Ta5ernacle.
sixty-eghth Street Reformed Church German
Bethlehem Chapel Bioomingdale Day Nursery
Friendly Aid House. Chapel Of the Comforter.
Church
Cornelius ST Paul's Lutheran Church twenty
first Ward Mission De wttte Memorial Chapel
Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal Church. St
Johns Chapel. Northwestern Dspensary: Col
smyrna Welsh. Congregatio9aI Church. -Four.
leIeven. districts, Gods Providence Mission
frmary for Women and Children Broonne
Street Tabernacle. Kings Daughters. Settle
German Methodist Episcopal Church. and
Spring Street e o5!7 PTssbyterian 7t G Church
Episcopal Church, Bethel Mission. Bethesda
Ghgrs Ea,5h Gath, Mssion North
Mission: Willow Place Chapel, BETHANY Chapel.
and italian City Mission. Strong Place Baptist
Church Life Line Mission. CuyIer Chapel. City
Methodist Episcopal Church wyckor Heights
Presbytertian Church WaIla6out Mission City
gational Chapel; Pentecost Rescue Mission,
Baptis @ Church industriai scfooI No. Asaeo
Club Lincoln Industrial School. Greenpoint Set
ehd psodpa Shar No St Paas lote
tant Episcopal Church. Christ Protestant Epis-
nue. Congregational Church. Clinton Avenue
CONGREGATIONAL Branch, Industrial School No. S,
Church OF Our Father. Atlantic Avenue Chapel.
School.
The labor Of selecting preparing and sending
away the children for their outings is in
respects the laborious OF any OF the tasks .
of the city missionaries This work must be per
formed in the heat of the IN the most
closely built sections OF the city. when every
who can go is away IN the country The Fund
herewith expresses its thanks for their labor and
faithfulness, without which il would have been
unable to accomplish so much.
Last twenty-six day excursions for
mothers and children conducted by the Fund.
Each Of these excursions was enjoyed by a thou
sand more or less of those for whom they were
intended. These outings of great value 1t
did ones heart good to the tired mothers for