New-York tribune., 1901-08-02
FRESH AIR FUNDS WORK.
ONE THOUSAND cHILDREN SENT TO THE
COUNTRY THIS WEEK-YESTER-
DAYS PARTIES

The number of children sent into the country by
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund this week for out
ings of weeks increased yesterday by 175 chill
Gren. bringing the total number of children for the
first four days to over thousand. or an aver
of more than hundred and fifty day.
The Fund promised on Monday send l.2i5 into
the green fields this week average of 20ah
children day The number to be sent before
midnight Saturday has been increased since by
forty-four.
The children began go early yesterday MORN
ing, the first party starting at o'clock for
Nichols. n. V and they continued to depart from
the various railroad stations all day. the last start
ing for Belleville Penn. at o'clock in the even
ing.
They were all happy at the prospect before them,
and with the clear. refreshing atmosphere and
cool breeze they were in fine fettle
One party of fourteen boys was in particularly
good spirits. 1t bound for Lancaster. Penn.
where 1t had been invited by the Rev. Charles T.
Knox to camp out for two weeks In Rocky Spring
Park. The boys had eyes for everything.
we are goin' the railroad. amt we?' sang
out one boy. he noticed the big transhed OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which the ferryboat was
approaching.
The boys felt quite like soldiers as they marched
on and off the ferryboat and into the station and
woe betide the boy who got out Of line. They were
such bright looking lot of lads. although some OF
the boys had coats and there ragged
edges on the clothing of others and they looked
worthy of such an outing that they attracted the
atteHltOH oi tne uall1nen ana many passengers IN
the station as they passed They marched down
the platform to the cheering In way that
made the trainshed ring.
"S-h-s-s-hr' Kissed a brakeman. "Oh, let 'em
alone: you were young yourself said the
conductor of the train. and the lads had their
cheer out.
The first party of the day. that which went to
Nichols n. Y. from East Side chapel. from
which twenty children had been invited by the
people of Nichols through the Rev. e T. Lewis
At $50 a. m. two parties bound for Owego and
ChemunZ \. Y. started from Jersey City. There
were sixteen for Owego and seventeen for Che
mung. Then. at 1920 a. m, small company
rolled out of the Grand Central Station bound for
West Leyden, n. Y. At noon the Lancaster
PENN party of boys went An hour later a quar-
ter Of Il hundred children started for a weeks
outing as the guests of the people OF Hacketts-
town. n. j.. who had invited them through Lizzie
NJ. Titus. Two special parties, one of twenty
four for Grand Hotel Station. n. " and the other
OF twenty-five for West Hurley. NJ Y. and the
Beeville Penn.) party of thirty-three concluded
the sending of parties for the day. With the
BeIevilIe party were two specials for Bedford
Penn. and for Mroy, Penn. Those who in
vited and will entertain the children at Chemung,
Owego. West Leyden and Bellsville the follow
ing:
Chemung " Y-The Rev Charles L. Shergur.
through whom the invitation came; Mrs u; La
throp Mrs. Devin. Mrs. p Well Miss Kate EveT- ,
F. Walker Mrs F. Rogers Mrs. Lucy Everett.
Mary shergur. Mrs. Lowell. Mrs c Van Gasbeck
owego, n Y-Mrs II. H Clark who made the
MTs e R DedS 6Sr sdS Mrs pfT$
Gage J G. Kenyon. Mrs. L. Ford, Mrs Brum-
norman Mrs Herbert Welch, Mrs George ID.
Young and George f. Smith.
West I.eyden. y. Y.-Mrs. +, i. Schlieder. who
sent the invitation: Mrs Frederick Meyers. Mrs
Henry Ernst. Mrs Charles Roser and Mrs Charies
BeiIevIIle Penn.-C. p. Yoder, W T. Cess; Levi
Is Yoder J. NJ Yoder, {. H. Hooley, j. n ByIer:
Mrs j. c. ZoOk Mrs. Betsy King. Mrs Leyi
Yoder, Jonathan Hartzler, r @ GetIer, t3ng S9nR +
] Peachey s r. Smoker, r a Zook. D. r. Zooh'
solomon i Zook, Mrs. Difenderfer and Mrs j. A.
Zn0k