New-York tribune., 1901-08-13

THIRTEEN LUCKY NUMBER.
LITTLE GIRL SENT OUT BY THE FRESH
AIR FUND TELLS A STORY
ABOUT A COW.

Thirteen is generally supposed TO be a number
that trails misfortune in it's wake 1t changed its
character for once yesterday. 1t meant good fort
une for over two hundred children from the tene-
ment house districts of the big city. They were
sent to thirteen different places in the country by
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund for two weeks
outing These the places they started for:
Chappaqua, Cohocton. Wayland. Dunkirk Cat
taraugus. SAvona. Rochester. Wedgewood. Avon
Potsdam. Ardsley and Kortright, n. Y. and Beat
tystown, n. ].
The first party TO be whisked away into the
green fields Of forty children. invited hy
Miss NJ. A. Nelson to spend a folt might at Chap
paqua- This is not Miss Nelson's first party this
season. In the afternoon the room for sixty at
Ashford Hill, Ardsley. was taken possession OF,
and the five cottages of the home were filled to
their capacity-26O. The two specials for Beattys-
town also went in the afternoon. Then in the
evening started the parties invited to spend their
outings at Cohocton, Savona and Potsdam- Tne
Cohocton and Savona parties went together over
the Erie Railroad. With the group bound for the
former place went specials to Wayland, DunkirN
and Cattaraugus. Five specials bound for Roches-
ter, Wedgewood and Avon accompanied the twen-
ty-one invited to Savora. The Potsdam party was
the last TO CO. 1t rolled out of the Grand Central
Station at $50 o'clock
Many people in the country who take Fresn AIT
children into their homes led to believe by the
stories which some of the children tell about their
homes that some one has been imposed upon On
their face the stories suggest to their hosts that
the circumstances of the tellers DO not Warra AM
the fund in sending them out Inc StolIJsi zI
usually are Indicative of something quite the rI re
verse They often become amusing Wheh the AuIl
light is shed upon them. Here is one; -. 49,,
A little fve-year-old girl who vas sent INTO 'he
country a week caused serious douPrs 1 as 40 70
her right to the benefits OF the ISsn i
Fund arise in the mind of her hostess HIe a seaIu
he had beautiful at home, ana was 10 nave
another The good woman hguratlVely 1 rdSet - ne S
home this child must have come from Al Ihe III 81
opportunity gain light she told the STORY
that she liked the child very inuch nut ulu ~
feel like helping those who could help themselves
A little judCious questioning OF the cnd resuiteu
in resolving the into wooden 10Y; WIN an an
opening the middle of its back, INTO WlIcn llll
the udder in the usual manner II Woulo tSIhe an
earthquake now disturb the BELIEF OF TINS hostess
in the value of Fresh Air work -. go. 80
The Savona. Cohocton and PotSddn partleS are 10
be entertained by the following:
Savona-Mrs Charles Gilmer, MyTon BrookS, MIS-
Isaac Johnston, Mrs. John Stinson, Mrs w. NC
Mrs William Brink, Mrs. B. BartnoloInew;- IIi IIie
Rev Robert Duncan Mrs. r. Smith, Mrs Nelle
French Mrs. Nellie Trumbull, Mrs Gray, Mrs.
William Garfield and Mrs. ]. ,. BroWn' through
whom the invitation was sent -.
Cohocton-Mrs. Ida James. Mrs Isaac w Whe5Ion'
Mrs Joseph Crotean, Mrs. Jacob Stroble, Mrs
Mrs William thinner, Mrs John Lick. Mark Dusen-
berry and Miss Mabel Kleckler. The Rev. g. X
Morrow arranged for this party.
Potsdam-Mrs James FELTON,, Mrs Lewis trump
Donahue Frederick Cagey, Mrs. Peter CharleSS.
Mrs E Young Mrs Herbert Russell, Mrs. a: NJ.
Robertson, Mrs. Oscar Miles; mrs SturdeFSHI M[S'
Horatio Bckneu. Mrs Hattie Mcdonald, Mrs, Ed
ward Elliott Mrs. A. Lamb Mrs. George Part
ridge, Mrs Asa Dunning, Mrs WIlHam Barnes'
Mrs. Benjamin Hutchinson, Mrs. DayId Bowen,
Fischer. This party invited through the Rev
j. w. Miller.