New-York tribune., 1901-07-04
THE FOURTH IN HAPPYLAND.
HOW A PARTY OF FRESH AIR CHIL-
DREN WILL ENJOY THE HOLIDAY

Those connected with The Tribune Fresh Air
Fund almost forgot that to-day would be Fourth
or July. the nosiest day Of the year 4, was so busv
arranging parties OF children go TO the country
and sending them on Doubtless the children had
not forgotten it. The hundreds Of then, who have
been provided with heat escapes by the Fund and
are now IN the country. Will have opportunity
10 enjoy II in the odfashioned way. with no police
man nigh to hinder" II will not be so hot as
in the city. and there will be hrecrackers and all
sorts of festivities incidental TO proper celebra-
ton by prospective citizens. Some will go on pic
nics others will climb cherry trees TO enjoy
1east or the fruit that is always attractive TO
boys; many of those accustomed TO the water will
splash around in pebble bottomed stream and
some OF the hosts will have displays OF fireworks
for their guests
One Of the hosts who will make merry for the
children tonight is Mrs John S Lyle OF Tenahy
N J. AT Happylaad. the appropriate name Of
the large cottage Mrs Lyle erected several years
for the entertainment of Fresh Air children is
store of fireworks prepared for proper glorihca-
ton Tonight The party which will enjoy them
went out TO Tenafy Tuesday. II consists of
forty-nine girls. A bright although pale. COM
pany they were They knew how 70 appreciate an
article Of excellent quality when they saw it, and
did not let little thing like paleness prevent them
from giving expression to their joy by means OF a
yell when the carryalls which conveyed them from
the station drew up in front of the broad piazza.
and their eyes fell upon the grove the swings and
shrieks of delight from those children when the
rockets and Roman candles begin 10 distribute
trains of sparks tonight.
This is the second party TO go 70 Happyland
this season. In order entertain as many possi
Bile each year, Mrs. Lyle begins entertaining as
early as children can be sent. Her first party is
usually one of the first to go TO the country.
At Happyland, which she opened in 1898. up
ward of two thousand children been enter
tanned Each summer five or six parties of fifty each
have been received by her for a weeks outing
Happyland which stands on the crest Of hill.
. a
sw' lgs and iostle boards, and in part by a large
open yard. Besides this big playground Mrs Lyle
has purchased additional adjoining ground for the
use Of the children. Some of the features of the
house are wide halls. a small assembly hail and
pIayroom, CHEEKY dining room and roomy dor
mitories; provided with neat white metal bedsteads
Everywhere on the cool white walls hang framed
pictures Whenever there is breeze it blows
through the halls refreshngly. Each party is given
a picnic in Mrs Lyle's grove Mrs Lyle will en-
tertain, as usual several parties Of fifty each this
summer.
Three parties of children added 10 the num-
Der who will enjoy the Fourth in the country yes
terday. The first of these TO start party Of
twenty-eight. invited by the people Of Honesdale.
Penn. In the afternoon the second party out
the guests of the MiddletOwn-GOshen Gonzales
cent Chidren's Home was sent of. At the same
hour. o'clock, the New-Haven steamboat took
away a party of seventeen, bound for Bethany.
Conn.