The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-29
Four Thousand Carried Out by
Transit Company and Fed by
Fresh Air Mission.
MANY TICKETS DISTRIBUTED.
Physicians and Women on Hand to
Take Care of Little lnvalids
-Cabanne Youngsters
Give a Benefit.

officers of the Fresh Air Mission enter
tanned nearly 1000 children at their inn
promptu booths in Forest and Tower Grove
park yesterday. President T. Percy Carr
of the Fresh Air Mission was in charge OF
the work.
The object of the Fresh Air Mission is to
provide the poor children of the city with
opportunities to remain in the parks all day
in hot weather. Milk. crackers, cake and
lemonade are distributed free. and care Is
given to the younger children.
At Forest Park booth has been erected
near the Kings highway entrance and
placed in charge of a committee composed
of Mrs. Anna G. Eberhard. Mrs. Charles
Lindenschmidt, Mrs. Z. P. johnson. Miss
Theresa Peters and Miss Ida Norp. A
booth at Tower Grove Park has been erect
ed near the Grand avenue entrance, and is
in charge of Miss Anna Carr, Miss Eliza
beth Carr. Mrs. Edgar R. Rombauer and
Miss Lydia Meisenbach. Local institutions
assisting in the work are the Vacation
Fairgrounds Committee, the Children S
Home Society, Messiah Mission. st. Ste
phen's Mission. Union Mission. Bethel Mis-
sion. Levee Mission. Watts Chapel Settle
ment. Salvation Army and the Volunteers
of America.
Tickets are distributed by these societies
to the poor children of the crowded district.
insuring them their food for the day free
at the booths of the mission. President
Carr stated yesterday that he had distrib-
uted more than $50 tickets In the neigh
horhood of the Fourth District Police Sta
ton alone. Distribution Of tickets has also
been carried on upon the Eads Bridge. y
committee composed of Mrs. T.. T. john
son. Doctor kenrick and Doctor Beall spend
the evenings on the bridge with the chill
dren. assistance being given to the mothers
with sick children.
Children from the crowded districts along
Bddle and OFallon streets were taken to
the park yesterday by members of the
Salvation Army. while the Bethel and
Levee missions sent many children from the
river front and the downtown districts.
Some of the children were so small they
could hardly walk. yet were in charge of
babies In arms nearly as large as them
selves. Nearly every little girl in attend
ance seemed to be in charge Of some little
the little boys had been pressed into serv-
ice nursemaids many having babies in
their arms and tending them carefully all
day.
cursion on the river, and free tickets for
the children can be obtained at any Of the
society headquarters. Doctors Kenrick and
Beall will look after the ailinE children.
E. P. johnson viii care for sick babies
Several children who live in Cabanne pre-
sented the Chinese drama, Ching Foo" In
Arcade Hall Friday night. for the benefit
range in age from to Is years. They
planned ana carried out the entertainment
entirely unaided. The children from the
Christian Orphans Home were their guests.
About $50 was realized from the sale OF
tickets. Those who took part in tho per-
Torrance were: Lucie Mills, Helen Gorse.
Esther Smith. Josephine Mills, Bessie Phil
lips, Hester Hyman, Margaretha Roth. sa-
Phillips. Tom Mills. Lynn Piper. q. s.
Bigelow.