New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
THE FRESH AIR FUND
TWO HUNDRED CHILDREN SENT AWAY
YESTERDAY TO VARIOUS PLACES.

More than hundred tenement house children
-ss to be exact-went into the country yesterday
20 escape the sitting heat That good be-
ginning the contract OF the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund to send 12i5 poor children into the country
this week. II is almost exactly oue-sixth Of the
total number the Fund kept up the daily
average il maintain accomplish its task.
1t was good day TO send away poor children.
for 1t just the sort of day that makes the
tenement houses with their poor ventilation. ike
sweatboxes. sapping the vitality Of the children
It made many people besides those who sweltered
in these black holes" feel uncomfortable and stop
to mop away the drops Of perspiration which
trickled down their foreheads and cheeks
The cool OF the night chosen for the long
railroad rides Of the six parties of children The
earliest TO leave the city bound for Ma
lone on the far side Of the Adiroudacks, which left
the Grand Central Station at 6:35 p. n. People up
in the northern part of New-YOrk State last week
were using blankets and wishing for overcoats. so
the twenty children who made up this party are
certain frd a place where they can sleep in
comfort. They VIII be by the time people are
reading this account of their departure and ready
for a run in the fields after their sleep on the
train. Those in Malone who to entertain these
children are as follows: Mrs Wade Pollock. Mrs.
Charles Sabn, Mrs. Samuel Williamson. Mrs. John
/ Gilbert Msrius Magoou. Mrs. B. A. White, Mrs
B. A Whitney Mrs Wesley Hapgood and Eleanor
l. Merriam. The party was invited through the
Rev John A. Macintosh. With it went special
bound for Chasm Falls
Three hours later, al $50 o'clock. a whole bat
talon Of children boarded trains on the Erie and
New-York Central railroads for all night rides to
various points. They jolly as sleepy ewes
would permit at the prospect of the two weeks.
outing before them.
Those w1o scrambled aboard the Erie train were
going 20 Wellsviile, Corning and sundry other
points The Corning party the second to go
there TINS season. For many years through the
indefatgable efforts of thu Rev " z. Fuller who
has been warm friend of The Tribune Fresh AIR
Fund all this time. children have been made well
come in Corning. Now other Corning churches
than his are becoming interested in the work The
Kew. Mr Fuller's party returned from it's two
weeks outing last Thursday. and this party goes
out upon the invitation OF the Rev Alfred J. Hut
ton, of the Presbyterian Church. II contained
twenty-four children. Those who are to De the
hosts of these children follows: Mrs Giles
pie, Mrs. Rose. Mrs Custard, Mrs. Jacobs Mrs.
Venus, Mrs. F. Rose F. NJ. Brown. Mrs. Scott A
Rose. Mrs Prothero, Mrs. Jacobson, Mrs Stratton,
The party going 70 Welsve numbered twenty
five. II went upon the invitation of the Rev. s W
children to De their guests are the following: Mrs.
Francisco, Miss Fannie Smith R. ]. Fosburg H.
H. Rockwell. Mrs. Hiram l. Jones. Charles Han
Fish, Charles Livermore, M. Casey and Mr.
Evans With these parties went twenty,one .'spe-
, Scto, Conesus Italy Hin, Nile. Mount Morris,
Just as the ferryboat was landing these children
and they were trooping across the whar: and
numerous packages Of clothing. etc. a train rolled
out of the Grand Central Station bearing eighty
four children bound for Potsdam. DeKalb Junction
and Winthrop. y Y. and a few other points
by OF these fifty-eight went 10 Potsdanl eleven
Dekalb Junction. nine Winthrop. three TO Bige-
low, HailsborO and Carthage The
party which went 70 Fotsdam was invited through
the Rev J. W Miller. and the Rev Edward c
Woodley represents the people Of Winthrop who
entertain the children there Those who will
! be the hosts of the children at Dekaih Junction
follows: Mrs. Hamilton Stewart Mrs. Dan
. lei Upper. Mrs. " L Fredenburg, Mrs Nathan
Frank, Mrs William Wilsoo Mrs. Frederick
/ Thaler and Mrs. Leslie RaSey.
The last party 70 start went TO Cherry Valley.
/ y. Y. Although il did leave the Grand Cen
tra Station until midnight. the children asleep
long before that hour as a special car had been
slowed away In IL for the trip. awake at Al
bany for breakfast. They VIII reach Cherry Valley
early this morning fresh for day OF fun Some
OF them 10 be entertained in villages near
Cherry Valley. All 20 BE the guests OF people
who invited them through the Rev. ". H McCleu-
, then. The hosts these persons
cherry Naliey-Mrs. George Wfnot. Mrs Alex
ander Oliver. Mrs. Ernest Sternoerg, Mrs. ".
Fyales. Mr. Benedict Mrs Floyd Hooker. Mrs.
John Culver. Mrs. George la HOnadUe. Mrs Louis
La Homadue Miss Leona Galt. Mrs. Julius SultH.
Mrs ". Fl. McCIsnthen. Mrs. p II. Van Der
WerNer. Mrs Robert Thompson. Mrs R Biernan
I and Mrs. ' Herbert.
Springfield Cen;re-Mrs Frank vikoff. Mrs.
George McRorie, Mrs Clarence Gardiner ard Mrs
Cyrus Aldrich-
RueI-The Rev G 9. N0ething
Sharon Springs-William Hone