New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
QUEER IDEAS OF COUNTRY.
FRESH AIR CHILDREN MANI SUM-
ANTsING REMARKS ABOUT IT.

One of the workers of the BROOKLYN Chiiqren
Aid Society. from which ffty-four Tribune resn
Air Fund children left here YESTERDAY ioI -aaL
field Penn. commented yesterday on 'nS
ignorance regarding the country of tIle cliui GU -
the eIuns who are about TO go their hrst oulHsc
.y-o,,.d he SURPRISED " he said. Ito hear some OF
the questions we are asked. What Is the county,
like they say. VIII We see real I'VE cp"S a.
pigs?' Several Of them ask the question Nhlcn .-s
comic papers print every little Wh'!e' nov
cf A COW gives condensed milk. ,.-,
Il know of another child. he cohlih"eu'
fre, exclamation on reaching the nome OF ''
farmer with whom she was to stay "ts' va, ~, ~
how many rooms you've got ny We 80 a,d
three When she saw the farmer - oI 10
h,,aev she said to him. My. how rich you mus w
=, s. z-,rl, ,.ohodz has a horse Of their own lheS
hire horses where the horses live ,
some ~ the children" said another WORKER
who * interested in the fund, sho" d Nj" -,
of current events that is surprising | r'9
ia +neir nome surroundings. one
1s~,o1,I,.7 r7ira-vear-od. the train cane"
hin he passed Mont Pelee. Some OF me t.a
Air children show great deal "l ao,o
the, have grown up. for the goou ma ,ar
them by Tribune excursions. kno" one ar.
in a little New-York town who no" naS tor
,fe,e4r+ home When she was little She WN -
several weeks the guest OF some eAceeuts- ,3 tLo
country people. and she remembers 50 So+.r
good that visit did her that she says SN' 10
mined benceforth TO 90 the fund all the soop 80
80 7t;s ,.ear she's keeping little girl Win n7i
i
all summer. .,, an. another
The children are very fond OF giving U'!. - ,-sn
nicknannes. New-York and BroohlEh 0Ai1I Usher
from the s1uns are bright, and they are quorN NJ.
than their country playmates as a iuie'
+bo ,,,,roor of things. At New-NlnoSoI, ~
two brothers named Hen were known ~ ~ ,,ad
partv as The Chicks long oeIole - - =, New
tbeir destination Another boy hElHs -. ,,,r-v
Windsor who seemed to be partcuIaliE Ora
49, ,7,,hbed The Hard Luck DutchnnaH
-. cI5o boy broke a pane of glass win d $50 ~
,,ora bv mistake than for mischieI' i1 y" -s his
;c - admit TO his hosts, however, una 80 ..if
fa,1t at all 1t wouldn't nave o.one ~ ,o looking
49, T4ard Luck Dutchman hadn't nee" V0'''7
at it ,r,.,, ,f course are
>,sarIv all The Tribune chlidfeh' " ~ ono
from families that are exceptohahS .+,ar pU. az
,,i,a ber father q druEkard ana mex liz - 49,,
- eb+ft1ess had her name down 10 80 ~ 49,
Feiie'' - - the workers. the morning uie
-. v,-ss 70 start called at this sIti : 10 ~ 80
ner hut found her in such an eA'iee ,,,ir,ire
,,,,c1eanliness that it seemed certain ''l - .zy
t,.sician would keep her back. lie - ,,adlv
s,.sr that the child needed the ouitle 80
" =, abo,,+ an hours time. by dlnt o. 'i17
P-i7 work she got her ready Ihe ptepdl trn
If course included the complete s"a'
little ones head. -r,,,o Fresh Air
1s+ar5av four parties of Tribune fie'' =.
= o.t,5-a, STARTED The first to go was parry
- a1,tr cbudren invited TO Binghamtoh ~ -
,rbe-e about two hundred have aTeaoS oe@
,.i,-a5 To Feather Farm, near Ne"-fia' 't'' -.
nineteen little ones. the fourth parry q Tsk By the
Went 70 4g taj ie snal number of colored chiid+en
went 70 BqGkea qGasd n penn ne They numbered hfty
60 and with them Went Few VIZ IA cbii5ren
n&ch 20 fo BroSklyn chosen through the worK
w. 80 tbn Tity Park branch Of the tlFst h,7rcb
terian Church the Strong PaGe CO. verv happy
SowS SG FIFTEEN Children for Kortrsht y. u aso
went yesterday. m , .h ot+v The first
4G-lss ~ a N win consist OF twenty, 6ouhu
1t NNS-toSr-b T'ioea \ Y where the Rev L y
ns,,gb nastor of the North Toga Methoatst ~ Cl
The other delegation will s{aTt al ho5 for Honey
composed Of twenty-i9ur cf1 ~ y' viii 90 as Tar as
PomaiI5 5t M pe1n mn and 6iordonville. Penn ,r.o
Psce' ,,. en- vii be the hosts of the children
who left yesterday and to-day;
t,,-nana,on. y Y-fiosts: Mrs. Belknap MTs J NJ
Disa and 'a'-ii1; Mrs, Sarah WhitIisE i,.
BurFe' n Y-A:rs Lillian Brand ~, .rsr Hosts.
Ms mansaSts Eaasra Roason Wss,Sro9 y F; srts sa
Cleveland Dora Howe Miss Viva siaLh siaL5h.,-~u NTs
Mrs James lrs burSh w '7 Wa1te1s r Rose Clarence
MooTe N. G. Hayes and NJ. & I2oas eTIe Mrs Z R.
Maine Mrs Cslkins Fred B[yan ,3df3r, M5s Mrs " e
Vera Bartlett: Ms Hr.-ls+ ssoy Fr8s.y
s9ss sso sa6 9smp mT5. PennHos,s w Inseh. Mrs B
c4E& 9ad @ H5S- p Hos.s: ,rs Charles Brace Mrs
c7ark Bartis:t ara the Rev 6. H Hqason,
fIn Tf-,lp I,.na-cornittee: Rev. J II RoyeT
Hosts Mrs En,n'@ Plank IoRn In. 'vsgI Wsiam Smith Mrs
BsI!a NJ Yoder Mrs Young; Mrs Rice Anay " aiTton
Mrs B4sy: NON M5N pa1d Martin James Paxson Levi:
Jyiarns Mrs. Sadie White. Miss EHa EFahsl'' '" 'e
s'e ,s JGns place Penn-Comrttee: Isaac E Fersney.
Tftstr Levi FracKbl. Isaac K Hershey and Anna H''
Hi{ran,o.rn Penn-Hoss: Christian Esoh ana Jacob
Heft tz5o.v,le. Penn-Hosts RGckwAter. Jacob
KTedsF ana PPsnnR6lts Mrs Northsmer and Erey