New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
Cocoa FROM BROWN COW.
ANOTHER BOVINE, CHILDREN THINK
CHEWs GUM-POTATOES ON TREES.

started last night with party of fifty children for
Theresa and other places, speaking in
the Grand Central Station of the remarkable ideas
the little ones have about country products. One
child. he said, went into the fields the first morn
Ing he reached the farmhouse where he to
stay, and saw the farmer digging potatoes. At
dinner the potatoes were the table boiled. The
little fellow declared he would eat them. They
came out of the ground he said MY papa gets
potatoes from a box the grocery store Another
boy thought they grew trees.
'On another OCCASION said Mr.. Walton, two
children were laughing at n munching her
cud. l asked them what was funny about her.
Why, they said. watch him chewn' gum -
These two children likely make the
mistake that the little city girl in prosperous
circumstances made first visiting the country.
COW was pointed out to her, and she told 1t
gave milk 1t happened to be a white The
next COW she brown ''Oh NAM
ma, she said. does he give chocoIate?"
For they probably had never tasted chocolate.
Indeed. the children who go these Fresh Air
outings are not only unable pay any part of
the cost Of transporting them maintaining them.
but IN some cases their parents hard pressed
even to get them to the starting point One of The
Tribune workers yesterday told of mother whose
TWO children were to leave at o'clock in the after
noon. She supported her small family by scrub
bing offices In downtown buildings. and her
work began about the middle of afternoon. 1t
cost her half days wages to get the little TO
one -hundred-and- ffty-ifth-st where they were to
leave for Ardsley She missed the party. Despite
the hardship this meant, she gave up another half
day later in the same week and put them with
another party, going TO a town in Pennsylvania.
Among the children who with Mr.. wal
ton last night were two whose father Is dying of
cancer, and whose mother is so poor that the
ing OF their food for weeks. she said would
great deal to her
These are the kind of children that GO Coming
back. they will bring all sorts Of souvenirs. from
dandelions to pumpkins In the vegetable kingdom
and In the animal kingdom from chickens down.
Early yesterday morning eighteen children went
to Spring Grove. Penn. taking with them three
others who were especially invited Paterson
Penn, where they were last year. In the Theresa
party were small number for Redwood. N Y.
and some for Antwerp. n. Y. Lowville Boonville
Potsdam. Adams Centre and Martinshurg Many
of these children the homes last year
and are invited again by From Potsdam
for instance. came a request that Annie Jacobs of
No Sl4 East One-hundred and forty -ffth-st spend
two weeks there. They liked Annie last year. So
Annie went last night For those whose guests the
from all accounts pleasant as well as Charitable
for each child's benefit is so apparent. and MS
Tepaid
their boasting. They their home cirCum-
stances TO appear as & prosperous @ as possible One
she lived in BROOKLYN Surprise was expressed Of
the piano was six inches long
where arc your papa and mammal another
Saratoga
....sssratoso.. springs7"
And not until number of questions were asked
did the child say that her father Saratoga
rubbing down race horses. and her mother
washing dishes hotel
The following will be the hosts Of The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund children who went TO the country
yesterday:
Theresa N Y.-The Rev. G. H. Walton. commit
Charles Wilson Mrs. f G. Cook Mrs. q. Hoover,
Mrs. \. c. George. Frederick Pike. Oliver Riddle
Redwood. \ Y.-The Rev. John Bragg. commit
tee. Hosts: Mrs j Hotis. p. V OIney. Mrs. NJ l..
Shall. Mrs. Phonbe Pierce. Mrs Wheeler, the Rev.
=. Becker. Mrs. J. Denner. Mrs. Rowland and Mrs,
Lowviiie y, Y.-The Rev. W c. Davidson.
mittee.
Boonville y, Y-Host: Mrs: C l.. Birdsey.
Potsdam N Y.-The Rev J. w. Miller. commit
tee. Hosts: A A. scovile and Mrs Loyeless.
Adams Centre, y. Y.-Host: Chester d. Ward.
Antwerp. y. Y.-The Rev. Duncan Macgregor.
committee Hosts Mrs. Ada D. Shampine, Mrs.
William Shampine Mrs Allen Backus and Mrs.
Chester Shampine.
Martinsburg, N Y.-Host: Miss Edythe Houlton,
Spring Forge. Penn.-The Rev. Frederick S
Geesey committee. Hosts: Absalom Menges. Harry
ZarfOss. Henry Zarfoss Allen Leese. Jacob Reb
man elias Berkheimer. Jacob Menges, Anthony
Shireman. Mrs Kate Schwartz. Miss Kate Hoke.
Albert Slower, Clinton Sader. Leah RenOll and
Samuel Mace.