New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
|rGET TOGETHER" THEIR GUESTS.
CHILDREN OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL TO
ENTERTAIN THE CLUB.

All the table decorations of the Get Together
! Club dinner be held tonight at the summer
home of the Children's Aid Society at Bath Beach.
will be work of the pupils of the various indus
trial schools Of the latter organization. The tables
will ornamented with bent iron candlesticks
with crepe paper shades the former made by the
boys. the latter by the girls. Baskets made in the
basketry classes filed with ferns gathered by the
children in woodland rambes, viii serve as centre
pieces and pretty crepe paper bonbonnieres. ice
cream and the like. will add charming
touches OF color.
The menus with pretty covers decorated in water
coiors painted and written by the youngsters.
and occasoned more perpIexty than any other part
the prepa tons The long list of high sound
ing bes furnished strong contrast to their
own ordinary diet of bread and tea to pass unno-
ticed and il Is still question for debate whether
the rich gentlemens all that is going or take
their choice of the goodies.
The children showed unprecedented enthus-
asrn in the prepara ons recognizing the fact clear
II that their time had TO entertain the bene-
factors whom they owe SO many treats and
merry times.
Since the arrival Of the decorations at the office
in the Charities Building. Loring Brace secretary
of the society. has received lot Of letters from
girls and boys in various schools. unprompted by
teachers expressing in childish style their pleasure
in being able contribute to the entertainment of
the club. and hoping that the guests will have
good time
The cottage for little boys at the Brace Farm az
for occupancy July l. The boys at the farm
have built dam for swimming pond, and made
other summer preparations they are now eagerly
waiting the arrival OF the Yale student who will
direct their baseball games and athletics this sum-
About one-third of the boys who 90 to hensico
run away after finding that work is condition OF
the good times be had there said Mr. Brace yes
terdav He pointed to half dozen boys, ranging
in age from fourteen sixteen years. applicants
for Kensico whose pinched and pallid faces ana
unkempf appearance told the story OF street wan
derngs and Of lack Of and nourishment- 1hey
are tvpes of boys who 10 the farm, he said
Two hoys who came the office with tales OF woe
RECENTLY and begged earnestly that they be allowed
to 90 TO the farm for the summer were sent there
One of the boys upon seeing the hill up when ne
would be Obliged walk from the station at Ken
eico hacked out promptly and stole his way back
r. This CITY on freight train. The other boy was
braver He got : the gate but when lad
there ted him in answer to inquiries that WORK
was part OF the fun he turned about ana returned
to the city in the same way that ms coii'dH'"i'
had employed. :. 1T. -
return and are allowed to try again ana not IN
frsorent1 the healthy wholesome life Of the place
stimulates spirit Of industry in place OF th mao
| lenco that has been their only birthrlghl VI nNe
hundred boys who went to the farm last year tlree
hundred and fifty employed on other farms
as agricultural helpers