New-York tribune., 1902-08-01
THEY HAD NEVER SEEN FROGS
FRESH AIR CHILDREN BRING BACK
STRANGE BOOTY FROM COUNTRY.

big days work was accomplished for the poor
children of the city yesterday. when The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund sent 215 boys and girls away 10
the country where they will grow stout and rosy
in the two weeks of good living and fresh air they
will enjoy For every contribution of s. sent to Inc
Tribune Fund one needy child is given fortnight
Of pleasure food and health, a big dividend for
small capital
Seven separate parties in all dispatched yes
terday, and with these small bands for neigh
boring towns. The first party started at a. m
the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, for
New-AIford Penn. There a great deal of earnest
work has been done by the Rev T D. Mallory
which resulted in forty-two invitations being for
warded to The Tribune. and which were promptly
answered in the party yesterday.
In the afternoon another party went to New
Haven Conn. where they will be the guests or
DR.. Graham Lusk at his children's home, White
Heather Farm.
The evening was busy time, for five parties
sent different trains from the New-fork
Central Station and from the Erie and Pennsyl-
vania stations The parties from the Grand Central
went to Lowve and East Bloomfield. \. " TAX
ing with them small bands for Parishvlle' Nahhs
VILE and Aliens Hill, and other villages. AT Low"
Vile the Rev W. C. Davidson has made an active
canvass and has obtained large numoer ol III
vitations for the little tenement youngsters. AT
East Bloomfield the work has been in charge OF
the Rev H. Z. Mason. of the First Methodist hiAS
copal Church. On the Erie small party s'aI'eu
for Canton. where they will be received Dy MISS
Jennie Ferguson.
A. C-as+iIe \ Y where another of the evening
parties went the Rev. Charles \. Merrill secured
many invitations. but found. to his disappolht-
ment that most of them were for girls. As ne
was fond of boys, and realized they needed the
outing fully much the girls, ne afraHseu d
plan whereby a cottage could be secured with d
competent attendant and then added to his already
large invitation list telegram for twenty-three
future Presidents his guests for the fortnlghr
with the rest.
To Belleville Penn. went another large party on on
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at ?. m They VIII
be received by Mrs. J. H. Peachey. who maze ar
rangements for their coming.
The children returning from the country orlng
back some rema able souvenirs, and unless tose
in charge watch carefully burden themselves with
everything which appeals 10 their interest uh'i-
they hardly stagger along. one OF tHe 0oE .
who recently returned from Chapel Hill \. j
was observed 10 be walking with considerable DIM
GUILTY He sat down as frequently as possioIe' ana
seemed to care little for lively ronping around with
the rest The escort worried and investigated,
In the loose blouse which the boy wore was found
about ten pounds Of shells and gaudily Colored
rocks which he had picked up as nelng OF ma Il
vellous and permanent va lue However, t hi -! ~
was PsTfeStyd T IN b2c 52 Rafy fwes ws fo
nlen boiling them to make birch beer on tneir
homie souvenirs are turtles which carefully
brought home alive to fatten for turtle soup
Fishes in old cans close seconds IN taNoT anu anu
one or two children have returned with liVe iIos,
which to them were strange and Wonderiui
not usually found the East Side -, It'll
The hosts al New-Milford of The Tribune cnlI-
dren are Mrs Crummie Mrs. Adams, MIS- HItIeI' Ri
Mrs Cole Mrs A Tyler. Mrs Barnard Mrs Mrs
Sparks. Mrs Petis Mrs. Shields Mrs Cuiver o Mrs,
E. w Watson. Mrs ". B. Roe; Mrs. I. dsoaee n,5s
smith, Mrs Charlotte Easterbrook Mrs, amos I1rs
Green, Mrs f La Bar, Mrs. TerwILlser, MIS- MIS-
Spauidng Mrs. f. ". Gardner Mrs & SNYDER 7T MIS- Mrs
Kent Mrs Edison Williams. Mrs ohve, Tanner {
Mrs May oliver. Mrs. Charles Turner and MrS r
Lowviiie \ YMrs Steele Mrs Va LasheF ef.,tiT the
STre Shindler Perry Weller. Mrs. MORRISON, SIIrs-
Reese T y. Hough Mrs. NJ F Sarkett' r3 9HI .
T3rainerd Mrs = & Nefsev. Mrs. ttenrE a foo'
Mrs Gilbert Smithling and Mrs. Basseu ,,.
Canton Penn.-Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. M9ody; JeH,Ile II
Ferguson Mrs r. Gray. Mrs. Martin wright s MI
John Raupp. Mrs. Merrick CrandaIl Mrs- S1i. IIs
Williams Mrs Frank Fitzwater MIS- Sllas
wright Mrs p. R Hickock and MIS- Mary
eassiIe \ Y1irs. Clara G. Gledhlrl. Mrs Mary
NJ Fralick Mrs Alice y. Rurridge, Mrs Ella Jonn
son Dr' Cordela A Greene, Mrs Ella J. bruce
Miss Julia A. Laird. Mrs J. w, Wells and MISS
EI51l BeIleviile. PEND H. Hooley; l. Hartzier. 9
Hooley J. 4. Kenagy. E 4 zoo1 ". ! sIossc ssook
n Pearhey c. p. Yoder. NJ. + Aook. !. A 1sooA
and S. 3. Smoker.