New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-29
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FRESH AIR CHILDREN WRITE HOW
THEY LOVE COUNTRY.

As the mercury goes up from the heat OF July.
the daily record OF The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
rises correspondngly. To-day the ;und will send
s4S children into the country for fortnights re-
lease from misery Nine parties in all will start
during the day. most OF them from the Grand
Central Station the irst leaving there at 90S
for Chatham y. Y, and the last going at $50
p n. TO Naples. with band for Middlesex. With
the Chatham party will go children for East
Chatham and Canaan, n. Y. One of the largest
parties of the day will leave at 9:55 a. m. for
Ballston Spa and Ballston Centre. N. " and
short time afterward party Will start for Utica.
n. Y, whore already band OF Tribune chill
dren has been Hospitality entertained, but where
more are wanted. in the case OF Binghamton,
n. Y, where a party of will to-day in
the footsteps OF first a band OF thirteen and then
of l55, who still in the country winning
hearts and additional invitations all sides.
Another party will leave in the afternoon for
Chappaqua n. Y. and a little later a large troop
will take the Sandy Hook Line boat Monmouth
for Eunice Home at Chapel Hill. ". J. Besides
these party of twenty will GO by way OF the Erie
to Pine Bush n. Y. At Naples where the largest
party of the day Will go. the Rev. w r. Pierce
has taken most active interest In the work Of
relief as carried by The Tribune Fund. and
has aroused his parshioners 20 hearty CO.
operation. At Ballston Spa the Rev. A. c. Bald
win has been the leading spirit and at Chatham
the Rev. NJ. A. Denman has had charge OF the
work.
From The Tribune Home Ashford Hill. Ards
N. W,
and letters OF fervent thanks to the supporters
OF the fund from the organizations and families
who have been able to avail themselves of the
fresh air hospitality. One letter said: Gould you
have read the postals sent from th,re daily. and
heard their EXPLANATIONS on their arrival home.
you would surely have felt more than repaid for
the labor necessary TO bring about such happi-
ness I'VE have to eat three times day. I'VE
have white bread and butter!" 1--WE had ice
creami" THE teachers good TO us!" II
t.1 ST These X
pressions, which carry a world OF meaning to
who know that white bread and butter the
rarest of luxuries. How the children helped
inwardly as well as physically illustrated
the other day when little boy of the Ash
ford Hill party won 80 cents in footrace. I'm
going take this money home to mamma" said
he, because she let TO the country"
At Fairfield, Conn. where parties of twenty go
during the hot searon, record has been kept
of the Increase or decrease I'm weight Of each child
during stay in the country. The first party
gained twenty-six pounds and the second one.
which has Just returned, brought back extra
thirty-three pounds OF flesh and muscle on the
meagre little hodics.
The children appreciate the different modes OF
living they find The Tribune homes and in the
private families where they guests. One girl
lives In q family where the father IS drunk the
greater part OF the time and the children
compelled to live IN the streets TO avoid the quar-
rels between the father and mother. When the
girl returned from ner country visit, father and
watched I'm silence Finally she turned TO her
younger brothers and sisters and said: I'VE didn't
do that way IN the country and 1t lent right.
We ought 10 cay grace"
The hosts of the Chatham n. Y, party
Mrs William Burroughs, Mrs. q. X. DAILY Miss
Lucy Goodrich Miss Kate Christiansen. Mrs.
Wesley Jones. Mrs. John Harmon. the Misses
Hauseman Mrs Lester Ford and Mrs Hamilton.
Ballston Spa, n. Y.-Mrs. John Ham, Miss Marion
Burnham Mrs Burwick. Mrs. 7. Burnham Mrs.
Fl. d: James, Mrs susan seaman Mrs James
Green, Mrs. Springer. Mrs Frank Cornwall Mrs.
Apple Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Frederick Amer, Mrs.
Williams Mrs George West. w. Z. Launt A j.
Slade, Mrs. Durham, Mrs Sarah Miller and Mrs.
Naples n Y.-Mrs. James e. Norget. Mrs Cora
Wheeler. Mrs. Elmer Huxley Mrs. William Ar
mold, Mrs; Edward Walker Mrs +. d. Parks.
Frederick Hatch, Daniel Shear, Mrs Grace Ed
son, Margaret Prior. Mrs. Orlando Maltby. Miss
Celestia Hatch, Max Rich. Mrs Clement, Mrs.
Charles Hamlin, Miss Hamlin. Mrs. +. l. Lewis.
Mrs Mrs cherton Mrs Doniey Mrs R. q sfandiSh.
Straight. Miss Graves. Mrs. Albert Johnson Mrs.
John Lord, Mrs. Lyman Toby, Mrs. William
Dixon Miss Addie Monier, Mrs, Charles. Briggs.
the Rev. Peter Mckenzie. Mrs. Carl Fribolin. Mrs.
Charles Shuman and Mrs Arthur Tozer.
Middlesex, N. Y.-The Rev. G. e. Fry, G. Casey,
Jams. Mrs. Alma Wager. Mrs. Emma Stebbins.
Hattie Carr Mrs. William Burgess, Mrs. Mcclure.
Mrs Mary Elwell, j. II. Robson, Mrs. w. w. Will
Jams, Mrs Bert Peck, Mrs. William Leach and
Binghamton, N. Y.-Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs w. C.
Steele, Mrs. Edward Warner Mrs. e. s. Devine.
Mrs Jamie Benedict, Mrs Upper and Clara
Squires