New-York tribune., 1902-07-22
TEN PARTIES GO TO COUNTRY
THIRTY-TWO TOWNS IN NEW-YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA TO ACT AS HOSTS.

How much can be done for the relief and comfort
OF the poor children of greater New-York even
within the space of a single day when organizat
ana the necessary money are combined, will be
Illustrated to-day by The Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
between and 1880 a. m. $40 children gathered from
Ihe poorest ana most squald districts of the city
VIII be sent away from their miserable surround
ings to comfortable homes In the country. To care
lor them invitations have from thirty-two
different towns in New-York and Pennsylvania The
children will I'm ten different parties in charge OF
trustworthy escorts
Besides this work. which might be considered
enough for an entire season, one Of the big Tribune
day excursions will start from Brooklyn this morn
ing at a. m, carrying fully twelve hundred pow
erty stricken mothers and little children far up the
Hudson for an entire day OF fresh air plenty to
eat and a good time. Such is the record which the
workers OF The Tribune fund will make to-day.
spends fourteen days among the fields, the days
work Is equivalent to sending five thousand children
away from the city and into the fresh air for
twenty y-four hours.
The largest of the parties will be the one COM
posed Of 17S children bound for Binghamton Conk-
lin Union. Owego and several other places where
one or two Of the little city people have been in
Vlted either by name or arrangements made for the
accommodation OF small number. The big party
Will leave here in two sections, the first the 3
a train OF the Erie road and the division
half an hour later The children In this party alone
Will go TO fifteen different towns. To many who
take u cursory interest I'm fresh air work this will
be a revelation. II is sometimes thought that the
children are sent to only few big farms.
simultaneously from the Pennsylvania Railroad
station another party OF lOi viii be Mata-
wana McVeytown. MilleTsville and Maitland.
Penn. separate bands but all going on the same
train For all these large parties the railroads pro-
vide special coaches that crowding may be
necessary and that the children may be comfort
able possible. AT 10 q. m. two more parties viii
be gathered at the Grand Central Station and will
g.FV
dren going the Pennsylvania and New-YorS Cen
tral roads Will go seventeen different towns In
groups OF five to two. or sngly. as the invitations
from the country have been forwarded to The Trlb-
office.
The big excursion. the third one OF the season.
will from North Second-st.. Brooklyn. and
proceed up the Hudson River Excelsior Grove.
which will be reached AT noon. The big excursion
barge Myers will convey the party. and will be
gayly decorated with bunting and flags. The guests
OF The Tribune for the day will BE- the mothers OF
Brooklyn who are 700 poor to get into the fresh
air. and who cannot even for little while take
their small babies and children away from the heat
and dirt and sitting smells OF the narrow. crooked
streets Even the parks are unavailable for those
who will go on the excursion to-day. for most OF
them live on the waterfront, and the trip 10 the
big parks represents long walk or a considerable
expenditure carfare Plenty OF milk and crackers
are always taken on the excursions, SD that none
shall be lacking I'm the happiness and strength
which comes with plenty OF wholesome food. 81
Excelsior Grove everything has been prepared for
them by the owner. and u delightful time is ex-
pected. Other excursions will go Wednesday
from Market-st.. Manhattan, and Thursday
from West Thirty-nfth-st.
Yesterday a party Of children from the upper Enst
Side the little Harlemites Of the factories, started
from the Grand Central Station for Bainbrfdge.
y. Y. where the Rev. Arthur Spauding has inter
sled himself in the work of relief. Many OF the
children of the party from families where the
father is the sole support on the smallest Of Se,OFy
fourth-st the dust OF the mills IN which the father
works has completely wrecked his health. Two
months ago he warned by the doctor &c give
up the trade but afraid to do SO. he knew
no other Last week he broke down, and his fam
n.y. consisting OF wife and three children, is left
with almost nothing TO live All three of the
children however have been sent to The Tribune
Fresh Air homes and visits TO the country. to
the relief of the oVerhurdened parents.
The hosts at Balm bridge. y. Y, Ernest Lyon,
Reuben Rounds, Arthur Rounds. William Hart
man DR. j. Y Jacobs. William Fletcher. Louis
Higher Mrs. Blakeslee. Mr.. Lndgren and Elmer
Andrews