New-York tribune., 1903-07-17
FRESH AIR FOR MANY.
-Four Hundred and TzCenty-four
Children Sent to the Country.

Yesterday was busy day for The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund. There were sent for two-week
vacations in the country 424 children going TO
tWenty-nine different places. Besides this the
second day excursion OF the season gave outing
to sG mothers and children. under the auspices of
the Stanton Street Helping Hand Association and
the Pro-CathedraI Mission.
The feature OF the day the big Bnghamton
party that left the Erie Railroad at sI5 a. m
the largest sent on one train far this season.
The Chambers-st ferry presented lively scene
as the party began to arrive The small army
besieged the ferry in fourteen companies number
ing in all 295 Attendants in the outer entrance
held of the eager insurgents letting them through
company at a time. to be counted. listed and put
on the ferry. On the other side they put
aboard special section OF five passenger coaches
and rolled away merriIy TO the blue hills Of South
ern New-York
Binghamton itself is the Parior City OF tho State
numbering forty thousand inhabitants and is well
built and favorably situated. So great is the In
terest of the people OF the town in the Fresh Air
children that the station is packed with onIockers
on the arrival or departure of the companies Of
New-York guests Last year hardly a host saw
her little visitors off without shedding tears About
haf OF the children taken here boarded on
farms near the city.
s. Mills Ely, Of Binghamton was the original
promoter OF the Fresh Air work here For years
ne received parties Of thirteen at time and saw
10 their entertainment. Three years ago an asso-
clation was organized and the work greatly en-
and an active worker, is president Of the organ
lzaton- Mrs Charles Reed was made treasurer for
the first year, and was succeeded by Mr.. Ely
The secretary of the association the Rev NJ J.
Bieber. Of the Lutheran Church. is the present
leader OF the work in Binghamton. He has been
most successful in organizing parties. and was on
hand at the station yesterday to conduct the
party. He demonstrated his ability in managing
large company of children. He is a man Of
kindly disposition, and attracts his little charges
at first sight
The towns about B1nghamton which received
part Of this party are Hawleyton ConkIin Centre
Brackney Oxford. West Chenango. Port Dicken-
son. Lestershire, VestaI. Union Centre Union
Great Bend Willov Point. Langton and Barry
Vile
Those entertaining the children IN and near Bing-
| hamton are c. S Honk. z. ". Starbird Mrs.
George Larraoee, Walter G. Dewey, Miss FIossie
Aldrich, Mrs. ]. w. Heath, W. A. Turner, Mrs.
James Kelly, Mrs H. ". Tombs, Miss Edith
Smith. Mrs. Charles Natrous, I. ]. Turner A J..
Lilly, Mrs. B. F. Southey, Mrs. W. P. Belknap.
Mrs Jaques. Mrs Lester A Sherwood. c. W.
Remmele, Mrs. z. F. Hopton Mrs. A D. Trip,
r R. Converse Mrs. Thomas Fftzpa trick Miss
Mary A. Miller Mrs 4. NJ Coggsweu w W.
Kunkel, J. P. Klee, NJ. ]. Bieber H E. Oswald
Mrs Nelson Ganoung, Mrs. Bisbee. Mrs. Daniel
Davis NJ. L. Howard. r W. Cline. Mrs. W. H.
Walker, Mrs. A. Sloat. Mrs Charles Barney Mrs.
Louis Mauger. Mrs. Frank Brooks. Mrs O. S.
Heller. w. c. Steele. Mrs. Grant Crocker Mrs. c.
A Philey Mrs. A. P. Bundy, Mrs W. F. Gala
CHER Mrs. w c. Brown. Mrs F. A. Moat, George
Smith Mrs. I. c. P William Holt, George Zeser,
Mrs J. E. Smith, Mrs. Russia Wilson, Mrs. Joseph
Heyl Mrs. L. B. Kenyon. Mrs D. a. Worden
Mrs. Mary Mersereau, Mrs. Edward Warner Mrs.
l. Tyler, Mrs. Dorsheimer, Mrs. NJ Hughes Jens
Jensen, Mrs. o. S. Heller. Mrs. W. J. Reardon. A.
NJ. George, Grant Sullivan and Mrs. Russell Shear.
Ihose going to other nearby points will be re-
ceived by E. A. Meeker, of Hawleyton, n Y; E.
WendalI, Mrs A. J. Sherwood and the Rev. z. B.
singer, OF Great Bend, Penn; Mrs. James Tobin.
of West Chenango. n. Y; Mrs J. X Whulder and
Mrs. Lily Phillips Of Great Bend, Penn; Mrs.
Susan A. Wilcox. of Oxford n. Y; Mrs. J. B..
Allen, of Castle Creek. N. Y; Mrs. Carrie Martin
of West Chenango, N Y; Mrs. N Y Pitkin and
Mrs G. e. K -,J Hi6bard, Of Union \. z; a 3. Car
Louis Haas. Miss Butterfieid, Mrs B E Ianneraux
Mrs, Phio Barder,, Of Union. N. Y; john Young
%esa N " Herbert r II CAGE fdfHagHR 6f OF
\. Y; Miss Minnie Barton, Of Willow Point. n. Y.
MIS- Ms Anna M :, NJ Pi9tt Of HawieytqP Z; l.
Braeiney. \. y; Jennie. MeeEer. of Hawleyton,
Mrs y W MeeEeT MRS E; a MeekeT. trr, H. and
WtIh,r WiIrnot Ms Fred Prentice Mrs JSco6
n z. and Miss Lillian O. Howard Of Union Centre
Mrs Lafayette Gray. Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. Enos
Ms osg6od and j. G CLARK Those going 10 canoe
Post, Mrs Charles Knowlton. Mrs. clifford Spencer
Mrs Thomas Goooau and Mrs Kelly knowiton.
tain at Covington, Penn
At New-NIiford Penn, a party of twenty was
received organized through the efforts of the Rev.
L d Mallory, Of the Baptist Church. and the other
New-Miford had taken no part in the work. Last
year. however. a good sized party was organized.
and this year the people Of the village actively
interested. Here, too, there was the common
doubt receiving the first party, to whether the
children are needy not but the kind entertainers
have learned that Is only through the persistent
help and encouragement of the missionaries that
the children put into SO presentable a
dition and good understanding exists. The
Vil is eight
habitants among the hills Of Northern Pennsyl-
vania
Mrs. z. Pettis, Mrs Cush Cole Mrs. Ray Culver,
Miss Mae BOYLE. Mrs. Bennett Mrs. Brundage. Mrs
Luyder. Mrs Stoddard Mrs. DR.. Smith and Mrs.
Mallory. With this party went one child to be
oming. Penn
At Perry. n. Y. party of thirty-one was re-
The Perry Record" This gentleman is an active
worker. and has used his Influence as the head
of the local paper to good effect Situated as 1t is
on Silver Lake, so well known all over the coun-
try a summer resort, Perry is delightful spot
in which to entertain the small visitors. The town
lies at one end of the lake. among the hills Of
The Theresa hosts are Mrs. T G. Cook, Mrs.
Frank Balderson Mrs Swan, Mrs: o. Riddell, Mrs.
S. G. West Mrs. c. A. Wilton, Mrs Thomas Nc
Cue. Going TO Gouveneur were children for Mrs.
T. Haverstack, Mrs John Whalen, Mrs. Ferren,
Mrs. J. V Baker. and Mrs H Beach.
The Clayton party will be entertained by Mrs.
Mrs F Cuperna Mrs. Young Mrs. R. D. Grant
Elliott iS Mrs sargegt Mrs n Casewe Mi Mrs
EmpTey and Mrs George Don. AT Depuyster they
were received by ]. H. Durham. and at Heuvel-
ton bv John Hutchinson. Mless Smthers. Co-t-
ford.