New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
FROM FOUL 4IR TO PURE.
What Fresh dir Children Escape for
q Time.

"Irn almost sorry my boy went to the country"
said mother to one of the missionaries the other
day. Hes cried most all the time since he came
hack cause he couldn't stay there
Such cases Of pitiful grief frequent. and they
tend to emphasize the joy the little ones get from
their country visit. It also makes prominent the
contrast between that land of broad sunshine and
the dismal squalor Of the tenement homes.
Any doubts of the worthiness of the Fresh Air
work might be dispeled by few brief sketches of
life in the tenement houses At present there are
in the country. through the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund. several whose histories would make inter-
esting reading
An order TO of the missionaries the
other day for little girls, preferably sisters.
At once to her mind came two half-orphans, Emma
and Amelia They were Immediately sent for, and
soon arrived at the church. Two forlorn and
pinched faces would be hard to imagine with the
black dresses serving to enhance their dismal
pearance. Their mother, after long Illness died
from consumption last March. The chdren's only
home now is the barber shop where their father
works and the one room in which he. a boy of
twelve and the two little girls sleep. They have
except what they give themselves.
The result that they were in a pitiful condi-
ton. and it took three days to get them ready for
their visit.
Two other interesting those OF Mary
and Rosie. They are fast friends and companions
in misery. Both live in the rear tenement
house and the word filth seems too weak to de-
scribe the condition of the two rooms which are
father is an old. repulsive looking man, who does
little work and leaves the child in want most of
the time. As result of her life, this little girl IS
delicate, and frequently afflicted with assesses
that keep her in the hospital for months at time
Her friend Rosie has a mother, but lazy and
shiftless one, and her father is as Tepulsive and
useless as Marys. At times he amuses himself by
beating her cruelty. To be able TO send these
wretcned little friends to Middletown with the
party bound for that place blessing greatly
appreciated both by the children themselves and
by those who knew their circumstances. They
helped each other get ready. and were happy
pair when they at last started.
Such instances cannot fail to impress the be-
holder with the great need of these little ones and
Of the good that the outing. with all it's attendant
blessings. brings to them. There thousands of
such in the tenement house districts. In
those regions, where $4,000 PEOPLE live on single
square mile and seldom leave it for a whole hour
at time, unlimited amount OF money might be
usefully spent.
Eleven different places. all in New-York State.
received little city visitors yesterday for a two
weeks stay These are Bingham1ton amt constablIe-
Beaver Falls. Simpson, Glenfieid Martinsburg and
The hosts at conetableville are Mrs. S. Dewey.
David Rosei. Miss Hattie Rudel- the Rev James
Rupert At Turin the chldrsn went 10 10 Mrs; " n
Ayres Grace Shepard and Mrs j. NJ ". pq%a In
Mrs George Roster, Mrs Seymour Bostwick. Mrs
Asa Parks Mrs. A. Cooney Mrs J. Ingerham and
William c. .spcer. Other children went 10 Mrs Mrs
ley Locnst Grove Mrs ArhEr @ sinnsop
an and f'rs MS p al Daring, at Beaver Fails
.Binghamton has added eleven more TO the the mag, mag
ifSt' aty for the season The company sent there
Yesterday is under the care of Frederick r. West,
Of the local Christian Endeavor Union.
Thus the wS1k % goes On Pm ION be o@S V 70 v6 no er9 GIN
@ . see s@ffS 5eIr 5ond HOPES for yslt shat
more thousand dollars!