New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-02
MANY CHILDREN START.
Three Hundred and Forty Go
A1Cay for Fresh Air Outing.

A1c0y fOT a Fresh Atr Outing.
Yesterday. with its hot wave inviting country
ward. was hustIing day for The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund Seven separate parties of delighted
tenement children numbering in all three hundred
and forty. started out Of the city. going 70 East
Stroudsburs. Penn: Pittsield. Mass Mount Nor
ris N Y; Ashford HILL n. Y: MiddIetown and
Goshen n Y; Tenafy. y J.. and New-windsor.
n Y
This is the opening OF the season for East
Stroudsburg. Mount Norris and PittsheId. The
party OF sixty-one going TO Ashford Hin completes
the number AT that place for the present The
homes at Midland and Goshen and at Tenahy re-
eeived their second instruments of twenty and
fifty respectively and the third party Of the season
went to New Windsor
At Mount Morris. y. Y. a WATSON. an earnest
devoted man. has been working In the interests OF
the New York children for four years and has
begun the active duties OF his fifth season in the
service About five years ago one OF The Tribune
FVesh Air Fund workers attempted interest the
churches OF Mount Morris in the work. and OBJ
tanned no very satisfactory results About this
time Mr.. WATSON. who had been working in New
York. returned 10 his native village He had lived
Tor year and half in the tenement districts
and was keeny alive TO the benefits OF the fresh air
work He took himself sole charge OF the move
ment in Mount Morris and its vicinity. Every
year as soon as the fresh air months approach he
takes horse and carriage and starts on a crusade
about the country. seeking interest the people IN
the work This work he begins month before
'iIie tbe uFSt party 10 arrive. ana ATTENDS 70
nothing else till the last party has started for
home at the end Of the season Every year he ar
ranges general picnic also.
He has obtained permission to speak on the
fresh air work in the different churches. and on
Childreus Sunday talked to a union meeting OF the
village societies AS result OK his Efforts Mount
Morris people have been entertaining from seventy
nve 10 hundred children every summer since tina
movement began there. This year forty-six have
been arranged for thus far and they hope to break
the old record before fall
In the four years OF work there New-York chi
dren have gone into some ons hundred and hfty
families. Many children have been renVitsd 70
the same families every year. and it has been the
means OF securing good. permanent homes for I've
children. During all this time there has been only
case where a child has been sent back FOR bad
behavior.
Said Mr.. WATSON: I've noticed only one OF
| bad language among them. and only case Of
| theft A small boy one year stole razor from
/ the shop where he having his hair cut
found 1t out. and he confessed Though thought
| at first of sending him back tried kindly talk
/ with him. and it proved effectuaI- He has never
/ offended since then 10 my knowledge We have
| even entertained few colored children and got
| along very we'll with them ! ind. on the whole.
| it's not we'll TO bring the sams children 70 the
| same families for too many years IN succession.
There is tendency 70 get too familiar. OF course
| there are many exceptions to this
| It's hard to get some country people 70 under
| come well dressed They always afraid that
| they will be imposed upon by children that are
| not really needy Of course. explain that the
good clothes are given them Then too country
people do not realize the difference in purchasing
| power between the country and the city
| The following people have far arranged to
| take New-York children At Mount Morris: A Was
/ son. ], F. White. W. Richmond. E J. SickIes. ".
| Williams. R H Cation Mrs. Cunningham E. L
| Woods. William Swan Mrs Sherman. c ". Den
/ mis-. Lena Narragan, John Crawford. Michael Nc
/ Carthy. H Fiddler. Mrs. Perry. Edward Patton. n
Keihels, Charles EllicOtt. J. Q. PiCkard, Mrs NJ
| Parker Mrs Hudson. Robert Crawford and f
| McFaiL
The work that Mr.. WATSON is doing At Mount
Morris is being ably conducted at East StroudsbUrg
| Penn by the Rev A. f. Warren Mr.. Warren
| had been engaged in the Fresh Air work in West
ern NeW-YOrk for three years. when he remove
| to East Stroudsburg and became pastor OF th
/ BAPTIST church there. He found little interest IN
/ TO work TO arouse II. He preached il in his oW
| church. He exchanged pulpits with his hrothe-
I ministers. and preached il TO all the people E-
| talked of IL in the street. As result. seventy
/ eight children had outings at East StroudsburE.
More will go this year.
This spring Mr.. Warren resigned his pulpit. and
will devote his entire time to the Fresh Air work
The following is the list of hosts of East Strouds
burg: A E Warren. W. d. Palmer. Thomas &
/ OverfieId. G. Brutzman J. H Van Buskirk. MYRTLE
/ Gregory. Louisa ShiCk. f ". Wtdmer. John camp
bell. Mrs William Talmadge, Mrs Ransom Rise
and Mrs. Philip Lebar.