New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
PARTY FOR INTERLOCKEN.
One Detachment of Fresh Air Chi
dren Goes There.

The first detachment OF the party OF Ths Trfouns
Fresh Air children for Interlocken. Mass. went
yesterday and the second is 20 follow to-day. The
delegation that went yesterday was trimming over
with tales of the good times in store St Hslen's
Home. That delightful place. with its hundreds OF
small companions furnishes nearly everything that
the boy girl could ask for two weeks out
ing in the country
There are picnics for each party. swims IN the
laks, fishing and ''frogging," wading in the brook
building dams and floating toy ships on the pOHd
thus formed. picking berries and hundred Othsr
pastimes of like interest Then. the children a.
up amateur entertainments for the amusement
visitors as at the other homes.
These city visitors OF an inquirng turn q
mind, and as soon as they arrive in the county
there begins most thorough search into every
part of the premises Little that nature has to
show goes unexamined Woe TO bird and beast %
frogs and lizards and minnows and worms! Even
the small chickens are not exempt.
Fresh kir how G is 1St cre TSs S spSgs S S
seems 70 be filled with the desire to kill every
the Small visitor from New.York. The Wonder y
al these new forms OF life SO impresses him that
1t is accordingly a varied assortment OF live
party. AS soon they arrive. the boys begin to
catch frogs. These they place in small TIN cans
The @ earSakers , usually have pity on the smother.
A howl goes up when this is discovered in the
Turtles. lizards and other interesting crawiers
ana ana creepers share the same fate One boy sold
little turtle 10 another for 10 cents. After the
transfer the chattel departed for parts unknown
while Its new owner slept Thereupon. Indian
fashion the purchaser went to the former owner
OF the turtle and demanded the money back One
, OF the boys last season brought back with hn
chairs at home for the rest of the season. not
greatly rellShing their deportation
Sometimes conditions are reversed. and the in
VeSngatOr Is investigated This happened when
one youhgster attempted TO pick a beautiful
hornets nest hanging on convenient limb On
ahhotner h occasion party Of boys we're eagerly
CHASING large wasp One saw il disappealinS
into hole in the ground, and Immediately called
the crowd while he thrust stick in after IT. i
was 8 JoyleSS company, but one on which muGa
mental illumination had daWned. which presented
itself in tears TO the attendants Soft mud ap-
phed at once to the stings soon made everything
One OF the main delights OF the neighbOrhood Is
StockbridSe Bowl. small lake about mile from
the Home. Here the children 90 swimming In ne
the next.
Occasionally camping parties are indulgsd IN
also What sport IL Is TO eat sitting the fa-sI
fire at night and listen to Indian stories. and 70
crtckets!s
St. Helms Home is place OF great interest %
residents for miles around There are visitors
there nearly every day, who take great delight N
the entertainments furnished by the children, nor
Is the delight Of the children in gettins up tn'
Besides the party to Interlocken another com
pany Is being filled at Ashford Hill. l5S going yes-
terday and the remainder to-day.
In the evening party OF thirty left the Grsne
Central Station. going TO Baldwtnsvills. TEsse
children will be entertained by Mrs. George Fs-
Tappan, Mrs. E, Brooks. Mrs. G. l. Ford Mrs
u. Baker, Mrs. Norman Cole. Mrs Mellon, MlSS
W. B. Bentley. Mrs. Charles Mech. Mrs " ~
goes to Esther E IeeISy. OF West WinaeId. n r.;
one 10 Mrs Sherwood, Of Sherburne, " T. Aa9
two to Mrs o. Hitchings. OF East Winfield. N j.