New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-06
NOT STOPPED By Rim.
Tribune Fresh dir Fund Continues
to Send AzCay Children.

Cool and rainy the weather is at present. the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund keeps right on doing
business. confident that few days viii bring heat
that will make the country air inviting.
Children went yesterday to Mddlesex, n. Y;
Vine Valley, n. Y; Potter. N Y; West River,
N Y; Naples. N Y: Franklin N Y: Otego. n. Y;
Geneva, y. Y; Goshen, N Y; Rushville, N Y;
ChUckeree, y. Y, and Phelps, y. Y.
Middlesex village is q pretty little Western New
York hamlet lying among the vine covered hills on
the eastern slope of the Canandaigua Lake Valley.
Below it. about four miles distant stretches of
the prettiest sheets Of water in the central lake
region. At this place and the neighboring towns
of Vine Valley Potter and West River sixty
New-York children enjoying a vacation for two
weeks. This party has been organized through
the efforts of the Rev. c. E. Fry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of MiddIesex.
This is the second year that Tribune Fresh Air
Fund children have been sent to this district. and
the large party of this season is great credt to
the hospitality of the hosts here. Last summer
small party of fifteen organized there in con-
nection with the Naples company So well pleased
they with their small visitors that there has
been little difficulty in forming the larger company
Mr.. Fry returned to New-York with the party of
last season and visited the tenement homes here
Struck with the great need for this work among
the NeW-York children he became an enthusiastic
worker. He returned to NIddlesex armed with the
knowledge obtained here and went to work among
his people, with the result already told. Most OF
these children being entertained among his
O"l pensioners, Dut q lew have been taken by
members Of the local Free Will Baptist Church
One little girl who went to MiddIesex with last
seasons party sickly and hardly expected to
live. After her return home her hosts sent for
her to come back. and she has remained there
since, now thoroughly recovered in health Her
benefactor died recently and she will return
with the present party owing her life to The Trib-
une Fresh Air Fund.
One of the pleasures planned for the company
this year is a Sunday school picnic to Willow
Grove on Canandaigua Lake The hosts expect to
ENJOY TINS as well as the children. Mr.. Fry hopes
to add Rushvile to his list of towns next season
and to increase the size of his party.
AT the nearby village of Naples party of thirty
Two mas been organized by the Rev. P. G. Roope,
ana Iett New-York last night for that place.
AT midnight party started for Franklin N
Y. Every year it becomes necessary to send one
or more parties out at this hour, and yesterdays
party was the first this season Through the kind
ness OF the railway officials. this is managed in such
d way that the small travellers are not kept I'D
much after their usual bedtime. At 10 clock a car
is pulled into the shed, the children placed aboard
and drawn on to a siding where they can sleep
peacefully At u the is coupled to the train
and the journey begins
The Franklin party has been organized by E P
Howe at that place, and large part of it will be
boarded there from good sized fund that was
raised at an entertainment given recently by the
people of the village
Those entertaining at MiddIesex are Mrs Charles
X.
Ferguson Mrs. a. Lyon, Mrs. George Watkins
MRS. Herbert, Mrs. Byron Holmes, L. W. Rect Mrs.
u II. Latter, Mrs Dora Jones, Mrs. Boardwen c.
G Hunt, G. A Wheat, D. 2 Wheeler Miss Maud
Plnneo Mrs. o. F. Elliott, Mrs. William Burgess,
MISS Marion Williams. Mrs. Dayton, Mrs. ]. Z.
Smith, Mrs. David Emory, Mrs. Edith Hainor Mrs
Carrie McGilliard, Miss Pearl Berry, Mrs Earl
Button, Mrs. N Demorest. Mrs Potter Mrs. Nc
Donald, Mrs. Palmanteer, Miss Stella Elweu Miss
Maud Rector. the Rev. c. E. Fry. Warren Culver
n. Dom oslo rio
Josie tunes, Mrs. Bourn Mrs. a. Adams, Mrs p.
Roach, Mrs. W. Middebrook. Mrs. Dayton Mrs.
Stebbins, Mrs. Bert Peck and Mrs. A. MacCIur.
At Franklin the children will be entertained by
r r Howe. Fred Resell Mrs. Denny, Mrs; Charles
chamberlain, Mrs. George EglestOn, Mrs. Gladstone
the Rev. Kerwan. Mrs George Ostrander. Mrs. s.
j. White and Mrs. George Sandey. With the
pany guests will to Mrs. Keyes. at Otego. N Y.
pei, at Lyons, N. Y portion of the Franklin
party will be entertained by Miss Jennie Roe's
Sunday school class.
At Naples the children were received by the Rev.
Peter McIIenzie Mrs r. D. Parker Mrs May
Clement, c. G. Roof, Mrs Eleanor TOZer Mrs G.
S. Eldridge. Mrs. George Granny, Mrs Scott SUIT
ton, Miss Margaret Parrish. Henry Fox, F. L.
Lewis and Mrs. William Cleveland With them
also are special guests going to Gorham, N. Y. to
the home of William ], Brown. to Mrs George
Frankish, at Rushville, n. Y, and to Mrs. George
Straight, at Geneva, N Y.