New-York tribune., 1903-07-16
FRESH AIR WORKER.
KnOaoIedge of City and Country
GiUes Him Great 4dUantage

oh Mr. strader, Mr.. straderr' was the cry
from eighty-two enthusiastic children they
gathered around kindly. middle aged man at the
Erie ferry yesterday morning They were party
OF children who were being sent to Port Jervis
y. Y by The Tribune Fresh Air Fund, to be dis
tributed among the people OF that place and the
neighboring towns of Tri-States, Sparrow Bush
and Metamoras- The man in question Is Henry
Strader. Of Port Jervis
For years he has been the moving spirit Of the
fresh air movement in his vicinity. There is not
a more enthusiastic worker in the field. He has
had many difficulties to overcome, but by unt1ring
personal work among both his own people and the
people of the tenements here he has every year
enlarged the number of little guests entertained in
the towns where he has labored
he has the advantage Of many other fresh air
workers in being familiar with conditions at this
end OF the line. He is conductor the railroad.
and at this end of each trip makes visit to some
Of his tenement friends. He consequently knows
each one Of the visiting children by name, and is
exceedingly popular among them. At the station
each little girl claims kiss and each boy gets
slap on the shoulder and affectiouate welcome.
Moreover by knowing the personal conditions in
the families dealt with. he straighten out diff
culties and have a greater influence both in the
country and in the city than most other workers
The work at Port Jervis is in charge of COM
mittee. the chairman OF which is H. S. Bennett,
but Mr.. strader still takes active leadership. He
is hoping to send children to Port Jervis and
the nearby towns this year than ever before
The happy crowd that set out yesterday Will De
entertained by the following people OF Port Jervs
Tri-States Metamoras and Sparrow Bush: Mrs
Clifford Ellis. Mrs. Ellis Rehm, Mrs. Stephen Out
water. Mrs. Frank Wozinck Mrs. H. E Daniels.
Mrs John Mclaughlin. Mrs Ellis Sheare, Mrs. A
J. Boyd, Mrs. Ellington Teller. Mrs ]. H Arlson.
Mrs. William Marchant. Mrs. William Kellerman,
Mrs NJ D. Rulan, Mrs. George Nearpass, Mrs
Fred Zurn. Miss Louise Shubiger, Mrs, Eva Van
Keuren. Mrs. Kate Ordway. Mrs. A ]. Boyd. Mrs
Elizabeth Retale, Mrs. J. H. Brown, Mrs George
SIuane, Mrs Emory Teller. Mrs Frank Cnase'
Mrs Ruth Brown. Mrs. ]. D. Fosdick, Mrs J. 5
Wood Mrs Charles A. Tyler =: Strader' 1,d,, u, 3
r. S. Danley Mrs. Myrtle Miller Mrs. G. n. Cos
George Bulls, Mrs. Charles Bickwith, Mrs. Frank
Enmons. Mrs. David Cannon.
The second party OF the season AT Flttsneia ia
The third party of twenty for this season went to
places at Mechanicsville. At Tenahys y: j.. the
third nstalment OF fifty was received by Mrs Lyle
Goshen are particularly pathetic cases. They all
come from miserable homes and have all been IN
other form of lameness. Two Of the smallest mem,
bers OF the company. whose mother IS oead ana
father drunkard are suffering from tuoerculas :
veins. They were ptiful looking company OF
little crpples they hobbled onto the train
A party Of hfty-four started Tor Albion y. y.
in the evening. OF these eighteen are IN charge
OF Christodora. Home of that place. having their
transportation paid by The Tribune Fresh Ar
Fund The rest Of the Albion party VIII be enter
w S. Eaman, Mrs Gar Hill. Mrs NJ J. Baroer.
Mrs Charles Thurston. Mrs cora I MutraIN, NJ NJ
John =. Shaw. Mrs Benjamin Johnson, MIS- FSich-
ard Palmer, Mrs. Enos Rice, Mrs Steobins, Mrs-
| Garrett Mrs Elijah Allis Mrs. P1att Lamont.
Mrs. Mary B. waldron. Mrs Gertrude Foreman.
Charles Smith. Mrs Matthew Edgar and Mrs. c.
| Church.