New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
FRESH AIR FUNDS USE.
1t Helps Form "Vacation TraUeI
Habit" for One Thing.

What Is the use of the Fresh Air FUND.- is a
question sometimes asked by those who know little
of its workings This question has already been
answered in many different ways all equally peril
nent. Perhaps a phase of the subject is that
this movement has a tendency toward developing
what railroad men call the vacation travel habit"
railway official declared the other day that this
is growing every season. 1t is evident too, that
an organization that is every year sending thou
sands of children to distant points is doing much
toward the development of this broadening taste
and that, too, among class of people with which
1t would otherwise gain little support.
Many boys and girls OF the tenement districts,
who owe their first inspiration to influences Of the
fresh air days have obtained good positions in
onices and stores. and now take country trip
every year in their vacation. They usually to
homes where they were entertained IN former years
and obtain there good. bracing rest for the next
years work
Said one missionary: IT have a number of my
old boys in good Office positions now, and every
vacation they hunt up old haunts in the country.
They have thus formed broad and profitable ac-
quaintance, and get Of the benefits of travel.
One of them is now living in of the Southern
States, and has started a little fresh air fund
there. Every one of these boys owes his start to
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund"
Some of these young and women devote part
or their earnings to sending younger brothers and
sisters or tired parents to the country for the
summer One sturdy little man of thirteen who
went to the country the other day by special in
Vitation. is supporting good sized family with his
own labor. His father is in the hospital and his
mother able to do little. The boy earning 81 Is
week in factory. His employer unwilling to
allow him a vacation at first, but at length gave
him the time and consented to pay him his salary
for the two weeks.
Yesterday eleven different places which had ex-
tended their hospitality to the children of The
Tribune Fresh Air Fund received their little city
guests. Down among the hills and coal mines of
Pennsylvania party of twenty-four went to Car
bondale, to be distributed among hosts there by
NJ D. Lathrop. An additional boy went with this
party to the home Of Mrs. Ballinge at Earlville A
specially invited guest also went to Great Bend,
Penn, to be entertained by Mrs. U. Sparks In
this State children went to Oswego. Hannibal.
Oswego Centre. Southwest Oswego. Sterling, Min
nitto, Port Jervis and Sparrowbush. Those at
sparrowbush being boarded at the expense Of
the Port Jervis hosts
H. Strader, of Port Jervis is as enthusiastic as
ever In his good work there. He was on hand yes
20 mat place. and received the usual demonstra-
IIohS Oh anecuon from all the little people With
MN was sweet midget bubbling with joy at
Lne prospect or two weeks in Mr.. Straders
net, the Rev. Ora Shoop, NJ. Carter, Mrs H C.
ChaInDers, Miss Maude Adams, Mrs. George Fer
guson. Mrs. Frank Chase, Mrs. Fred T. Hapin,
Mrs. William Carley, Mrs. Emory Teller, Mrs J.
In and near Oswego the children being enter
talned by Mrs; G. c.. Gardiner. Miss Grace Allen.
Mrs. William Dove, Mrs. Adams Jessie f. Cogs-
well n ]. Karpnsk Mrs. Broadway. Mrs. BrUm-
field, Mrs. Mcconnell Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Whitney.
all OF Oswego; Mrs c. J. Tice, Mrs. George Miller.
Frank Lewis, Mrs. R. Davidson Miss Lucy E. An
crews, MIS- Kent of Southwest Oswego; Miss
Gertrude Kirk, of Sterling, and Mrs. B. Fairly of
Hannibal