New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
FOUR PARTIES GO AW4Y
CiaUerack, Pittsfeld, Hyde PARK
and kOrtright Their Destinations.

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent large NUM-
Der of children 10 the country yesterday IN par
ties. The first, consisting of 1G2 children the sec
ond instalment this FOR Fittsteid. Mass,
started at 9:06 a. m. the New-fork CehtraI
Roi,:oa1 At Il 10 l. m. two parties went together.
one to Claverack. y. Y. the second instaiIneht
for this season, and the other to HYDE PARK n
Y. BY later train the seasons third irstalment
Of mothers and infants went TO KortTight y. L
At Pittsheld the children are boarded by the
Berkshire Fresh Air Fund. The fund is raised
annually. and for many gears 1t has been me
of entertaining children sent BY the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund. The committee in charge OF the
Fresh Ar work in Pittsheld has issued circular
telling briefly OF last years work and appealing
the friends of the Berkshire Fresh AIT fund
to aid them in the work of this year. In 1913
fund amounted S2.275 SIS and provided for
the entertainment of $50 children for two weeks.
Thirteen were boarded free of charge for TWO
weeks. four for six weeks and one for eight
weeks. The balance hand was $S3 %. The Off
Of the Berkshire Fresh Air Fund are Mrs.
II. Neill Wilson, chairman: Miss Elizabeth Camp
bell secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Charles ".
Power and Mrs. Alden Sampson. committee in
charge at station.
The others interested in the fund Miss Annie
H. Ferry, Mrs. Lawrence c. Swift. Miss Josephine
B. Lee Miss Mamie Peirson. Miss Florence Hil
Miss Marguerite Francis. Miss Mary Jones. Mrs
Gordon Macarthur. Miss Mollie Gmlich Miss Eliz-
aheth Costello, Miss Mary A. Redding. Miss Ber-
nice Hovey and Mrs. Jonas Muhlfeder Dalton.
Hinsdale. Mrs. George T Plunkett; Stockbridge.
Miss Katherine c. AtEeter; Lee, Miss Mary f.
Averill: Great Darlington Mrs George Church;
Lenox. Mrs George F. Brown: Sheffield, Miss
Clara NJ. Wickwire; Cheshire. Miss Lois Dean;
I-anesboro. Miss A F. Bennett. and Adams. Mrs.
William Smart.
The children Hyde Park are boarded by the
people OF Hyde Park the home of Mrs. Aug.
Rapelyea.
Il never rode a trolley steam car.
and ! never the country, nuthn'l This
IS the happest day Of life. oh, goodee. goodee.
goodee:"
These were the EXPLANATIONS uttered b. child
Of the East Side yesterday when she stepped in
side the Grand Contra Station with party OF
tribune Fresh Air Fund children The child de
light seemed to know no bounds Even when the
there was stamping OF small feet and wild
sSinging Of long clothes bag which she car,
time while away, the little East Slider choked with
enthusiasm ana the reply that nigh: have neeil
resolved Itself into a gushing 'Goodee. goodee,
There was an observing little boy with the same
party, who coulG not understand why the train did
ho6 go the minute he aTDed i, b long aEt
oh about half an hour. she replied He s, sank
Gee! Wen all be as old as grandpa II we walt
Not far from the boy on the clothes bundle was
group Of girls engaged in what seemed to he a
esr lou k dH ea am I sh e Sald %ne
did they put them steps over there? Any~ay. Il
man told my brother SO when he went 10 see ny
grandmother
Breaking away from the crowd the child ran to
the caretaker and gulped excitedly, Miss -,
I'm! Don't people sleep upstairs when theys
waitin' for trains? Edna says It's nuthin up there
but the roof. She says I'm crazy"
When told that there were no sleeping apartments
in the Grand Central Station. the girl returned 10
the group and exclaimed Yes. I was wrong. but
I don't care. Anyway. they've got benches down
here for the people to sit on
What did you do when you IN the coun-
try last year?' asked a farmer who passed through
the children's
A dozen voices shouted Played and ate lot
''One a time interrupted the farmer. and,
pointing the smallest child in the car, he COZ
tinued: What did you dor"
The little girl addressed seemed hardly able to
talk but Jumped up and replied in breath:
Made doll dresses. helped cook prunes called on
Mrs. -. rode the pig. jumped the letter wagon
and watched EN- shoot a horse.
Anything else:'' asked a companion.
"Oh, yes. Lots more. but can't remember"
When the train pulled ont for Pttsfeld Settle
rnent worker shouted .Cioodby. Dolce," Two little
hands patted throbblns breast in the car window
and back came the faint reply. "Doodby- Oh.
goodee goodeeI"