New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-01
SEND $50 CHILDREN AW4F.
Il Number to Visit Those Who
Entertained Them Last Year.

Three hundred and thirty-six children were sent
in four parties 20 the country yesterday oy the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
The first instalment Of children for ST Helen
Home at Interlsken. Mass. started at sF a m
from the Grand Central Station 1t numbered nifty
girls The same number OF boys will go to-day
St. HeIen's is to be kept filed with one hundred
children for the entire each party remain
ing for a fortnight These are all tho guests Of
John F. Parsons II New-York and LeRox. Mass
HAIAn's his s''"r-'se-- home
soon after the children left here for Interlakerl
a party Of one hundred went to ShOkSn. n u 10
be taken care Of at the KT0mn Farm the free
use of which is given the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
by Mrs Fl 5 Ladew. Of New York The same
number will he sent every two weeks TINS summer
In the afternoon the first instalment OF one nun
dred and ffty-eight children went Ashford Hill.
y Y This place belongs to the Church OF the
Holy Communion. the use OF il being given 1ree 10
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund To-day one hundred
and fortv-two more will be sent. and parties OF tho
same number viii so every fortnight IN the season
Py an evening train Of the New-Tork Central a
party Of twenty-eight left this city for various
places in this State. This party IS what the Trio-
une Fresh Air Fund designates as a special one
The children it ali invited back by the hosts
with whom they stayed in former years All are
to remain longer than two weeks. and many OF
them will remain all summer
The hosts at Waterfowl \. Y. Mrs E. Har-
riDgton and Mrs Margarerha Schneider; at Clay
ton y Y. Mrs. r. d. Grant. Mrs. B. Rogers and
Mrs p CuppenuU; at BOonville y. Y, Mrs. Crabb;
at Cotton. y Y. Mrs, D. g. Sturtevant; at Low
Vile \ Y Mrs John NJ. Bashart and Mrs. J. P.
c,r,,dler. at Antwerp. y. Y. Mrs. Charles sham
rtna Miss Jenpe Shampine and Mrs. VIII sham
80. az Serbia y Y. Mrs. W Kane, and at
rrherasa n Y. Nellie Schultz.
The rain fell in a drizZle the Shokan party
were leaving the city. Many Of the childrel had
hesn 10 since s O'Clock in the morning. counting
the minutes until the time Of departure. and the
raj. did not bother them. AS the line filed through
TIE alton gate a child. led by her sister, walked
culidlv along with outstretched arms She smiled
as she heard the shout OF "Al aboard and heard
the children talking OF the things around them but
she did not see those things. She was blind. An
interested observer asked the blind girl what she
expected TO do In the country. She replied: "Oh.
I will play with-Iny sister She takes of at
home. I can feel the grass and the trees with
nv hands. 7 have never been TO the country be-
fore. Can I hear the birds sing while am away?
1 was awfuIIy afraid I couldn't go at first. don't
know why. but I Just afraid. that's all 1t
seemed good 10 GO
A slot machine in the station AT One-hundred-
and-hfty tfth-st and NiRth-ave. attracted the at
tentOn of the Italian children who were To start
for Ashford Hill Home. There were about three
pennies IN the crowd and many little ones stood
around watching the pennies extract candies from
the machine \ kind hearted woman who stood
by changed few bills at the ticket office and dis
tTtbuted pennies to all OF the children They
hocked about her like pigeons. waved their hands
and begged for pennies One child said Teacher.
give one! I didn't get any, II never had
squeezed through the throng and said: "Missus.
please give me penny Ny sister Maria has goe
In every party the children were constantly on
the watch TO that their clothes were in order.
and one child would say 10 another; You better
wash your face before they see you or you won't