New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
NINE FRESH AIR PARTIES.
Outgoing Trains Carry @e1 Happy
Children to the Country.

Children to the Country.
IN nine parties 90 children were sent to the
country Yesterday by tie Tribune Fresh Air Fund
30 the a. m. train OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
three parties started together. going TO Lewis
town. Penn. one TO AIattawana and one to McVey-
toWn- \ large party for Utica, N Y. and small
one for CIark's Mills n Y. went By the 1920 a. m
train Of the New-York Central Railroad. Children
invited by their hosts Of former years accompanied
these two parties and got Off at their respective
destinations along the route. Another party. bound
for sherburne. y. V. left the city by an evening
train over the Delaware Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad 1t was followed, a few minutes later.
by three parties the 915 p. m train of the Erie
Railroad; bound for Oiean. \. Y. one for
Allegheny and another for Belmont With them
went some children invited TO places along the
way.
The company OF 81 children sent yesterday to
Utica is the second instalment entertained by the
people there this season. The call for So but
one child failed TO appear at the station Hos
pitality was provided for eleven children among
the people of CIark's Mills by the Rev. n. A Oar
ling. Arrangements made for the childrens
entertainment at Lewistown, McVeytown and Mat
tawana by !. {. SWigart. The pastors of the
various churches in Olean. Allegheny and Belmont
had the fresh air children cared for among their
people. The company at Sherburne is entertained
by the people OF Sherburne through the efforts Of
". A. Plat
The children for Utica were at the Grand Central
Station long before train time. and became rather
restless Nearly all left their bundles the seats
and walked about in groups discussing their trip.
boy OF the party chung closely to three bundles
over which he had thrown his coat Many times
his companions called TO him 70 look al something
IN the station. but he refused TO join them. a man
at the station who had become interested in the
fresh air party noticed that the lad unusually
tenacious of his and bundles. and waited
until the children started for their train. When
the order 10 start was given the lad with the
three bundles jumped promptly 10 his feet and,
pulling aside the coat disclosed a huge water
melon. simultaneously with the disclosure came
a hearty "Ha ha ." from the curious friend of the
fresh air children
Well" said the man. that was we'll worth
guarding Wouldn't be all surprised 10 find
every mothers a carrying melon. II this
troop of colo-ed children. But you're all white
every one on yeand IT strikes me kind of funny
20 see a white boy taking watermelon TO the
country"
on the train a little girl poked her head over
a seat looked wistfuIly the melon and whispered
10 the .glrl beside her: It's awfuliy hot in this
'dvvy up the watermelon when the tram starts.
as the smallest child in the Jtlca party
getting aboard the train she dropped a small
package The paper broke and OUT on the plat
form rolled a taxen haired doll Have YOU got
who saw the misha52. Nope replied the little
EaNeHer II don nave T. nave ticket tqr my
Go!ly Only live peoples have 70 have tickets
told that only dressed do!Ies could 50 aboard the
train she detty wrapped The paper around the
got three pennies and I'm going 70 make her
whole new motherubbard. She needs that more
WITH the oIean company was small boy who
according 70 the missionary. asked more ques-
lions II i've minutes than all the other children
die in five hours. The BOAT had hardly pulled
out Of the slip when the boy started his rapid fire
OF questions. lie had never been a terry boat
oeto:e aaf me Isliecton OF iIshts on the riN i
pointing 70 the water. Is that water" Yes
replied the missionary. Who OWES IL" The
river What's on the bottom" Rocks and
shells Why don't the water fall through
me what makes the soap srts on the water
It's the s2lashins q me sail waves asainst the
missionary smiled and. patuuE the boy on the
forehead, said. You have asked enough qles-
tiors for one dag Reserve your stock Tor the
The hosts a. Al I,ff7,ly are M Mr.. J 1
WEE Mrs y Afccrov Ms E9sar rstwrds ~
W. H Roberts. Mrs Z. n Bennett, Mrs George
Bennett. Mrs. Carpenter and the Rev W. H smith
Scout George 4 vereason Mrs John r. Horn.
Miss Conrad Mrs Frank story Mrs p. G.. Tru9y
Mrs Simpson. Mrs William B0ssler Mrs T. Finn.
Fla. Mrs Sherman Mrs, r I. Hallar and Mrs
EETTierds5Ip Mrs Eben Champiin. At Ciark's
Turner Mrs. Smiley. Mrs Netherton, Mrs Race
and Mrs y. p Marsh az Lyons, Y. Mrs. Hop
" Allen ana Lena zimmerman AZ Moa9wE- y; e.
Mrs Emily Patterson. at 'anHloharie. y IT,, Mt,
J Kinkhart ar S9hteneEas = - ~ 2tIs ,ar-
niger Mrs. Elisha kaufman, r G. Wyble Elmer
Styne. ] L. Cutman. Serena Rube. ". ; Harsh
Nsffawarl Penn Abraham Uarshbarger Joshua
Harshbarser Sarah Hoder. Renie S"lgaSt Lev!
HsrtzIer aud J A. French. at Lewistown. Penn;
tiar-Ih Yoder Maggie Moist, John f. Rauck and
! . sUigart: AZ Ryde. Penn. William Moist and
at Nlroy. Penn. Mrs AdeHne Hoover