New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-30
FRESH AIR FOR 1880.
SeCen More Parties Go to Country
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The week work Of sending 1.0SO children TO the
country completed yesterday when the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund started party of thirty-eight
children TO Osweso. y. Y. the 9:S1 D. m. train
OF the Network Central Railroad. The total num-
Der Of children sent yesterday was $751; They went
in seven parties By the a train OF the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad three
companies started together. one going 20 Carbon
dale, Penn; one to Marathon, n. Y. and one to
De Euyter. n I. The fortnghtly party of fifty
boys went to Interlaken. Mass. at 900 a. m
Another instalnent OF boys and girls was sent to
Chapel Hill, ". j. the p. m. boat via Atlantic
Highlands. The regular instaIment Of boys and
girls FOR Fairfield. Conn. and Ashford Hill. N Y.
went later in the day.
Hospitality for the Fresh Air children among the
people Of Carbondale was arranged by NJ. D. La
thrope; at Baldwnsvue by the Rev. G.. L. Ford;
at Marathon by the Rev. D. F. Bonner. and at
De Ruyter by the Rev. G.. F. Webster
They say there's lots OF good apples down at
chapel HILL" said small boy with yesterdays
party for Chapel Hill. II wonder how many could
pack away in here7" asked his companion as he
puIlec out the folds of his large cardinal shirt
waist.
That shirt fits We kind of soon: you ought to get
boatload in it, laughed the boy who had heard
Of the fine apples
I'm glad there's lots Of apples but I'd rather
nave IT bunch OF Indians Did you ever read Of
indian fights? It's great sport I bet I could XIII
d hundred minute II had a good gun and
high fence
, one OF the attendants at Chapel Hill heard the
discussion on apples and Indians and turning 70
a friend who was also a listener said:
II the boys could only meet some of the return
ing party l guess they would give I'D the idea Of
couectlhg apples. There is a neighboring orchard
near the home at Chapel HILL on which the Fresh
AIT boys make occasional raids when they think we
are not watching. Sometimes the girls Join the
raiders We have penalty for the offence that
serves Is reminder for disobedience and an anti
oote Tor the III effects OF eating green apples When
we ma that boy has filed himself both inside
ana out with the stolen green fruit we give him
lew drops OF ginger. They hate the stuff and sell
com repeat the offence. Often the children will
gather about offender when he is summoned for
punishment. and shout: That's the time they
caught ye Hot drops for yours. sonnyr thought
hot drops was good for the twofoa cure
unuI hoy suggested that the proper name was
stop drops inasmuch as it stopped de gang from
swtpIn' pppins.'
according to another attendant Of the Fresh Air
children at Chapel Hill a strange minister csIIes
one Sunday this season and held a prayer meeting
Ior the Children. Hoping that he would have a
rull chorus OF little voices singing HYMN that +bev
All anew the good man asked for suggestions
Oh!Idren' he said. name hymn that YOU all
know. But don't all speak at ouce!' A few faint
responses came from the children for thew we're
not all Sunday school attendants. Come children
speak u2 plainly! What shall we singT' One boy
shouted All Aboard for earnIand" In an in
slant the room rang with suggestions The gravity
or the older persons present completely upset
when little child shouted. after the rest were
silent: She Was Happy TIL She Met YOU and
i Don't Care II You Never Come Back
The hosts az Oswegc. " Y. are Mrs. Hattie
Northrop. L I. Rounds. Mrs William Sharra
Mrs Grant Margare: Dore. Mrs. Earl Smith. Mrs
Moses Dumas. Miss Prudden. Mrs. NJ. W. Rnyror
and Mrs. G. Raynov; at Southwest Oswego. Mrs
Benjamin Place and Mrs Ralph Davidson: at
Hasoag. y Y. Mrs. Philip speck: at Sterling Sta
ton. Mrs. c. 5. Miller At Mnetto. y. Y. Mrs
H Y. Smith: az Hannibal " Y NJ J. Clark and
Mr. and Mrs s. Wtse: Fulton. " Y. Mrs
Earl Rowey; at Mexico, N Y. Mrs. F. L. Kellogg:
at Baldwinsvil!e. y. Y. Mrs. Edward Jackson
Mrs. John Pool and Mrs. .. A. Gates; at IInds-
vile. Penn. Mrs. J. VI. Whitman; Windheld y
] emma Hutchings; at Centre Lise. y. Y, Flora
z Root