New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
CHILDREN AT SHOKAN
Fresh Air Fund Entertains Nany in
Foothills of CatskiUs.

In one Of the most beautiful spots IN the foot
hills OF the Catskills IS Shokan Farm a large
nome where one hundred Tribune Fresh Air Fund
cEdren are entertained fortnightly throughout the
summer. The Use OF this delightful place for the
poor children Of the CITY Is given 20 the Tribune
FRESH Air Fund. rent free. by Mrs. Il. s Ladew-
Inc farm IS about twenty miles back Of Kingston
ana rests on small plateau on The border of the
Lso2us Creek Valley AT the front Of The farm
house Is large porch. from which can be seen
great sweep of green valley walled by rugged
peaks Round about this farm hundreds Of poor
children have tasted an the pleasures of country
NE Inc farm IS III fun operation, and the daily
work does not stop with the arrival of the children
The gathering in OF the crops. pruning. cutlvatng
and the feeding Of stock furnish the little city
visitors with abundance Of instructive amuse-
nle1t An unusually fine apple orchard is one of
the chief delights Of the place
4 competent staff Of men and women attends 10
the ch.Idrens welfare and srranges for their
amusement with games, shadow pictures cake
walks hay rides and picnics
On Tuesday evening OF last week two plays.
SPotIess Town" and The Marriage Of the
Prince were presented az Ladew's Hall. shokau.
hy The Tribune Fresh Air Fund children. The
haA was filled to Its capacity, and in the audience
were number Of NEWCOMERS. Many who were
unable 10 attend bought tickets. The performance
was given for the benefit of the work al Shokan.
ana was incidentally, the means Of bringing
number of visitors 10 the home
Notwithstandirg the excitement of travel and
inc great novelty OF life IN the country the chill
aren appreciate what is being done for them, and
letters CT thanks pour In by the dozens 10 the
manager o. the fund.
little Cir! at Shokan writes;
thanA YOU very much for sending me TO this
very nice time. our food is grand. We had an
first show was spotiess ToWn. the second was
1he Marriage of the Prince" and there we're
on Tuesday We had field day and there We're
Ii run and there was a cracker race and a
hurdle race, and shoe and stocking race, and
other races, and the boy or girl who got the most
ice cream supper. Sunday night W. had a concert.
am very sorry that the last day has come for
clothes to be ready At o clock Thursday morning
to say.
In the same mail with the girls letter the fol-
lowing epistie was received from boy at shokan:
We are are all enjoying very good time and am
IhankIul u YOU 10 send us up here. Every night
night had ice cream supper. ana after we
got through it tasted ike more In the afternoon
how to swim and dive. I take great interest IN
this and pretty soon will learn how to swim. one
night We had terrible thunderstorm which
frightened me very much. The meals which We
come out with enough. The second day We came
pounds think I viii have to close.
A missionary who has been sending children
away through the Tribune Fresh Air Fund this
season making out her list n emily and
signed some chidre- TO pleasant place out in
Pennsylvania. Some Of them who had been 10
Shokan pleaded 10 he sent there again one girl
began 10 cry and said Il want TO go 70 the Coun-
try OF course TIL go where you want 70 send
M. but q give the world 10 go back 10 Shokan.
They amt no place pretty. and they ain
for mine every time "
They be happy lot said a farmer who went
away the train with the last party OF
one hundred children for ShOkau He addressed
4 tray0Iiing who boarding the smoker.
That's right said the salesman. I've been up
70 where those youngsters are gong Ihey nave
the time OF their lives up there was thinking the
other day that I'd come pretty near living on the
East Side myself II could knock out the fun those
KIDS DO Up at ShOkau. Why. they I've Ike kings
/ know plenty Of people who take their families
up the -. Lawrence and the Catskills and the
Adirondacks. and pay bang-up prices ar the swell
resorts but there isn't a mothers son OF them that
has the fun these Fresh Air children nave at
ShoEan-
Tn the last party sent 70 Shokan were sixteen
children whose fathers were dead. three whose
"a hers had deserted them and three who had
neither father nor mother There We're also two
is In hospital and underwent the third operation
u four months on the Gay her children started for
ShOkan With the party were TWO little girls who
kept house for their father The mother is IN
insane asylum. where she has been ever since the
youngest child was born
shave your head for Shokaur' the cry 81
sixteen hoys with closely cropped heads. They has
el saved 10 cents through the generosity OF barber
told that 10 pass the medical examination they
would have 20 have shaved heads They began 70
save pennies before the eXaminEtio and de-
lighted 70 find that the generous barber whose
20 crop their heads for nothing Il don't think
could have saved them ten pennies said one nov.
II u wasn't for the BARRIERS doing the stunt for
nothing