New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
OUTING BADLY NEEDED.
Fresh Air Fund SaUed Children
from. the Hospital

For the second time this season parry OF Trfo-
uns Fresh Air Fund children went to Utica ~ T.,
yesterday. The special ear that was attached to
the 1870 a. train from the Grand Central Station
contained azty-thres children for Utea. six FOR
Fonda, N. Z, and two for Syracuse
Utica is one OF the foremost places in entertain
ing Fresh Air children and the people OF that city
hsvs raised large for carrying on the work.
The organization known the Fresh Air Fund Of
Utica srranges with the farmers the hills OF the
country surrounding the city to board the children
Tor g a week All the children that go to Utica
ara warned to provide themselves with warm
dress or coat. they have a four mile ride in the
evening IN open trolley after they leave the
train and also four to eight mile ride in wagons
70 farms on the hills, where often the mornings are
COOL or even cold. The committee in charge OF the
Fresh Air work in Utica follows Mrs. c. C. Shaver,
president; Mrs c. Johnson and Miss Gertrude Cur
ran. vice-presidentsi the Rev. Dana W. Bigelow.
secretary treasurer; Mrs Matthew H. Griffith, Mrs.
:. L. Guilaume, Mrs George W. Pixley. Mrs.
Coral Humphrey Mrs. W. s. Nelson, Mrs. W. r.
Gibson, Mrs. W. n. White, MlsE Janet z. Pierce,
Miss Amelia sayre, Miss Fannie L. Walker. Miss
Margaret Reid, Miss Mary Kellogg Miss Bessie c.
Bailey and Miss Cornela c. Williams, reception
committee.
Ine Christian Endeavor Union OF Warren County.
y. j. was instrumental in obtaining entertainment
FOR thirty-one children that to Hackettstown.
\. J.. and Washington. N J.. yesterday. A happier
anu Lnerrler crowd of children never sent an
outing by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund As they
hled on the ferrybOat there was medley of Tam
many and America" All the way the
river the escort Piled with innunerabIe Ques-
tons Is there a place to SWIM out where we're
goingE II there is, it's all to the good said ten
year-oid boy. When the party reached the New
Jersey side the musical part of the programme was
changed to All Aboard for Dreamland."
By the $3.50 p. m. train from the Grand Central
station nine children started for Fulton N Y;
three for Fernwood N Y. for Oswego N z.
and one for Constabeville, n. Y. The three for
Fernwood. N. Y, and the for Oswego, N. Y.
VIII relieve their hosts Of considerable anxiety when
;hey are received this morning. They should have
gone last Monday night but in the rush Of getting
the two hundred odd children aboard the train at
that time they were entirely overlooked, and not
found until after the train pulled out There was a
stormy and fearful time for few minutes but the
tTainen and several passengers finally pac.hed the
children, and they went home assured that they
would go to the country in q few days Last night
they were much in evidence and were on their
way IN high giee.
report OF the first party at the Tribune Fresh
Ar Fund home at Shokan. N. 7, was received yes
terday, The report said, in part.
we have never had party that needed to come
tbis nan nus So one no party ever ate more than
physician here assured me that a score or nora
Il Il, Laey nag not come To ShokAn when they did
This is sufficient reward for many slespness nghrs
cipients.
The report tells of 8 tramp party that was
organized One afternoon a party OF boys set out
with an escort and walked many miles. That night
morning the escort arranged with the farmer to
have him pretend TO drive the boys out of the barn
great comnotion for q few minutes, which the
boys enjoyed as much as the farmer. Sleeping on
nay apPea-s TO the boys. and another tramp
party is II great demand