New-York tribune., 1905-07-06
JOY IN THEIR HEARTS.
Happy Children off to Enjoy De-
lights of Fresh Air.

Within hour the officials at the Grand Can
trail Station helped to send out three parties OF
Tribune Fresh Air Fund children yesterday Two
parties went on the same train, one TO schenec-
tady, N Y. and tho other to Utica n Y The
third contingent went TO Claveraok. n. Y. Nearly
all the children were girls and the railroad men
were pleased as the boys inclined to be rest
less and need more attention while waiting for
the train. The three parties numbered 1ss chill
dren and attendants
Many of the children were sent to private fami-
lies at Whitesboro. N. Y: wstertown. ". Y; Boon
Vile. n. Y, and Pulaski N Y As the children
had an all day journey. they were supplied with
iuncheons. but long before the train was scheduled
10 start an attack was made upon the iuncheons
and at ILLS. the time the train started the mator-
ity OF the children were not burdened with lunch
con boxes. Several passengers in the Grand Cen
trail Station learned the destination OF the chill
dren and kindly supplied the escorts with pack
ages Of fruit and cakes.
Miss Chapman. one Of the mission workers who
brought the children to the station said: 'Only a
few OF my children have ever been 20 the couu-
try, and the rest entirely ignorant OF every-
thing connected with it, They come from the
poorest families In the city and we ara ohituad
10 dress the majority of them. for their clothes
are IN deplorable condition when they come To
u.s. One little girl in this party lives In a hasa
ment that Is beyond description We had a hard
time 70 persuade her parents to allow her TO so
out now she Is one Of the hsppiest Of the lot
Minnie Flackoart, a little girl who has been the
summers, was very much In evidence yesterday
while waiting for the train she entertained a small
company OF her companions with tales of her visits
TO the country. They were stories of picking black
berries. riding on hayrack and going for the
cows Her companions were mystifed but greatly
interested in her recital One little girl who had
cherries and backberries mixed, wanted TO know ~
you had 20 climb a tree to pick blackberries
At $50 o'clock last night a party of forty-four
children left the Grand Central Station for Newark
N Y Half OF this number were boys and the other
half were girls. They had an aIl-night trip before
them, and were greatly excited about sleeping In
train The party was arranged through the efforts
or the Rev. DR.. Arthur Copeland. He has interest
ed the people OF Newark in the work, and thew
have pitched a camp on the county fair grounds
where the boys will live. while the girls will be re-
cetved in private families.
The hosts at Newark, NJ Y. Mr.. Haskell.
Henry Hynnan. Mr. Tack j. NJ Conrad the Rev
J. X Deavitt Miss Grace Sheffield, Mrs Angus
tus Dork. Mrs. Goldsmithy. Mrs. Charles Seidsr
Mr. Caswell Byron Wilcox. Mrs Clarence Kelley
Charles Shaw and Mrs. Robert r. Randall
At Watertown, y. Y, the hosts Mrs. NJ.
Schneider Mrs. I. ID. Green and Mrs W: K. skeels
The hosts at Boonville n. Y. are Mrs George
I. Birdsey. Mrs. II. Denslo. Mrs. P. Joslyn and
Mrs. Grabb.
At whitesboro. n. Y. Mrs. Herbert Grant
At Pulaski, n. Y. Mrs. Dora p. Wheeler.
At Fulton, N. Y, Mrs. Bentley.