New-York tribune., 1905-07-07
MANY GO FOR FRESH AIR
What the Country Did for a SrUeat-
shop Girl.

When half hundred boys start for the country
there is bound to be considerable noise and excite
ment, and that the at the Grand Central
Station few minutes before o'clock yesterday
morning. At that time the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
sent out party OF 1o4 children 20 P1ttsheid. Mass,
society OF women known as the Berkshire Fresh
Air Fund made Il possible for the children 70 go 70
Pittsheid.
At noon two parties left the Barclay-st. ferry
house for Chester, n. J., and Hackettstown. N. J.
The Chester party was formed by the Rev. D. c.
Kaufman. who formerly assistant In the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund work This is the first
time that Chester has received any Tribune Fresh
Air Fund children Five girls and seven boys formed
the company. The hosts at Chester N. J.. are Mrs
Elocum Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Wilde, Mrs Stelee, Mrs,
c. NJ Quimby. Mrs. E. E Quimby and Miss De
Camp.
The Christian Endeavor Union Of warren County.
n. J.. arranged the boarding places for the twenty
three children who went to Hackettstown- 3. NJ.
Sheppard at the head OF the work. and principal
ly through his efforts $3.50 raised The children
win board at two farmhouses. and they will be en-
tertained for two weeks. when they VIII be sue
ceeded by another party of the same size.
No matter how poor the children sent out By
the Tribune Fresh AIR Fund. after they fitted
at the mission their hosts IN the country cannot
believe they poor. and the children often tend
to strengthen this belief. One child told her host
that her father had a carriage. The story was In
Vestgated, and IL found that the only car
riage her father had was an ashcart. Another one
gave vivid description Of the beautiful piano at
home. She had plano. but IL was only toy one,
and gift at that
special party was sent out over the Erie Rail
road last night TO places in the western part Of
this State. Nearly all of these children had been
the guests Of the families IN previous years
They will remain IN the country for the greater
part Of the summer. The hosts at the various
places follows: Warsaw, n. 2. T. n. Ben
son; Scio n. Y. Mrs. Reese Mrs Black. Mrs.
Madden and Mrs. E Reynoldsi FTankiinvtlle N. z.
Miss Jessie Warwick and Mrs. J. n, Brown
The old saying that you can't eat II you don't
work. is well illustrated in the following story.
told by a prominent Italian to a Tribune repre-
sentative yesterdays lover on the West Side ''
said the italian, "in the neighborhood Of Prince
St. there is italian family OF seven. They are
desperately poor, but manage to earn a bare living
by making artificial flowers. The father is totally
blind and unable TO work. He few pennies
by travelling from house 70 house and playing a
violin The children range in age from two to nine
years, and Mary, who figures in this story is now
nve years old She has been earning her living for
These .. I children attend school but they de-
enjoy. Instead of playing after school they hurry
nome ana are made 10 work Gathered round 4
into the night, with only short rest in which to
toll pnt IeT Gr@s1s Inc two older children frequently
M unI! t:oO O'CLOCK IN the morning, but little
Mary cannot stand such long hours. In winter.
when there is big demand for artificial flowers the
keep little Mary awake. Whenever the child dozes
SLoi4SSS lace Win a Wet OlSl-
rag This process is repeated at frequent intervals
until the child cannot be kept awake any longer.
nary had 10 work and she replied: Mary eats.
the odaa e sa mas s9f @ e Be gad wen @
fourteen, for then can go to work in a store and
1 won't have to work hard I earn as much
money IN week all Of earn now
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent these children
70 the country last year and they can hardly await
the time of their departure this summer The
was %onderfu Lite Mary was Ms changed from
thin bloodless, little creature a plump and
homely."
The first day excursion of the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund viii go Up the Hudson TO Excelsior Grove
I31day band OF music will be on board and the
These excursions viii leave New-York on the fol-
lowing days: July Il IA. Is. 19 20, D. 26, 2 3;
Is, 29 30 and 81.