New-York tribune., 1905-11-30
CLEVELAND II. DODGE.
Auditing Committee.

Now, let turn to the internal workings of this
human machine. At the beginning of the season,
which is some time previous to the departure of the
first children. the management sends out advance
agents TO canvass carefully the country and thus
find hospitality for the vast army of little tenement
house dweliers who are in need Of fresh afr and
wholesome food. While these agents doing
their work q call is made on the various charitable
organizations in Manhattan, The Bronx and Brook
lyn, which supply children to the general clearing
house, The Tribune Each. organization gives an
approximate estimate Of the number Of children
that it desires to send 10 the country This last
summer there were 126 such organizations.
At last the machinery is In working order. ana
the engineer is ready to turn on the steam. From
the time the first child leaves until the last child
returns the engineer has his hand on the throttle
constantly and a watchfuI eye on the steam gauge.
Orders fly right and left, and The Tribune workers
spread out all over the country must always be
alert ii order that there be no hitch.
When an application is received from the corn-
try for a certain number Of children, the manage
1nent sends an order to one or more Of its sagen-
cies The missionaries, settlement workers or
whatever they may be scUrry around and corral the
most deserving children in their district Their
work is only Just begun. hoWeyer. Ii is natural
that the most needy children REQUIRE the most
attention. A great amount o. patience and esPe-
rfaIIz hard work are required before tha children
are ready TO be examined by the physictau--tTe'-
ty-four hours before The t1ae scheduled for theii
departure for the country It frequently 4.appehs
that child has to be Quilted by 2 NorkeF
from head 10 foot The ranks are oftCHtimeS s1dtE
deDleted after The physician les made her cEani-
nation but as a general rule, he preparatory Nors
Of tho missionaries has been So efficient thas the
majority OF the children pass the Inspection q
the doctor. - ...s
While THIS work has hesn going on the man
agernent Of the fund has been equally active in an
other direction Time tables have been caTelliliS
scanned. special car or cars ordered escort o. -
corts provided, tickets purchased the propeE PeE
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children and now finally. everything IS in Isaol-
ness for tie children 70 begin their outing
III would be a biz task to transport e2s3 ItIe
children from the city to one place ii The countrs
hit it is a huudrcdfod harder to land these chill
dren il 252 different towns, as he Tribune tresn
Air Fund did the Iast summer. With this task
carried out without mishaD or accident OF any
kind tie fgnd feels justly proud of record aaI
ing the .ear
great Inany. people hate asked where the chil-
dren are sent. AS stated earlier IN this report.
about two-thirds OF the children wero entertained
IN private families and the remainder enjoyed ther
outing in four homes managed and supported by
the fund TWO others. each supported BY single
,,ivi5,laI ana MANY Others supported By local or
ra n!zations. The largest Of these IS the AshtorH
Hill Home near Ardsiey, y Y. i Is o"nsu %
the Church Of the Holy Communiof ot ms citS,
ht is given rent free to the Of the fund. more
thar seventeen hundred children were enteftall-es
ar this home during the summer. Five parties o.
one hundred each. went 10 kronm Farm Heal
Shol,ar y 7. tho free rent OF which was gwen %
ne r,rd ny tbs late Mrs. H s. Ladew. OF TINS c1S
7-,,,ioa E7or7e az Chapel Hill. n J.. was b1hlF oy
ths Reed Aiunnuse Association as memorial 70
Mrs ssrlvanus Reed. The free use Of this nome IS
gwen TO the fund. The fourth IS the Siephet
len Home near I.itchAe:d. Conn II was tis
= =, zTrs ebenherd Knapp memorial 10 her
f@te hysband It opened its doors as fresh az
io-ne Tor the first time last summer ana more
tl7an fiye hundred children enjoyed toT-n'sh'
parsons, esq, OF this city. owns and sup
-orts s. HeIen's Home. at Interiaken Mass where
po. POI - ,,r,5rsd children were given two weeks