New-York tribune., 1906-08-07
MANY TOTS ESCAPE HEAT
Tribune Fresh .4ir FUnd Sends 2OS
Children -A5cay.


Two hundred and eight children did not suffer
from the heat yesterday. or. least. II they did.
they Gid not notice IT, for they getting ready
20 go 20 the country. and last night boarded the
train for various places IN the hills and valleys ot
Cayus1. Delaware and Lewis counties. n y. and
Aicsa County. Penn. All OF these children VIII
spend two weeks in the country, and for that time
escape the trials os August days and nights IN a
New York tenement house.
The people OF Auburn n. Y, and vicinity pro-
vded entertainment for the majority Of the chill
Gren. Auburn has fresh air fund % its own
which receives children sent out by the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund The officers OF this society are
George 3. Turner. president; Mrs. W. R. Laird,
president the Rev. Arthur A. Mckay. secre-
tary, and Charles Hoskins. treasurer.
Early in the spring this committee began It's
work by sending out circulars announcing that
Auburn preparing 20 receive party Of fresh
cir children and urging people 90 help. This IS
what they told people 20 do:
First, and most important, invite one or more
20 your home for two weeks.
Third provide the money with which their board
Fourth. contribute toward the general fund
In this way one hundred and fifteen children
were provided for. some going into families who
invited them and some having their board paid by
the Auburn fund
Lyons Falls, n Y. and vicinity received an
other large party, siXty-One in all Homes for
these obtained largely through the efforts Of
the Rev. w. c. Spcer. OF that place At Franklin.
". Y, which viii receive twenty-fOur children
when the train arrives this morning. the Rev. W.
G. Eisenhart is at the head Of the work At IL
Oga, Penn. the Rev. w. H. Manning had arranged
for party Of thirty-six. which left the city for
that place over the Erie Railroad last night
The names of those to whom children have been
sent follow;
James Burrogshs slrs. Mary sqen. Mrs A 4 Mckay. Kay
ron street; Mrs. GIlfus. Mr. Van Cot Mrs bower MS
No III 6wasco street: Mrs Fiederck Dawson Mrs
Long No 0s Lewis street; MTS 1eon s19sG 49, ~
Gould, mrs. E v; Bosch ana Mrs James ,E, KnaPp 9.
Mrs William E. Barton Mrs. E B Beebe. Mrs B. F.
wsedsport. n. X-OIrs. James stevens and the Rev
ssn3st' y III III c BisgTQys Mrs E & WsssrfE
sheldon Mrs FaBk Tuefer Srs % Harry Tucker. Mrs
Harriet Tucker and and ME: Wald5on Iron, ~. c-..,
field, Mrs sudro Mrs Rhoades, Mrs b Van EatSen
Mrs H E Jones. Mrs Charles BessIey MS. Jessie p
Chase. Mrs James Lyon Mrs Edward Popie and Mrs
go55 Sy.Pa: EvMys N {, Gur;+s, q;,-,. ~, -.
Boyer F"ffoS and \ AiTa. YEM N e KELLEY, s,,Iiy-
SIoravia, \ Y.-lirs Mabel E Let's
Newark n. Mrs, Charles E. seider.
MIS- 0e oEro Mrs Sa coT RaqteR and M M L Reea %
Mrs smith and Mrs Eliza Bruce.
Nelson, Penn.-Nrs. e H. Thompson Miss Carrie
LaurenceviIIe. Penn.-NIrs Hill
Covington. Penn,-SIrs. Pearl E. Dyker.
sha@Sa aiist.'-S;l'7 = YEF -'--1si B Forni grown
oisan n Y@SiTs Mided Cleveland
Cube y X-Mrs E Rg1EinghaIa 91sg ~,
i3a 44sTsqR 5so6os sllv;rns
ETTia Van AS Astins Mrs Harry & sslsbuEs Mrs William
Mrs Charles Blade, Mrs. summer Snyder. Mrs Wallace
Iavytlle. \. Y-Mrs Horace E. seymour. aIrs.
Wakefield Lsa NE MS William schwartz h. 1Ht-.,
Constabeville. n, Y.-Nrs E P. Owen, NEs L A.
coiinsville, n. x--Nra William Hughes. Mrs. Nelson
Turin. y: Mrs E Payne. I. Z, Cyres
lyons Falls. n Mrs Edward lngTehaIn, Mrs
tin Mrs Mrs C C Merriam Mrs W. H. Fisher Mrs G. H
SRsSRfa ss8Rs X ESs Tw as'fss EsHsss Esss Ma I.an.
Roe.
Getting all of these children to their destination
involves rot only great deal OF work for the
the railroad officials an extra responsibility.
The following official letter viii show how the
railroads handle the parties Of children;
c. F. Smith. General Superintendent.
Dear Sir: Please arrange to have a special coach
day. August & to be occupied by party Of twenty
eight Fresh Air children and attendants. desttna-
No 3 leaving Al Is:iG a N. Tuesday. august l.
re ~ tre T,sl y @ w re e F7I,iso1 for movement n n
connecting Susquehanna division train leaving AL
ments will be made with the dining car department.
TO serve each child at albany with sa9dWlen & @ ana
cort.
The same party viii return on Tuesday. August
y, leaving OtegO on Delaware & Hudson No. Z at
1:2O a. m, due Albany 140 p. m. and should be
forwarded from that point IN train No. 2. leav-
ing Albany p arriving Grand Central station
1902 p. m. 1t is understood that the Delaware &
Hudson will furnish through coach for the return
movement.
Please have a special coach attached to train No
81, leaving Grand Central Station $3.50 p. m. Mon
day August s. for another party Of thirty or more
n Y, and nearby places. This party will return
on Tuesday. August q, leaving Lyons Falls train
No 52S at tbs p. proceeding from Utica on
main line train No. Sc, due Grand Central Station
7:02 a. n August %. A coach should be provided
10 through with the party from Lyons Falls to
New York
Please have two or three additional coaches as
may be necessary, attached to train No 50 leaving
Grand Central Station $3.50 D. m, Monday, august
for another party of 124 more children and at
tendanIs. OF whom eighty-two are going TO various
points the Auburn road between Syracuse and
Cayuga (the larger number, sixty, for AubUru);
thirty-one to Weedsport, eight to Fulton. two to
Phoenix to Newark There IS 9. prospect that
the party will be increased before date of leaving
This party will return on Tuesday. August q. on
Auburn road train No. 202 leaving Auburn sol a.
m. connecting at Syracuse with main line train
No 3 due Grand Central Station T:O2 p. m. the
parties from Weedsport. Fulton, Phoenix and New
ark will use train No. 9 Two three special
coaches required should also be provided Tor
the return movement of these parties.
All concerned should be instructed TO give special
attention these parties and that the children
and their escorts are made as comfortable as pos
sible. GENERAL PASSENGE.t AGENT