New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
FIVE FRESH AIR PARTIES.
Busy Day for City Children and
Fund Managers

Five parties. three returning TO New York after
two weeks spent in the country, and two going
20 the country for two weeks OF fun and fresh air.
kept the workers OF the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
busy yesterday. AS early O'Clock in the morn
ing the first contingent charged into Grand Gen.
tral Station after all night ride on the tram
The party returned from Lyons Falls. ~ W.
where. through the efforts OF the Rev. w c. spiceF
it had been entertained
Another happy party fifty girls who re-
turned from Happy Land. at Tenafy. n j. IL IS
seldom that children away prettier souvenirs
Of their visit than did these. Before leaving tAe
home the whole party lined up 70 say goodoy 70
the hostess Then each one received bag OF ca'asy
and pretty bouquet OF flowers taken from si's
conservatory OF the woman who supports h"pps
Land. II IS the custom at this pleasant nome 70
dismiss every party in this way.
Hardly had the stages bearing the children 20
the station started when they burs, into The WORDS
Of the song Happy Land" which they had
learned. All the way 20 the station they Kept u
up. On board the train this song gave place 70 a.
variety Of popular airs. and before they knew II
the whole crowd was marching aboard Cha'hoe's
street ferryboat.
Even among the children OF the poor there Is a
great deal OF pride developed, which Us sometimes
amusing Two little girls in the party yesterday
were heard discussing a third girl. This Is the
way the conversation went:
You live on the same street with Manic. don't
you?
of scorn. She lives down near Avenue g ana
guess my folks wouldn't live in that place
II turned out that the one who made the iast
remark lived Avenue A
Another girl showed a touch OF the same Sina OK
pride when she remarked. x amt going 70 play
with Susie any more. She's too rough and am
got manners al az.
The party returning from Tenahy will be replaced
by another company Friday, when ntty more
girls will go TO Happy Land.
One of the parties that went out yesterday Went
10 Warwick y. ", to take the place OF a company
of boys that returned 20 the city after regular
two weeks visit In this party was one nttle
Italian OF ten who had never seen more c9uMeSIy y
than City Hail Park. even Central Park h~avins ~
been always beyond his vision. He lives IN a oase-
mother both ragpickers. try 20 earn lving toE
their seven children. The boy, when az nome al
ways has the younger children under MS care nne ne
missionary who had brought him TO tne, statIoh
said that she seldom him unless ne hau O"e
baby brother on each arm - ,-,.a % 10,
Al first the mother OF this child objected 70 Lets
ting him go away stoutly maintained that she haa
90 maze the boy at home TO work ttnaliy a mis- mis-
sionary went TO the house. remarking tnat sne
the boy 10 get some fresh air. After TWO houEs
argument she accomplished her purpose.
Inc New Windsor Fresh Air society also, also re-
ceivad party Of twenty boys al Hew MlIIuscL; ~ y.
This is the sixth party OF twenty that has gone 90
New Windsor this year. To-day Will DC auotlet
busy one as over three hundred Boys ana girls are
expecting 10 get away before night