New-York tribune., 1906-07-11
CHILDREN ARE HAPPY.
Write Home about It-I51 Sent TO
Country Yesterday.

Reports are now beginning TO come in from the
homes in the country where the Tribune Fresh Air
children are staying, and every letter shows that
the children having wonderfully good times.
The following by two little girls az the Shep-
herd Knapp home. in Milton. Conn.,. speaks for
itself;
am having good time, and We have shows. and
we had grataforn sunday night and we are goinS &
to have show Wednesdsy night an ana A wisa @ go9
rain to-day and we are going 20 have ice cream
Wednesday and cake and Annie gave you al these s
uses KS ana All ana Of e5a yours are and we
aiIwase get milk from Annie and Ida.
Another girl writes from the samo place fol-
lows:
write you a flew lines 70 les you know how I
and Emma is all write. We are very happy and
we are going to have pickle and ball.
boy expresses himself as follows:
We are going 10 have ball and cqmpy and and
times. I love it here.
Two good sized parties, going to Rutland
VT. and the other to Savona. N Y, were sent to
the country by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund yester-
day The Rutland party started in the morning in
charge of Milford W. Smith, who has found tenn
porary homes for the children in and around Rut-
land. There were eighty-three altogether placed
under his Sixty-six were going to Rutland.
ten to Pittsford, three 10 Remington, VT. to
Vergennes. VT, to Bristol. VT. and two TO
Glens Falls. N. Y.
There were sixty-eight in the savona party. which
started soon after o'clock last evening and was to
spend the night on the train. Sixty-one of them
were going to Savona. N Y, five to Seio, n. " one
to Cuba N. Y and one to Coopers Plains. N. Y.
The Rev. James r. Shaw has led the work in
SavOna and made arrangements for the of
most of the children.
1t a gay crowd Of youngsters that went to
Rutland, for most of the children had been there
before and knew what was coming. One boy. as
he saw Mr.. Smith, made a dive for him,
and asked:
Has Duke grown up into pony yet?"
Duke is big st. Bernard dog, on the back Of
which the boy used to ride last year. and when he
left Rutland the youngster did with the full ex-
pectation of finding pony when he returned.
The same boy was much worried as to whether a
calf that he played with last year had grown horns
or not. For. the boy expressed it. 'she might
scratch this year.
The following persons will entertain the children
sent out yesterday:
Lavona, N Y-The Rev. J. r. Shay Mrs Cole,
Mrs Mary French. Mrs. NJ. Morrow. Mrs. J. Niles.
Mrs A. MulhOen. Mrs. William Hawkins. Mrs.
Abel Houck Mrs Fawcett stinsin. Mrs. Emma
Evans, Mrs. James Wallace, Mrs. Tyler Layton,
Mrs Ben Hause. Mrs. F. +. Du Bos, Mrs. Jerome
Smallidge, Mrs. George Conley. Mrs. j. w. San
derson, Mrs. d. Crandall. Mrs. James Hervey, Mrs.
bell Mrs. NJ Trambuil. Mrs NJ BecTaft. Mrs. Mrs.
Morris Grimes. Mrs. Asa Walling Mrs. D. l..
Mrs. ME- n Burt, Ms. p. iP5mmiek. Mrs II Van
Reese Mrs. Call Sarah Reynolds.
Rutland, Vt.Mrs. Fiske. Mrs. Connolly. Mrs Hart
Mrs. Albert F1nney, Mrs. Albert Hitchcock, Mrs.
ROLAND Pitts, Miss Ross. Mrs A. E. Ball. Mrs
John Foyles, Mrs Harry Hall, Mrs. c. E. Paige
Ms n T6ToI GeSTge nh Thra Mrs Mat Hattie e. Vaughn Mrs
Jerry Thornton, Mrs Hiram Wood, Mrs. Danforth
Mrs. Strngham, Burnham avenue; Mrs. w. A. DaV-
enpOrt, Mrs. Henry Lester and Mrs. c. B. Beebee
North Main street; Mrs George Pierce, No Sc
Ethel BrOphy. Maple street.; Mrs. Nelson, Ii
6b,iE 6raTy avenue; Mrs III W Biilado No liz North
coin avenue; Mrs William Mics, No 35 Howe
street; Mrs. Mae Currier No. S5 South Main streets
Mrs. Mary Slade, Columbia avenue; Mrs Ira Stat
ford Maple street; DIR. SherbuFne, Kingsley ave-
nue.; Mrs, G. A. Spaulding, North street; Mrs
Christanson, West Rutland; Mrs. Nettie Burnett
Woodstock avenue; Mrs. +. 2. Robinson. the Rev
N. H. Smith. Mrs Albert Hitchcock. Mrs. John
Grandy and Mrs. A. c: Finney:
Pittsford. Vt.-Mrs. Sylvester WhttenoFe, Miss
Mitchell Mrs. N. A; Haskins, Mrs COnolly.
Bennington, Vt-Mrs S. A. NOyes and Mrs. H
! Chase.
Bristol, Vt.-AIrs. ]. Nuvilie.
Glens Falls, n. Y.-C w. Long.