New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
1pFsH AIR FUND WORK
ncoRD OF THIRTY YEAhS'
:. ,se Last Season 1904 Children
:" ners Sent to the Country.


., Isos. marking the close OF ,tle s NJ
re seq ~. yro-l, OF the Tribune fFesh -. -
cscaos successful from every po.,'. .o,,s,,.nt
tss pee- sna poor children nom ''e oe - -
There Neis -. work sent into the country 10. an
districts % sel,. or more each. These chioIe'l
opfns - % lee different towns IN seNeH 80 80 q
were w. -. ,Bnd has maintained IoaT i'ois
staes' where S,lE persons were eIte4 % '--.D- -,
TIE -, two weeks each. TO GO al 'liis VIZ VIZ
tof vas expended. A2SS6 % nei.g uSoI - -
shsSo, ,,,r expenses OF the chiloren Ailo ~ie''
.hs traVeLnns -. - cost OF giving a child two
,orts The aVeFAse eoS
es',., o,,ting was s. 20.
NesNs NesNs.-,sor OF the seasons woTk Win that o.
49, 49, All show that there was f. sNght raining
IS y" ~, number OF those sent away ms oeci'iie
Oh - :. .sree causes For twenty years tehfy a.
O0 bro+ber of the manager OF the tNho' AAo
.s,,snce work fer the cause traFeillns ABOUT
eohe -, sna Pennsylvania every spring, speak
Se" - -. ,r5 generally arousing enthusiasm
ing ~ ~ N country towns and villages. Last
hp0u' 81 Parsons died. The Rev. J. NJ. Mac
~. ~, res engaged 10 take Up his work out had
p'- a. o-,, a short time when ne was taken III
oesA result the season opened with little ad-
So So ,-o-l, accomplished. u was then that the
-, ~ sfr Pa-sonss labors was fully realized.
e. e. ,ras a falling of OF nearly one-half in the
lAeo tr,.i-afjons received from the country,
i'.s !, ir,nossibie at times to use even the
hAA-e o., hand 10 send children away. Coupled
- ,p,s was an advance IN rates on the part OF
a-.,ro,ds W. For escort tickets which In previous
-. had been bought at a great reduction, the
yr-.sb AIR Fund was compelled in most cases 10
~ fuIl rat this year. This contributed 10 make
- .xnenses OF sending children away heavier, and
...,,ry 10 keep parties from going 10 points at &
-, tsfance from New York. Finally. the season
"a s.ercey opened when the Rev. Willard Par
.,,s manager OF the fund. was taken I'll, and
s-o,eb the entire season was compelled 20 transact
,-.,nsss from his bed. at an immense disadvantage
LARGE NUMBER SENT OUT.
v,., al Ills IS considered the fact remains that
,,. work has been grsat-7.s0s children IS a large
.r-tsr But mere numbers cannot tell the story
. what has been dore. Every one OF these chill
s,,- -enresents q home. Into that home has gone
,grethinE of the freshness and buoyancy OF a
-Ags ezhilarated by his two weeks experience. So
"a Fresh Afr work sprs ads. until thousands be-
5. .be act,al recipients come under its influence.
.s 10 the good that the children themselves have
Esr,e6. experience has proved that II cannot be
measured until long after the child returns 10 his
tone. Instances come 10 light every year OF the
ssr reaching influence OF Fresh Air work done
--s,v wears ago. So with the work OF the last
,.ar The immediate good was undoubtedly great.
hut Il viii take a quarter, or even haIf, & cen
TRY before tho real Gccomplishnents Of the sea-
son can he adequately judged.
But Il IS not alone in the magnitude of the work
,bs, the Fresh Air Fund has cause for grstifca-
to, i IS also IN tie way the work has been
sune Il the whole summer there was scarcely q
Mich snd not q serious accident. Hosts. rail-
md officials workers, missionaries and contrib
rrors co-orerated 10 make things go smoothly.
Many mothers think that 10 take e family of two
O. three children through the crowded streets OF
New York is a task Of no mean proportions. Yet.
IN the last summer the workers Of the Tribune
Fresh Az Fund have taken over seventy-hve hun
t.sa through the streets OF New York. They have
not Only been pilotsd safely from their homes 10
TIE proper railroad stations, but they have been
taken aboard trains going TO nearly two hundred
tETent stations and safely ploted to their desti-
lraons Once al their destination. there was lit
lie 70 mar the summers work. Only one case Of
serious illness WAS reported for the entire season
THANKS FOR COOPERATION.
Tie Tribune Fresh Ar Fund wishes TO take this
opportunity Of thanking those who have cooper
stsi 70 make the season a success. Had 1t been
possible, the lasement would have been glad
10 write q personal letter OF thanks TO every host
the country. but il was not. So II expresses
publicly ts appreciation OF their hospitality to
The children Great credit IS also due 10 the con
tis-tors who have responded generously and con-
tnu0usly 70 the appeals for money. Altogether SO
persons have come 10 the front with funds. max
ilg the toal receipts S2GS5 g. Mention should also
be msde Of the escorts who took the children to
ihs COUNTRY. They gave their services free Of
charge and have srent many long nights ana tire
some days watching over their small charges.
Tls financial statement showing how the money
received by the fund has been expended follows:
RECEIPTS.
'Sx FS-xs - :; ,aF ''''l ne -'-9---e =.-i. s99
fscrs any ~, edged in The Tribune .... % $40 Z
homes - l.'s ......"'.......a. 5000
7a., ............. .s2e So C
EvPElDITUREs.
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