New-York tribune., 1906-07-16
USED 1882 TICKETS.
That Many Needed to Send Children
TO Country Last Week.

Fourteen hundred and thirty-two railroad tickets
were used last week in order to take care Of all the
children sent out by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
Every day Of the week at least one party left New
York. and Friday which was the biggest day
Of the season eight different parties started.
The parties ranged in size from fifteen to one
hundred and eighty-four. which was the number
sent TO Binghamton. The total number of children
sent away was 1,40S. the remaining twenty-nne
tickets being used for the escorts that were needed
10 look after the large parties of boys and girls.
The children left the city eight different rail-
road lines. and one party went by boat The places
to which they went are scattered through six diff
lerent states New York getting the largest number,
but Connecticut Massachusetts. Vermont, New Jer-
sey and PENNSYLVANIA all coming in for some The
towns 70 which they went are Ardsley N Y;
Pennington, N J.; Bnghamton, N. Y; Glens Falls.
n Y; Mddletown. \. Y; Wayland, n. Y; Ran
dolph, n. Y; Cohocton. n. Y; Bath. N. Y; Corn
ing, n. Y; Fairfield, Conn. Chapel Hill, N. j.;
Tenafy. n. J.; Milton, Conn; Interlaken. Mass.
Gillette, n. Y; shokan. N Y. Lestershire. N, Y;
Lyons, n Y; Warwick. N. Y; Chappaqua, N. Y.
Oswego, n. Y; Fulton. N. Y: Fernwood. N Y:
Bachmanville, Penn; Shippensburg Penn; Bell
vile, Penn: Norwich n. Y: Cuba. N Y; Benning-
ton, Vt; Pittsford Mills. VT Bristol Vt; Boon
vile. n. Y; Oneida, N. Y; Malone, N Y. Chester,
n j. Wavery, Penn; Norwich N. Y, and Auburn,
Ny
AS these children are going into the country and
others are returning stories begin to come in from
those who have been entertaining them telling Of
the changes that they in the faces of the little
ones One writes from Rutland Vt, as fol-
lows:
If the people who are paying the expenses Of this
party could only these children scattered over
the Battenkn, surrounded bv the sheltering arms
OF OF the S4reen Mountans watch them as they chase
tnrough the heds' gathering the daisies and but
tercups. swinging in hammocks under the wide
brooks that run gurgng to the rivers drinking in
heahn 9s & WITH & every breath then they would know
these wan, pallid little city waits. II they could
weary look give place to of youthful gladness.
the little bodies rounding out in response to the
awakening. life and joy which is the common her
great city tenement house sorely destitute OF,
work Of the Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
There many city mothers now who are anx-
iously awaiting the return of their children. and
are still anxiously hoping that when they
come their bodies will indeed be rounded out and
their faces will have lost the paIlor caused by a
city tenement house One burly man, probably a
longshoreman or stevedore, expressed this wish
deeply if not elegantly as his little girl start
ing for Rutland last week. He had brought her to
the train and they stood hand in hand, waiting for
the order pass through the gates. When the
signal was given he snatched her up and began to
cover her thin face with kisses The little one was
crying at the thought of leaving her father. and
while the big man mingled his tears with hers he
tried to comfort her
Don't cry, slssle. don't cry ne saio AoU
goin' to have bully good time in the country
There'u be posies fur de piekin'. and bossies and
Sleeps and things. Now, you run along and be a
| good grille and'-almost iercely-'you just hustle
and git fat"
Hundreds Of parents in the city. like this father
are hoping that their children will hustle and git
| fat" Speak to one of them and say, Your Chile
| does not look very strong" and you will get some
| such reply this: .
rooms do, playing in the street Ia treat nm
better if 1 could, but the rents too high Only
| last week my raised 81 a month. With
! this to paw and six mouths to feed, how can you
| EXPECT my children have good care? If they
could only get away from this hot place Just little
while it would do them no end OF good and
| might get a chance to rest a little, too. But
| where's my needle? I'm talking too long: must
get work.