New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
WEEKS FRESH AIR WORk.
Orer Thousand Children Sent to the
COuntry-Care and attention.

In the last week Liza children were sent TO the
country for two weeks outing by the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund. These children went 20 thirty
towns in five states and kept a big staff oe
workers busy In getting them ready and sending
them away. The present week promises to he al :
most as busy. Fifteen parties varying in size from
to l0s have been arranged for this week and will
be away. if the necessary money Is forth
coming
To get these children ready is a task Of no small
proportions. A missionary. speaking Of this phase
of the work. said yesterday:
Lots of mothers think IT Is quite task 70 get
two or three children ready 10 go away to the
country. and yet last week / furnished nearly a
hundred children to the Tribune Fresh AIR Fund
safe say that there vas not onc OF these
children that did require deal more Prepara-
tIon than the children OF the average mother VINO
takes her offspring for outing. Some had no
clothing that could be worn, and the missionary
had TO see that the little were dressed from
head to foot A particularly large number had no
shoes and shoes had TO be bought, sometimes
through missionary herself. sometimes by some
other friend OF the little ones
One missionary. who party Of fifty away.
said that she had TO clothe half of them Then
comes the question of getting the children clean.
Before any child goes away ne has 20 be exam
ined by physician employed by the fund. who
signs the following affidavit:
Il hereby certify, as medical examiner OF the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund. that have carefully ex-
amined the above named children. and find about
them no evidence of vermin. contagious disease
or other cause for denying them the benefits of
the fund.
This sounds simple. but in reality IL means days
and days of work for many missionaries The headS
OF the children are the principal difficulty
Once ready the children are taken 70 the
station where escort provided by the fund as
sunes charge and takes them TO their destination
At the other end kind hosts always waiting to
welcome them and give them what is TO many the
time of their life
The mere escorting Of some of the parties Is no
light task party OF III left the Grand central
Station the other night bound for the western and
northwestern part of the state. All the children
went together as far Utica At Utica ten were
sent on to Syracuse. where six changed for Fulton.
two for Auburn and two went on one for Hoches-
ter and one for Weedsport- About fifty went 10
Richland where one left and enc continued
IN Adams The rest were carried along the Oswego
line and dropped Pulaski, Mexico and New
Haven.
From Utica fifty more left the Black River
road They were dropped at Lyons Falls. Deer
River BoonvilIe. Lowvie and Gouverneur Two
changed at Carthage for Morristown- This was
only one of many parties involving similar changes
and scanning of time tables that are constantly
being sent away
two parties were out Saturday. Eishty-
four girls between twelve and sixteen years OF age
made up the contingent that went 20 hromni
Farm up at Shokan. in the Catskllls Ihe shep-
herd Knapp Home Milton. received party OF
100 making over four hundred that have been en-
tertained that place this year