New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10
SUNSHINERS TOO LITE.
Tribune Fresh Air Children Grieus
Until Reporter Fires Matters.

Twenty-Five children that were sent out BY thu
Tribune Fresh Air Fund had what appeared 70
be one OF the bitterest times OF their lives yes
terday afternoon A Tribune reporter happened to
be on the pier OF the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey at Cedar street. when he saw twenty-ons
of the twenty-five crying He went UP 70 investI-
gate
Boo hoor' howled one little fellow. TO whom
question was put We've missed the boat and
we can't 20 TO the country This proved TO bs
nartlv true. The party on the way to the station
had got into a car block that delayed It until the
boat for Atlantic Highlands had left
The reporter went UP 10 one Of The little girls
and asked:
What are you going 70 do ROW."
Go home and go TO work. 'spose-"
Work What work do you d0?' asked TIE re-
Dorter as he looked at the frau little body.
"Oh. I sweep and wash and get supper and WASH
the dishes and mind the baby sometimes
The reporter did not believe that all this could
be true of a ten-year-old girl. so he turned and
asked the missionary about II
The missionary explained that Il was true ne
father Of the family it seems, drinks. Leaving rs
wife 10 take care OF herself and the children ms
she does by doing scrubbing. she makes the glrl
do practically all the homework while she IS away
When the missionary went TO her 70 get the SIT %
90 TO the country, there was strenuous O'JSS-0-
at first. "a. -.
mother '.She takes the baby 70 the PARK 'nos'
aI,ervy dav Amt that outfn' enoughT
The reporter thought that II al me cnloEen "
as needy as this something ought % O7 UoHs -
q
sen5 than down to Atlantic Highlands on Iae usAs
boat When the announcement was I-lade u - -
children there was a Wild shout OF ce--sA- -
v1fzSiorarv then went on tel some o. the euo.Is
tbst the children made IN order th2t Ihey U1sH-
get away. .,,a, ~ ma
When r1To sisters came TO be eXa1lillsQ - -
,,-,I- 80 l4avs ago II was found that their na--
yras mclean and they were told thar Unless = "
IN good condition the next day they eou4u 70 >.
The next day the children came 70 tns 80 80
arIes' Office and had sooner goI mo = -
man one Of them was fast asleep Al - $50.
tiO1 showed however, that their ha-F ~ -
Another girl OF ten had no shoes % va ~" -
she vent away nor had she money . ~ -
Finally she heard OF a woman - IS 49, ma
rnent who wanted 20 work and alo ho' 80 80 rr0uI
70 40 with her baby when she was 49,. - q
$3.50 The Uttle girl went 70 Der ard nlA~ -
a--ocqerrent 70 care for the baby tcr W. -. -
a dav At the end OF ten days the Gnu &C.,
the mission with new pair OK SIDES. - ,nsis
In another case q mother who Wa1-'1o1 - a.
60 90 and could not afford clothing su-.- a.
o- Outing added for q week two nolFs - -
readv long day, and yesterday lhs 80 -rs-ssy
T5,y cornpanfes altogether left the 80 49, vent
-,La-tro- two hundred n all Severn ------o ~
q, FsInice Home. at Chape4 HlI-, - - Trrsri
Tobn y ParsOus's home. St HeItL :, = n n
Jsl-an. ATTY went 20 Happylard Al T1-t.a-tgy.
- fourteen went to various homes "a y. =, VA.
81 y-tcfnfty while tvsnty-one were $50, ars
-, y Y Those who invited re S4'- ,--.,-op
ravsrTv n H: Mrs. Foster, Ms s.Ss Ms
Mrs Northrop. r.. Mrs Carr. "a = @Tsrgsrvfls-
v-a+e~tovu n Y: Mrs F. c. cars y -, Ms.
,r,rl Mrs W. II. Gray, Mrs. E lcAl-N ~ 7-snx
r q Topping. Mrs. Charles Fers
c,tay,, and Miss Ida NJ Olney-
xvsJIa n V: Mrs. Helen 2 Nu1--
TsoonvfIIs N Y: Mrs DensioW'