New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-25
FRESH AIR PROBLEMS.
Not Al Smooth Sailing for the
Tribune Fund WOrkers.

The struggle 10 educate ten children is proving
pretty severe for man. three of whose pro-
teges helped to complete the hundred children sent
10 the country yesterday through the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund. The children were born in South
America and their uncle has lived in New York
Tor a long time a few years the man, who
Is an Italian, decided that much might be done TO
help the poorer Italians in the city If some edu-
Gated cOuntrymen of theirs were sent to work
among them. He thought of the Dormant pOssibili-
Ties that lay In his nephewS and EleCes, and sent
for them To come 10 this country to be educated.
The children came with their father and mother.
since then the families have denied themselves
everything that the children may remain in
school The family fourteen altogether, live n
a fourroon, dark apartment. The oldest girl, aged
fourteen. before she went to school dressed and
cared for the younger children. of whom
also in school. The girl will graduate next
year and last June reported the head of
her class The other children were we'll up in their
studies.
There were In the same party yesterday three
girls who from a family of ten brothers and
sisters. the oldest of whom IS fourteen The
mother IS not well and the washing for the family
IS done by a tweve-year- old girl one of yester-
days company. The family of twelve has been
living in two rooms and OF course the girl showed
plainly the need of the change A boy in the party
came from a family that has been living in a coal
cellar.
one Of the missionaries who had charge Of the
children said that she went invite a girl from
poor family. She found the girl, one of ten,
working about the house. The missionary stated
her Grand The childs face was all smiles at once,
but the mother said:
NO. Annie has to stay here and work"
But can't You let her go out for two weeks TO
get little fresh air?"
She takes the baby out on the street every dav;
amt that airin enough? p"
All the persuasive powers OF the missionary could
not get the womans consent.
In addition TO the party of thirty sent to Corn
ing, seventy children Western New York
10 Albion and its vicinity. Mrs Gertrude 5. For
man has charge Of the work there Tie hosts
We're:
Medina, \ Y.-NIrs. T Blair and Mrs J. l. Boyd
Holly, y. Y.-Mrs. F Larson, Mrs c Orstand
Mrs William Deferdorf and Mrs F Murphy
Albion y. Y--Mrs Charles Patlay Mrs. Alex
ancer Watt, Mrs. Henry Peters. Mrs Frank John
son Mrs. {. y. Thurston, Mrs Julia Bait Mrs
FRANK Smith. Mrs. Charles Atkinson Mrs Charles
watson. Mrs. Earl Gillett. Mrs X HartwelI. Mrs
A Budd, Mrs. William Tilsmouth Mrs William
Stoney, il. Mrs Emory Paure. Mrs. B. Johnson,
Mrs Frank Foster. Mrs. Richard Palmer. Mrs.
william Wolfe. Mrs. Walter Sauderson. Mrs Ferry
Standish. Mrs. Thomas Bell and Mrs John How
ard.
Corning. y. Y.-Mrs. Anna Haltzmann Mrs Ida
Flartz: Mrs Henry Wheat. Mrs Horace Littere
-STS- Z. r. Cole Mrs d. ". Gray. Mrs r. T
Simmons, Mrs. II T Cole. Mrs. ". G. Mcintosh
Mrs sylvester Robson. Mrs. George g. Rood Mrs
J. r Lamb, Mrs. ". \. LiSdesley. Mrs Tobey
Mrs. Horace Baker Mrs. Charles q Lamb Mrs
George HUFFMAN. Mrs Lucy NJ Long. DR. W S
Cobb, Mrs. J. J. Rouse, Mrs. (. J. Carpenter Mrs
Charles 7 Abe, Mrs Frank Abel and Mrs Fred
Pierce