New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
FRESH AIR FUNDS LOW.
More Money Needed to Send Chill.
dren TO Country.

y few days ago a party OF children that had
been sent 70 the country by the Tribune Frasn
All Fund into the Grand Central Station
after all-day ride from Mexico. n Y. whsre
several kind hearted farmers had entertained them
As they tramped through the station. somewhat
tired from their long journey. but for all that
laughing and merry. elderly man. with clean
cut face and kindly eyes. up TO one Of ths
attendants and said
Have you had these children for days
fng?"
The attendant explained that it not days
outing but A two weeks outing. and then went
tell the man something about the work Of
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund with which he sv-
IDENTIFY was familiar when the story was an-
ished he said:
Now. come from a little village up the sra,s
where have all the fresh air We want 3ust ty
e Ing out Of doors ve been down the city
roaming around I took trip on the East Side
and when I saw some Of the little younssttr.
there almost gasping for breath II made ne wish
7 might take some OF them I'D where 7 I've and
give them p breath real air And now have
found an organization that is doing Just what Z
wanted 70 do. certainly want to help ii along a
little
He reached into his pocket and pulled cut 30
bill which he gave the attendant for the fund
This little incident Is only which goes 70 show
the interest that the children themselves arouss
wherever they go. party hardly leaves We"
York that friend I'm the station does not come
up and give something TO the children More often
than anything else II is money One man came
across party Of fifty in the station a few nights
ago and gave each child 10-cent piece
From Bradford. Penn. comes this message
Please send some Of the Tribune Fresh Air
buttons so that the fresh air children who ars
here may them when they go about the town
II helps interest II fresh air siri
goes into OF shops she comes out with sorns
gift that she has received there. Almost every
fresh air child that IS the streets means
another place for a fresh air child next year
Bradford is the place where last year the chief
Of police had to be called on 70 separate the
mothers from the children when IL was time fo~
the train leave the station
At Shokan. fresh air camp home up in tbs
Catskls. almost every party has an ice cream
feast given by one In the town. Up IN Hur-
land the people provided money to take the party
OF 10 on a twenty-five mile trolley ride in special
give it sail in boat chartered on the AXE
and finally give it a sumptuous dinner at sood
hotel The dinner part OF this also happened az
Interlaken where at least one party OF this years
quota OF children is entertained for the day By NJ
Seavy. proprietor of the Hotel Aspinwan To THIS
are added automobile rides and feasts given BY
those no way connected with the children except
by the deep bond OF the brotherhood OF humanity
which unites many of the better class 10
those of the other half
At Iitchfeld where there is another OF the Irio-
une Fresh Air homes, the superintendent receives
many gifts of money that are TO be used to~arn
making the stay OF the children more pleasant
From Riverhead little girl writes that the ~noie
&.
and yachting by friends In the town who have rad
their interest aroused simply by seeing the enl'
dren.
The columns Of The Tribune endeavor 90 presens
some sides of the life of children to those who
cannot come directly In contact with them ano
learn 10 love and sympathize with them In this
way The Tribune Fresh Air Fund offers
means to those who wish to do 70 help the chill
dren by getting them away from the city 10 tns
country where other friend, help entertain
them The beginning OF this entertainment Is risos
In New York and the question as to whether tns
children will get II or not entirely with those
who contribute to the fund Money Is still needed
TO send out the parties that are still TO 20 tnS
week and meet the expenses or some or tho~v
that have already been sent out
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
In memory Of nv father J. x Branch.
"A small friend. ID
Twitchen LAX. Sunday school, through william 80
.rD memory Mn15ry Of S j. NJ ......... "a
second Reformed PRESBYTERIAN Church Of New
York city through Miss h NJ Miller 'aadi M
Mrs George n Burial. LAkevtls Conn. ,c"2
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I'm memory Of dear children gone home ----- = n
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.Resinald Katharine and Elisssetn' iSS
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