New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
FRESH AIR FUND NEEDS
Three Thousand Dollars Viii Pre-
Uent Deficit for the Year.

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund needs S.lOo to close
the years accounts without a deficit. Unless that
amount given by friends of the children who
have been so greatly benefited by their country
fortnight the work of the coming season will be
greatly hampered at the outset. At the beginning
of this week there was probability of still
larger deficit. but several gifts most Of them small
have Iessened the amount somewhat.
Among the contributors to the fund within the
last few days have been two groups of young girls,
one in New Rochelle and the other in Alma. Mich.
who have sent of their savings their earnings
to help send a few poor children in New YORK TO
the country. Their gifts are douby welcome; first.
because of the sacrifice which has been made for
the children of the tenements, and secondly, be-
cause they help by much TO close the year
without debt Another contributor says If the sea-
son has ended and the books closed to consider
her check entered for next years work
While the children are for the most part at home
and In school or at work the books are not closed
Late in August more than thousand chIdreh
were waiting TO start for the country. but the
condition of the treasury did not warrant tne man
ager in sending them. In answer 10 an appear III
The Tribune the money for their outing has been
contributed since that time, much of 1t since sep
tanber / To have waited until the necessary
funds came In would have prevented the cnldren
from going. Believing that those who had stood
bv the work so Loyalty would Wish the chldreh
for whom the special appeal had been made 70 60
they were sent. Their travelling expenses ana tne
return carfare of those then in the country leave
$500 yet be secured
Some idea Of the expense involved in transport
ing $50 benefciaries may be gathered from tne
fact that their bills for tickets due this week
aggregate $2,S77
About half of the children sent out this year
have been guests of farmers within a few nun
dred miles of New York The entire expenses ol
the management Of the work are borne oy 1rienos
of the movement and do not appear In the amount
acknoUIedged in The Tribune One man pears aH
of the expenses except transportation OF HV7
hundred children each summer. and this amount
does not appear either.
Toward the expenses Of transportation ana pr
,,iding for the children IN the homes. wFere Iour
thousand were cared for. the public mas sINei
s21 GOO o. The cool weather IN May and june tue
absence in Europe this summer OF several pronii-
nent contributors and the death of one or Two VINO
have given largely 10 this charity explain the need
of this special appeal
Checks should be drawn 10 the order OF tiie
Tribune Fresh Air Fund and sent to The Ir1Ouhe'
New York They will be acknowledged at once IN
The Tribune. and will materially assist an agency
which In the last thirty years has given more
than a quarter OF million poor children from
crowded tenement homes a chance to see and to
enjoy the great out-of-doors The fact that many
have remained in the country permanently attests
its value as a philanthropic factor.