New-York tribune., 1908-07-08
MUCH FRESH AIR AID.
City Missions and Charitably In
clined Persons Help Tribune Fund.

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund is getting the CO.
operation of the city missions and workers with
more devotion than owing to the increased
benefit of outing the tenement house children
The prostrating weather makes greater need 1or
aid At the same time the out-of town help is In
creasing. Mrs. E. C. White, of the West sioe
Gospel Mission, went to Delaware County recently
and returned yesterday with invitations for seventy
children from homes she had personally visited
These children will be sent out week after next
Then from Rutland, Vt, not alone con-
tribution of 500 secured by Miss Lena Ross' out
also offer, with friend, Miss Bernice Iutue'
to parties of children to the fresh air ana
private homes for one month Miss Ross and MISS
Tuttle will take this month out OF their vacation
to aid in Fresh Air work. They will start out at
once, and their expenses while here Will De paid
The proprietor of the Hotel Woodstock IN west
43d street. hearing of their offer, wrote 10 inc
Tribune Fresh Air Fund offering the new WORKERS
a room during their month of service. This was
accepted.
Over in Rutherford. N. J.. Gertrude Watson heio
a chidren's fair the piazza of her home. tne
proceeds of which. 81 Al. were given to the Funo.
The committee having charge of the fair was COM
posed of Mabel and Ella Lawson, Elsie Broegeler,
Harriet Sire and Edna and Gertrude watson
From the Watertown Presbyterian Church COIN
mittee of which the pastor the Rev George IL
Feltus is chairman has sent in an order for ninety
eight children, and hopes to make 1t one huhofeu'
The children will be entertained at private homes.
The First Congregational Church OF Corning tho
Rev Nathan E. Fuller, pastor. has sent out an
appeal for funds for the work. In the appeal oc-
ours the following:
Never have the little East Side children OF New
York City So needed fresh air, good food, KIND
hearts and open homes as now
The Increasing need Of the children Is being seen
bv all who have had occasion to study the PROB
lem of the tenements of this city. From St Heiens
Home in Interlaken, Mass. came letter yes
terday showing how different was the Four1h
spent bv Fresh Air children when compared with
the conditions under which the girls and ooys ol
the tenements spent the day. The letter says:
1.-The Fourth very joyous DAY at oi.
Heen's Home. In the afternoon there were neio
sports races etc, and later dip in the Drook.
John F. Parsons and several members or MS ram
ily were spectators. In the evening there was a
fine display of fireworks. The children are aii
we'll" OF course, they well, and all Will De
hound to be under the conditions that preVaii
where the children sent
There were two parties yesterday one IN the
morning consisting of twenty-three girls, went u
Clayerack to a private home. They came from the
Warren Goddard Home, in East 3fth street. ana
the People's Tabernacle, in East 102d street. 10
Scio Cuba Waterville and Andover. N u, thir-
teen children in all sent in the evening Ihey
had received special invitations to homes Where
thev had been before. They came from the west
Side Day Nursery, Spring Street Neighoorhoou
House Sea and Land Church and Chiidrens Aio
Society OF Brooklyn.