New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-27
A BUDDING AUTHORIZES
Fresh dir Girl Writes About Her
Vacation and Wins Prize.

One Of the many ways Of entertaining the Fresh
Air children a rainy day at Ashford Hl is let
ter writing. The boys and girls gather on the
spacious verandas Of the home and work hard to
win the prize offered for the best letter describing
their vacation Clara Walter. of the older
girls at the home. the last prize offered with
the following letter:
great passion for The green fields and birds and
to the eoun tnaT h Ehsn qT timer hre
snd been IN the country for more than one day
eat like giant Just imagine four plates Of rice
where does it all go? You ought TO see us 60 black
st6ckings ana t s CLIMBING rees for APPLES tore my
about thirty apples One of classmates got liz
You may be sure enjoy the teachers entertain
nents. the concert and the shadow pictures am
ing events In the children's entertainment will
sing IT'S The Last Rose OF summer; also recite
I think you know how. I feel about the trees.
to tell You about Mr. Austin tbnE E0 no Is ~f the
jolliest person ever came across like the teach
ers too. wish you great success I'm the Tribune
P. 81 forget to tell you about the swings. We
I'M ought to be noted for bay leaves don't you?
am going 70 bring some home 70 my mother. We
nave some drying under our beds
This letter was entirely the little girls COM
position. On page Of II she drew a clever
sketch OF a girl after she had eaten a generous
number Of green apples.
Most Of the children who visit the Fresh Air
homes have very narrow view OF the United
states as nation and their horizon Is limited by
the district in which they happen 20 live. One girl
who'A Mad gone to the country for the first time.
upon Iesrning that one Of the attendants was
school teacher, asked:
"On what block do YOU teach Miss CoIe?"
Il do not teach in New York City" answered
the attendant.
Do you teach in Germany. then7'' asked the
child Germany her mothers native land.
no" was the reply.
Why, Miss Cole she said. there aren't any
schools except in New York and Germany. are
there?"
There were sent to the country by the fund yes
terday ilS children In the morning fifty girls
went to Interlaken. Mass. and ten boys and girls
went TO Mexico. y. Y Fifty boys We're sent TO
Ashford Hill in the afternoon. A hundred and
forty-thFee retuTned-hfty from Interlaken eighty
from Pittsheld, Mass. and thirteen from Sher-
buTne, y. Y
The superintendent at Ashford Hill recently re-
ceived this letter of gratitude frem one mother
Just few lines to thank you for the care you took
Of my He enjoyed himself very much and hen
asked him II he was glad to get home he told
me that he not. His chum stayed another
week because he had his head cut and my boy
cocA time in his life, and I thank YOU and the
teachers very much. He forgot where 20 write
70 but said II wrote TO YOU II would be all right,
and health through Gods help 10 make a good
many more children happy NINE Is the
prayer OF grateful mother.
In the story Of the circus at one Of the homes
printed in The Tribune yesterday. one sentence
should have read; The circus afforded amusement
all one sunny afternoon"