New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
WAITS RECIPROCATE
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No less important to the Fresh Air Fund than
the physical welfare Of its charges is the ethical
influence eIerted the city children by the
workers IN the movement. In few years the
families Of New York State who SO Hospitality
throw open their homes to the children Will be
sending their own sons and daughters TO the city
Entering. as they Will. into the business life Of
New York, they will come in contact with the
poorer classes OF the city whom they have met
before in connection with the Fresh Air work. The
families OF the state who now doing much to
awaken a view Of life in the little boys and
girls OF the East Side in realty helping to
make the men and women with whom their own
sons and daughters will associate in future years
Some families reap the results of their philan-
thropy even sooner. 1t has recently been learned
that one Of the children saved the Of his host
from drowning year ago. which probably
accounts for the interest the family takes in him
an interest which the manager Of the fund was at
loss to understand until this incident was dis
covered
The coming week will make a record in the
Fresh Air Fund work. Already 1874 children have
been organized into parties 70 be sent into the
country at different places from Connecticut TO
Pennsylvania 1t is fully expected that this num-
ber will be increased I.5OO when the parties
under contemplation have been formed. Two hun
dred and hfty-eight children viii start tomorrow.
twenty-five of them being sent out by the Doe Ye
Nexte Thynge Society to Greens Farms, Conn
The Bohemian Presbyterian Church and the Spring
Street Settlement will send the majority Of ninety
girls who going 10 the Shepherd Knapp Home.
at Litch1ed. Conn. party of eighty older girls,
ranging in age from twelve and one-half to six
teen years. will go to Chapel Hill. Atlantic
Highlands. y. j. Some OF the girls will 90 from
Brooklyn and others from the Broonne Street
Tabernacle.
Sixty-three children will spend the tvs weeks
at Norwich, y. Y. i've Os~ego. y. Y. and
eight at sherburne. \. Y. OF these hfty-o6d
charges OF the Kings Daughters Society in Harlem.
and the majority have been sent for by special
invitation.
on Tuesday 80 will Re sent in two parties. one
hundred boys going to the Shepherd Knapp Farm.
and thrtythree children special invitations from
families in SavOua Cuba and Corning. y Y
Wednesday, however. viii be the banner day. In
the morning the largest party of the year, incIud-
ing two hundred and fifty boys and girls. will start
for Binghamton. y Y There they will spend
the vacation in private homes The children have
been gathered by various missions all the
city. Hardly less important viii be the Ardsley
trip. which 151 children. mostly boys. will take.
The 50 convalescents % from Bellevue Hospital
and the rest children cared for by various social
workers. who will go to Goshen. n. Y. and the
80 children scheduled for Otsvile. y. Y. make
total OF 5n4 for the day
On Thursday 37L will be sent out. including q
boys and girls destined for Pittsf=Id. Mass. 30
girls TO ArdsIey, y. Y; 50 boys and girls and few
parents from the Church Of the Holy Communion
to Ardsiey; - girls from Christ Church TO St
Helen's Home, InterIaken. Mass and 80 boys
and girls TO private homes in Delhi y Y Fri
days quota totals g and includes 3 boys and girls
10 Watertown. Conn, ~ boys from Christ Church
70 81. Heens Home, and p girls to Stepney, Conn.
The fund has in charge girl. thirteen years
old. Of German parentage. who has been suffering
from severe attack Of rheumatism. The medical
examiner OF the fund wishes 70 have her 60 70 the
country away from the seashore. and not Chapel
HIN. where the other children oS her age ara sent.
Any invitation extended by some family willing 10
care for her for three or four weeks viii be ap-
rreciated by the manager
Only one party went out yesterday. Thi-ty-eight
convalesoent boys and girls were sent 70 Deposit,
y y, % ne kept until they fully recover their
health They come from various hospitals in the
city. Mount Sinai sending 10. New York InirTnary
for Women and Children 9. Presbyterian Hospital
10. Bellevue and Vanderbilt Clinic 4 The Brook
iyn Chiidren's Aid Society sent one boy ten years
OF age. who uas 50 weak that living IN the city
during the summer would probably have proved
fatal He viii BE- kept at Deposit until ne is entirely
we'll Forty-one boys and girls returned yesterday
afternoon from Deposit