New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-08
WHAT BRADFORD DOES
Residents of Pennsylvania Torcn
Help Little Ones to Fresh dir.

For the last five years the citizens OF Bradford.
Penn have given the heartiest cooperation TO the
work Of the Fresh Air Fund in sending city chill
dren TO the country. This season l47 chndreu
entertained there for two weeks during the latter
part Of the summer and more than $500 was raised
among the residents for the board OF the visitors
The work this year was undertaken under particu-
larry trying circumstances. An Old Home Week
celeoration was held during the first two weeks In
Augustszynd though thousands OF visitors
tertained at that time nevertheless the residents so
keenly appreciated the needs Of the city children
that they decided TO take in the boys and girls
again. and many children were the recipients OF
their generous hospitality
The direct management Of the outing IS IN charge
OF DR.. A. Grace White. who finds time outside the
busy hours Of her practice In Bradford to devote
TO the interests of the children. Dr. White returned
with several children TO New York yesterday and
In commenting the work said:
We feel well satisfied that the children are
greatly benefited physically mentally and morally
by the Fresh Air outing AS far as possible we try
70 put the children in the various homes OF the
town. and we consider this home influence to be an
exceptionally important feature OF work.
Following out this plan. 90 of the children who
went to Bradford this season were entertained in
the homes Of residents. OF this number S. were
taken In free through the charity Of many willing
families. Sufficient money was raised among the
citizens TO board the others and maintain a camp
for IS boys. The most encouraging feature Of the
part Of every to cooperate in entertaining the
children and giving them good time. The Bell
Telephone Company and the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company give free service and the street
railway gives the of it's cars TO transport the
children. Company c of the Pennsylvania militia
gave fifty blankets for the use Of the boys at the
camp. One man in the town gave forty-one pairs
OF shoes to the children. and the residents seem to
take the greatest pleasure in contributing to the
welfare of the guests
The Tribune fund gets up the party through its
workers in the city and pays the railroad trans
portation All other expenses are shared by the
residents of Bradford and the results of their char
ly and devoted interest manifested In the many
happy tanned and sunburned faces of the little
ones who each year regretfully take their de-
parture from "the country which has meant so
much to them The efficacy Of the Fresh Air work
Is unquesttoned by the people of Bradford who are
so intimately connected with this part of the work
and they seem to recognize certain sense of Obli-
cation to entertain the children each year The in
terest shown is always a source Of the greatest
encouragement and assistance to tie manager who
Is oIten hard pressed by the lack such cO-Opera-
tlon The charity of the residents of Bradford Il
deeply appreciated and worthy OF emulation. Fol-
lowing Is an extract from a letter received re-
Gently:
one hundred and seventy children Of the crowded
IentIhehjs or Little Italy have been sent to the
country Dy the Tribune Fresh Air Fund froDn the
tent on East 106th street. This tent mas been con-
G GIoteu curing the summer by the EvanselistiC
Eoiin.Itee OF New York City. in cooperation with
Church The committee in charge of the tent and
Lue tteV francesca Pirazzini. pastor of the Pres
9SIeriiR mission, realizing the needs Of the chill
dren Of chat locality. deeply appreciate the help
given by the Tribune.