New-York tribune., 1909-09-02
WHO WILL GIVE $1,000?
Fresh dir Fund Wants Sir More
Persons to Contribute That Sum.

Several large checks have been r4ceived within
the last two days by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
which have helped materially toward the amount
needed TO complete the season in good shape. Mrs.
cornelius vanderbilt sent 500 and j. Pierpont Nor
gan 500. The manager is making every effort to
raise S20O which will be required TO meet the out
standing expenses and carry on the work through
next week He Is endeavoring TO find ten contrib
utors who will give s1oOO apiece Mrs d. Willis
James. Mrs. Russell Sage. Andrew Carnegie and
~ Friend already have dOle so. and it Is hoped
that SIX others may be found who will be willing
TO share the expenses Of the thousands OF children
who have been sent away oy the Fund during the
last two months
Many additional expenses were incurred at the
beginning of the In opening new homes IN
creasing the capacity OF others and making i'm
provements here and there which would give the
children a better time while they were away from
the city The regular contributors to the Fund
have responded generously this year and the man
ager has been grsthed to note this as well as 10
find many new names among those who are inter-
ested in this form of charity The increase In liv-
ing expenses as well increase in the carfare
OF the children many of the railroads have made
a heavy burden fer the Fund to carry.
The amount OF the contributions has been rapidly
spent TO meet these new conditions and there are
many outstanding bills still he paid besides the
expenses OF the children who. are in the country
for the last two weeks Of the season Just before
next year under favorable auspices it is necessary
that all Indebtedness be cleared.
Contributions have been received from time 10
time for various special purposes. but have not
been acknowledged in this column. all funds
listed used entirely for the children A medical
student who attendant at one OF the homes
was injured early I'm the season to such an extent
that il necessary for his skull to he trepanned
and he confined to tho hospital for several
weeks. Friends OF the Fund who heard ot the ac-
cident sent checks TO cover the expenses OF the
operation and medical attendance. as well as the
amount Of his salary for the entire season. Their
generosity and thoughtfuness have been greatly ap
preciated by the manager especially the regular
contributions to the fund not disturbed
party Of 30 girls sent Ardsley yester-
day afternoon. Two hundred and twenty-four chill
dren returned to the city Sixty boys back
from the Shepherd Knapp Home at Litchfeld. %
of the older girls returned from Chapel Hill and
155 girls from Ardsley For two weeks these chill
dren have been having the time of their lives in
the country. contributor to the Fund recently
sent 81 with the words Ito help bring a whiT OF
fresh air TO some little waif" and these children
have received many whiffs from the fresh afr
which blows across the green fields surrounding the
Fresh Air homes.
An attendant writes
ogT fourth IPy RaTy Of shareq "a left Hagggga4d this
have had 50 far. they We're obliged to remain
and they felt that in some way they must make UP
for the good times they missed. so Wednesday and
Thursday were especially busy DAYS for them.
Most of the children have enjoyed gathering ber-
D ries. making mud pies and having parties with
them The other day some Of the children gath,
/ cred some berries for the teachers supper and
acted disappointed when told them that
. they had better them themselves that we had
to take them: They seemed to find so much more
/ pleasure In giving rather than receiving.
The Fresh Air season is fying past rapidly L foT
. the caretakers and the children. 1t doesn't seem
poSsible that we are TO have only few more.
am sure that the children have enjoyed II very
little more than the attendants.