New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
LITTLEITALIANS AGLOW
The Rev. DIR. Pirazzini2s Young
Pensioners VIII Get Fresh dir.

The Rev. Francesca Pirazzini of the italian
Presbyterian Church. and member of the New
York PresbyteTy, is of the most earnest work
ers for the Fresh Air Fund With his assistants
he gathers many children from among the families
in his parish TO send into the country. Last year
III little Italians enjoyed two weeks vacation
through his efforts. and this season that number
undoubtedly will be exceeded.
Mr. Pirazzinis congregation meets in tent in
106th street. near First avenue The quarters are
very pretentIous but are sufficient to meet all
demands until the church is built, the founda-
uons of which will be laid in the fall. For twelve
weeks during the summer months services are con-
Quoted in the tent every evening. From I to
o'clock childrens meeting is held, which is at
tended by several hundred little This ser
vice is followed by meeting for adults. conducted
IN Italian
Night before last announcement was made at the
chi'drens meeting that the medical examiner of the
Fresh Air Fund would visit the church on the fol-
lowing day and all children who desired 20 go into
the country would meet at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing What d scampering about there was! The
children ran TO their homes fairly bubbling over
with excitement. They broke the good news to their
parents. and there scrubbing and washing
such as rs seldom seen in the district.
Promptly o'clock yesterday morning nearly
a hundred and fifty boys and girls gathered at the
Gospel tent ready for anything that might turn up
But it cnly a preliminary meeting. First the
address of each child must be taken, 70 be COM
pared with the records of the Board Of Health, so
that any contagious disease prevalent in the tene-
ments where they might be looked into AS soon
as all the addresses had been taken the children
dismissed, to return at o'clock, when They
would meet the examiner.
Mrs. Barton. the representative of the fund who
undertakes this examination, not due until
O'Clock but experience has proved 1t 10 be ad-
visable 10 have the children on hand about an hour
before the time appointed for the inspection. so
that the most dilatory viii have ample time
TO get there
BY o'clock the number had dwindled in com
parison with those present at the morning meet
ing only III being on hard. More alluring attrac-
tions had kept the remainder away. but they are
sure TO up. say the workers OF experience
when the party IS ready go and 1t is 100 late to
make arrangements for them. But those who were
present waited patiently hour. They were
quiet and orderly. BY far the greater number
were Italians. With meekness they answered the
questions which asked by the examiner and
followed the instructions OF the attendants with all
the obedience which could be expected from any
children
Francesca Fraschini and Antonio Pagliasco came
dressed IN harng Garibaldi blouses their dark
eyes dancing with Joy at the prospect % reveliing
in the long. cool grass of the country meadows
the love Of which was theirs BY Inheritance Their
faces bit and pale. but otherwise they
were pictures OF happiness Anita Arlechino was
there with black dress hidden beneath a violet
apron. her hair decked with scarlet ribbons
And they went more than hundred IN ALL
with here and there a truly beautiful child whose
black sparkling eyes and black hair told OF Sicily
going into the country with sister OF setter feat
ures from Northern italy.
These III children viii be made up into parties or
twenty TO twenty-five. and VIII be sent out at
different times during the summer. The first viii
probably start week. The Rev. Nj Pirazzlni
expects TO send out about two hundred before the
season IS
Yesterday one party OF fifteen Italian boys start
ed FOR Warwick, y. I This the hrst OF four
parties which viii be sent 10y the Broone Street
Tabernacle every weeks.