New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
WARR|NG WITH OLD SOL
8O2 Children Have Been Sent to
the Country in Two Days.
MORE HOMES A NECESSITY
Special Provisions Made for
Special Cases-How the
Railroad Helped.

During the last two days so2 children
have been sent TO the country by the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund OF this number
$50 went 20 different Tribune homes. the
remainder to kind hosts among The people
of the country They were for the most
part children whom the hot weather drives
to the parks. the roofs ard even the pave
ments tc sleep.
1t is a hard fight the Tribune Fund Is
waging with Old Sol these days, with
tremendous handicap to overcome Like
all good things. there is not enough OF
Fresh Air hospitality to go round. Owing
to the generosity of the contributors to the
fund the showing is not bad one But
the need of the children is still pressing
so pressing indeed. that Ir. Devlns the
manager of the fund. is sending out thls
week a circular letter to clergymen ana
editors throughout the region east OF But
falo. urging their CO operation in securing
homes for the youngsters who want to
go out.
An instance which shows how the little
Fresh Airs win the hearts of their enter
tainers was reported in a letter recently
received at headquarters
Wants Child All Summer.
a little
in a home in Northern New York met with
an accident toward the end OF her stay IL
was a rather painful mishap. and resulteS
in the little ones being laid up for some
davs So attached to the youngster had
the hostess become that she wrote ASKING
that the child be permitted to remain with
her until the fall.
Even the heartless corporations seem to
-har
and boys OF the Fresh Air parties are con-
cerned. The other day a party was sent
out whose members we're to be distributed
in twos and threeS among small towns III
the northern part OF the state
When the suggestion was made that the
distribution of the party could be facili-
tated and many of the inexperienced traT-
ellers saved a three hour wait after an all
day Journey by the making of an exception
and the special stopping of a train on one
of it's branches the officials OF the New
York Central Railroad sent out general
orders in which the suggestions were car
ried out.
To Regain Their Health.
A group of tots-they were underszed
even for their years-who we're doubiy 10
be pitied were sent to the home at De-
posit. n Y, yesterday morning. Some OF
them were pinched and worn from illnesses
they had Just passed through, some were
lame some had other troubles. but all were
special cases They were those whose
health and physical condition would not
admit of their being taken into the other
Fresh Air homes. Their faces were already
beginning to take on look of restfulness
as they boarded the train, in anticipation
Of the good time before them.
Theirs were special cases, bu; not the
only special cases that have been met with
this summer. The condition of an Italian
woman and her little daughter which was
brought to the notice OF DR.. Devins the
other day was so pitiful that arrangements
were made to take care of the child during
the entire summer. The mother earns 81
a week picking nuts, and this is their sole
source of support
The big party of 200 who went to Bins-
hamton, N Y. two weeks ago got back TO
New York last night. tired but happy.
They were all glad to get back so they
might see their mothers again. but that
vas the only respect in which the city was
more attractive than the country. All
agreed that Ringhernton was the best counS
try In the world.