New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
FRESH AIR NEEDS URGENT
Season Ending and Many Chill
dren Begging To Be Sent Out.
ONLY THIRTEEN DAYS LEFT
But There Must Be Money for
Their Expenses if They
Are 20 Get Trip.

are 90 1cb 1flp
Thousands OF children begging to be sent
to the country. and thirteen days lett in
which TO send them,
That is the situation which confronts the
management of the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund. They are going fast-365 went yes
terday. EOS are going to-day. and 2so are
looking forward to tomorrow as the great
day of the year.
Then come those two bogey words "but"
and IF" But they must 60 faster II all
who are building hopes are to be sent. IF
they are to be sent, there must be money
with which TO meet the expenses OF the un-
dertakins
There is an old adage TO the effect that
Money makes the mare go. II Is also
the fuel that must be fed TO the locomotives
that haul Fresh Air trains.
Each of these remaining August days
thousands upon thousands of persons VIII
set out north, east south and west upon
vacations. one of these thousands sent the
following letter to the Tribune Fund:
Find herewith 81 7 get a vacation in
a few days: let sor1e child be helped toward
one also and I will be pleased
Evidently the enjoyment OF a vacation
tions to the Fresh Air Fund. for hundreds
OF the letters which accompany the gifts
bear the postmarks and monograms of sum-
rner resorts.
Good Exampe to Follow.
If everybody who begins a vacation IN
the next thirteen days would follow-in
proportion to his means-the example OF
the writer whose letter appears above, there
would be no difficulty about giving the ca
ger little Youngsters Of the tenement houses
the outing they need. Perhaps 100, the
"hoodoo" that has long attached 10 tn1r-
teen might be banished.
OF course the children will remain IN the
country beyond the end OF August. but tney
must be started by that time in order 10
complete their vacation before the opening
of the public schools on September L.
In response to recent appeals for FUNDS
contributions have been coming In mag
nifcentIy People of wide reputation, such
as Colonel John Jacob Astor and MISS
Helen NJ Gould have sent substantial gffts
which appear over their names They not
only give money, but they lend the stamp
of their approval to the great work OF the
Tribune Fund. Last year. in order 10 meet
the end of the>seas son demands, the manage
7nent was forced to let expenditures run
above receipts. and it vas not until long
after the active Fresh Air season had end
cd that the deficit thus incurred vas wiped
OUT II Is hoped that repetition of thi7
condition will he avoided this year
Destinations of'Parties-
The Fresh Air parties setting out on
the last three days of this week will 90 70
Wavnesboro and C;reencastle. Penn; Mount
EolIev and Rutland Vt; CoIlinsville, Conn
and Sayre. Springvilie and Warwick, \. Y
as we'll as to some of the regular Tribune
homes
Among others there will be a, party OF
two hundred boys for Litehfeld. conn
Hitherto PARTIES for LitChtield have been
composed half of boys and half OF girls
In view of the pressing need of addluonal
acconr,toda tions for boys. It was decided 10
place the usual quota of girls elsewhere
and TO devote the Shepherd Knapp Home
entirely to the entertainment of boys for
the remainder of this season Or. pevins
the manager of the Tribune Fund. believes
that the additional expense Will be justihed
by the number of boys who thus will be
kept out of mischief and, perhaps. even out
Of the Children's Court.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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= II y - 10 90
n Mr. r. 7 d r c7ooisy. vnfrs plains. \. = 800
Nrs Henry Dwight Jones Sabael. n. Y 3tS
mot for publication tH G. Cf------ ~"
Annual contribution Of the Presbyterian
Church OF BFtdxehanlptou, n y
through Nathan\ 7. Post Clerk OF "a an
Mrs. 7sST4S,1 Howard sidney Metshan. New 70 20
..t,n 6ae,,s, ret nrb,i.b name. * F. Cd. 500
he e RI. ,
Graham HitsChisf, Nevburz- -. - "'V
FredcrIct Linus Carroll. Johnsto~n. y ,oo
Cash Rochester. y. Y.i-..--... ~
DO not publish name tG d S)--'-- So
II. G Myricl New Rochelle, " - ~ ~
Dr. J. ~ lloDe''s' ............ 200
DO not publish NY name in paper tA- 10
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"A friend e
Frank 9: WOOD HloNSi' %
Friend 90
In response 10 appeAt 90
IN response 10 sppess'i jbx-+v \ 90
In response TO appeal go
previously acknowledged -------'''-'. -p-p,- ~ -
r,tsi August IS 1910. .----------- -sSo'"4" :"
o,,trihu.ions preferably by check money
- orn-ess order should be made payaoie
W " ~ order OF the Tribune Fresh AT
G,,d snd mailed 10 The Tribune. New
York