New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
ONEIDA COUNTY CALLING
First Contingent of Big Fresh Air
Party Starts for Utica.
SOME TO MEET OLD FRIENDS
Return at Special Request OF
Hosts of Previous Years
Girls Go to Claverack.

vice-President Sherman will have as
near neighbors during the next several
weeks between two hundred and three
hundred of his very young constituents
from this city The first contingent or
them was started on its way for Utica
yesterday morning by the workers of the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
There were forty-three in yesterdays
party. Other parties will be sent out at
frequent intervals during July and August
until the full complement Is made up The
little folk who are so fortuautc as 10 be
selected will be distributed among fam
lilies in Utica, Clinton, Cassville- Vernon.
New Hartford and other villages IN the
vicinity.
Most OF the children now enjoying the
benefits of the Tribune Fund are at the
Tribune Fund homes. These children ara
to be guests in the homes OF the people
of Oneida County. Each year commit
tee, at the head of which is the Rev Dana
w BigeIow. of Utica, solicits Invitations
throughout the surrounding region for az
large a number of children as possible
Mr. Bigelow, big-hearted lover OF chill
dren. annually gives up his vacation to
this work This year. although he has
been too III to engage IN any other form
of activity he has nevertheless done for
the children his usual kindly work
So pleasant and well worth the effort do
these people of the beautiful Mohawk val
ley region find the fresh air work that
among the children who are sent 10 them
there will be many who have been 20 the
same place before, and who are sent again
at the special request Of their hosts OK
previous years.
Benaway Home, at C1ayerack. n. Y
will receive Its first party Of girls and
boys to-day. Twenty-Five little girls VIII
get their first good look at the lordiy
beauties Of the Hudson as they speed up
its eastern bank this morning. and will
catch glimpse of the Catskiils-perhaps
before they have do1ed the hood OF gray
vapors" which they nightly put on when
the earth goes to sleep.
The Benaway Home was named in honor
of its founder, and not as a result OF the
been away" with which the youngsters
greet their compa nions when they return
to the city. The support Of this home Is
provided by the women of C1averack and
Hudson who are represented by a COM
mittee drawn from the different churches
of the two places These women give their
personal supervision to the work of caring
| for the children.
A New York physician who owns a sum-
mer cottage few miles outside of New
Haven recently offered It to the manager
/ of the Tribune Fund for use IN the fresh
air work for a period Of three years. DR..
| Devins inspected the cottage and found IL
| admirably suited TO the purpose Put in
| charge of competent superintendent and
/ one attendant. the place would comfort
/ ably house twenty-five children at q time
/ From the farmers Of the region vegetables,
| fresh milk and eggs could be obtained at
I very reasonable prices.
The total cost for carfare, food, sup
| plies. superintendent and service for the
season at this cottage would amount TO
| about 5000 this year. and less in succeed
ing years The work to which the fund
/ is already pledged. however, must not be
| teopardized; and DR.. Devins would be
pleased to correspond with interview
any friend of children who has not already
contributed TO the work with reference to
providing for this new demand upon the
resources Of the fund.
| To-day a party of six boys will be sent
to this cottage as a beginning. but the
whole of the possible two hundred ought
/ TO be provided for The second party OF
girls will go to Happyland, at Tenahy.
| n. J., to-day.
In the course Of day there are usually
many touching Incidents that come under
| the notice of the staff of the fund, but
there has been nothing quite pathetic
| in some time as the sudden ending yester-
day OF the vacation of two girls who had
been sent to the Shepherd Knapp Home.
at Lftchheld, Conn. Word was received
| that their father had died, and an attend
ant was dispatched TO bring them to the
| city to attend the funeral.