New-York tribune., 1910-07-23
'CH|LDREN'S GOOD FRIENDS
Their Work for Fresh Air Fund
Is Widely Recognized.
JOY AND DUTY OF HELPING
Newspaper Notices Show How
Much Good Results from
Trips to the Country.

In these days of newspaper activity 1t IS
an insignificant institution which is not
enabled to see itself as others see IT.
Newspaper comment provides eyes for all
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund attracts its
share of notice In Town Topics Tor
July q, Colonel Mann prints the following:
''Thirty-three years ago nine little waits
and strays from the tenements were sent
into the country during the summer to get
their first breath of fresh air and their
first taste of real food This was the be-
ginning of that admirable charity, the
Fresh Air Fund of The Tribune. 1t has
grown in popularity and extended its scope
until, last summer. more than nine thou
sand needy girls and boys were treated
to q vacation in the country. Besides Its
Fl esh Air farms The Tribune maintains
two convalescent homes for children dis
charged from the hospitals. but requiring
good food and proper care TO restore them
to health It is pleasure, as well as a
duty, to assist this beneficent work Amid
the most luxurious surroundings you often
pant for q breath of cool air during this
sultry weather Think, then, what the
tenement children must suffer All contri-
buttons from a cent 10 hundred thousand
dollars, are welcomed and will be acknowl-
edged-with without your name, as you
please-in The Tribune. Every reader can
spare something, and they give twice who
give quickly"
One great factor in the growth noted in
this extract has been the deep interest
which persons in regions far from New
York have taken in it. THE Watertown
On. " Standard takes the following
editorial notice of tie work:
Every year under the auspices of The
New-York Tribune hundreds of poor chill
dren in New York City are given outing
in the country extending from one to two
weeks. The philanthropy is entirely a
charitable affair and is solely in the in
terest of the young people who otherwise
would have to spend the entire summer in
their crowded tenement homes
''In the past the distribution of the chill
dren in this section has been largely con-
fined to the city of Watertown. This
year it is planned to make the local end
more extensive by having the children
sent to the rural districts of the county,
and to this end those having the matter
in charge have sent invitations to nearly
every church in the county urging its CO.
operation.
AS a result of the effort made in Water
town for the extension of the Fresh Air
work in that section, two carloads of little
New Workers were sent to homes in St.
Lawrence County short time ago. When
they had taken care of these the people
asked for more. and more will be sent to-
day.
The Springfield Republican, printed
the following account of Fresh Air party
July 10:
Ten Fresh Air youngsters between the
ages of ten and thirteen. arrived at the
Shelburne Falls station at 30 last even
ing to form part of a camping party at
Lake Sadawga, Vt The boys will be the
guests of the boys club of the Baptist
church, though the local citizens have
come forward generously in helping to
entertain the little guests from the city.
Miss Bosch who conducts a club to
which the boys belong. came with them.
in place of The New-York Tribune
representative, who was to have had
charge of the party. Miss Bosch and
the boys are being entertained in
various homes throughout the town until
their start for the camp this afternoon
The party will be taken to Lake Sadawga
by automobile.
The history of this party is interesting
because it resulted in bringing about a
Fresh Air movement in Shelburne Falls
for some of the natives of the place. Not
long since an appeal was made for help in
the Fresh Air work by one of the local
clergymen. The idea occurred TO one of
his hearers that perhaps there might be
some room for a little good along this
line at home. After investigating the
matter he conceived the idea of sending
out party made up OF ten New York BOYS
and ten boys from the home town. This
is what was finally done, and the combined
party is now in camp.