Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11
OFF FOR GREEN MOUNTAINS
Hardy Vermont Girls Found
Places for Large Party.
Fresh Air Work Assisted In snrious
ways thut Cnnnot lie Ack"owi-
ejucd.-Ncw York Methods OF
Helping Fund.
Grrom the New York Tribune. }


Everybody knows about the Green
Mountain Boys and their gallant deeds,
but few have heard of the Green Noun
tain Girls. Yet it Is only natural In view
of the present day suffrage agitation that
some one should sec to It that those old
time heroes should ho made TO share
their famo with a sister company.
Some one has. Miss Bernice futile Of
Rutland, VI, four years ago decided that
there ought to be some one to watch
over those towering hills that give the
state its name. SO she recruited a band
OF hardy girls to be Green Mountain
rangers, aud even adopted Old Ethan
Aliens terse slogan, only she substituted
"The Tribune Fresh Air Fund for The
Continental Congress" I'm the latter
half. And every summer since that time
twenty-five girls from New York have
camped during Il glorious vacation. per
haps on the very spot whore over n
century and quarter ago Allen and his
band lay bivouack.d after a hard day 5
march.
This is Just another instance Of the
opening up of the couutry's fairost places
to the children Of the tencmcnts. Miss
Tuttie arrived in town recently to look
after tho filling of her party, ana sent
the first squad of seven OFT during the
afternoon. The main party will follow
in few days. They are going think Of
it.-whorc the land flows with ma Pile
syrup; and although this is not the open
season as far Us the syrup trees are
concerned, It IS reported on good author
ity that the sugar from last Sea on's
boiling is stin plentiful and fresh.
Money contributions TO the Fresh Air
Fund are duly ACKNOWLEDGED in the list
published In the Tribune each day. Be
sides these contributions there are many
of different kinds that do not ind o place
in this list, but are none the less worthy
of mention. Recently a box Of night
gowns ana aprons for the use of the chill
dron at tho Tribune homes WAS received
from the women of the Mum Avenue
Church Of East Orange. i few days be-
fore package Of aprons was received
from the women of tho Hope Chapel of
this city. and still another package from
Upper Red Hook
The Tribune home for convalescrnt
children ut MiddletoWn is situated at a
considerable distance from the railroad
station, too far for youngsters IN poor
health to walk. At the beginning Of the
season the officers Of the Middletown-
Goshen railway, an electric road of the
region. offered to carry all the guests
Of the home free. ana this they have done
throughout the summer.
Gifts of clothing, particularly play
clothing, are always Of value to the
workers of the fund. Very often chill
dren appear at the home without proper
wearing apparel. in many cases he
cause their parents are too poor to pro-
vide 1t for them. In others because the
mother sending the child away has tog-
ged 1t out in It's Sunday dress and
provided no other for roughng It. Where
these defects can lie reinedied from OUT
side sources. tho problem confronting the
attendants Is greatly sinplined
a fortnight or more ago an appeal was
made through these columns for help in
opening cottage near New Haven which
had been placed at tho disposal OF the
Fresh Air Fund. Through the kindness
Of Mrs. Hartman and Mrs. Jessup tho
opening of this place Is now possible.
: superintendent, matron and maids
were sent out recently to get the cottage
ready tor occupancy this week. When
in readiness it will ba used for the on
tertainment of parties Of older boys.
The cottage is turned over to the Tribune
Fund by the owner, Dr. Graham Lush
of New York.
This might he appropriately called
Pennsylvania week in fresh air work. for
majority Of tho parties sent away dur
ing the last three days have been sent
10 that state. ON Monday there was
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